ITC (HS), 2018 IMPORT POLICY CHAPTER 10

CHAPTER 10
CEREALS

NOTE:1

Export of wild variety of wheat and paddy seed is restricted. See chapter 12 for details

Sl.No	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Policy Conditions
55	*1006 30 90	Kg	Non Basmati Rice	¹³[Prohibited] ^old*[Free]	1. Export to be made by private parties from privately held stocks. State Trading Enterprises (STEs) including M/s. NCCF & NAFED are also permitted to export privately held stocks of non- Basmati rice. 2. Export shall be through Custom EDI ports. Export is also permitted through the non-EDI Land Custom Stations (LCS) on Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Nepal border subject to registration of quantity with DGFT. Regional Authorities (RAs) of DGFT at Kolkata & Patna and such other RAs as notified by DGFT from time to time, will be the designated RAs for the purpose of such registration of quantity. ¹²[Export to EU Member States and European countries namely United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland permitted subject to issuance of Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council / Export Inspection Agency’.] ^old[⁸[Export to EU Member States and European countries namely United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland permitted subject to issuance of Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council / Export Inspection Agency’.]] ^old[³[Export to EU Member States and European countries, namely Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland permitted subject to issuance of certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/Export Inspection Agency. ]] ^old1[3.Export to EU member states and other European countries permitted subject to issuance of 'Certificate of Inspection' by Export Inspection Council (EIC) / Export Inspection Agency (EIA)] ¹²[Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/ Export Inspections Agency shall not be mandatory for export to remaining European countries with effect from the date of this notification for a period of six months.] ^old[²[Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council / Export Inspection Agency shall be mandatory for export to remaining European countries with effect from ¹¹[1^stJanuary, 2023] ^old[⁷[1^st July, 2022]] ^old[⁶[1^st January 2022] ^old[⁵[1st July, 2021]] ^old[⁴[1^st January, 2021]]^old[lst July, 2020]]]
55	1006 20 00 1006 30 1006 30 10 *1006 40 00	Kg	Non Basmati Rice	Free	1. Export to be made by private parties from privately held stocks. State Trading Enterprises (STEs) including M/s. NCCF & NAFED are also permitted to export privately held stocks of non- Basmati rice. 2. Export shall be through Custom EDI ports. Export is also permitted through the non-EDI Land Custom Stations (LCS) on Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Nepal border subject to registration of quantity with DGFT. Regional Authorities (RAs) of DGFT at Kolkata & Patna and such other RAs as notified by DGFT from time to time, will be the designated RAs for the purpose of such registration of quantity. ¹²[Export to EU Member States and European countries namely United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland permitted subject to issuance of Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council / Export Inspection Agency’.] ^old[⁸[Export to EU Member States and European countries namely United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland permitted subject to issuance of Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council / Export Inspection Agency’.]] ^old[³[Export to EU Member States and European countries, namely Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland permitted subject to issuance of certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/Export Inspection Agency. ]] ^old1[3.Export to EU member states and other European countries permitted subject to issuance of 'Certificate of Inspection' by Export Inspection Council (EIC) / Export Inspection Agency (EIA)] ¹²[Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/ Export Inspections Agency shall not be mandatory for export to remaining European countries with effect from the date of this notification for a period of six months.] ^old[²[Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council / Export Inspection Agency shall be mandatory for export to remaining European countries with effect from ¹¹[1^stJanuary, 2023] ^old[⁷[1^st July, 2022]] ^old[⁶[1^st January 2022] ^old[⁵[1st July, 2021]] ^old[⁴[1^st January, 2021]]^old[lst July, 2020]]]
