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Case: Rice for human consumption or processing Effective 03 Feb 2023 to 15 Feb 2023

This case contains a number of different import scenarios with associated import conditions. You can refine the import scenarios by answering the questions below.

Which of the following best describes the goods?

  • Parboiled rice is husked or milled rice that has been soaked in water and subjected to a heat treatment so that the starch is fully gelatinized, followed by a drying process.

  • Retorting refers to the process of cooking food in an unopened, hermetically sealed container for a duration, and to a temperature, sufficient to make the contents commercially sterile. Vacuum-packed products are NOT retorted.

    For more information on retorted products and acceptable packaging, please refer to the following: Product reference: Retorted products.