HS code for Basmati Rice: 1006.30
India is the world's largest basmati exporter. Basmati falls under heading 1006 (rice), at the 8-digit level within the milled-rice subheading.
- HS code
- 1006.30
- Description
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice
- Chapter 10 — Cereals
Registration
Exporters of basmati rice register with APEDA (Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority) and hold its Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC), which you need to claim most export benefits.
Documents for exporting basmati rice
Specific to this product
- APEDA RCMC
- Registration of the export contract with APEDA
- Phytosanitary certificate
- Certificate of origin
- Lab test / pesticide residue report where the buyer or market requires it
Standard for every export shipment
- Proforma invoice and commercial invoice
- Packing list
- Shipping bill (filed on ICEGATE by you or your CHA)
- Bill of lading or airway bill
- IEC (Import Export Code)
- Bank realisation / e-BRC after payment arrives
Main export markets
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, UAE, USA, UK, Yemen.
Check before you ship
- Confirm the 8-digit tariff line for basmati vs non-basmati
- Check any minimum export price in force on the DGFT site
- EU and US buyers check pesticide residue limits
- Confirm the full 8-digit tariff line, current GST rate, RoDTEP rate and any export policy condition on the official ICEGATE / DGFT sources — rates change by notification.
Make the documents in minutes
In Eximly you create the export order once and the proforma, commercial invoice, packing list and certificate of origin are generated from it with the HS code filled in, so every document matches.