DGFT Removes Export Ban on Non Basmati Rice – Monitoring through Customs EDI

FCE Stocks cannot be Issued for Export

QR of 2 Lakh Tonnes Expected as per EGoM Decision

[DGFT Notification No. 71 dated 9^th September 2011]

Subject: Removal of ban on export of non-Basmati rice.

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992) read with Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import items, as amended from time to time :

2. In supersession of Notification No. 38 (RE-2007)/2004-2009 dated 15.10.2007 read with Notification No. 93 (RE-2007)/2004-2009 dated 01.04.2008, the following amendments are made with immediate effect against entry at Sl. No.45 A (except Tariff Code 1006 10 10) in Chapter 10 of Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) : -

SNo.	Tariff Item HS Code	Unit	Item Description	Export Policy	Nature of Restriction
45A	1006 10 1006 10 90 1006 20 00 1006 30 1006 30 10 1006 30 90 1006 40 00	Kg.	Non Basmati Rice	Free	1. Export to be made by private parties from privately held stocks. 2. Export shall be through Custom EDI ports only.

3. Effect of this notification

All varieties of non-Basmati rice have been made free for export out of privately held stocks. Export shall be only through Custom EDI ports.