2025 04 30 - Trade Notice 04 - Change in HS CODES of RICE
2025 04 30 - Trade Notice 04 - Change in HS CODES of RICE
To,
Subject: Request for Comments on Alignment of Schedule-II (Export Policy), ITC(HS) 2022
with amendments introduced by Finance Act 2025 – regarding.
Reference is drawn to the Finance Act, 2025, which introduces key changes to the
First Schedule of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, including updates to Chapter Notes, HS
Codes, and Product Descriptions. DGFT is in the process of aligning Schedule-II (Export
Policy) of ITC (HS) 2022 with Finance Act, 2025.
2. In line with Para 1.07 A of FTP 2023, which provides for consultation with
stakeholders during the formulation or amendment of Foreign Trade Policy, proposed
changes in Chapter Notes as introduced in the Finance Act, 2025 (Annexure-I) and changes
in HS Codes and Product Descriptions (Annexure-II) are enclosed to this Trade Notice. This
Directorate invites views, suggestions and comments from relevant stakeholders including
exporters, industry associations and experts on the proposed amendments.
4. This Trade Notice is issued with the approval of the Competent Authority in
accordance with the provisions of Para 1.07 A of FTP 2023.
Enclosures: As Above,
1. in Chapter 10,–– after Sub-heading Note, the following Supplementary Note shall be
inserted, namely:
Supplementary Note:
1. For the purposes of tariff items 1006 30 11 and 1006 30 91, “Rice, GI recognized” refers to
the rice varieties defined and recognised by the Geographical Indications (GI) Registry under
the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 (48 of
1999).’;
2. in Chapter 20,–– after Sub-heading Notes, the following Supplementary Note shall be
inserted, namely:—
Supplementary Note:
1. For the purposes of tariff items 2008 19 21 to 2008 19 29, the term “makhana” means the
seed of plant Euryale ferox Salisb. and also commonly known as gorgon nut or fox nut.’;
3. in Chapter 29, — for the Supplementary Note, the following Supplementary Notes
shall be substituted, namely:—
Supplementary Notes:
1. For the purposes of the tariff item 2906 11 10, the term “Natural Menthol” means an
organic compound (C10H20O) which is obtained from the distillation of the Japanese type
oil of mint or menthol mint known as Mentha arvensis but does not include those made
synthetically through any chemical routes.
2. Tariff item 2916 39 70 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2916 39 :
Alphanaphthyl acetic acid, cyclanilide, kresoxim methyl, metofluthrin, permethrin,
renofluthrin, transfluthrin.
3. Tariff item 2918 99 30 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2918 99 : 2,4-D
amine salt, 2,4-D- ethyl ester, 2,4-D sodium salt, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid,
prohexadione calcium, s-bioallethrin, sodium acifluorfen.
4. Tariff item 2924 19 10 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2924 19 :
Bendiocarb, carboxin, chlorpropham, fenobucarb (BPMC), fluazaindolizine, methomyl,
metolachlor, propamocarb hydrochloride, thiodicarb.
5. Tariff item 2924 21 40 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2924 21 :
Bifenazate, carbosulfan, cyflufenamide, fenoxanil, flufenoxuron, ipfencarbazone, lufenuron,
metaflumizone, metsulfuron methyl, novaluron, orthosulfamuron, pencycuron,sulfosulfuron,
teflubenzuron, triafamone, triasulfuron, trifloxysulfuron sodium.
6. Tariff item 2924 29 70 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2924 29 :
Pretilachlor (ISO), anilophos, benalaxyl, benalaxyl M, broflanilide, butachlor, carpropamid,
cyclaniliprole, diflubenzuron, dimethenamid-P, diuron, fluxametamide, iprovalicarb,
mandipropamid, metalaxyl-M, propanil, propoxur, pydiflumetofen.
7. Tariff item 2926 90 10 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2926 90 :
Alphacypermethrin, beta cyfluthrin, chlorothalonil, cyflumetofen, cyfluthrin, cyhalofopbutyl,
cymoxanil, cyphenothrin, deltamethrin (decamethrin), dithianon, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate,
fluvalinate, hydrogen cyanamide, lambdacyhalothrin, myclobutanil.
8. Tariff item 2930 20 10 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2930 20 : Cartap
hydrochloride (ISO), mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiobencarb (benthiocarb), triallate,
ziram.
9. Tariff item 2930 90 92 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2930 90 :
Acephate (ISO), phorate (ISO), captan, clethodim, diafenthiuron, ethion, malathion,
oxydemeton-methyl, phenthoate, profenophos, temephos, thiophanate-methyl.
