Lok Sabha Question No. 5058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Import/Export of White Poppy Seeds
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5058 TO BE ANSWERED ON  24 th  JULY, 2019

## IMPORT/EXPORT OF WHITE POPPY SEEDS

## 5058.  SHRI DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा�ण�य एवं उ�योग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether white poppy seeds are being imported in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  quantum  and  value  of  white  poppy  seeds  imported into/exported from the country during each of the last three years and the current year, countrywise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to protect the interest of cultivators of poppy seeds in the country?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b) India's Import and export of Poppy Seeds (HS Code: 12079100) quantity, value and country-wise for the last three financial years and the current year is at Annex-I and AnnexII respectively.
- (c) Licences are issued to cultivators of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan every year for licit cultivation of opium poppy in the designated tracts. For this purpose, General Conditions of Licensing are notified every year by the Government.

Poppy seed is imported essentially to meet domestic demand. Further, import of poppy seed is  subject  to  country  restriction  and  can  be  imported  only  from  16  countries  which  are recognised  as  licit  producers  of  poppy  seeds.  The  importer  shall  have  to  produce  an appropriate certificate from competent authority of the exporting country that poppy seeds have been grown legally in that country. Importers are required to compulsorily register their contracts  with  Central  Bureau  of  Narcotics,  Gwalior  prior  to  import  in  accordance  with guidelines issued by the Dept of Revenue which may, inter alia, include fixing of country caps, imposing quantitative restriction, if any, per importer.

Import data of poppy seeds

| Country                                                                  | 2016-17                                                                  | 2016-17                                                                  | 2017-18                                                                  | 2017-18                                                                  | 2018-19                                                                  | 2018-19                                                                  |
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|                                                                          | Quantity (TON)                                                           | Value (Mill. US $)                                                       | Quantity (TON)                                                           | Value (Mill. US $)                                                       | Quantity (TON)                                                           | Value (Mill. US $)                                                       |
| CHINAP RP                                                                | 2227.00                                                                  | 4.99                                                                     | 3619.00                                                                  | 7.93                                                                     | 3223.00                                                                  | 6.76                                                                     |
| CZECH REPUBLIC                                                           |                                                                          |                                                                          | 1339.10                                                                  | 4.00                                                                     |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| SPAIN                                                                    |                                                                          |                                                                          | 0.01                                                                     | 0.00002                                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| TURKEY                                                                   | 15840.00                                                                 | 39.09                                                                    | 3636.00                                                                  | 9.86                                                                     | 14958.00                                                                 | 39.58                                                                    |
| Total                                                                    | 18067.00                                                                 | 44.07                                                                    | 8594.10                                                                  | 21.79                                                                    | 18181.00                                                                 | 46.34                                                                    |
| Note 1: The import figure is reported as 'NIL' for 2019-20 (April, 2019) | Note 1: The import figure is reported as 'NIL' for 2019-20 (April, 2019) | Note 1: The import figure is reported as 'NIL' for 2019-20 (April, 2019) | Note 1: The import figure is reported as 'NIL' for 2019-20 (April, 2019) | Note 1: The import figure is reported as 'NIL' for 2019-20 (April, 2019) | Note 1: The import figure is reported as 'NIL' for 2019-20 (April, 2019) | Note 1: The import figure is reported as 'NIL' for 2019-20 (April, 2019) |

