Notification No. 24/2015-2020 Dated: 10th August 2020
Issued By. DGFT
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 and Para 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment to the Notification No. 41 dated 09.01.2020 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).
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 |
Proposed Amended 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 Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland permitted subject to issuance o Certificate of Inspection b 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, 2021. |
57 |
1006 3020 |
Basmati Rice (Dehusked (Brown), semi-milled, milled both in either par-boiled or raw condition. |
Free |
Export to EU Member State 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 January, 2021. |
Effect of notification: The Notification No. 41/2015-2020 dated 9th January 2020 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 January, 2021.