Lok Sabha Question No. 3498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Import of Containers
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Anto  Antony

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3498 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  MARCH,2023

## IMPORT OF CONTAINERS

## 3498.   SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any statistics regarding import of containers that have taken place in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of such import during the last eight years, year and country-wise;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to manufacture containers in the country;
- (d) if so, the details and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (e) whether the Government has any details regarding revenue generated through import of containers from different countries; and
- (f) if so, the details of such revenue generation during the above said period?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) & (b): The number  and value of import of containers (ITC-HS:86090000) during last eight  years are as follows:

## (Value in US$ million)

| Year    | Number of Container   |   Value of import of Container |
|---------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2014-15 | 11,684                |                          26.05 |
| 2015-16 | 9,183                 |                          33    |
| 2016-17 | 11,031                |                          35.8  |
| 2017-18 | 88,007                |                          57.5  |
| 2018-19 | 3,02,141              |                          87.57 |
| 2019-20 | 8,44,663              |                          77.52 |
| 2020-21 | 16,612                |                         102.78 |
| 2021-22 | 5,64,536              |                         137.91 |

Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata.

The  above  number  and  value  is  for  containers  of  different  size  and  purpose  including shipping containers, temperature regulated GPS enabled containers, etc. where the values vary. The number  and value of India's import of containers (ITC-HS:86090000) from top 20 countries during last eight years are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

- (c) & (d): Under 'Make in India' Policy, Container Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR) has  placed  orders  on  seven  indigenous  container  manufacturers  for  a  total  of  19,000 containers.
- (e) & (f): The details of duty collected through import of containers (ITC-HS:86090000) from different countries during last eight years are as follows:

(Value in INR Lakh)

| Year    |   Sum of Assessable Value |   Sum of Duty |
|---------|---------------------------|---------------|
| 2014-15 |                   12024.3 |       2156.69 |
| 2015-16 |                   18274.2 |       2052.58 |
| 2016-17 |                   22293.5 |       3130.88 |
| 2017-18 |                   27617.3 |       3120.25 |
| 2018-19 |                   53701   |       7559.96 |
| 2019-20 |                   40464.4 |       5096.63 |
| 2020-21 |                   62898.1 |       7561.04 |
| 2021-22 |                   76998.9 |       4632.92 |

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## Annexure-I

Statement referred to in reply of part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question no. 3498 for answer on 22 nd  March 2023 .

The number of India's import of containers (ITC-HS:86090000) from top 20 countries during last eight years

( Figures in Number)

|   Sr. No | COUNTRY         | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | China P Rp      | 8509      | 4885      | 5904      | 2771      | 299179    | 811646    |     10907 |    248952 |
|        2 | U S A           | 741       | 1342      | 770       | 1032      | 853       | 1105      |      1184 |      2793 |
|        3 | Korea Rp        | 176       | 110       | 273       | 24        | 188       | 41        |       199 |     10194 |
|        4 | Singapore       | 26        | 135       | 65        | 51        | 120       | 15892     |       344 |      8373 |
|        5 | Hong Kong       | 4         |           | 1         | 3         | 23        | 18        |       121 |       160 |
|        6 | Taiwan          | 26        | 1         | 2         | 8         | 6         | 11        |        50 |       125 |
|        7 | Japan           | 51        | 39        | 35        |           | 22        | 72        |        57 |     50652 |
|        8 | Belgium         | 47        | 87        | 42        | 76        | 37        | 121       |        60 |      3001 |
|        9 | Germany         | 422       | 581       | 889       | 586       | 360       | 248       |       162 |     19704 |
|       10 | Mauritius       |           |           |           |           |           |           |       599 |       583 |
|       11 | Sweden          | 10        | 4         | 1         | 16        | 2         | 97        |        20 |        29 |
|       12 | Netherland      | 45        | 68        | 28        | 82        | 159       | 164       |       144 |       178 |
|       13 | Indonesia       | 4         |           | 56        | 54        | 7         | 90        |        26 |     34251 |
|       14 | Vietnam Soc Rep | 5         |           | 34        | 1         |           | 2         |         3 |     15940 |
|       15 | U K             | 70        | 85        | 29        | 51        | 162       | 133       |        77 |       255 |
|       16 | Canada          | 35        | 42        | 137       | 98        | 91        | 82        |        80 |        29 |
|       17 | Poland          |           |           |           |           | 10        |           |         1 |     99860 |
|       18 | U Arab Emts     | 227       | 664       | 51        | 94        | 176       | 95        |        52 |        66 |
|       19 | Thailand        | 43        | 70        | 5         | 5         | 97        | 2         |        16 |     23246 |
|       20 | France          | 140       | 287       | 208       | 136       | 56        | 14366     |       106 |       494 |

Source: DGCIS

Annexure-II Statement referred to in reply of part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question no. 3498

for answer on 22 nd  March 2023 .

India's value of import of containers (ITC-HS:86090000) from top 20 countries during last eight years

(Value in thousand US$)

| COUNTRY         | 2014- 15   | 2015- 16   | 2016- 17   | 2017- 18   | 2018- 19   | 2019- 20   |   2020- 21 |   2021- 22 |
|-----------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| China P Rp      | 11617      | 16053      | 21088      | 16375      | 63403      | 46984      |      65396 |      66190 |
| U S A           | 877        | 6113       | 5618       | 5346       | 7245       | 6262       |       8487 |      20182 |
| Korea Rp        | 284        | 163        | 607        | 71         | 162        | 335        |       6026 |       8703 |
| Singapore       | 372        | 390        | 175        | 157        | 483        | 3098       |       4938 |       8196 |
| Hong Kong       | 26         |            | 10         | 9          | 733        | 639        |       4478 |       5965 |
| Taiwan          | 139        | 2          | 4          | 497        | 354        | 793        |       1064 |       3898 |
| Japan           | 180        | 788        | 306        | 0          | 26         | 889        |        906 |       3576 |
| Belgium         | 101        | 311        | 79         | 157        | 312        | 581        |       2722 |       2832 |
| Germany         | 4401       | 2207       | 4008       | 16418      | 7085       | 4263       |        714 |       2402 |
| Mauritius       |            |            |            |            |            |            |       2113 |       2162 |
| Sweden          | 42         | 13         | 2          | 17         | 139        | 2218       |        181 |       1688 |
| Netherland      | 182        | 444        | 206        | 1203       | 1762       | 1261       |       1355 |       1408 |
| Indonesia       | 9          |            | 251        | 159        | 56         | 295        |        153 |       1372 |
| Vietnam Soc Rep | 16         |            | 58         | 7          |            | 3          |         24 |       1142 |
| U K             | 1011       | 655        | 96         | 577        | 1234       | 3266       |       1461 |       1069 |
| Canada          | 133        | 86         | 247        | 238        | 154        | 188        |        152 |        863 |
| Poland          |            |            |            |            | 67         |            |          2 |        863 |
| U Arab Emts     | 1098       | 1573       | 99         | 483        | 1356       | 308        |        201 |        756 |
| Thailand        | 46         | 32         | 75         | 18         | 95         | 10         |         47 |        529 |
| France          | 1670       | 1307       | 1331       | 861        | 406        | 1511       |        568 |        466 |

Source: DGCI&S

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