Wait...
Search Global Export Import Trade Data
Recent Searches: No Recent Searches

Government mulls import duty hike on edible oil.


Date: 17-09-2015
Subject: Government mulls import duty hike on edible oil
NEW DELHI: Amid demands for hike in import duty on edible oil to protect the domestic industry, Finance Ministry today discussed a proposal to raise the levy.

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia today held a meeting with officials from the departments of commerce and consumer affairs, but no decision could be taken, sources said, adding that there would be more meetings on the subject.

Import duty on crude edible oil currently stands at 7.5 per cent, while that on refined stands at 15 per cent.

According to industry estimates, edible oil imports are likely to increase to 14 million tonnes in the 2014-15 oil year (November to October) from 11.6 million tonnes in the previous year.

Solvent Extractors' Association Executive Director B V Mehta said that looking at the current conditions, the industry had demanded to raise the import duty on crude edible oil from 7.5 per cent to 25 per cent and refined edible oil from 15 per cent to 45 per cent, thus maintaining the duty difference of 20 per cent.

"We need to check import of cheaper oil to protect the interest of farmers and domestic processing industry," Mehta told PTI.

He added that the prices of imported palm oil have fallen sharply in the last one-and-half years.

Earlier, the industry had said that India is being used as a dumping ground for excessive supply of edible oils in the world market.

"Excessive import has put tremendous pressure on the local prices, which are at a level where Indian oilseeds growing farmers are in distress and losing interest in oilseed crop," Solvent Extractors' Association said.

Imports of vegetable oils, which includes both edible and non-edible oils, rose by 23 per cent to 11.72 million tonnes during November-August period as against 9.52 million tonnes in the same period last year.

Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com

Get Sample Now

Which service(s) are you interested in?
 Export Data
 Import Data
 Both
 Buyers
 Suppliers
 Both
OR
 Exim Help
+


What is New?

Date: 15-05-2025
Notification No. 33/2025-CUSTOMS (N.T.)
Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver

Date: 09-05-2025
Notification No. 29/2025-Customs
Seeks to exempt works of art and antiques from Basic Customs Duty

Date: 30-04-2025
Notification No. 02/2025-Customs (CVD)
Seeks to amend Notification No. 05/2024-Customs (CVD) dated the 11th September, 2024 so as to align with changes made vide Finance Act, 2025

Date: 30-04-2025
Notification No. 26/2025-Customs
Seeks to rescind Notification No. 04/2025-Customs dated the 1st February, 2025

Date: 30-04-2025
Notification No. 27/2025-Customs
Seeks to amend Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, to align it with changes made in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act vide Finance Act, 2025.

Date: 30-04-2025
Notification No. 28/2025-Customs
Seeks to amend Notification no. 27/2011-customs dated 1 st March, 2011 and Notification No. 22/2024-Customs, dated 2 nd April, 2024 to align them with the changes made in the Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act.

Date: 30-04-2025
Notification No. 33/2025-CUSTOMS (N.T.)
Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver- Reg

Date: 28-04-2025
Notification No. 24/2025-Customs
Seeks to amend List 34A and 34B of the Notification No. 50/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017

Date: 24-04-2025
Notification No.31/2025-Customs (N.T.)
Goods Imported (Conditions of Transshipment) Regulations, 2025

Date: 23-04-2025
Notification No. 28/2025-CUSTOMS (N.T.)
Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver- Reg.



Exim Guru Copyright © 1999-2025 Exim Guru. All Rights Reserved.
The information presented on the site is believed to be accurate. However, InfodriveIndia takes no legal responsibilities for the validity of the information.
Please read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy before you use this Export Import Data Directory.

EximGuru.com

C/o InfodriveIndia Pvt Ltd
F-19, Pocket F, Okhla Phase-I
Okhla Industrial Area
New Delhi - 110020, India
Phone : 011 - 40703001