[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
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi

Notification No.39 /2025-26

New Delhi, Dated: 03 October, 2025

Subject: Amendment in Export Policy Condition under HSN 1006 of Schedule-II (Export Policy), ITC(HS) 2022-reg.

S.O.(E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act 1992, read with para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023 as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment to the Notification No. 62/2024-2025 dated 10.03.2025, with immediate effect in policy condition of sub-heading 1006 for export of rice (Basmati and Non-Basmati) -

2. The Export Policy Conditions are notified under the existing entries under the following ITC(HS) Codes are amended as under: -

ITC(HS) codes

 Description

Export Policy Condition
1006 2000
1006 3011
1006 3019
1006 3091
1006 3099
1006 4000		 Non-Basmati Rice

i. 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'.

ii. Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/ Export Inspection 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 i.e. till 02.04.2026.
1006 3012
1006 3092		 Basmati Rice

Effect of notification - The requirement for a Certificate of Inspection from EIC/EIAs for Rice (Basmati and Non-Basmati) exports is limited to EU member states, the UK, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. Exports to other European countries are exempt from this requirement for six months from the date of this notification.

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

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