# DGFT Limits Rice Export Inspection Certification for Europe

> India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade issued a notification amending export-policy conditions for basmati and non-basmati rice. It clarified which European destinations require inspection certification and exempted other destinations from the requirement until April 1, 2027.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T12:17:27.218Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93467-dgft-limits-rice-export-inspection-certification-for-europe
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Destination-specific certification rules may affect the ease and timing of Indian rice exports to Europe, but the text does not establish a clear net change in export volumes or prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-07-01 | [Reg. Certificate of Inspection from EIA/EIC for export of Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46027-reg-certificate-of-inspection-from-eia-eic-for-export-of-rice.md) | -5.2% | +3.8% |
| RICE | 2025-06-06 | [Instruction No. 02/2025 - Customs \| Rice Export DGFT Norms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24155-instruction-no-02-2025-customs-rice-export-dgft-norms.md) | +0.9% | -8.8% |
| 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 | 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- taxscan.in: https://www.taxscan.in/excise-customs/dgft-limits-mandatory-inspection-certification-for-rice-exports-to-specified-european-countries-exempts-others-until-april-1-2027-read-notification

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