GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NOTIFICATION NO. 55 (RE-2008)/2004-2009
NEW DELHI, THE 5th NOVEMBER, 2008
S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 read with Section 3(2) of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) and also read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments to Notification No.93(RE-2007)/2004-2009 dated 1st April, 2008 read with Notification No. 37 (RE-2008)/2004-09 dated 3rd September, 2008 and Notification No. 38 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 dated 5th September, 2008 and Notification No. 39 dated 16th September, 2008:-
| Sl. No. |
Tariff Item HS Code |
Unit |
Item Description |
Export Policy |
Nature of Restriction |
| 45A |
100610
10061090
10062000
100630
10063010
10063090
10064000 |
Kg. |
Non Basmati Rice |
Prohibited |
Not permitted to be exported. |
| 10061010 |
Kg. |
Rice of seed quality |
Free vide Notification No.32 dated 19th August, 2008 |
Subject to conditions imposed vide Notification No.32 dated 19th August, 2008. |
| 45AA |
10063020 |
Kg. |
Basmati Rice including Pusa Basmati 1121 (Dehusked (Brown), semi-milled, milled both in either par-boiled or raw condition) |
Free |
1. Grain of rice to be exported shall be more than 7 mm of length and ratio of length to breadth of the grain shall be more than 3.6;
2. Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by Sri Ram Institute for Industrial Research or any other agency as may be notified from time to time.
3. Export permitted only if the minimum FOB price is US$ 1200 per ton or Rs.54,000/- per ton.
4. Export of Basmati Rice will be restricted through the following six ports only :
(i) Kandla
(ii) Kakinada
(iii) Kolkata
(iv) JNPT, Mumbai (as approved vide Notification No.82 dated 5.3.08.
(v) Mundra, and
(vi) Pipavav
(as approved vide Notification No.84 dated 17.3.08).
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2. All other provisions of the Notification No.93 (RE-2007)/2004-09 dated 1st April, 2008 shall remain unchanged, and shall continue to apply.
3. This issues in public interest.
(R.S GUJRAL)
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE
AND EX-OFFICIO ADDITIONAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA
(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/846/AM08/Export Cell)