The government plans to establish a Basmati DNA test installation in Karnaal (Haryana) and Amritsar (Punjab) | Photo credit: Istock
The Government is considering that the registration of export contracts is mandatory with its agricultural promotion agency appeals for non-basal rice before shipments are allowed by the Customs Department. This is in the current system lines in place for Basmati rice. The government can collect a rate of ₹ 10-20/ton by registration. This will be used for the promotion or Indian rice abroad.
There is also a plan to increase the registration rate up to ₹ 50/ton of the current ₹ 30/ton for basmati rice, the sources said, and added that the step will help the government to establish additional test facilities and planting centers for aromatic rice.
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DNA test installation
Besighes, the government plans to establish a Basmati DNA test installation in Karnaal (Haryana) and Amritsar (Punjab), the sources said.
Last week, before his departure to the United States, the Minister of Commerce, Piyush Goyal, maintained discussions with rice exporters on the plans, the sources said. The rates suggested by the Basmati contract registration must rise to ₹ 100/ton. However, since there were some objections of some main exhibitors of Basmati, the Government can finally settle for around ₹ 50/ton, the sources said.
The minister also agreed to induce a representative each of the Basmati and No Basmati exporters community at the Apede Board, after some of the participants raised questions about the use of the fund, administered by the agency.
Since there is no provision for the registration of contracts for Rice No Basmati, the Ministry of Commerce will issue the notification for the Minister’s approach, the sources said.
The minister also agreed the demand of the industry to allow non -basal rice exhibitors to take advantage of the benefits of tariffs and taxes on the scheme of exported products (Rodtep) after there was some prlasification of HS codes under different subtitles for the species.
The Government will extend Rodtep’s popular scheme beyond September 30, 2025, when it is scheduled for period, Business line Recent informed.
“The Introduction of RCAC (Registration CUM assignment certificate) and the non -basal rice rate can segregate common rice and specialized rice online with the recently created harmonized system code. This will allow data information for Commerce, Saida and Apeda, S. Expert in the foreign trade policy.
As the recent creation and agreement of the EU SPS zone and the United Kingdom will have implications in rice and other food products, the RCAC for non -bassmati rice can help exhibitors reduce rejections, sincere, you can demand the copy of EIA (export itce, where, which is, before the condition, said Chandrasekaran.
Posted on May 20, 2025
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