Lok Sabha Question No. 173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-17
Subject: Import of Food Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: KIRRON KHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 173 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  JULY, 2017

## IMPORT OF FOOD PRODUCTS

## 173. SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of food products imported into the country during the last three years and the current year, year and item-wise; and
- (b) the  total  expenditure  incurred  on  import  of  food  products  during  the  said  period, item-wise?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a) & (b): The item-wise details of food products imported into the country during the last three years and the current year, with the values (in US$ terms) thereof, are as follows:

|   S. No. | Commodities                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |    2016-17 |   2017-18 (April, 2017)* |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | Sausages And Similar Products, Of Meat, Meat Offal Or Blood; Food Preparations Based On These Products                                                                                                                              |    619769 |    281633 |     533312 |                    52645 |
|        2 | Other Prepared Or Preserved Meat, Meat Offal Or Blood                                                                                                                                                                               |   1801641 |   1640750 |    1401760 |                   138361 |
|        3 | Extracts And Juices Of Meat, Fish Or Crustaceans, Molluscs Or Other Aquatic Invertebrates                                                                                                                                           |    127649 |     90973 |     187555 |                        0 |
|        4 | Prepared Or Preserved Fish; Caviar And Caviar Substitutes Prepared From Fish Eggs                                                                                                                                                   |    358509 |    257278 |     385907 |                   117411 |
|        5 | Crustaceans, Molluscs And Other Aquatic Invertebrates, Prepared Or Preserved                                                                                                                                                        |    369799 |    584727 |     371659 |                   109493 |
|        6 | Cane Or Beet Sugar And Chemically Pure Sucrose, In Solid Form                                                                                                                                                                       | 597404893 | 608168581 | 1018976109 |                 41888160 |
|        7 | Other Sugars, Including Chemically Pure Lactose, Maltose, Glucose And Fructose, In Solid Form; Sugar Syrups Not Containing Added Flavouring Or Colouring Matter, Artificial Honey, Whether Or Not Mixed With Natural Honey; Caramel |  66636546 |  67937299 |   65190751 |                  8433986 |
|        8 | Molasses Resulting From The Extraction Or Refining Of Sugar                                                                                                                                                                         |   4927598 |   1157142 |    1351146 |                    18242 |

|   S. No. | Commodities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 | 2017-18 (April, 2017)*   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|
|        9 | Sugar Confectionery (Including White Chocolate), Not Containing Cocoa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  17508724 |  15299182 |  18261526 | 1662412                  |
|       10 | Cocoa Beans, Whole Or Broken, Raw Or Roasted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  85746354 |  55013219 |  78871752 | 5331098                  |
|       11 | Cocoa Shells, Husks, Skins And Other Cocoa Waste                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |     19993 |     34137 |     26945 | 5388                     |
|       12 | Cocoa Paste, Whether Or Not Defatted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  23310022 |  11287157 |  18521621 | 1562042                  |
|       13 | Cocoa Butter, Fat And Oil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  32559155 |  39866026 |  36419193 | 702108                   |
|       14 | Cocoa Powder, Not Containing Added Sugar Or Other Sweetening Matter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  21917686 |  31597120 |  30451728 | 3063808                  |
|       15 | Chocolate And Other Food Preparations Containing Cocoa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |  90027317 |  75161402 |  65384409 | 4466056                  |
|       16 | Malt Extract; Food Preparations Of Flour, Groats, Meal, Starch Or Malt Extract, Not Containing Cocoa Or Containing Less Than 40% By Weight Of Cocoa Calculated On A Totally Defatted Basis, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included; Food Preparations Of Goods Of Headings 0401 To 0404, Not Containing Cocoa Or Containing Less Than 5% By Weight Of Cocoa Calculated On A TotallyDefatted Basis Not ElsewhereSpecified Or Included |  12818934 |  16954234 |  18279129 | 2512577                  |
|       17 | Pasta, Whether Or Not Cooked Or Stuffed (With Meat Or Other Substances) Or Otherwise Prepared, Such As Spaghetti, Macaroni, Noodles, Lasagne, Gnocchi, Ravioli, Cannelloni; Couscous, Whether Or Not Prepared                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  16557120 |  13413390 |  14478197 | 1144409                  |
|       18 | Tapioca And Substitutes Therefore Prepared From Starch, In The Form Of Flakes, Grains, Pearls, Siftings Or In Similar Forms                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |    301567 |     58439 |     12420 |                          |
|       19 | Prepared Foods Obtained By The Swelling Or Roasting Of Cereals Or Cereal Products (For Example, Corn Flakes); Cereals (Other Than Maize (Corn) ) In (Except Flour, Groats And Meal), Pre-Cooked, Or Otherwise Prepared, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included grain Form Or In The Form Of Flakes Or Other Worked Grains                                                                                                            |   7330799 |   1655526 |   1034970 | 130542                   |
|       20 | Bread, Pastry, Cakes, Biscuits And Other Bakers Wares, Whether Or Not Containing Cocoa; Communion Wafers, Empty Cachets Of A Kind Suitable For Pharmaceutical Use, Sealing Wafers, Rice Paper And Similar Products                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  28368183 |  27226580 |  22028682 | 1677273                  |
|       21 | Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts And Other Edible Parts Of Plants, Prepared Or Preserved By Vinegar Or Acetic Acid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |    936108 |    471122 |    600193 | 102224                   |
|       22 | Tomatoes Prepared Or Preserved Otherwise Than By Vinegar Or Acetic Acid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   3390920 |   7395413 |   4493155 | 483824                   |
|       23 | Mushrooms And Truffles, Prepared Or Preserved Otherwise Than By Vinegar Or Acetic Acid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |    262411 |    194835 |    219462 | 60549                    |
|       24 | Other Vegetables Prepared Or Preserved Otherwise Than By Vinegar Or Acetic Acid, Frozen, Other Than Products Of Heading 2006                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   1774130 |    804637 |   1042626 | 73590                    |
|       25 | Other Vegetables Prepared Or Preserved Otherwise Than By Vinegar Or Acetic Acid, Not Frozen, Other Than Products Of Heading 2006                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   6184794 |   4547208 |   5199103 | 273955                   |
|       26 | Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts, Fruit-Peel And Other Parts Of Plants, Preserved By Sugar (Drained, Glace Or Crystallized)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   1908433 |   2573625 |   1370978 | 144329                   |
|       27 | Jams, Fruit Jellies, Marmalades, Fruit Or Nut Puree And Fruit Or Nut Pastes, Obtained By Cooking, Whether Or Not Containing Added Sugar Or Other Sweetening                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   4425567 |   5825550 |   6946442 | 762063                   |

