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

Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi

Notification No. 33/2025-26
New Delhi, Dated: 24th September, 2025

Subject: Amendment in Export Policy of Non-Basmati Rice under Chapter 10 of Schedule- II (Export Policy) of ITC (HS) 2022 -regarding.

S.O. (E) - In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 and in pursuance of Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby prescribes the following additional policy conditions governing the export of Non-Basmati Rice under the relevant ITC (HS) codes of Chapter 10 , Schedule II (Export Policy) of ITC (HS), 2022 with immediate effect, as follows :-

ITC (HS) codes

Description

Export Policy

Additional Policy Condition

1006 3011
1006 3019
1006 3091
1006 3099
1006 4000

Non-Basmati Rice

Free

Export allowed subject to registration of contracts with Agricultural and Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).

Effect of the Notification: Export Policy of Non-Basmati Rice has been amended by incorporating an additional policy condition to the extent that export of Non-Basmati Rice shall be permitted only upon registration of contracts with the APEDA.

(Ajay Bhadoo)
Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
& Director General of Foreign Trade
Email: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from F. No. 01/91/171/010/AM23EC /E-33294)