Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Policy Circular No. 11 (RE-2012)/ 2009-14 Dated
3rd January, 2013
To
All Regional Authorities/ Commissioners of Customs
Subject: Withdrawal of provision for drawing of export samples of basmati rice
for variety identification purposes.
Policy
Circular No. 33 (RE-2008) 2004-09 dated 30th September, 2008 prescribed
drawing of samples from the consignment of basmati rice and PUSA 1121 rice by
the Customs and analysis of the samples by AGMARK testing centres for variety
identification purpose. Through
Policy Circular No. 28/2009-14 dated 31.03.2010
Basmati Export Development Foundation (BEDF), Modipuram was also designated as
authorized centre for testing of samples of basmati rice for variety
identification.
- Since, export of non-basmati rice has been made free with effect from
09.09.2011 it has been decided to withdraw with immediate effect both the policy
circulars mentioned in Para 1 above namely Policy Circular No. 33 (RE-2008)
2004-09 dated 30.09. 2008 and Policy Circular No. 28/2009-14 dated 31.03.2010 .
- This issues with the approval of Director General of Foreign Trade.
(Hardeep Singh))
Joint Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail:hardeep[dot]singh[at]nic[dot]in
(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/775/AM10/Export Cell)