Rice export, coal import norms clarified

The government has said that broken rice consignments held up at container freight stations, which had been handed over to these stations before the September 8 decision of their export ban, should be cleared for shipments.

After imposing a 20% export duty on non-basmati rice, the government on September 8 banned the export of broken rice to increase its domestic availability.

In a separate notification, the DGFT said that under the coal import monitoring system, importers can apply for registration not earlier than 60th day and not later than five days before the expected date of arrival of the consignment.