Lok Sabha Question No. 5923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Export of Seafood
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5923(H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  APRIL, 2017

## EXPORT OF SEAFOOD

## 5923(H).  SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL: SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

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

- (a) whether  the  United  States  of  America  (USA)  is  the  major  destination  for  Indian seafood exports and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the USA has imposed certain conditions on import of seafoods from India and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government provides subsidy for seafood exports and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the action plan formulated by the Government for promotion of the said exports so as  to  improve  the  financial  status  of  people  residing  in  the  coastal  areas  of  the country?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- a):  Yes, Madam. The percentage of seafood exports to USA in the overall seafood export during last 3 years is as follows:-

| Export           | to USA         | to USA        | to USA            | Total Export           | Total Export   | Total Export      | %share      | %share   | %share   |
|------------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------|----------|----------|
| Year             | Qty (in        | Value         | Value             | Qty (in metric tonnes) | Value          | Value             | n Qty       | in Value | in Value |
|                  | metric tonnes) | (in ` crores) | In US$ (millions) | Qty (in metric tonnes) | (in ` crores)  | In US$ (millions) | n Qty       | in `     | in US$   |
| 129667           | 8830.12        | 1458.24       |                   | 1051243                | 33441.61       | 5511.12           | 12.33 26.40 | 26.46    | 2014-15  |
| 153695           | 8633.4         | 1334.05       | 945892            | 30420.83               | 4687.94        | 16.25             | 28.38       | 28.46    | 2015-16  |
| 2016-17 * 165543 | 10199.74       |               | 1536.24           | 979154                 | 33375.12       | 5024.84           | 16.91       | 30.56    | 30.57    |

## * Data is up to February, 2017

- b):  Yes,  Madam.  Based  on  the  representations  of  Southern  Shrimp  Producers Alliance,  the  association  of  local  shrimp  producers  in  USA,  the  US  DOC  after  its investigation  has  initiated  Anti-Dumping  Duty  (ADD)  on  shrimp  imports  from  India since  2004.  They  had  contended  that  India  was  selling  shrimp  to  USA  at  a  price lower  than  that  to  any  other  country.  The  initial  anti-dumping  duty  imposed  was

10.17% on which every year, there has been an Administrative Review and so far after 10 such reviews, the current anti-dumping duty rate is 2.20%.

c):  Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) provides the following assistance for facilitating seafood exports:-

1.  Assistance  for  promotional  expenditure  for  value  added  marine  products bearing MPEDA Quality  LOGO
2.  Financial assistance for warehousing / Transportation / placement (slotting) of marine products abroad.
3.  Sea Freight Assistance for export of Value Added Marine Products.
4.  Assistance for Infrastructural Development for  Value Addition
5.  Assistance for Process Automation and Packaging

d):  MPEDA  gives  financial  assistance  to  promote  exports  from  the  country,  which indirectly  benefit  the  economy  of  the  people  living  in  coastal  areas.  Further, Department  of  Animal  Husbandry,  Dairying  &  Fisheries  (DAHD&F)  has  also formulated  a  scheme  namely,  'Blue  Revolution:  Integrated  Development  and Management  of  Fisheries'  whose  one  of  the  objectives  is  to  increase  the  export earnings  in  the  next  5  years  with  focus  on  benefit  to  the  fishery  farmers  through institutional mechanisms in the fisheries cooperative, producer companies and other structures.

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