Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Department of Commerce

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

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

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 in relaxation of Notification No.20/2023 dated 20th July, 2023 allows export of non-basmati white rice under any of the following conditions:

i. The Notification No.20/2023 [S.O. 3249(E)] dated 20th July, 2023, was published in the Gazette of India at 21:57:01 hours on 20.07.2023. Therefore, Para 2 (iii) of Notification No.20/2023 [S.O. 3249(E)] dated 20th July, 2023 is amended as under:

"where Non-basmati rice consignment has been handed over to the Customs before 21:57:01 hours on 20.07.2023 and is registered in Customs system or where Non-basmati rice consignment has entered the Customs Station for exportation before 21:57:01 hours on 20.07.2023 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 21:57:01 hours on 20.07.2023. The period of export shall be upto 30.10.2023.

ii. Export duty is paid before 21:57:01 hours on 20.07.2023.

2. For removal of doubts, wherever the words/phrase "before this Notification" appears in the Notification No.20/2023 [S.O. 3249(E)] dated 20th July, 2023, the same shall mean "before 21:57:01 hours on 20.07.2023"

3. Effect of this Notification:

In relaxation of Notification No.20/2023 dated 20th July, 2023 export of non-basmati white rice is allowed when export duty is paid before 21:57:01 hours on 20.07.2023. Para 2 (iii) of Notification No.20/2023 dated 20"' July, 2023 is amended to specify the date and time of effect of the Notification No.20/2023 dated 20th July, 2023.

(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)

Director General of Foreign Trade

and Additional Secretary to the Government of India

E-mail: dgft@nic.in

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