Annex - I

## Export Data of poppy seeds

| Country       | 2016-17        | 2016-17            | 2017-18        | 2017-18            | 2018-19        | 2018-19            | 2019-20 (30th April, 2019)   | 2019-20 (30th April, 2019)   |
|---------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Country       | Quantity (TON) | Value (Mill. US $) | Quantity (TON) | Value (Mill. US $) | Quantity (TON) | Value (Mill. US $) | Quantity (TON)               | Value (Mill. US $)           |
| U S A         | 52.26          | 0.6397             | 62.15          | 0.5881             | 41.32          | 0.4537             | 2.00                         | 0.0215                       |
| CANADA        | 4.92           | 0.0402             | 9.75           | 0.0677             | 16.83          | 0.1099             | 1.01                         | 0.0096                       |
| U K           | 3.98           | 0.0219             | 2.02           | 0.0142             | 6.66           | 0.0530             | 1.00                         | 0.0047                       |
| AUSTRALIA     | 0.36           | 0.0041             | 6.81           | 0.0150             | 1.87           | 0.0156             |                              |                              |
| NEPAL         | 0.10           | 0.0008             | 1.36           | 0.0092             | 1.85           | 0.0078             | 0.10                         | 0.0007                       |
| SOUTHAFRICA   | 0.74           | 0.0071             | 0.52           | 0.0051             | 0.57           | 0.0050             |                              |                              |
| HONG KONG     | 0.07           | 0.0006             | 0.13           | 0.0012             | 0.79           | 0.0045             |                              |                              |
| NEW ZEALAND   | 0.53           | 0.0053             | 0.39           | 0.0036             | 1.82           | 0.0045             | 0.37                         | 0.0032                       |
| SRI LANKADSR  |                |                    |                |                    | 0.55           | 0.0042             |                              |                              |
| YEMEN REPUBLC |                |                    |                |                    | 0.75           | 0.0042             |                              |                              |
| MYANMAR       |                |                    |                |                    | 0.40           | 0.0033             |                              |                              |
| SEYCHELLES    |                |                    | 0.33           | 0.0030             | 0.25           | 0.0029             |                              |                              |
| KENYA         | 0.28           | 0.0023             | 0.82           | 0.0051             | 1.33           | 0.0026             | 0.04                         | 0.0005                       |
| SWITZERLAND   | 0.34           | 0.0036             | 0.11           | 0.0007             | 0.19           | 0.0019             |                              |                              |
| MALAYSIA      | 0.01           | 0.0001             | 0.12           | 0.0015             | 0.28           | 0.0018             | 0.05                         | 0.0005                       |
| TANZANIA REP  | 0.10           | 0.0009             |                |                    | 0.09           | 0.0016             |                              |                              |
| ANGOLA        |                |                    | 0.08           | 0.0011             | 0.10           | 0.0013             |                              |                              |
| CONGO D. REP. |                |                    |                |                    | 0.15           | 0.0010             |                              |                              |
| FIJI IS       | 0.08           | 0.0002             |                |                    | 0.10           | 0.0007             |                              |                              |
| MALDIVES      | 0.51           | 0.0014             | 0.05           | 0.0005             | 0.15           | 0.0006             | 0.03                         | 0.0003                       |
| NIGERIA       | 0.05           | 0.0003             |                |                    | 0.03           | 0.0005             | 0.11                         | 0.0002                       |
| CHILE         |                |                    |                |                    | 0.05           | 0.0004             |                              |                              |
| UGANDA        | 0.05           | 0.0005             |                |                    | 0.05           | 0.0004             |                              |                              |
| JAPAN         | 0.28           | 0.0034             |                |                    | 0.04           | 0.0003             |                              |                              |
| CAMEROON      |                |                    | 0.00           | 0.0000             | 0.04           | 0.0003             |                              |                              |
| BOTSWANA      |                |                    |                |                    | 0.06           | 0.0003             |                              |                              |
| ZAMBIA        |                |                    |                |                    | 0.18           | 0.0003             |                              |                              |
| REUNION       | 0.05           | 0.0005             | 0.02           | 0.0002             | 0.02           | 0.0002             |                              |                              |
| MALAWI        |                |                    | 0.02           | 0.0002             | 0.02           | 0.0002             |                              |                              |
| SWEDEN        |                |                    |                |                    | 0.01           | 0.0001             |                              |                              |

## Annex-II

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| SINGAPORE                                                                                                  |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                       | 0.0001                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
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| CZECH REPUBLIC                                                                                             |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                       | 0.0001                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| TOGO                                                                                                       |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                       | 0.0001                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| KYRGHYZSTAN                                                                                                |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.05                                                                                                       | 0.0004                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                       | 0.0000                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| GHANA                                                                                                      |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                       | 0.0000                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| BHUTAN                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                       | 0.0000                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| PAPUAN GNA                                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                       | 0.0000                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| BAHARAIN IS                                                                                                | 0.04                                                                                                       | 0.0003                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| BENIN                                                                                                      |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                       | 0.0001                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| CAYMAN IS                                                                                                  |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.03                                                                                                       | 0.0003                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| CHINA P RP                                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.05                                                                                                       | 0.0005                                                                                                     |
| FRANCE                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.13                                                                                                       | 0.0015                                                                                                     |
| GABON                                                                                                      |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                       | 0.0001                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| GAMBIA                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                       | 0.0000                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| LIBERIA                                                                                                    |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                       | 0.0000                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| MOZAMBIQUE                                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.02                                                                                                       | 0.0002                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| NETHERLAND                                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.35                                                                                                       | 0.0037                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| NETHERLANDANTIL                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                       | 0.0002                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| POLAND                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.04                                                                                                       | 0.0003                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| SIERRA LEONE                                                                                               |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                       | 0.0001                                                                                                     |
| SPAIN                                                                                                      | 0.04                                                                                                       | 0.0004                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| ST LUCIA                                                                                                   | 0.01                                                                                                       | 0.0000                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| SURINAME                                                                                                   |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                       | 0.0000                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| UARAB EMTS                                                                                                 |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                       | 0.0000                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            |
| Total                                                                                                      | 64.78                                                                                                      | 0.7337                                                                                                     | 85.21                                                                                                      | 0.7217                                                                                                     | 76.57                                                                                                      | 0.6832                                                                                                     | 4.89                                                                                                       | 0.0434                                                                                                     |
| Note: Figures pertaining to the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20 are Provisional and subject to changes | Note: Figures pertaining to the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20 are Provisional and subject to changes | Note: Figures pertaining to the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20 are Provisional and subject to changes | Note: Figures pertaining to the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20 are Provisional and subject to changes | Note: Figures pertaining to the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20 are Provisional and subject to changes | Note: Figures pertaining to the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20 are Provisional and subject to changes | Note: Figures pertaining to the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20 are Provisional and subject to changes | Note: Figures pertaining to the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20 are Provisional and subject to changes | Note: Figures pertaining to the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20 are Provisional and subject to changes |

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