56	1006 10 10	Kg	Rice of seed quality	Restricted	1. Export permitted under license subject to the following conditions: (i) submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (a) a license to carry on the business of a dealer in seeds issued under Section 3 of the Seed Control Order (1983) from the State Government; and (b)Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and (ii) Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes.
57	1006 30 20	Kg	Basmati Rice (Dehusked (Brown), semi milled, milled both in either par- boiled or raw condition).	Free	i) Exports allowed subject to registration of contracts with the APEDA , New Delhi; (ii) Grain of rice to be exported shall be more than 6.61 mm of length and ratio of length to breadth of the grain shall be more than 3.5; (iii) Export shall be through Custom EDI ports. Export is also permitted through the non-EDI Land Custom Stations (LCS) on Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Nepal border subject to registration of quantity with DGFT. Regional Authorities (RAs) Kolkata & Patna and such other RAs as notified by DGFT from time to time will be the designated RAs for the purpose of such registration of quantity; (iv) Exports to European Union permitted subject to pre-shipment quality inspection as may be specified by the Government through a notification; (v) Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by (1)Insecticide Residue Testing Laboratory. (2) Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (3)Reliable Analytical Laboratory (4)Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (5)Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi (6)Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Branch Office Bangalore (7) Delhi Test House; and (8)Vimta Labs. or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.” (vi) Exports of empty printed gunny bags with Markings indicating the product being Indian Basmati Rice, in whatever manner, are not permitted except when exported along with the consignments of Basmati Rice, in which cases also, the same shall not exceed 2% of the total number of filled gunny bags of Basmati Rice being exported; (vii) In case of un-bagged Indian Basmati Rice being exported in bulk or in bags of 50 Kgs or above, the exports of empty printed gunny bags with Markings indicating the product being Indian Basmati Rice, in whatever manner, shall also be permitted to the extent of actual requirements considering the total quantity of the consignment and the sizes of the empty bags being exported; (viii) Export of Basmati Rice shall not be permitted on the basis of Documents against Acceptance (D/A) unless such export is covered either by Bank Guarantee or ECGC Guarantee. [Notification No. 18/2015-20 dated 01.08.2016] ¹²[Export to EU Member States and European countries namely United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein,Norway and Switzerland permitted subject to issuance of Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council / Export Inspection Agency.] ^old[⁸[(ix) Export to EU Member States and European countries namely United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland permitted subject to issuance of Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council / Export Inspection Agency.]] ^old[³[(ix) Export to EU Member States and European countries namely Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland permitted subject to issuance of certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/Export Inspection Agency.]] ^old1[(ix) Export to EU member states and other European countries permitted subject to issuance of 'Certificate of Inspection' by Export Inspection Council (EIC) / Export Inspection Agency (EIA).] ¹²[Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/ Export Inspections Agency shall not be mandatory for export to remaining European countries with effect from the date of this notification for a period of six months.] ^old[²[Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/Export Inspection Agency shall be mandatory for export to remaining European countries with effect from ¹¹[1^stJanuary, 2023] ^old[⁷[1^st July, 2022]] ^old[⁶[1^st January 2022] ^old[⁵[1st July, 2021]] ^old[ ⁴[15^th January, 2021]]^old[1st July, 2020]]]