| Matter   |
|----------|

| S. No.                                | Commodities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |    2014-15 |    2015-16 |    2016-17 | 2017-18 (April, 2017)*   |
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|--------------------------|
| 28                                    | Fruit, Nuts And Other Edible Parts Of Plants, Otherwise Prepared Or Preserved, Whether Or Not Containing Added Sugar Or Other Sweetening Matter Or Spirit, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included                                                         |   23378526 |   19374831 |   21309188 | 1652138                  |
| 29                                    | Fruit Juices (Including Grape Must) And Vegetable Juices, Unfermented And Not Containing Added Spirit, Whether Or Not Containing Added Sugar Or Other Sweetening Matter                                                                                |   32811026 |   37269824 |   40766780 | 5753855                  |
| 30                                    | Extracts, Essences And Concentrates Of Coffee, Tea Or Mate And Preparations With A Basis Of These Products Or With A Basis Of Coffee, Tea Or Mate; Roasted Chicory & Other Roasted Coffee Substitutes, And Extracts, Essences And Concentrates Thereof |    9251588 |   11672748 |   14182928 | 1604842                  |
| 31                                    | Yeasts (Active Or Inactive); Other Single Cell Micro- Organisms, Dead (But Not Including Vaccines Of Heading 3002); Prepared Baking Powders                                                                                                            |   12077717 |   12601515 |   17719650 | 1707669                  |
| 32                                    | Sauces And Preparations Therefor; Mixed Condiments And Mixed Seasonings; Mustard Flour And Meal And Prepared Mustard                                                                                                                                   |   12620317 |   14487896 |   15582018 | 1752625                  |
| 33                                    | Soups And Broths And Preparations Therefor; Homogenized Composite Food Preparations                                                                                                                                                                    |     536769 |     370434 |     282529 | 26763                    |
| 34                                    | Ice-Cream And Other Edible Ice, Whether Or Not Containing Cocoa                                                                                                                                                                                        |    4787509 |    4099472 |    3857803 | 595142                   |
| 35                                    | Food Preparations, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included                                                                                                                                                                                                 |   85261899 |   94143490 |   97550981 | 12104346                 |
| 36                                    | Waters, Including Natural Or Artificial Mineral Waters And Aerated Waters, Not Containing Added Sugar Or Other Sweetening Matter Nor Flavoured; Ice And Snow                                                                                           |     689308 |     973561 |    1241525 | 105438                   |
| 37                                    | Waters, Including Mineral Waters And Aerated Waters, Containing Added Sugar Or Other Sweetening Matter Or Flavoured, And Other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Not Including Fruit Or Vegetable Juices Of Heading 2009                                        |  147439509 |  124548869 |  151163530 | 15279730                 |
| 38                                    | Beer Made From Malt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |    4718454 |    8493744 |   10634372 | 590940                   |
| 39                                    | Wine Of Fresh Grapes, Including Fortified Wines; Grape Must Other Than That Of Heading 2009                                                                                                                                                            |   20740946 |   23556122 |   19655450 | 1875140                  |
| 40                                    | Vermouth And Other Wine Of Fresh Grapes Flavoured With Plants Or Aromatic Substances                                                                                                                                                                   |     158234 |      25056 |      77294 | 758                      |
| 41                                    | Other Fermented Beverages; Mixtures Of Fermented Beverages And Non-alcoholic Beverages, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included                                                                                                                            |     121975 |     112655 |      29685 |                          |
| 42                                    | Un-denatured Ethyl Alcohol Of An Alcoholic Strength By Volume Of 80% Vol. Or Higher; Ethyl Alcohol And Other Spirits, Denatured, Of Any Strength                                                                                                       |   97814168 |  148739759 |  225911722 | 20419876                 |
| 43                                    | Un-denatured Ethyl Alcohol Of An Alcoholic Strength By Volume Of Less Than 80% Vol.; Spirit, Liqueurs And Other Spiritnous Beverages                                                                                                                   |  264516092 |  249222719 |  262221638 | 23458942                 |
| 44                                    | Vinegar And Substitutes For Vinegar Obtained From Acetic Acid                                                                                                                                                                                          |    5389325 |    3910396 |    3489413 | 243832                   |
| India's Total Import of Food Products | India's Total Import of Food Products                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1749907983 | 1743100276 | 2297717236 | 162088581                |

Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata, (* Provisional)