Govt allows exports of wheat flour under advance authorisation scheme

17 Oct 2022 Evaluate

The government has allowed exports of wheat flour under the advance authorisation scheme and by export-oriented units and firms in special economic zones. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said export-oriented units and those operating from special economic zones can export only wheat flour which is produced from imported wheat and not procured from the domestic market. Wheat processors had earlier approached the government seeking permission for wheat import under the advance authorisation scheme, so that they can export value-added products. An advance authorisation scheme allows duty-free import of inputs, which have to be mandatorily used in products that are required to be exported within a specified time. They are not allowed to sell the products in the domestic market.

The DGFT said that the export of wheat flour by 100 percent export-oriented units and units in the SEZs will be subject to pre-import of wheat conditions. It added ‘The wheat flour will have to be exported within 180 days from the date of import of the wheat consignment. The import shall be subject to actual user conditions and transfer of imported raw material, for any purpose including job work, shall not be permitted’. Procurement of domestic wheat for the purpose of export of wheat flour will not be allowed. It added that the entire production of the milling process has to be exported and no remnants will be allowed to be retained in the country, except the wastage approved by a norms committee.

It said at the time of export, the bill of entry of imported wheat will be produced before the customs authorities and only on verification of the same export will be allowed. On May 13, India banned wheat exports in a bid to check high prices amid concerns about wheat output being hit by a scorching heat wave. In August, the government also prohibited exports of wheat flour, maida, semolina and wholemeal aata with a view to curbing rising prices. Wheat flour exports from India have registered a growth of 200 percent during April-July 2022 compared to the corresponding period of 2021. As per the government estimates, wheat production is estimated to have declined to 106.84 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year (July-June) against 109.59 million tonnes in the previous year. Wheat is grown only in winters.

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