NOTE: 1

The above conditions in respect of export of Non Basmati Rice will not be applicable to exports undertaken as under:
1.1 Export of non-Basmati rice (i) under Food Aid Programme and (ii) under bi-lateral trade agreement between Government of India and Government of Maldives shall be permitted.
1.2 Export of 21,200 MTs per annum to Bhutan (as per Calender year i.e. from 1st January to 31st December) of non-Basmati rice will be exempted from any export ban.

NOTE: 2

Export of 10,000 tons of non-Basmati rice to Horn of Africa (Kenya, Somalia and Djibonti) from Central Pool Stock of FCI at economic cost of Rs.20,689.50 per ton will be permitted.

NOTE: 3

Export of organic non-Basmati Rice (excluding rice in husk paddy or rough) from Custom EDI ports have been exempted from all quantitative ceilings irrespective of any existing or future restriction/ prohibition on export of their basic product (non-organic), with due certification by APEDA as organic under the NPOP.
[Notification No. 03/2015-2020 dated 19.04.2017]

Sl. No	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Policy Conditions
58	1006 10 90	Kg	Other [rice in husk (paddy or rough) other than seed quality]	Restricted	Export permitted under license. [Notification No. 23/2015-20 dated 07.10.2015]
59	1001 1001 19 00 1001 99 1001 99 10 1001 99 20		Durum wheat: Other Other Other wheat Other	⁹[Prohibited] ^old[Free]	Export permitted through Custom EDI ports only. Export shall also be permitted through the non-EDI Land Custom Stations (LCS) on Indo- Bangladesh and Indo-Nepal border subject to registration of quantity with DGFT. Regional Authorities (RAs) Kolkata & Patna and such other RAs as notified by DGFT from time to time will be the designated RAs for the purpose of such registration of quantity. ¹⁰[A. As a transitional arrangement, export will be allowed in case of shipments where Irrevocable Letter of Credit (ICLC) has been issued on or before the date of this Notification, subject to submission of documentary evidence as prescribed; or B. Export will also be allowed on the basis of permission granted by the Government of India to other countries to meet their food security needs and based on the request of their governments]
60	1001 11 00	Kg	Durum Wheat of seed quality	Free	1. Export will be allowed subject to submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (i) A license to carry on the business of a dealer in seeds issued under Section 3 of the Seed Control Order (1983) from the State Government; and (ii)Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and 2. Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes.
61	1000 91 00	Kg	Wheat of seeds quality	Free	1. Export will be allowed subject to submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (i) A license to carry on the business of a dealer in seeds issued under Section 3 of the Seed Control Order (1983) from the State Government; and (ii)Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and 2. Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes.
62	1001 99 20	Kg	Meslin of seed quality	Free	1. Export will be allowed subject to submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (i) A license to carry on the business of a dealer in seeds issued under Section 3 of the Seed Control Order (1983) from the State Government; and (ii)Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and 2. Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes.
63	1005 10 00	Kg.	Maize (corn) Seed quality	Free	1. Export will be allowed subject to submission of following documents to Customs at the time of export: (i) A license to carry on the business of a dealer in seeds issued under Section 3 of the Seed Control Order (1983) from the State Government; and (ii) Declaration that the export consignment of seeds has been chemically treated and is not fit for human consumption; and 2. Export packets will be labeled that seeds are treated with chemical insecticides and cannot be used for food or feed purposes.

SUB-HEADING

NOTE

The term “durum wheat” means wheat of the Triticum durum species and the Hybrids derived from the inter – specific crossing of Triticum durum which have the same number (28) of chromosomes as that species.

NOTE: 1

Export of organic wheat from Custom EDI ports have been exempted from all quantitative ceilings irrespective of any existing or future restriction/ prohibition on export of their basic product (non-organic), with due certification by APEDA as organic under the NPOP. [Notification No. 03/2015-2020 dated 19.04.2017]

NOTE: 2

Export of 24,000 MTs of wheat per annum to Bhutan (as per Calendar year i.e. 1^st January to 31^stDecember) shall be exempted from any export ban.

1. Inserted vide Notification No. 29/2015-2020 dt.04/11/2019

2. Inserted vide Notification No. 41/2015-2020 dt.09/01/2020

3. Substituted Vide Notification No. 41/2015-2020 dt.09/01/2020

4. Substituted Vide Notification No. 24/2015-2020 dt.10/08/2020

5. Substituted Vide Notification No. 51/2015-2020 dt.29/12/2020

6. Substituted Vide Notification No. 12/2015-2020 dt.01/07/2021

7. Substituted Vide Notification No. 60/2015-2020 Dated 09.03.2022

8. Substituted Vide Notification No. 61/2015-2020 Dated 23.03.2022

9. Substituted Vide Notification No. 06/2015-2020 Dated 13.05.2022

10. Inserted Vide Notification No. 06/2015-2020 Dated 13.05.2022

11. Substituted Vide Notification No. 27/2015-2020 Dated 17.08.2022

12. Substituted Vide Notification No. 09/2023 Dated 29.05.2023

13. Substituted Vide Notification No. 20/2023 Dated 20.07.2023