10. Tariff item 2932 20 30 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2932 20 :
Brodifacoum, bromadiolone, coumachlor, coumatetralyl, flocoumafen, milbemectin,
spiromesifen.
11. Tariff item 2933 19 92 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2933 19 :
Cyenopyrafen, fenpyroximate, fipronil, fluxapyroxad, penflufen, pyraclostrobin,
pyroxasulfon, tetraniliprole, tolfenpyrad, topramezone.
12. Tariff item 2933 29 60 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2933 29 :
Imidacloprid (ISO), fenamidone, imazamox, imiprothrin, iprodione, prochloraz.
13. Tariff item 2933 31 10 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2933 31 :
Florpyrauxifen benzyl, fluroxypyr meptyl, halauxifen-methyl, haloxyfop-R-methyl, paraquat
dichloride, pyrifluquinazon, triclopyr acid, triclopyr butotyl ester.
14. Tariff item 2933 39 23 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2933 39 :
Afidopyropen, boscalid, chlorpyriphos, chlorpyriphos methyl, clodinafop-propargyl,
cyantraniliprole, flonicamid, florpyrauxifen-benzyl, fluazifop-P-butyl, fluopicolide,
fluopyram and its metabolite, forchlorfenuron, haloxyfop-P-methyl, picoxystrobin, pyridalyl,
pyriofenone, pyriproxyfen, sulfoxaflor.
15. Tariff item 2933 59 50 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2933 59 :
Bispyribac-sodium (ISO), ametroctradin, azoxystrobin, benzpyrimoxam, buprimate,
florasulam, polyoxin D zinc salt, primiphos-methyl, pyribenzoxim, pyriftalid, pyrithiobac
sodium, triflumezopyrim.
16. Tariff item 2933 69 60 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2933 69 :
Ametryn, atrazine, carfentrazone ethyl, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, flusilazole,
hexaconazole, hexazinone, indaziflam, iodosulfuron methyl sodium, mefentrifluaconazole,
metamitron, metribuzin, paclobutrazol, propiconazole, pymetrozin (FI), TIM, tebuconazole,
tetraconazole, triadimefon, tricyclazole, triticonazole.
17. Tariff item 2933 99 20 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2933 99 :
Carbendazim (ISO), bitertanol, chlorfenopyr, chlorfluazuron, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, flufenzine,
flupyradifurone, penconazole, propaquizafop, quizalofop-P-tefuryl, triazophos.
18. Tariff item 2934 99 40 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2934 99 :
Bentazone, bixlozone, clomazone, dazomet, dimethomorph, etoxazole, fluensulfone,
flufenacet, flumioxazin, hexythiazox, indoxacarb, isocycloseram, oxadiargyl, oxadiazon,
phosalone, pinoxaden, thiacloprid, thiocyclam hydrogen oxalate, valifenalate.
19. Tariff item 2935 90 40 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 2935 90 :
Amisulbrom, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron methyl, chlorimuron ethyl, cyazofamid, cyzofamide,
diclosulam, flucetosulfuron, helosulfuron methyl, mesosulfuron methyl, penoxsulam,
pyrazosulfuron ethyl, pyroxsulam, sulfentrazone, sulfosulfuron, triafamone, triasulfuron.’;
4. in Chapter 38,––
i. in Supplementary Note 1, for the words, brackets, letters and figures “Acetamiprid
(ISO) conforming to IS-15981”, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
“Acetamiprid (ISO) conforming to IS-15981; Afidopyropen conforming to IS 18873;
Alphacypermethrin conforming to IS 15616; Azadirachtin (Neem products)
conforming to IS 14299; Beta cyfluthrin conforming to IS 14156; Carbosulfan
conforming to IS 14940; Chlorpyriphos conforming to IS 8963; Chlorpyriphos methyl
conforming to IS 15693; Cyfluthrin conforming to IS 14156; Cyphenothrin
conforming to IS 15978; Deltamethrin (Decamethrin) conforming to IS 12005;
Dicofol conforming to IS 5278; Diflubenzuron conforming to IS 14185; D-trans
allethrin conforming to IS 13146; Ethion conforming to IS 10369; Ethofenprox
(Etofenprox) conforming to IS 14249; Ethylene dichloride and Carbon tetrachloride
mixture conforming to IS 634; Fenitrothion conforming to IS 5280; Fenpropathrin
conforming to IS 15161; Fenvalerate conforming to IS 12003; Fipronil conforming to
IS 18389; Fluvalinate conforming to IS 13097; Imiprothrin conforming to IS 16921;
Indoxacarb conforming to IS 15984; Lambdacyhalothrin conforming to IS 14509;
