Export non-basmati rice from India to Togo: duty, documents and price
Duty: basic duty 10%, no Indian trade agreement in force. Directional
Documents: Importer-Exporter Code (IEC), Phytosanitary Certificate, any product-specific conformity, food-safety, plus 12 more listed below. Directional
Price in India: ₹4,000 per quintal (₹40,000 per tonne), median of 59 mandis on 3 Nov 2026. Real
What Togo charges
| Item | Rate |
|---|---|
| Basic (MFN) duty | 10% |
| Preferential rate | none: no agreement in force |
| VAT / GST at import | not confirmed |
| Governing schedule | UEMOA Common External Tariff (2022 edition), chapter 10: lines 1006.30.10.00 and 1006.30.90.00 at 10% customs duty, plus 1% statistical fee, 0.8% UEMOA solidarity levy and 0.5% ECOWAS levy Reference |
Directional Source: Live search: https://www.intercom.tg/en/ressources/guides. Live search, two independent lookups agree; verify before committing. Not established: VAT/GST. Import VAT on rice is not confirmed. Two lookups on 24 Oct read 18% and then 0% (exempt); check the current loi de finances with the Office Togolais des Recettes. Effective 2026-09-22. No anti-dumping, safeguard, or CBAM measure was established; rice is VAT-exempt unless it is luxury rice. Confirm with Togo customs before pricing a deal.
Documents and registrations
- Importer-Exporter Code (IEC)
- Registration-Cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC) from Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
- Togo import permit for plants or plant products where applicable
- Phytosanitary Certificate
- fumigation certificate where required by the importer or commodity
- any product-specific conformity
- food-safety
- veterinary or sanitary certificate required by the Togolese competent authority
- Commercial invoice
- packing list
- transport document (bill of lading or air waybill)
- customs export declaration/shipping bill
- certificate of origin
- fumigation certificate where applicable
- Togo import permit where applicable
- insurance document where applicable
Where to get them: IEC: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), India; RCMC: Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA); Phytosanitary Certificate: Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, India; Togo import permit and plant-health controls: Togolese competent plant-protection authority under the Ministry of Agriculture; customs documentation: Indian Customs and Togo Customs
The exact Togo permit, inspection and certificate package depends on the commodity and its HS code; a general agricultural-export checklist cannot establish product-specific requirements. Shipments commonly face clearance delays when the importer has not obtained the required Togo permit in advance or when the phytosanitary, fumigation, invoice and packing details do not match.
Directional Compiled for agriculture exports to Togo from the official pages below, checked 24 Oct 2026. Confirm with the issuing authority.
https://www.dgft.gov.in/CP/?opt=e-rcmc
https://content.dgft.gov.in/Website/HTE.pdf
https://content.dgft.gov.in/Website/dgftprod/61d61bc2-272e-4880-b96c-c8f685a3b244/Foreign%20Trade%20Policy%202023.pdf
https://content.dgft.gov.in/Website/1C.pdf
Non-basmati rice prices in Indian mandis
Median ₹4,000/quintal across 59 markets; middle 80% ₹3,350 to ₹6,650. Reported 3 Nov 2026.
Real Source: Agmarknet, Government of India, via data.gov.in (Rice). Domestic wholesale price, not an export or FOB price.
What this page does not know
- Freight and port costs for your shipment. Carrier rates are not connected yet, so we do not print a freight number here. Put your own quotes into the landed cost calculator; it fills in this duty.
- Your buyer's price. The mandi price is what non-basmati rice costs inside India.
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