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

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

Notification No. 27/2015-2020
Dated the 17th August, 2022

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

S.O.( 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 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment to the Notification No. 61/2015-2020 dated 23.03.2022 by amending by amending the 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:-

S.No ITC (HS) Code Item Description Export Policy Present Policy Condition Revised Policy Condition
55 1006
2000
1006 30
1006 3010
1006
3090
1006 40 00
Non-Basmati Rice Free
  • 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 July, 202
  • 1[Export to EU Member States and European countries namely United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland permitted subject to insurance of Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council / Export Inspection Agency'.
  • 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[Export to EU Member States and European countries namely UnitedLiechtenstein, 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]
57 10063020 Basmati Rice (Dehusked (Brown),semi­milled, milled both in either par-boiled or raw condition. Free
  • 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
  • 1[Export to EU Member States and European countries namely United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtension, Norway and Switzerland permitted subject to issuance to Certificate of inspection by Export Inspection Council / Export Inspection Agency.
  • 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[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]

3. Effect of notification:

The Notification No. 61/2015-20 dated 23.03.2022 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 January, 2023.

(Santosh kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from F. No.01/91/171/35/AM20/EC/E-18655)

 

 

1. Substituted vide :- Notification No. 09/2023 Dated 29.05.2023