Exporters of wheat flour or atta, maida, and semolina will have to obtain a quality certificate from the Export Inspection Council for outbound shipments, according to a government notification.
In July, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade DGFT under the commerce ministry said that exporters of these commodities would need approval from the Inter-ministerial Committee IMC on the export of wheat for the shipments.
Export policy or items relating to wheat flour, maida, samolina rava sirgi wholemeal atta and resultant atta remains free, but exports will be subject to the recommendation of the inter ministerial constituted for the export of wheat, the DGFT said on Monday.
Export of all shipments approved by IMC will be allowed subject to the issuance of a quality certificate from the Export Inspection Council or its EIAs export inspection agency in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, it added.
The provisions regarding transitional arrangement wouldn't be applicable under this notification.
Necessary modalities with regard to quality of these items will be notified separately, it said, adding that the notification will come into effect from August 14.
It said during the period from August 8 to August 14 that consignments of maida and semolina will be allowed to be exported where loading on the ship has started before this notification and that consignment has been handed over to the customs prior to this notification and is registered in their system.
In May, India banned wheat exports in order to check high prices due to concerns of the crop being hit by a scorching heat wave.