The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, issued Notification No. 37/2025-26 on October 3, 2025, to implement an immediate amendment to the export policy for De-Oiled Rice Bran (DoRB). The Central Government has revised the export status of DoRB under specific ITC (HS) codes in Chapter 23 of the Export Policy Schedule. Previously, the export of DoRB was explicitly ‘Prohibited’ with a restriction that was scheduled to be in place until September 30, 2025. This notification removes that restriction entirely. Consequently, the export policy for DoRB across all relevant codes—including those concerning bran, sharps, and oil-cake residues—is now uniformly classified as ‘Free’. This action, taken using the powers under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, effectively lifts the ban on exporting De-Oiled Rice Bran, allowing its trade to proceed without the former prohibition.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No. 37/2025-26 – DGFT | Dated: 3rd October, 2025
Subject: Amendment in Export Policy of De-Oiled Rice Bran -regarding
S.O. 4517(E).— In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the Export Policy of De-Oiled Rice Bran(DoRB) under Chapter 23 of Schedule-II (Export Policy), ITC (HS) 2022 , with immediate effect as under :
| ITC(HS) code & Description | Export Policy | Existing Policy Condition | Revised Export Policy Condition |
| 2302 – Bran, Sharps and Other Residues, Whether or not in the form of Pellets, derived from the Sifting, Milling or Other Working of Cereals or of Leguminous Plants | |||
| 2302 40 00 – Of other Cereals | Free | Export of De-oiled Rice Bran is ‘Prohibited’ till 30th September 2025. |
«Deleted>> |
| 2306 – Oil-Cake and other Solid Residues, Whether or not Ground or in the form of Pellets, resulting from the Extraction of Vegetable or Microbial Fats or Oils, Other than those of Heading 2304 or 2305 | |||
| 2306 90 19 – Other — Oil-cake and oil- cake meal, expeller variety: —- Of other seeds | Free | Export of De-oiled Rice Bran is ‘Prohibited’ till 30th September 2025. |
«Deleted>> |
| 2306 90 29 – Other — Oil-cake and oil- cake meal, solvent extracted (defatted) variety: —- Of other seeds | Free | Export of De-oiled Rice Bran is ‘Prohibited’ till 30th September 2025. |
«Deleted» |
| 2306 90 90 – Other — Other | Free | Export of De-oiled Rice Bran is ‘Prohibited’ till 30th September 2025. |
«Deleted>> |
Effect of the Notification: The export policy of De-Oiled Rice Bran is hereby amended from `Prohibited’ to `Free’ with immediate effect.
(Ajay Bhadoo)
Additional Secretary to the Government of India
& Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F.No. 01/91/191/030/AM21/EC/E-36363)
