Govt imposes 20% export duty on non-Basmati rice

09 Sep 2022 Evaluate

In order to boost domestic supplies amid a fall in area under the paddy crop in the current Kharif season, the government has imposed a 20 per cent export duty on non-Basmati rice except for parboiled rice. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs said an export duty of 20 per cent has been imposed on 'rice in husk (paddy or rough)' and 'husked (brown) rice'. It also said the export of 'semi-milled or wholly-milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (other than Parboiled rice and Basmati rice)' will also attract a customs duty of 20 per cent.

The export duty came in force from September 9. As per the latest data released by the agriculture ministry, the area under the paddy crop has been down by 5.62 per cent at 383.99 lakh hectares in the ongoing Kharif season so far due to poor rains in some states. India, the world's second-largest rice producer after China, commands a 40 per cent share in the global trade. The country exported 21.2 million tonnes of rice in the 2021-22 fiscal year, of which 3.94 million tonnes were Basmati rice. It exported non-Basmati rice worth $6.11 billion in the same period.

The country exported non-Basmati rice to more than 150 countries in 2021-22. Paddy is the main Kharif crop, sowing of which begins with the onset of the southwest monsoon in June and harvesting starts from October onwards. Rice production rose to a record 130.29 million tonnes in the last crop year as against 124.37 million tonnes in 2020-21.

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