**Policy Summary: Export of Non-Basmati White Rice**
**Date:** October 18, 2023
**Issuing Authority:** Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
**Subject:** Notification No. 37/2023 regarding the export of Non-Basmati White Rice (HS code 1006 30 90) to specific countries.
**Summary:**
This notification permits the export of specified quantities of Non-Basmati White Rice (HS code 1006 30 90) to the following countries through the National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL):
* Nepal: 95,000 MT
* Cameroon: 190,000 MT
* Cote d'Ivoire: 142,000 MT
* Republic of Guinea: 142,000 MT
* Malaysia: 170,000 MT
* Philippines: 295,000 MT
* Seychelles: 800 MT
This notification is issued in accordance with Section 3 and 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, and Notification No. 20/2023 dated July 20, 2023.
**Contact:**
Santosh Kumar Sarangi
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
**Reference File No.:** 01/91/180/879/AM08/EC/Vol.8/E-20749
Key Entities Referenced
NonBasmati White Rice: A type of rice, the export of which is being regulated in this notification.
Nepal: A country to which export of NonBasmati White Rice is permitted.
Cameroon: A country to which export of NonBasmati White Rice is permitted.
Cote d Ivore: A country to which export of NonBasmati White Rice is permitted.
Republic of Guinea: A country to which export of NonBasmati White Rice is permitted.
Malaysia: A country to which export of NonBasmati White Rice is permitted.
Philippines: A country to which export of NonBasmati White Rice is permitted.
Seychelles: A country to which export of NonBasmati White Rice is permitted.
Foreign Trade Development Regulation Act, 1992: The act that confers powers to regulate foreign trade.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2023: A policy document related to foreign trade.
National Cooperative Exports Limited NCEL: The agency through which the export of NonBasmati White Rice is permitted.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and ExOfficio Additional Secretary, Government of India.
[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
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No. 37 /2023
New Delhi, Dated: 18" October, 2023
Subject: Export of Non-Basmati White Rice (under HS code 1006 30 90) to Nepal, Cameroon,
Cote d’ Ivore, Republic of Guinea, Malaysia, Philippines and Seychelles.
S.0. (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 dt. 20.07.2023, export of following quantity of Non-Basmati
White Rice (under HS code 1006 30 90) to Nepal, Cameroon, Cote d’ Ivore, Republic of Guinea,
Malaysia, Philippines and Seychelles is permitted through National Cooperative Exports Limited
(NCEL):-
S.No. Country Quantity in MTs
1 Nepal 95,000.00
2° Cameroon 1,90,000.00
3 Cote d’ Ivore 1,42,000.00
4 Republic of Guinea 1,42,000.00
5 Malaysia 1,70,000.00
6 Philippines 2,95,000.00
L7 Seychelles __| 800.00
2 Effect of the Notification:
Export of Non-Basmati White Rice (under HS code 1006 30 90) to Nepal, Cameroon, Cote d’
Ivore, Republic of Guinea, Malaysia, Philippines and Seychelles is notified.
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(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F.No. 01/91/180/879/AM08/EC/Vol.8/E-20749)