**Summary:**
This notification, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, amends the export policy for wheat flour (atta) under S.No. 64, ITC HS code 1101, Chapter 11 of Schedule 2 of the ITC HS Export Policy. Effective July 12, 2022, while the export policy remains "Free," the export of wheat flour (atta), maida, semolina (rava), sirgi, and wholemeal wheat is subject to the recommendation of an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on export of atta and resultant wheat. The transitional arrangement provisions under Para 1.05 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, will not apply.
Between July 6, 2022, and July 12, 2022, exports will be permitted for consignments where loading on the ship has commenced or the consignment has been handed over to Customs and registered in their system before the notification date. The purpose of this amendment is to maintain the quality of wheat flour exports from India, given global supply disruptions and associated price fluctuations. Modalities related to wheat flour quality will be notified separately.
For further information, contact Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India, at dgft@nic.in, referencing File No. 01/91/180/032/AM22/ECPt-E-31336.
Key Entities Referenced
Wheat Flour atta: Commodity whose export policy is being amended.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for this notification.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The agency within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry that issued the notification.
Foreign Trade Development Regulation Act, 1992: The act under which the Central Government is exercising its powers to amend the export policy.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020: The prevailing foreign trade policy which is referenced in the notification.
Inter-Ministerial Committee IMC: Committee responsible for making recommendations on wheat flour exports.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade who signed the notification.
New Delhi: Location of Udyog Bhawan, where the notification was issued from. New Delhi, Delhi
To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section - 3, Sub-Section (ii))
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No. 1 8 /2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 0 6 July, 2022
Subject: - Amendment in Export Policy of Wheat Flour (atta).
S.O. (E) Whereas global supply disruptions in wheat and wheat flour have created many new players
and has led to price fluctuations and potential quality related issues. Therefore, it is imperative to
maintain the quality of wheat flour exports from India.
Therefore, 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, 2015-20, the Central Government hereby amends the
Export Policy of wheat flour (atta) under S.No.64 against ITC (HS) code 1101 of Chapter 11 of
Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Export Policy, as under:
S.No. ITC HS Description Export Revised Export Policy
Codes Policy
64 1101 Wheat Flour (Atta), Free Free. However, export of wheat flour (atta)
Maida, Samolina (Rava is subject to recommendation of Inter-
/ Sirgi), Wholemeal Ministerial Committee (IMC) on export of
atta and resultant atta wheat.
2. The Notification will come into effect from 12th of July, 2022. The provisions as under Para
1.05 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020 regarding transitional arrangement shall not be applicable
under this Notification. During the period from 6th July, 2022 till 12th July, 2022 the following
consignments of wheat flour will be allowed to be exported:
i. where loading of wheat flour on the ship has commenced before this Notification; and
ii. where wheat flour consignment has been handed over to the Customs before this Notification
and is registered in their system.
3. Effect of this Notification:
Export Policy of wheat flour (atta) remains ‘Free’, but export shall be subject to recommendation of
Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on export of wheat. The Notification will come into effect from 12th
of July, 2022. The provisions as under Para 1.05 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020 regarding
transitional arrangement shall not be applicable under this Notification. Necessary modalities with
regard to quality of wheat flour will be notified separately.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/032/AM22/EC/Pt,/E- 31336)