Govt levies 30% import duty on Chana, Masoor
The Dollar Business Bureau In order to protect the interests of farmers, the Government on Thursday imposed an import duty of 30% on masoor (red lentil) and chana (chickpeas) to support domestic prices. Earlier, there was no import duty on these pulse varieties and these could be freely imported. “The Government has decided to impose 30% import duty on chana (chickpeas) and masoor (lentils), with immediate effect,” Ministry of Finance said in a statement. “Production of chana and masoor is expected to be high during the forthcoming Rabi season, and cheap imports, if allowed unabated, are likely to adversely affect the interest of the farmers,” it added. According to the Ministry of Agriculture data, plantings of gram were 14% higher on yearly basis till the end of last ...
Pulses except chickpeas (garbanzos) and lentils
Dated September 30, 2015 | Copy of | Notification No. 48/2015-Customs | In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.185(E), dated the 17th March, 2012, namely:- In the said notification,- (A) in the Table,- (i) against serial number 21, - (a) for the entry in column (2), the entry “0713 except 0713 ...
