Rice Exports Ban – 54 Policy Changes in the Four Year Period by Indian Government

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Date of Change

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1

15.10. 2007

White Rice Exports Prohibited with Retrospective Effect from 09 Oct 2007

2

22.10.2007

Dehusked and Par-boiled varieties Basmati Rice Allowed for Russian Exports

3

23.10.2007

Export Restrictions on Rice to Maldives Lifted under Bilateral Agreement

4

24.10.2007

DGFT Allows Exports of Non Basmati Rice Brought into Port Godown till 10 Oct ’07

5

30.10.2007

Non Basmati Exports Ban Effective from 10 Oct’ 07

6

31.10.2007

Export Ban on low price rice, high price (more than US$ 425 per MT) Rice free

7

02.11. 2007

DGFT Allows Exports of Non Basmati Rice Brought into Kakinada Godowns till 10 Oct’ 07

8

26.11.2007

Mauritius Quota for Non-Basmati Rice Exports through STC

9

06.12.2007

Export Ban Lifted on Non-Basmati Rice to Bangladesh by LMJ International Ltd, Kolkata against tender

10

12.12.2007

Rupee Rate of Rs. 17,000 per tonne notified for Rice MEP (Minimum Export Price)

11

27.12.2007

MEP Hiked to $500 or Rs. 20,000 per MT on Non Basmati Rice

12

24.01.2008

Madagascar, Comoros and Mauritius Quota for Non-Basmati Rice Exports by STC and MMTC

13

07.02.2008

DGFT Bans Non-Basmati Rice under Para 1.5 Transitional Arrangements to Dishonour pre ban LC Commitments

14

18.02.2008

Bangladesh Quota for Non-Basmati Rice Exports as Relief Material by West Bengal Govt

15

18.02.2008

Bangladesh Quota for Non- Basmati Rice Exports by West Bengal Essential Commodities Supply Corp. Ltd

16

29.02.2008

Bangladesh Quota for Non-Basmati Exports by West Bengal Essential Commodities Supply Corporation Limited and STC,  MMTC and others

17

05.03.2008

MEP of $900 Specified for Basmati Rice Also, MEP on Non Basmati Raised to $650/Rs. 26,000 per MT, Port Restrictions Slapped for New Shipments, Only Goods being Loaded on Ships covered for Pre ban Commitments

18

11.03.2008

Port Restrictions Removed

19

17.03.2008

Basmati Rice Exports through Mundra and Pipavav Port Allowed

20

24.03.2008

Rice Consignments Customs Certified in LCS West Bengal till 6 March Allowed for Exports

21

26.03.2008

Sierra Leone Quota for Non-Basmati Rice Exports by PEC

22

27.03.2008

MEP Raised to $1100/Rs. 44,000 per tonne for Basmati Rice and $1000/Rs. 40,000 per tonne for Non-Basmati Rice

23

01.04.2008

MEP of $1200 for Basmati Rice

24

13.05.2008

Basmati Rice 400 MT Quota from Chennai for Myanmar Relief

25

15.05.2008

Non-Basmati Rice 5000 MT Quota for Bhutan

26

05.06.2008

No Exports of Non Basmati Rice allowed from 7 February under Transitional Arrangements (Policy Circular)

27

19.08.2008

Certification procedure introduced for seed quality rice and maize to control export

28

03.09.2008

PUSA-1121 export allowed  w.e.f 15 October 2008

29

05.09.2008

PUSA-1121 export allowed w.e.f  5 September  2008, Notification of 15 October 2008 withdrawn

30

17.09.2008

Dealer Licence issued under Seed Control Order (1983) required for Seed Quality Rice, Maize and Wheat

31

16.09.2008

PUSA-1121 and Basmati Rice exports allowed subject to length specification of more than 7 mm of length and ratio of length to breadth of the grain shall be more than 4


32

17.09.2008

Dealer Licence Required for Seed Quality Rice, Maize and Wheat Exports

33

05.11.2008

No Exception on Ban on Non-Basmati Rice Exports, All Windows Closed

34

05.12.2008

15,000 MT Quota of Non Basmati Rice Allowed to Nepal through STC

35

16.01.2009

Non-Basmati Rice Quota for Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana and Cameron through STC Extended to 30 April 2009

36

27.01.2009

MEP of $1100 for Basmati Rice Specified

37

06.05.2009

Non Basmati Rice Quotas for MMTC and STC

38

08.05.2009

Non Basmati Rice Quota for Nigeria, Senegal and Others through STC Extended till 30 July 2009

39

09.06.2009

Six More Pre-shipment Quality Certification Agencies for Basmati Rice Exports to Russia Notified

40

18.06.2009

Non Basmati Rice Quota of 25000 MT to South Africa for PEC, Nigeria Quota of 1.17 lakh tonnes Deleted

41

07.09.2009

Basmati MEP Set at $900

42

07.12.2009

10,000 MT Organic Non-Basmati Rice Export Quota Released

43

14.12.2009

Foreign Commission in Com-putation of MEP on Basmati Rice Withdrawn

44

03.03.2010

Export of Rice to Sri Lanka and Nepal Allowed through PEC/MMTC

45

18.05.2010

One Lac Non-Basmati Rice Export Quota for Bangladesh through STC, MMTC and PEC Released

46

03.08.2010

ISPM-15 Mandatory for Wood Packaging Material in Exports

47

06.08.2010

Rice Quota of 3 LT for Bangladesh

48

17.08.2010

Basmati Rice Length Reduces and Ratio Changed for Exportability

49

30.08.2010

Rice Quota of 3 Lakh for Bangladesh through STC and PEC

50

10.02.2011

Conditions of Rice Quota of 3 Lakh for Bangladesh through STC and PEC

Non Basmati Varieties of Sona Masuri, Ponni Samba and Matta Export Quota Released

51

15.03.2011

25% Broken Rice Quota of 25,000 MT to Nepal through MMTC Allowed for the year 2010-11

52

19.07.2011

10 Lakh MT of Non Basmati Rice with $400 MEP Allowed

53

12.08.2011

MEP of Sona Masuri, Ponni Samba and Matta Rice Exports Reduced to US$600/MT

54

09.09.2011

DGFT Removes Export Ban on Non Basmati Rice – Monitoring through Customs EDI