(To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-11, Section - 3, Sub-Section ii)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No. 41 /2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated the 9th January, 2020
Subject: Amendment in Policy
Condition of SI. No. 55 and 57, Chapter 10 Schedule-2, ITC (HS) Export Policy,
2018 - reg.
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade
(Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amended, read with
Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Central Government hereby
makes the following amendment, with immediate effect policy condition at SI.No.
55 and 57, Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Export Policy, 2018 for export of rice
(Basmati and Non Basmati).
2. The following policy conditions shall be amended/added to the existing
entries of Chapter 10 at SI. No. 55 and 57:-
| SI. No | Tariff Item HS Code | Item Description | Export Policy | Proposed Amended Policy Condition |
| 55 | 1006 2000 100630 1006 3010 1006 3090 1006 40 00 |
Non Basmati Rice | Free |
• 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. • Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council / Export Inspection Agency shall be mandatory for export to remaining European countries with effect from 1[1st January, 2021] old[lst July, 2020]] |
| 57 | 1006 3020 |
Basmati Rice (Dehusked (Brown), semimilled, milled both in eitherpar- boiled orraw condition). |
Free | • 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.
• Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/Export Inspection Agency shall be mandatory for export to remaining European countries with effect from 1[15th January, 2021] old[1st July, 2020]] |
3. Effect of this notification:
Existing notification No. 29/2015-20 dated 4 November 2019 is amended to the extent that export of Rice (Basmati and Non - Basmati) to EU member States and other European countries namely Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland only will require Certificate of Inspection from EIA/EIC. Export to remaining European countries (except Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) will require Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/Export Inspection Agency for export from 1st July, 2020.
(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Govt, of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F.No.01/91/171/35/AM20/EC)
1 Substituted Vide: Notification No. 24/2015-2020 dt.10/08/2020