Malathion conforming to IS 1832; Methomyl conforming to IS 15614; Novaluron
conforming to IS 17125; Oxydemeton- Methyl conforming to IS 8258; Phenthoate
conforming to IS 8293; Phosalone conforming to IS 8488; Primiphos-methyl
conforming to IS 13080; Profenophos conforming to IS 15238; Pyriproxyfen
conforming to IS 16141; Spiromesifen conforming to IS 16674; Temephos
conforming to IS 8701; Thiacloprid conforming to IS 16710; Thiodicarb conforming
to IS 16956; Thiomethoxam conforming to IS 15983; Triazophos conforming to IS
14936; Zinc Phosphide conforming to IS 1251.”;
iii. in Supplementary Note 5, for the words, brackets, letters and figures “Carbendazim
(ISO) conforming to IS-8445”, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
“Carbendazim (ISO) conforming to IS-8445; Bitertanol conforming to IS 13330;
Captan conforming to IS 14251; Carboxin conforming to IS 13110; Carpropamid
conforming to IS 16706; Chlorothalonil conforming to IS 13132; Cuprous Oxide
conforming to IS 1682; Cymoxanil conforming to IS 15600; Dithianon conforming to
IS 12944; Dodine conforming to IS 13784; Edifenphos conforming to IS 8954;
Hexaconazole conforming to IS 14549; Iprobenfos (Kitazin) conforming to IS 13788;
Isoprothiolane conforming to IS 15163; Mancozeb conforming to IS 8707; Metalaxyl-
M conforming to IS 13458; Penconazole conforming to IS 15234; Propiconazole
conforming to IS 15241; Tebuconazole conforming to IS 15165; Thiophanate-Methyl
conforming to IS 14551; Triadimefon conforming to IS 13328; Tricyclazole
conforming to IS 15982; Validamycin conforming to IS 17200; Ziram conforming to
IS 3900.”;
iv. in Supplementary Note 7, for the words, brackets, letters and figures “Glyphosate
(ISO) conforming to IS-12502”, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
“Glyphosate (ISO) conforming to IS-12502; 2,4-D amine salt conforming to IS 1827;
2,4- D- ethyl ester conforming to IS 7233; 2,4-D sodium salt conforming to IS 1488;
Anilophos conforming to IS 13402; Atrazine conforming to IS 12932; Bensulfuron
methyl conforming to IS 17847; Butachlor conforming to IS 9356; Chlorimuron ethyl
conforming to IS 15619; Clomazone conforming to IS 15409; Diclofop-methyl
conforming to IS 14938; Diuron conforming to IS 8702; Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl
conforming to IS 15232; Fluchloralin conforming to IS 8958; Glufosinate ammonium
conforming to IS 15166; MCPA, amine salt conforming to IS 8494;
Methabenzthiazuron conforming to IS 11007; Metolachlor conforming to IS 15229;
Metribuzin conforming to IS 13332; Metsulfuron methyl conforming to IS 15615;
Oxadiargyl conforming to IS 16708; Oxyfluorfen conforming to IS 14934;
Pendimethalin conforming to IS 12685; Propanil conforming to IS 8071;
Sulfosulfuron conforming to IS 16212; Thiobencarb (Benthiocarb) conforming to IS
12768; Triallate conforming to IS 9357.”;
v. for Supplementary Note 8, the following shall be substituted, namely:—
8. Tariff item 3808 93 62 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 93:
(a) with content by mass greater than 90% : Bispyribac sodium (ISO); Imazethapyr
(ISO); 2,4-Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid; Ametryn; Azimsulfuron; Beflubutamid;
Bentazone; Bixlozone; Carfentrazone ethyl; Chlorpropham; Cinmethylene;
Clethodim; Clodinafoppropargyl; Cyhalofop-butyl; Dazomet; Dicamba; Diclosulam;
Dimethenamid-P; Ethafluralin; Ethoxysulfuron; Florasulam; Florpyrauxifen benzyl;
Florpyrauxifenbenzyl; Fluazifop-p-butyl; Flucetosulfuron; Flufenacet; Flumioxazin;
Fluroxypyr meptyl; Fomesafen; Glyphosate potassium salt; Halauxifen-methyl;
Haloxyfop-P-methyl Haloxyfop-R-methyl; Helosulfuron methyl; Hexazinone;
Imazamox; Indaziflam; Iodosulfuron methyl sodium; Ipfencarbazone; Mesosulfuron
methyl; Mesotrione; Metamifop; Metamitron; Orthosulfamuron; Oxadiazon; Paraquat
dichloride; Penoxsulam; Pinoxaden; Propaquizafop; Pyrazosulfuron ethyl;
Pyribenzoxim; Pyriftalid; Pyrithiobac sodium; Pyroxasulfon; Pyroxsulam; Quizalofop
ethyl; Quizalofop-P-tefuryl; Saflufenacil; Sodium acifluorfen; Sulfentrazone;
Tembotrione; Topramezone; Triafamone; Triasulfuron; Triclopyr acid; Triclopyr
butotyl ester; Trifloxysulfuron sodium; Trifluralin.
