Lok Sabha Question No. 448 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Import of Arecanut/Cocoa Powder/ Black Pepper
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 448

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th  FEBRUARY,2018

## IMPORT OF ARECANUT/COCOA POWDER/ BLACK PEPPER

## 448.   SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the total quantity of Arecanut, Cocoa Powder and Black Pepper imported into the country during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether  any  significant  changes  have  been  noticed  in  the  import  of  the  said commodities;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the import value of the said commodities during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and commoditywise?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to (c): The details of quantity of Arecanut, Cocoa Powder and Black Pepper imported into the country during the last three years and the current year along with the percentage change are as follows:

(Quantity in Ton)

|   S. No. | Item Description     | 2014- 15   | 2015- 16   |   % Change |   2016- 17 |   % Change |   2016-17 (Apr- Oct, 16) |   2017-18 (Apr- Oct, 17)* |   % Change |
|----------|----------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|------------|
|        1 | Whole Areca Nuts     | 8252 2073  |            |     -74.88 |        524 |     -74.73 |                      377 |                       208 |     -44.75 |
|        2 | Split Areca Nuts     | 6258       | 8889       |      42.03 |       2566 |     -71.14 |                     2011 |                        89 |     -95.56 |
|        3 | Other Areca Nuts     | 35526      | 34228      |      -3.65 |      13061 |     -61.84 |                     9326 |                     10203 |       9.41 |
|        4 | Pepper Long          | 852        | 1199       |      40.79 |       1947 |      62.33 |                      964 |                      1387 |      43.95 |
|        5 | Light Black Pepper   | 8232       | 8537       |       3.71 |      11071 |      29.68 |                     6147 |                      8224 |      33.79 |
|        6 | Black Pepper Garbled | 9820       | 7914       |     -19.41 |       5372 |     -32.11 |                     3351 |                      3711 |      10.73 |

|   S. No. | Item Description                                      | 2014- 15   | 2015- 16   | % Change   | 2016- 17   | % Change   | 2016-17 (Apr- Oct, 16)   |   2017-18 (Apr- Oct, 17)* | % Change   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|------------|
|        7 | Black Pepper Ungarbled 2619                           |            | 1671       | -36.19     | 1795       | 7.43       | 1645                     |                       641 | -61.04     |
|        8 | Dehydrated Green Pepper                               |            | 1          |            |            |            |                          |                       251 |            |
|        9 | Pepper Pinheads                                       | 505        | 395        | -21.70     | 881        | 123.08     | 496                      |                       388 | -21.77     |
|       10 | Frozen Pepper                                         |            |            |            |            |            |                          |                        10 |            |
|       11 | Other Pepper Neither Crushed Nor Ground               | 1568       | 2595       | 65.46      | 2010       | -22.53     | 1262                     |                      5896 | 367.22     |
|       12 | Crushed Or Ground Pepper                              | 85         | 17         | -80.40     | 45         | 172.10     | 11                       |                        51 | 360.63     |
|       13 | Cocoa Powder Not Containing Sugar/Sweetening Material | 10769      | 14211      | 31.95      | 12860      | -9.50      | 7386                     |                     10548 | 42.81      |
|       14 | Cocoa Powder Containing Sugar/Other Sweetening        | 11         | 600        | 5510.63    | 434        | -27.66     | 259                      |                       425 | 64.16      |

Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (* Provisional)

(d): The  details  of  import  value  of  the  said  commodities  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year are as follows:

(Value in US$ million)

|   S. No. | Item Description                                      | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |   2017-18 (Apr- Oct, 17)* |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Whole Areca Nuts                                      | 18.14     | 5.01      | 1.46      |                      0.82 |
|        2 | Split Areca Nuts                                      | 12.71     | 21.78     | 6.53      |                      0.25 |
|        3 | Other Areca Nuts                                      | 80.38     | 84.73     | 34.77     |                     40.64 |
|        4 | Pepper Long                                           | 1.01      | 1.46      | 1.99      |                      1.4  |
|        5 | Light Black Pepper                                    | 76.22     | 74.95     | 93.87     |                     45.58 |
|        6 | Black Pepper Garbled                                  | 77.21     | 73.47     | 42.94     |                     19.21 |
|        7 | Black Pepper Ungarbled                                | 21.70     | 15.47     | 15.31     |                      4.07 |
|        8 | Dehydrated Green Pepper                               |           | 0.004     |           |                      0.41 |
|        9 | Pepper Pinheads                                       | 0.95      | 1.01      | 1.94      |                      0.96 |
|       10 | Frozen Pepper                                         |           |           |           |                      0.08 |
|       11 | Other Pepper Neither Crushed Nor Ground               | 16.49     | 29.41     | 20.21     |                     36.89 |
|       12 | Crushed Or Ground Pepper                              | 0.75      | 0.04      | 0.49      |                      0.27 |
|       13 | Cocoa Powder Not Containing Sugar/Sweetening Material | 21.92     | 31.60     | 30.45     |                     23.16 |
|       14 | Cocoa Powder Containing Sugar/Other Sweetening        | 0.05      | 2.34      | 1.94      |                      1.77 |

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