Another Six Months for EIC Inspection Regime on Rice Exports to EU
and Five Other
·
Mandatory Certificate:
Exports of Basmati and Non-Basmati rice require a Certificate of Inspection (CoI) issued by the Export Inspection Council (EIC) or
Export Inspection Agencies (EIAs) only for specified European destinations.
·
Countries Covered for CoI:
1. All
European Union (EU) member states.
2. United
Kingdom (UK).
3. Iceland.
4. Liechtenstein.
5. Norway.
6. Switzerland.
·
Exemption:
Rice exports to all other European countries are exempt from the Certificate of
Inspection requirement.
·
Validity of Exemption:
The exemption will remain applicable up
to April 1, 2027.
Effect
of this Provision: The CoI requirement is destination-specific and does not apply
to rice exports to other European countries outside the listed group until
April 1, 2027.
[Notification No. 47 /2026-27 dated 9
November, 2026]
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 till
April 01, 2027.
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. 07/2026-2027 dated 10th April,
2026, with immediate effect in policy condition of sub-heading 1006 for export
of rice (Basmati and Non-Basmati) -
2. The Export Policy Conditions are
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 '. (ii)
Certificate
of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/ Export Inspection Agency shall
not be mandatory for export to remaining European countries till 01.04.2027. |
|
1006 3012, 1006 3092 |
Basmati Rice |
|
(Issued from File No.
01/91/171/35/AM20/EC/E-File/E-18655)