vi. after Supplementary Note 10, the following Supplementary Notes shall be inserted,
namely:—
11. Tariff item 3808 92 80 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 92
:
(a) with content by mass greater than 90% : Ametroctradin; Amisulbrom;
Aureofungin; Azoxystrobin; Benalaxyl; Benalaxyl M; Boscalid; Buprimate; Copper
sulphate pentahydrate; Cyazofamid; Cyflufenamide; Cyproconazole; Cyzofamide;
Difenoconazole; Dimethomorph; Dinocap; Epoxyconazole; Famoxadone;
Fenamidone; Fenoxanil; Fluopicolide; Fluopyram and its metabolite; Flusilazole;
Fluxapyroxad; Fosetyl-Al; Iprodione; Iprovalicarb; Kresoxim Methyl; Lime Sulphur;
Mandipropamid; Mefentrifluaconazole; Meptyldiinocop; Metiram; Metrafenone;
Myclobutanil; Oxathiapiprolin; Pencycuron; Penflufen; Picoxystrobin; Polyoxin D
Zinc salt; Prochloraz; Pydiflumetofen; Pyraclostrobin; Pyriofenone; Tetraconazole;
Thifluzamide; Tribasic Copper Sulfate; Trifloxystrobin; Triticonazole; Valifenalate.
(b) with content by mass greater than 60% : Copper Hydroxide; Kasugamycin;
Propamocarb hydrochloride; Propineb.
12. Tariff item 3808 93 41 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 93 :
Alphanaphthyl Acetic Acid conforming to IS 13070; Chlormequat Chloride (CCC)
conformingto IS 8961; Ethephon conforming to IS 14408; Mepiquat Chloride conforming to
IS 16340.
13. Tariff item 3808 93 42 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 93 with
content by mass greater than 90% : 1-Methyl Cyclopropene; 6-Benzyladenine; Cyclanilide;
Forchlorfenuron; Paclobutrazol; Prohexadione Calcium; Sodium paranitrophinolate;
Triacontanol.
14. Tariff item 3808 94 20 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 94 :
(a) with content by mass greater than 90% : Dichloropropene and Dichloropropane mixture
(DD mixture); Hydrogen cyanamide.
(b) with content by mass greater than 40% : Magnesium phosphide plates.
15. Tariff item 3808 99 11 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 99 :
Bromadiolone conforming to IS 12914.
16. Tariff item 3808 99 12 covers one of the following goods of sub-heading 3808 99 with
content by mass greater than 90% : Acequinocyl; Bifenazate; Brodifacoum; Coumachlor;
Coumatetralyl; Flocoumafen; Fluazaindolizine; Fluensulfone; Gossyplure.”;
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ANNEXURE-II
2. Certificate of Inspection by
Export Inspection Council / Export
Inspection Agency shall not be
mandatory for export to remaining
European countries with effect
--- Parboiled: from the date of the Notification
10063011 ---- Rice, GI recognised Free for a period of 6 months
2. Certificate of Inspection by
Export Inspection Council / Export
Inspection Agency shall not be
mandatory for export to remaining
European countries with effect
--- Parboiled: from the date of the Notification
10063019 ---- Other Free for a period of 6 months
2. Certificate of Inspection by
Export Inspection Council / Export
Inspection Agency shall not be
mandatory for export to remaining
European countries with effect
--- Other: from the date of the Notification
10063090 ---- Rice, GI recognised Free for a period of 6 months
2. Certificate of Inspection by
Export Inspection Council / Export
Inspection Agency shall not be
mandatory for export to remaining
European countries with effect
from the date of the Notification
for a period of 6 months
2. Certificate of Inspection by
Export Inspection Council / Export
Inspection Agency shall not be
mandatory for export to remaining
European countries with effect
--- Other: from the date of the Notification
10063099 ---- Other Free for a period of 6 months
--- Makhana:
20081921 ---- Popped Free
--- Makhana:
20081922 ---- Flour and powder Free
--- Makhana:
20081929 ---- Other Free
--- Other:
20081991 ---- Other roasted nuts and seeds Free
--- Other:
---- Other nuts, otherwise prepared
20081992 or preserved Free
--- Other:
---- Other roasted and fried vegetable
20081993 products Free
--- Other:
20081999 ---- Other Free
Waste oils :
--Containing polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs ), polychlorinated
terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated
27109100 biphenyls (PBBs) DELETED
-- Containing polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated
terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated
271091 biphenyls (PBBs) :
Halogenated derivatives of
2903 hydrocarbons.
