N 7/2026

[To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-ll, Section -3, sub Section ii]

Government of India Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Vanijya Bhavan, New Delhi

NotificationNo. 07 /2026-27 New Delhi, Dated: 10 April, 2026

Subject: Amendment in Export Policy Condition under HSN 1006 of Schedule-II(Export Policy), ITC(HS) 2022 —reg.

S.0.(E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act 1992, read with para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023 as amended from | time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment to the Notification No. 39/20252026 dated 03rd October, 2025, with immediate effect in policy condition of sub-heading 1006 for export of | rice (Basmati and Non-Basmati) -

2. The Export Policy Conditions are notified under the existing entries under the following ITC (HS) Codes are amended as under: -

|codes<br>10062000 | Non-Basmati<br>10063011<br>Rice<br>10063019<br>1006 3091|codes<br>10062000 | Non-Basmati<br>10063011<br>Rice<br>10063019<br>1006 3091||i. Export to EU Member States and<br>European countries namely United<br>Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland permitted subject<br>o issuance of Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/Export<br>Inspection Agency’.|
|---|---|---|
|1006 3099<br>10064000||ii. Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/ Export Inspection<br>Agency shall not be mandatory forexportto remaining European countries<br>th effectfromthe date ofthis notification fora period ofsixmonths i.e. till|
|10063092||01.10.2026.|

Effect of notification - The requirement for a Certificate of Inspection from EIC/EIAs for Rice (Basmati and Non-Basmati) exports is limited to EU member states, the UK, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. Exports to other European countries are exempt from this requirement for six months from the date of this notification.

ans - (Lav Agarwal) Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India Email: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from File No. 01/91/171/35/AM20/EC/E-File/E-18655)