**Executive Summary**
This document, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/527, establishes a new import duty of EUR 30 per tonne for certain types of husked rice, effective from 6 March 2026. This regulation adjusts the import duty based on a prior period's import licence allocations and repeals the previous implementing regulation. The new regulation enters into force immediately upon its publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Import Duty Adjustment**
* The import duty for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20, excluding husked basmati rice varieties mentioned in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2835, is fixed at EUR 30 per tonne.
**Basis for Adjustment**
* The adjustment is based on an agreement concerning the method for calculating applied duties for husked rice.
* Import licences issued for 144,070 tonnes of husked rice (CN code 1006 20, excluding basmati rice) for the period 1 September 2025 to 28 February 2026 necessitated this duty adjustment.
**Regulatory Repeal and Entry into Force**
* Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1804 is repealed.
* This Regulation enters into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* The regulation is binding and directly applicable in all Member States.
**Impact Analysis**
**Economic Operators involved in importing husked rice (CN code 1006 20, excluding basmati rice)**
* **Impact**: These operators will be subject to a new import duty of EUR 30 per tonne for the specified rice category.
* **Action Required**: Ensure compliance with the new import duty rate effective from 6 March 2026.
**Regulatory Bodies and Authorities**
* **Impact**: Responsible for implementing and enforcing the new import duty regulations and repealing the previous one.
* **Action Required**: Update internal systems and procedures to reflect the revised import duty and ensure consistent application across Member States.
Key Entities Referenced
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/527: The primary regulation enacted by the European Commission that fixes import duties for husked rice.
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013: The overarching EU regulation establishing a common market organization for agricultural products, which provides the legal basis for the implementing regulation.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1804: A previous implementing regulation concerning import duties for husked rice that is being repealed by the current regulation.
CN code 1006 20: The specific Harmonized System (HS) code used to identify the type of husked rice that is subject to the import duties in this regulation.
Council Decision 2005/476/EC: This decision approved an agreement with the United States of America concerning the calculation of import duties for husked rice, establishing a method referenced in the regulation.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/527 6.3.2026
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/527
of 3 March 2026
fixing the import duties applicable to certain types of husked rice from 6 March 2026
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013
establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC)
No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007(1), and in particular Article 183, first
paragraph, point (a), thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of
America relating to the method of calculation of applied duties for husked rice, approved by Council
Decision 2005/476/EC(2), establishes a method for calculating duties applied to imports of husked rice.
(2) On the basis of the information provided by the competent authorities, the Commission notes that import licences
for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20, other than import licences for basmati rice, were issued in respect
of 144 070 tonnes for the period from 1 September 2025 to 28 February 2026. The import duty for husked rice
falling within CN code 1006 20, other than basmati rice, fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2025/1804(3), should therefore be adjusted.
(3) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1804 should therefore be repealed.
(4) The applicable duty must be fixed within 10 days of the end of the period referred to above. This Regulation should
therefore enter into force immediately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duty for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20, other than husked basmati rice of the varieties referred to
in Article 2(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2835(4), shall be EUR 30 per tonne.
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj.
(2) Council Decision 2005/476/EC of 21 June 2005 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the
European Community and the United States of America relating to the method of calculation of applied duties for husked rice and
amending Decisions 2004/617/EC, 2004/618/EC and 2004/619/EC (OJ L 170, 1.7.2005, p. 67, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/
2005/476/oj).
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1804 of 5 September 2025 fixing the import duties applicable to certain types of
husked rice from 8 September 2025 (OJ L, 2025/1804, 8.9.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1804/oj).
(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2835 of 10 October 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the
European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules on import in the sectors of rice, cereals, sugar and hops, and repealing
Commission Regulations (EC) No 3330/94, (EC) No 2810/95, (EC) No 951/2006, (EC) No 972/2006, (EC) No 504/2007, (EC)
No 1375/2007, (EC) No 402/2008, (EC) No 1295/2008, (EC) No 1312/2008 and (EU) No 642/2010, (EEC) No 1361/76, (EEC)
No 1842/81, (EEC) No 3556/87, (EEC) No 3846/87, (EEC) No 815/89, (EC) No 765/2002, (EC) No 1993/2005, (EC) No 1670/2006,
(EC) No 1731/2006, (EC) No 1741/2006, (EC) No 433/2007, (EC) No 1359/2007, (EC) No 1454/2007, (EC) No 508/2008, (EC)
No 903/2008, (EC) No 147/2009, (EC) No 612/2009, (EU) No 817/2010, (EU) No 1178/2010, (EU) No 90/2011 and Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1373/2013 (OJ L, 2023/2835, 21.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2835/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/527/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 6.3.2026
Article 2
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1804 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 March 2026.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Elisabeth WERNER
Director-General
Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural
Development
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/527/oj