India permits export of flour processed from imported wheat; launch process for export of damaged rice – newsdubai
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India permits export of flour processed from imported wheat; launch process for export of damaged rice – newsdubai

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India on Friday allowed export of wheat flour (atta) on the situation that it’s processed from imported wheat beneath the Advance Authorization Scheme by one hundred pc export oriented items (EOUs) or factories positioned in a particular financial zone (SEZ). It has additionally launched procedures to hunt quotas for the export of damaged rice throughout the ceiling set beforehand.

In a notification to permit export of flour, the Directorate Basic of International Commerce stated as wheat or meslin flour (atta), maida, semolina rave ( simply), complete wheat atta and ensuing atta have been banned from export, “nonetheless, export of wheat flour (atta) can be allowed with prior permission and by EOUs and items in SEZs.”

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The DGFT notification additional stated that the export of atta from these items can be topic to prior import of wheat. The atta should be exported inside 180 days from the date of importation of the wheat consignment. The import can be topic to precise person circumstances, and switch of uncooked materials for any function, together with job work, just isn’t permitted, the discharge stated.

The federal government has additionally stated that procurement of home wheat for export of atta is not going to be allowed. It has additionally stipulated that exporters should present the customs invoice of lading for imported wheat on the time of export of atta. Additionally, all the output of the milling course of is to be exported, the DGFT stated.

“Permitting import of wheat for export of flour is excellent for India and according to the coverage of opening the gate for the Make In India imaginative and prescient,” an professional stated.

In a separate notification, the DGFT stated that on-line purposes to export damaged rice between October 16 and October 20 will solely be thought of for issuing the permits. Exporters should submit a separate software for every of the legitimate LCs opened earlier than September 8, when the federal government banned the cargo of damaged rice. On October 12, the DGFT introduced that 3.97 lakh tonnes (lt) of absolutely damaged rice could be allowed for export until the top of the present fiscal.