KalpExport tur dal from India to Saudi Arabia: duty, documents and price
Duty: basic duty 5%, no Indian trade agreement in force, plus VAT 15%. Directional
Documents: Import Export Code (IEC), Quarantine & Storage (DPPQS), Commercial invoice, packing list, plus 10 more listed below. Directional
Price in India: ₹14,500 per quintal (₹1,45,000 per tonne), median of 9 mandis on 3 Nov 2026, indicative only. Real
What Saudi Arabia charges
| Item | Rate |
|---|---|
| Basic (MFN) duty | 5% |
| Preferential rate | none: no agreement in force |
| VAT / GST at import | 15% |
| Duty and VAT together, on customs value | ~20.8% |
Directional Source: Live search: https://zatca.gov.sa/en/eServices/Pages/Calculator.aspx; basic duty: WITS https://wits.worldbank.org/API/V1/SDMX/V21/datasource/TRN/reporter/682/partner/000/product/071360/year/all/datatype/reported. Reported tariff for 2023 (WITS), not checked against today's schedule; verify before committing. Basic duty is the applied MFN rate Saudi Arabia reported to WITS (UNCTAD TRAINS) for 2023, not today's schedule. No anti-dumping, safeguard, or CBAM measure could be established from the available official sources. Confirm with Saudi Arabia customs before pricing a deal.
Documents and registrations
- Import Export Code (IEC)
- APEDA e-Registration Cum Membership Certificate (e-RCMC)
- Phytosanitary Certificate issued by Directorate of Plant Protection
- Quarantine & Storage (DPPQS)
- Registration-cum-Allocation Certificate (RCAC) for Basmati Rice and non-Basmati rice issued by APEDA upon registration of export contracts
- certificate from SFDA accredited rice establishment for Saudi Arabia-bound rice
- adoption of ISO 22000 and/or HACCP for rice establishments exporting to Saudi Arabia
- Commercial invoice
- packing list
- bill of lading/air waybill
- phytosanitary certificate
- APEDA RCAC where applicable
- Saudi-side product/health certificate where applicable
- certificate from SFDA accredited rice establishment where applicable
Where to get them: IEC: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), e-RCMC: Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) via DGFT portal, phytosanitary certificate: Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage (DPPQS)/Plant Quarantine authority, RCAC: APEDA, Saudi importer registration and e-account: Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), Saudi standards/labelling compliance: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) and SFDA
For rice, Saudi Arabia-bound shipments are commonly held up if the exporter lacks the APEDA-linked paperwork or if the sourcing mill is not on the Saudi/SFDA-accepted list. Another frequent failure point is missing plant quarantine or Saudi-side product documentation, which can stop customs or food-control clearance.
Directional Compiled for agriculture exports to Saudi Arabia from the official pages below, checked 24 Sept 2026. Confirm with the issuing authority.
https://apeda.gov.in/Requirement_Export_Rice
https://apeda.gov.in/APEDA-FAQ
https://apeda.gov.in/sites/default/files/announcements/RCAC_trade_notice_NBR25092025.pdf
https://apeda.gov.in/sites/default/files/annual_report/APEDA_Annual_Report_English_2024_25.pdf
Tur dal prices in Indian mandis
Median ₹14,500/quintal across 9 markets; middle 80% ₹5,600 to ₹14,750. Reported 3 Nov 2026.
Real Source: Agmarknet, Government of India, via data.gov.in (Red gram split/Arhar dal/Tur dal). 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 tur dal costs inside India.
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