Another Six Months for EIC Inspection Regime on Rice Exports to Europe
[DGFT Notification No. 39/2025-26
Dated 3 October 2025]
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.
Subject: Amendment in Export
Policy Condition under HSN 1006 of Schedule-II (Export Policy), ITC(HS) 2022.
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 arc 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'. |
|
1006 3012
1006 3092 |
Basmati
Rice |
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 |
(Issued
from File No. 01/91/ 171/35/AM20/EC/E-File/E- 18655)