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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
12-December-2014 17:51 IST

Export/Import of Rice

The details of export and import of Basmati and Non basmati rice during each of the last
three years and current year, country wise are given at Annexure I. Variety wise data is
not maintained by DGCI&S.
Iran, which is the largest importer of Basmati Rice from India, follows system of issuance of
import permit to the importers. New system of registration of source (rice mill from
exporting country) has been introduced w.e.f. March 21, 2014. The standards for heavy
metals and pesticide residues have been made more stringent. However, all these measures
are not India specific and are followed by Govt. of Iran for import of rice from all origins.
The duty on import of rice has been increased by Govt. of Iran from 22% to 40% in view of
the domestic crop season. The hike will continue till January 21, 2015. The hike in customs
duty during the crop season is a regular feature in Iran.
Moreover, Iran has imposed a temporary restriction on import of rice w.e.f. 19th October,
2014. The Government engages with its trade partners in an institutional basis and takes up
all trade related issues from time to time.
The Government has received a request from All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA)
for restoration of Interest Subvention Scheme. The Government provides various incentives
like interest subvention from time to time to promote exports. The forthcoming Foreign Trade
Policy (FTP) 2014-2019 would have policy pronouncements on the various incentives for
export, both general and sector specific.
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), an
autonomous body under the Ministry of Commerce, Govt of India has been inter-alia,
mandated to develop and promote the export of basmati rice. Govt. has also mandated
APEDA to protect the Intellectual Property vested in basmati rice on behalf of all stake
holders. APEDA has taken following initiatives:
(i)

A world wide watch agency has been appointed since 1996 to monitor the
trade mark registers worldwide for any third party attempt for registration of
the name basmati or any deceptive variations thereof.

(ii)

APEDA had applied to GI Registry in Chennai in November 2008 for

registration of Basmati Rice as a GI.

(iii)

APEDA has established Basmati Export Development Foundation (BEDF).

Under BEDF, state-of-art laboratory has been set up in the premises of S.V.B.P.
University of Agriculture & Technology, Modipuram, U.P. for quality testing
and DNA profiling of Basmati Rice.

(iv)

Besides the laboratory, a Demonstration and Training Farm has been set up
under BEDF over an area of about 10 acres for training the farmers in Good
Practices for cultivation of Basmati Rice and Seed Production.

Domestic prices of any agriculture commodity including basmati rice, inter-alia,

are a function of several factors like domestic and international demand and
supply, cost of production like labour, capital, input cost etc., prevailing domestic
and international food inflation etc.

Annexure I
Export of Basmati Rice

COUNTRY

2011-12
Quantit
y
Value

IRAN
SAUDI ARABIA
IRAQ
KUWAIT
UAE
OTHER
COUNTRIES
Grand Total

614643
721246
151961
199869
726901

2843.21
3380.88
672.87
1362.92
3432.79

754787
316940
7

3756.92
15449.6
0

2012-13
Quantit
y
Value
108221
7 6463.50
681193 3659.08
204261 1076.67
163316 1059.68
234638 1311.20
109417
7 5839.26
345980 19409.3
2
9

Quantity in MTs, Value in Rs. crore

2013-14
2014-15(Apr-Sep)
Quantit
Quantit
y
Value
y
Value
144045 10975.7
4
1
423431 3501.18
826120 6717.06
427352 3689.65
219605 1599.72
82415
650.26
175535 1513.06
70650
677.42
147900 1185.96
98172
768.46
944475
375408
9

7300.32
29291.8
2

538973
164099
3

4559.97
13846.9
5

Export of Non-Basmati Rice

COUNTRY
BENIN
BANGLADESH
SENEGAL
SOUTH AFRICA
LIBERIA
OTHER
COUNTRIES
Grand Total

Import of Basmati Rice

2011-12
Quantit
y
Value
213720 452.75
144704 271.98
333929 589.34
192121 407.97
31278
59.37
6877.7
3076003
2
8659.1
3991755
3

2012-13
Quantit
y
Value
576545 1302.45
31333
83.36
854559 1463.43
430700
926.50
166306
334.28
10338.7
4628372
9
14448.8
6687815
1

Quantity in MTs, Value in Rs. crore

2013-14
2014-15(Apr-Sep)
Quantit
Quantit
y
Value
y
Value
1166844 2945.56
374543 951.90
662833 1551.33
412506 949.69
651984 1185.92
405450 728.83
394306
970.64
194996 467.78
323391
767.77
105410 246.64
10373.9
5969.7
3949070
9 2163452
7
17795.2
9314.6
7148428
1 3656357
1

COUNTRY
NETHERLANDS
SAUDI
ARABIA
Grand Total

2011-12
Quantit
y
Value
2
0.03
460
462

2.45
2.48

2012-13
Quantit
y
Value
NIL

NIL

Quantity in MTs, Value in Rs. crore

2013-14
2014-15(Apr-Sep)
Quantit
Quantit
y
Value
y
Value
NIL

NIL

NIL

NIL

Import of Non-Basmati Rice

COUNTRY
SPAIN
THAILAND
ITALY
USA
JAPAN
OTHER
COUNTRIES
Grand Total
Source: DGCI&S

2011-12
Quantit
y
Value

2012-13
Quantit
y
Value

Quantity in MTs, Value in Rs. crore

2013-14
2014-15(Apr-Sep)
Quantit
Quantit
y
Value y
Value

206
258
50
36
6

1.04
1.21
0.27
0.22
0.06

241
216
57
148
6

1.28
1.17
0.41
0.77
0.14

792
412
98
90
2

4.72
2.27
0.57
0.45
0.15

312
327
44
345
1

1.78
1.77
0.36
1.58
0.05

42
598

0.20
3.00

50
718

0.17
3.96

48
1442

0.13
8.29

0
1029

0.00
5.53

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of
Commerce & Industry Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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