(To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section-3, Sub-Section (II))

Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi


Notification No. 61/2015-2020
Dated 23rd March, 2022

Subject: Amendment in Policy condition of Sl.No. 55 & 57, Chapter 10 Schedule-2, ITC(HS) Export Policy, 2018 –reg.

S.O. 1269(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amended read with para 1.02 and Para 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment to the Notification No. 60/2015-20 dated 09.03.2022 amending the policy condition at Sl. 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 to the existing entries of Chapter 10 at Sl. No. 55 and 57:-

Sl.No. Tariff item HS code Item Description Export Policy Present Policy Condition Revised Policy Condition
55 1006 2000
100630
1006 3010
1006 3090
10064000
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 Inspections Agency shall be mandatory for export to remaining European countries with effect from 1st July, 2022.
  • 1[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’
  • Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/ Export Inspection Agency shall be mandatory for export to remaining European countries with effect from 1st January, 2023]
     
  • old[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’.
  • Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/ Export Inspections Agency shall be mandatory for export to remaining European countries with effect from 1st July, 2022.]
57 1006 3020

Basmati Rice (Dehusked (Brown),semimilled, milled both in either par-boiled or raw 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 Inspections Agency shall be mandatory for export to remaining European countries with effect from 1st July, 2022.
  • 1[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.
  • Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/ Export Inspections Agency shall be mandatory for export to remaining European countries with effect from 1st January, 2023]
     
  • old[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.
  • Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/ Export Inspections Agency shall be mandatory for export to remaining European countries with effect from 1st July, 2022.]

 3. Effect of notification:

The Notification No. 60/2015-2020 dated 09.03.2022 is amended to the extent that export of Rice (Basmati and Non-Basmati) to EU member states and other European Countries namely United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland only will require Certificate of Inspection from EIA/EIC. Export to remaining European countries (except United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) will require Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council / Export Inspection Agency for export from 1st July, 2022.

(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Addl. Secy. Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
 

[Issued From File No. 01/91/171/148/AM21/EC/E-18655]

 

 

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