**Policy Summary:**
This notification, dated March 4, 2024, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, permits the export of specific food commodities through the National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL).
The notification, referencing the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, and the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, specifically allows the export of:
* 30,000 MT of Non-Basmati White Rice (HS code 10063090) to Tanzania and Zanzibar.
* 30,000 MT of Broken Rice (HS code 10064000) to Djibouti.
* 50,000 MT of Broken Rice (HS code 10064000) to Guinea Bissau.
This notification is issued under F. No. 01/91/191/049/AM24/ECE/37225.
For further information, contact Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India, at dgft@nic.in.
Key Entities Referenced
National Cooperative Exports Limited: An organization (NCEL) through which the export of specific food commodities is permitted as per the notification.
Foreign Trade Development and Regulation Act, 1992: The legal framework (Act No. 22 of 1992) that provides the power for the regulations outlined in the notification.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2023: A policy document that guides the foreign trade regulations referenced in the notification.
Non-Basmati White Rice: A food commodity permitted for export as outlined in the notification.
Tanzania: The country to which Non-Basmati White Rice is permitted for export.
Broken Rice: A food commodity permitted for export as outlined in the notification.
Djibouti: The country to which Broken Rice is permitted for export.
Guinea Bissau: The country to which Broken Rice is permitted for export.
To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section - 3, Sub-Section (ii)
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No. 6 44/2023
New Delhi, Dated: 4@/March, 2024
Subject: Export of food commodities through National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL).
S.O. (E) - 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 and in accordance
with the provision contained in Para 2 (iv) of Notification No. 20/2023 dated 20.07.2023 and
Notification No. 07/2023 dated 24.05.2023, export of following food commodities are
permitted through National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL): -
i S.No. | Commodity name HS code Country Name Quantity |
1 Non-Basmati White 10063090 | Tanzania 30,000 MT
Rice an | (Zanzibar)
S. No. Commodity name HS code Country Name Quantity
1 Broken Rice 10064000 | Djibouti 30,000 MT
2 | ___|_ Guinea Bissau 50,000 MT
Effect of the Notification:
Export of above-mentioned food commodities are permitted through National Cooperative
Exports Limited (NCEL).
t ae A
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F. No. 01/91/191/049/AM-24/EC/E-37225)