Export permission for non-basmati rice allows land custom station shipments subject to DGFT quantity registration and entity eligibility. Export of non-basmati rice is authorised as a free export from privately held stocks by private parties and specified State Trading Enterprises. Exports must be through Custom EDI ports or, alternatively, through non-EDI Land Custom Stations on the Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Nepal borders subject to registration of the export quantity with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with designated Regional Authorities handling registration. Exports under food aid programmes and bilateral arrangements with the Maldives are also permitted.