Relaxation of ban for export of non-basmati rice

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Department of Commerce

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

New Delhi

Policy Circular No. 38 (RE- 08) 2004-09                      20^th November, 08

To

All Regional Authorities

All Commissioners of Customs

All Development Commissioners

Subject:     Relaxation of ban for export of non-basmati rice by two 100% EOU units – regarding monitoring of export quantity.

          Attention is invited to Notification No. 59 dated 18^th November, 2008 and No. 38 dated 15^th October, 2007, read with Notification No. 93 dated 1^st April, 2008, Notification No. 37 dated 3^rd September, 2008, Notification No. 38 dated 5^th September, 2008, Notification No. 39 dated 16^th September, 2008 and Notification No. 55 dated 5^th November, 2008, vide which export of Non-basmati rice stand prohibited. 

2.      In partial relaxation of ban on export of non-basmati rice imposed vide Notification No.38 dated 15^th October, 2007 and above subsequent Notifications, it has been decided by competent authority that the following two 100% EOUs shall be permitted to export non-basmati rice as per quantity and terms and conditions as under: -

3.      The export of non-basmati rice by the above 100% EOUs shall be during Kharif Marketing Season 2008-09.  The quantity of non-basmati rice exported by the aforesaid 100% EOU firms shall be monitored by Development Commissioner Vishakhapatnam Special Economic Zone, Vishakapatnam and Jurisdictional Customs Commissioner (for M/s Bharath Exporters, Hyderabad); and by Development Commissioner, Madras Special Economic Zone, Tambaram, Chennai and Jurisdictional Customs Commissioner (for M/s Venkatachalapathi Modern Rice Mill, Pondicherry), to ensure that quantities to be exported by individual firms are not exceeded as mentioned in Para 2 above.   In this regard, a weekly report should be sent by Development Commissioner(s) and Jurisdictional Customs Commissioner(s) to the Office of DGFT regarding value & quantity of non-basmati rice exported by each individual firm to enable this office to report to Cabinet Secretariat on a weekly basis.

4.      This issues with the approval of Director General of Foreign Trade.

        (Anil Aggarwal)

Joint Director General of Foreign Trade

    Fax 23062240

(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/846/AM08/PC-III)

Copy to (1)          Development Commissioner(s), Vishakhapatnam Special Economic Zone, Vishakapatnam;

(2)                Development Commissioner(s), Madras Special Economic Zone, Tambaram, Chennai

(3)                Commissioner, Customs, Hyderabad

(4)                Commissioner, Customs, Pondicherry / Chennai