Export of Rice Consignments with Limited Quantity of Broken Rice
Allowed in terms of The Rice Grading and Marketing Rules, 1939
With rice export
consignments being held up at ports due to presence of limited quantity of
broken rice, the commerce ministry has asked customs officials to clear such
shipments as per grading rules of the foodgrain.
The government
imposed a ban on the export of broken rice with effect from September 9 to
increase domestic availability.
In a trade notice on
Wednesday, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said that
representations have been received from trade and industry seeking attention
towards the problems being faced by exporters in clearing the consignments of
other categories of rice due to presence of certain content of broken rice in
the said consignments.
"Considering the
hardships faced by the trade community and in order to facilitate exports, it
is clarified that wherever difficulty is being faced, the limit of tolerance of
broken rice in consignments of rice for export may be allowed in terms of The
Rice Grading and Marketing Rules, 1939," it said.
[Trade Notice No. 17/2022-23 dated 28
September, 2022]
Subject:
Implementation of Notification No. 3112015-20 dated 08.09.2022 regarding Export
of Broken Rice
Reference is invited
to the DGFT Notification No. 31/2015-20 dated 08.09.2022 wherein export of
broken rice have been placed under 'Prohibited' category.
2. Subsequently,
representations have been received from trade and industry inviting attention
to the problems being faced by exporters in clearing the consignments of other
categories of rice due to presence of certain content of ''Broken Rice" in
the said consignments.
3. Considering the
hardships faced by the trade community and in order to facilitate exports, it
is clarified that wherever difficulty is being faced, the limit of tolerance of
"Broken Rice" in consignments of Rice for export may be allowed in
terms of "The Rice Grading and Marketing Rules, 1939''.
This issues with the
approval of Competent Authority.
F. No.
01/91/171/010/AM23/EC/E-33294