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Core Purpose

The Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority determines new agricultural and non-agricultural commodities that shall be stored in a registered warehouse.

Detailed Summary

The Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority, through a notification dated 22nd August, 2025, published on September 2, 2025, exercised powers under clause (p) of sub-section (2) of section 35 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007 (37 of 2007) read with sub-rule (1A) of rule 4 and clause (a) of rule 25 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Registration of Warehouses Rules 2017. This notification specifies additional agricultural and non-agricultural commodities (excluding metals) that must be stored in a registered warehouse. Fifty-one agricultural commodities are listed, including Buck wheat, Wheat flour, Coconut with husk, Jute seeds, Makhana Seed, Raw Jute, Cheese, Iodized Salt, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Beans, and Tapioca Starch. Ten non-agricultural commodities (other than metals) are listed, such as Bone Meal Raw, Calcium Ammonium Nitrate, Potassium Chloride, Urea, and Wool. All specified commodities must comply with qualitative specifications or standards from AGMARK, Bureau of Indian Standards, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, or National Agriculture Market (eNAM); if these do not exist, standards set by the Central Government, State Governments, or other Governmental bodies apply. For chemical or allied laboratory analysis, authorized laboratories include all AGMARK laboratories, NABL-accredited laboratories, and those recognized by the Bureau of Indian Standards, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Central Government, or State Government.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-04092025-265958 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 597] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025/BHADRA 11, 1947 WAREHOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATORY AUTHORITY NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd August, 2025 F.No. T-21032/1/2020-NIC (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (p) of sub-section (2) of section 35 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007 (37 of 2007) read with sub- rule (1A) of rule 4 and clause (a) of rule 25 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Registration of Warehouses Rules 2017, the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority hereby determines that the agricultural and non- agricultural (other than metals) commodities specified in the tables below (in addition to the previously notified commodities) shall be stored in a registered warehouse, namely:- Table 1 - Agricultural Commodities +-------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | S.No. | Name of the Commodity | +-------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | +-------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Buck wheat | | 2 | Khesari Dal | | 3 | Tulsi leaf dried | | 4 | Wheat flour | | 5 | Kusum seed | | 6 | Pongam Seeds | | 7 | Bamboo | | 8 | Chironji | | 9 | Coconut with husk | | 10 | Jute seeds | | 11 | Makhana Seed | | 12 | Raw Jute | | 13 | Soapnut (Reetha) | | 14 | White Musli | | 15 | Silk cocoon | | 16 | Walnut kernel | | 17 | Fenugreek Leaves Dried | | 18 | Chickpea flour (Besan) | | 19 | Roasted bengal gram flour(channa sattu) | | 20 | Water chestnut | | 21 | Water chestnut flour | | 22 | Guar Korma | | 23 | Amaranthus Seed | | 24 | Cheese | | 25 | Chilgoza Nuts | | 26 | Corn Flour | | 27 | Khandsari | | 28 | Margarine | | 29 | Iodized Salt (including Vacuum Evaporated and Refined Iodized Salt) | | 30 | Tamarind Powder | | 31 | Vanaspati | | 32 | White Pepper (Whole) | | 33 | White Pepper (Powder) | | 34 | Whole Milk Powder | | 35 | Ambadi Seed | | 36 | Bura | | 37 | Castor Seed Oil Cake | | 38 | Cocoa Beans | | 39 | Coconut Oil Cake | | 40 | Edible Tapioca Chips | | 41 | Decorticated ground nut oil cake | | 42 | Lemon Grass Oil | | 43 | Solvent extracted Linseed oil cake (meal) | | 44 | Linseed oil cake | | 45 | Maida | | 46 | Maize Bran | | 47 | Rava or Suji | | 48 | Rice Bran | | 49 | Sesamum (Til) Oil Cake | | 50 | Tapioca Starch | | 51 | Vetiver Oil (Khus Oil) | +-------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ Table 2 - Non-Agricultural Commodities (other than metals) +-------+-------------------------------------+ | S.No. | Name of the Commodity | +-------+-------------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | +-------+-------------------------------------+ | 1 | Bone Meal Raw | | 2 | Bone Meal Steamed | | 3 | Calcium Ammonium Nitrate | | 4 | Potassium Chloride | | 5 | Potassium Sulphate fertilizer grade | | 6 | Single super phosphate | | 7 | Animal tallow | | 8 | Triple Super Phosphate | | 9 | Urea | | 10 | Wool | +-------+-------------------------------------+ 2. The commodities specified in both the tables shall comply with the qualitative specifications or standards of the AGMARK or Bureau of Indian Standards or Food Safety and Standards Authority of India or National Agriculture Market (eNAM): Provided that in case, standards of AGMARK or Bureau of Indian Standards or Food Safety and Standards Authority of India or National Agriculture Market (eNAM) do not exist for these commodities, quality standards laid down by the Central Government or State Governments or Governmental bodies shall be applicable. 3. For the commodities requiring chemical or allied laboratory analysis, all AGMARK laboratories, all accredited laboratories notified by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories and laboratories recognized by the Bureau of Indian Standards, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Central Government or the State Government laboratories and other laboratories recognised by them are authorised for laboratory testing. ANIRUDH KUMAR, Jt. Secy. [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./330/2025-26] Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.09.04 12:12:18 +05'30'

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