Export Policy Amendment for… — Notification No. 20 /2023

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What changed

The Central Government amends the export policy of Non-basmati white rice under HS code 1006 30 90 from Free to Prohibited. The export policy change comes into immediate effect. Transitional arrangements under the Foreign Trade Policy do not apply to this export. The government permits exports under specific transition conditions, including ship loading that starts before the notification, or consignments handed over to Customs before the notification with export completion up to August 31, 2023. The government also allows exports to meet the food security needs of other countries based on government requests. Organic Non-basmati rice follows separate notification rules.

What you must do

Stop the export of Non-basmati white rice under HS code 1006 30 90 unless specific transition conditions apply.

Key dates

Effective from: 20 Jul 2023
Notification effective date: 20 Jul 2023
Export period deadline for qualified Customs-entered consignments: 31 Aug 2023

Who is affected

Exporters of Non-basmati white rice under HS code 1006 30 90

Exceptions

Exports are allowed where loading of Non-basmati rice on the ship has commenced before the notification.
Exports are allowed where the shipping bill is filed and vessels have berthed or arrived and anchored in Indian ports with a rotation number allocated before the notification.
Exports are allowed where the consignment is handed over to Customs before the notification and registered in their system, or entered the Customs Station with verifiable evidence prior to July 20, 2023, with export allowed up to August 31, 2023.
Exports are allowed on the basis of permission granted by the Government of India to other countries to meet their food security needs and based on their government request.

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

Government of India Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi

Notification No. 20 /2023 New Delhi, Dated: 20th July, 2023

Subject: - Amendment in Export Policy of Non-basmati rice under HS Code 1006 30 90.

S.O. (E) The Central Government, 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 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, hereby amends the Export Policy of Non-basmati rice against ITC (HS) code 1006 30 90 of Chapter 10 of Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Export Policy, as under:

ITC HS Codes	Description	Export Policy	Revised Export Policy
1006 30 90	Non-basmati white rice (Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed: Other)	Free	Prohibited

The Notification will come into immediate effect. The provisions as under Para 1.05 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023 regarding transitional arrangement shall not be applicable under this Notification for export of Non-basmati rice. Consignments of Non-basmati rice will be allowed to be exported under following conditions:

(i) where loading of Non-basmati rice on the ship has commenced before this Notification;
(ii) where the shipping bill is filed and vessels have already berthed or arrived and anchored in Indian ports and their rotation number has been allocated before this Notification; The approval of loading in such vessels will be issued only after confirmation by the concerned Port Authorities regarding anchoring/berthing of the ship for loading of Non-basmati rice prior to the Notification;
(iii) where Non-basmati rice consignment has been handed over to the Customs before this Notification and is registered in their system / where Non-basmati rice consignment has entered the Customs Station for exportation before this Notification and is registered in the electronic systems of the concerned Custodian of the Customs Station with verifiable evidence of date and time stamping of these commodities having entered the Customs Station prior to 20.07.2023. The period of export shall be upto 31.08.2023.
(iv) Export will be allowed on the basis of permission granted by the Government of India to other countries to meet their food security needs and based on the request of their Government.

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Export of Organic Non-basmati rice will be governed in accordance with Notification No.03/2015-2020 dated 19th April, 2017 read with Notification No.45/2015-2020 dated 29th November, 2022.
Effect of this Notification:

Export Policy of Non-basmati white rice (Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed: Other) under HS code 1006 30 90 is amended from 'Free' to 'Prohibited'.

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

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

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