--- Trichloroethane:
---- 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (methyl Subject to policy condition 2 of the
29031921 chloroform) Restricted chapter.
290329 -- Other :
290379 -- Other :
290389 Other :
3,3-Dimethylbutan-2-ol (pinacolyl
29051910 alcohol) Free
Epoxides, epoxyalcohols,
epoxyphenols and epoxyethers, with
a three-membered ring, and their
halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or
2910 nitrosated derivatives.
291090 Other :
292090 - Other :
2-Chloro N, N-Diisopropyl
29211910 ethylamine DELETED
--- Other :
29214391 ---- Ethafluralin Free
--- Other :
29214399 ---- Other Free
2-Hydroxy N, N-Diisopropyl
29221910 ethylamine DELETED
292419 Other :
292690 - Other :
Chromafenozide, methoxyfenazide,
29280020 trifloxystrobin
292990 Other
29299010 DELETED
N.N. Diethylphosphoramidic
dichloride
N.N. Diusopropylphosphoramidic
29299020 dichloride DELETED
N.N. Diproprophylphosphoramidic
29299030 dichloride DELETED
N.N. Dimethylphosphoramidic
29299040 dichloride DELETED
Diethyl N,N-
29299050 Dimethylphosphoramidate DELETED
--- Other :
29299091 ---- Propetamphos Free
--- Other :
29299099 ---- Other Free
O-Ethyl -phenyl
ethylphosphonothiolothionate(fonofo
29309096 s) DELETED
--- Other :
29309091 ---- Ethanol, 2,2'-thiobis- Free
--- Other :
---- ---- Goods specified in
Supplementary Note 9 to this
29309092 Chapter Free
--- Other :
---- Containing a phosphorus atom to
which one methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or
isopropyl group is bonded but no
29309094 further carbon atoms Free
293149 Other:
Bis(1-methylpentyl)
29314950 methylphosphonate
--- Other :
---- Containing a phosphorus atom to
which one methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or
isopropyl group is bonded but no
29314991 further carbon atoms
--- Other :
29314999 ---- Other
293159 Other :
Methyl-
(bis(diethylamino)methylene)
29315920 phosphonamidofluoridate Free
1,n-Bis[N-(3-dimethylcarbamoxy-a-
picolyl)-N,Ndialkyl (≤C10)
ammonio]-alkane-(2,(n-1)-dione)
29333960 dibromide (n=2-12) Free
293349 Other :
Aureofungin, kasugamycin,
29419070 validamycin Free
Insecticides, rodenticides,
fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting
products and plant-growth
regulators, disinfectants and similar
products, put up in forms or packings
for retail sale or as preparations or
articles (for example, sulphur-treated
bands, wicks and candles, and fly-
3808 papers).
Other :
380891 -- Insecticides
Other :
380892 -- Fungicides
--- Other:
---- Containing bromomethane
(methyl bromide) or
38089291 bromochloromethane Free
--- Other:
98089299 ---- Other Free
Other :
-- Herbicides, anti-sprouting
380893 products and plant-growth regulators
--- Other:
---- Containing bromomethane
(methyl bromide) or
38089391 bromochloromethane Free
--- Other:
38089399 ---- Other Free
380894 -- Disinfectants
Other :
38089400 -- Disinfectants DELETED
Other :
380899 -- Other
--- Other:
---- Containing bromomethane
(methyl bromide) or
38089991 bromochloromethane Free
--- Other:
---- Pesticides, not elsewhere
38089992 specified or included Free
--- Other:
38089999 ---- Other Free
Containing
bromochlorodifluoromethane,
bromotrifluoromethane or
38130010 dibromotetrafluoroethanes Free
--- Bar:
---- Containing 99.9 percent or more
71069221 by weight of silver Free
--- Bar:
71069229 ---- Other Free
Non-monetary :
71081200 -- Other unwrought forms DELETED
Non-monetary :
71081300 -- Other semi-manufactured forms DELETED
Platinum :
711011 -- Unwrought or in powder form
Platinum :
71101900 -- Other DELETED
711019 Other: