# DGFT amends export policy for Basamati and Non

> India's DGFT amended its export policy for Basmati and non-Basmati rice on August 10, 2020. Exports to EU states and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland are permitted subject to an inspection certificate, which becomes mandatory from January 1, 2021.

- Date: 2020-08-11 · published 2020-08-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51559-dgft-amends-export-policy-for-basamati-and-non
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Adding a mandatory inspection certificate for European rice exports from 2021 adds compliance steps for Indian exporters, which may slightly constrain shipments to Europe and marginally affect global rice pricing.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2024-12-27 | [Issuance of amendment in Export Policy of Non-Basmati Rice by DGFT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26930-issuance-of-amendment-in-export-policy-of-non-basmati-rice-by-dgft.md) | -0.5% | +4.0% |
| RICE | 2020-12-30 | [DGFT notifies Amendment in Export Policy of Basmati & Non-Basmati Rice Read Notification](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49607-dgft-notifies-amendment-in-export-policy-of-basmati-and-non-basmati-rice-read.md) | +1.8% | +9.7% |
| RICE | 2025-10-04 | [DGFT Amends Export Policy for Rice under HSN 1006: Certificate of Inspection Now Mandatory Only for EU, UK & Select European Nations, Waived for Others Till April 2026 - A2Z Taxcorp LLP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22361-dgft-amends-export-policy-for-rice-under-hsn-1006-certificate-of-inspection-now.md) | -3.9% | -7.6% |
| RICE | 2018-10-05 | [PMO Gives Go-ahead to Anti-Farmer Agriculture Export Policy \| NewsClick](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62494-pmo-gives-go-ahead-to-anti-farmer-agriculture-export-policy-newsclick.md) | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| RICE | 2025-10-04 | [India imposes new condition on non-basmati rice exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22357-india-imposes-new-condition-on-non-basmati-rice-exports.md) | -3.9% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- teamleaseregtech.com: https://www.teamleaseregtech.com/updates/article/10398/dgft-amends-export-policy-for-basamati-and-non-basamati-rice/

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