Exporters of wheat flour, maida need quality certificate for shipments

In July, the DGFT, under the commerce ministry, had stated that exporters of these commodities would need approval of the inter-ministerial committee) on export of wheat for the shipments

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, had stated that exporters of these commodities would need approval of the inter-ministerial committee (IMC) on export of wheat for the shipments.

"Export policy or items -- wheat flour, maida, samolina (rava/sirgi), wholemeal atta and resultant atta -- remains free but export shall be subject to recommendation of inter ministerial constituted for allowing export of wheat," the DGFT said on