TIOL-DDT 2141 · Thursday, 4 July 2013 · story 4 of 9

Non-requirement of RCs for export of non-basmati rice and wheat

VIDE Trade Notice No. 3/2013 dated 28.05.2013 it was informed that the online applications for obtaining Registration Certificates (RCs) for export of various commodities like cotton, cotton yarn, non-basmati rice, wheat and sugar would be mandatory from 1 st July, 2013.

It has come to the notice of DGFT that RCs are being insisted in case of all exports of non-basmati rice & wheat irrespective of the destination of export.

Therefore, the DGFT clarifies that there is no change in the policy for export of non-basmati rice & wheat and the Registration Certificate is required for non-basmati rice & wheat only when it is exported to Bangladesh & Nepal through non-EDI Land Custom Stations (LCS).

DGFT Trade Notice No. 4/2013, Dated: July 02, 2013