Amendments to Notification No.93(RE-2007)/2004-2009 dated 1st April, 2008 read with Notification No. 37 (RE-2008)/2004-09 dated 3rd September, 2008 and Notification No. 38 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 dated 5th September, 2008 and Notification No. 39 dated 16th September, 2008 - 55 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 - Foreign Trade Policy

Amendments to Notification No.93(RE-2007)/2004-2009 dated 1st April, 2008 read with Notification No. 37 (RE-2008)/2004-09 dated 3rd September, 2008 and Notification No. 38 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 dated 5th September, 2008 and Notification No. 39 dated 16th September, 2008 NOTIFICATION NO. 55 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 Dated : November 5, 2008 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 read with Section 3(2) of the Foreign Trade (Development Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) and also read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments to Notification No.93(RE-2007)/2004-2009 dated 1st April, 2008 read with Notification No. 37 (RE-2008)/2004-09 dated 3 rd September, 2008 and Notification No. 38 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 dated 5th September, 2008 and Notification No. 39 dated 16th September, 2008 :- Sl.No. Tariff Item HS Code Unit Item Description Export Policy Nature of Restriction 45A 1006 10 1006 10 90 1006 20 00 1006 30 1006 30 10 1006 30 90 1006 40 00 1006 10 10 Kg. Kg. Non-Basmati Rice Rice of seed quality Prohibited Free vide Notification No.32 dated 19 th August, 2008 Not permitted to be exported. Subject to conditions imposed vide Notification No.32 dated 19 th August, 2008. 45AA 10063020 Kg. Basmati Rice including Pusa Basmati 1121 (Dehusked (Brown), semi-milled, milled both in either par-boiled or raw condition) Free 2 [ 1. Grain of rice to be exported shall be more than 6.61 mm of length and ratio of length to breadth of the grain shall be more than 3.5; ] 1 [ 2. Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by (1) Insecticide Residue Testing Laboratory. (2) Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (3) Reliable Analytical Laboratory (4) Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (5) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi (6) Shri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Branch Office Bangalore (7) Delhi Test House; and (8) Vimta Labs. or any other agency as may be notified from time to time. ] 3. Export permitted only if the minimum FOB price is US$ 1200 per ton or Rs.54,000/- per ton. 4. Export of Basmati Rice will be restricted through the following six ports only : ( i ) Kandla (ii) Kakinada (iii) Kolkata (iv) JNPT, Mumbai (as approved vide Notification No.82 dated 5.3.08. (v) Mundra, and (vi) Pipavav (as approved vide Notification No.84 dated 17.3.08). 2. All other provisions of the Notification No.93 (RE-2007)/2004-09 dated 1st April, 2008 shall remain unchanged, and shall continue to apply. 3. This issues in public interest. (F.No.01/91/180/846/AM08/Export Cell) (R.S GUJRAL) DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE AND EX-OFFICIO ADDITIONAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA ------------------------------------------------- Notes:- 1. Substituted vide Notification No. 109 (RE-2008)/2004-2009, dated 09/06/2009, before it was read as:- Exports to Russian Federation permitted subject to pre-shipment quality certification issued by Sri Ram Institute for Industrial Research or any other agency as may be notified from time to time 2. With immediate effect existing entries at point no. 1 in the 'Nature of Restriction' against Sl. No. 45 AA (relating to export of Basmati rice including PUSA Basmati 1121) Substituted vide Notification No. 57/2009-2014, dated 18/08/2010, before it was read as:- Grain of rice to be exported shall be more than 7 mm of length and ratio of length to breadth of the grain shall be more than 3.6;