Lok Sabha Question No. 311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: Import Duty on Edible Oil
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Prashant Yadaorao Padole

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 311

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  JULY, 2025

## IMPORT DUTY ON EDIBLE OIL

## 311.  Dr. PRASHANT YADAORAO PADOLE:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष  एवं  ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  recently  increased  import  duty  on  edible  oils  to  support domestic oilseed farmers;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof and  the likely impact of the said changes on domestic oilseed prices and the income of farmers;
- (c) the year-wise details of quantity of crude and refined edible oils imported, import duties levied, and the revenue generated therefrom during the last five years; and
- (d) the  data  regarding  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP),  market  price  and  Government procurement  for  soybean  and  rapeseed  (mustard)  during  the  last  five  years  and  the  likely scenario post revision of import duties?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) & (b): The current import duties on Crude and Refined edible oils are as under:-

| S.no.   | Crude and Refined edible oils                                    | Current import duties      |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| I.      | Crude Palm Oil, Crude Sunflower Oil, and Crude Soybean Oil       | 16.5% (w.e.f. 30.05.2025)  |
| II.     | Refined Palm Oil, Refined Sunflower Oil, and Refined Soybean Oil | 35.75% (w.e.f. 14.09.2024) |

(c): The data (oil year-wise) of import volumes of major crude and refined vegetable oils over the past five years are as under:

Major Crude Oil Imports

(Quantity in LMT)

| Oil Year (Nov-Oct)   |   Crude Palm Oil |   Crude Soybean Oil |   Crude Sunflower Oil |
|----------------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| 2019-20              |            68.15 |               33.68 |                 25.26 |
| 2020-21              |            74.66 |               28.91 |                 19.09 |
| 2021-22              |            59.43 |               41.18 |                 19.92 |
| 2022-23              |            75    |               37.93 |                 28.87 |
| 2023-24              |            70.16 |               31.41 |                 34.91 |

Source: DGCIS

Major Refined Oil Imports

(Quantity in LMT)

| Oil Year (Nov-Oct)   |   RBD Palmolein |   Refined Soybean |   Refined Sunflower |
|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 2019-20              |            4.3  |              1.59 |                0.02 |
| 2020-21              |            8.48 |              3.73 |                0.2  |
| 2021-22              |           21.08 |              1.01 |                0.11 |
| 2022-23              |           22.95 |              0.17 |                0.02 |
| 2023-24              |           18.98 |              0.25 |                0.06 |

Source: DGCIS

The revenue collected from crude and refined vegetable oils over the past five years is as under:

| Financial Year-wise data on revenue collected from crude and refined vegetable oils over the past five years (CTH 1507 to 1515)   | Financial Year-wise data on revenue collected from crude and refined vegetable oils over the past five years (CTH 1507 to 1515)   | Financial Year-wise data on revenue collected from crude and refined vegetable oils over the past five years (CTH 1507 to 1515)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                                            | FY                                                                                                                                | Revenue Collected (in Rs.)                                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                                                 | 2020-21                                                                                                                           | 1,92,34,12,44,863                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                                 | 2021-22                                                                                                                           | 3,14,99,70,18,831                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                                 | 2022-23                                                                                                                           | 1,43,85,13,43,662                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                                 | 2023-24                                                                                                                           | 1,36,35,35,49,186                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                                                 | 2024-25                                                                                                                           | 2,56,49,62,09,227                                                                                                                 |

Source: CBIC

The details of import duty rates for the past five years on major edible oils is annexed as Annexure-1 .

(d): Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Soybean and Rapeseed are as under:

(In ₹ per quintal)

|   S. No. | Crops                  |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |   2025-26 |
|----------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Soybean (yellow) (KMS) |      3950 |      4300 |      4600 |      4892 |      5328 |
|        2 | Rapeseed (RMS)         |      4650 |      5050 |      5450 |      5650 |      5950 |

KMS=Kahrif Marketing Season, RMS= Rabi Marketing Season

The procurement details of Rapeseed and Soybean procured at MSP under PSS (Price Support Scheme) during the last five years are as under:

| Year    | Mustard Seed (Quantity Procured (in LMT))   | Soybean (Quantity Procured (in LMT))   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2020-21 | 0.00001                                     | 0.00004                                |
| 2021-22 | Nil                                         | Nil                                    |
| 2022-23 | 11.14                                       | Nil                                    |
| 2023-24 | 12.08                                       | 0.07                                   |
| 2024-25 | 5.01                                        | 19.96                                  |

Source: DA&FW

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 311  for answer on 22.07.2025.

Details of import duty rates for the past five years on major edible oils is as follows:

| Commodity               |   Import Duty in percent | Date from which applicable   |
|-------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
| Crude Palm oils         |                    30.25 | 27.11.2020                   |
| Crude Palm oils         |                    35.75 | 02.02.2021                   |
| Crude Palm oils         |                    30.25 | 30.06.2021                   |
| Crude Palm oils         |                    24.75 | 11.09.2021                   |
| Crude Palm oils         |                     8.25 | 14.10.2021                   |
| Crude Palm oils         |                     5.5  | 13.02.2022                   |
| Crude Palm oils         |                    27.5  | 14.09.2024                   |
| Crude Palm oils         |                    16.5  | 30.5.2025                    |
| Refined Palm oils       |                    41.25 | 30.06.2021                   |
| Refined Palm oils       |                    35.75 | 11.09.2021                   |
| Refined Palm oils       |                    19.25 | 14.10.2021                   |
| Refined Palm oils       |                    13.75 | 21.12.2021                   |
| Refined Palm oils       |                    35.75 | 14.09.2024                   |
| Crude Sunflower oil     |                    38.5  | 02.02.2021                   |
| Crude Sunflower oil     |                    30.25 | 20.08.2021                   |
| Crude Sunflower oil     |                    24.75 | 11.09.2021                   |
| Crude Sunflower oil     |                     5.5  | 14.10.2021                   |
| Crude Sunflower oil     |                    27.5  | 14.09.2024                   |
| Crude Sunflower oil     |                    16.5  | 30.5.2025                    |
| Refined Sunflower oil   |                    41.25 | 20.08.2021                   |
| Refined Sunflower oil   |                    35.75 | 11.09.2021                   |
| Refined Sunflower oil   |                    19.25 | 14.10.2021                   |
| Refined Sunflower oil   |                    13.75 | 15.06.2023                   |
| Refined Sunflower oil   |                    35.75 | 14.09.2024                   |
| Soya-bean oil (crude)   |                    38.5  | 02.02.2021                   |
| Soya-bean oil (crude)   |                    30.25 | 20.08.2021                   |
| Soya-bean oil (crude)   |                    24.75 | 11.09.2021                   |
| Soya-bean oil (crude)   |                     5.5  | 14.10.2021                   |
| Soya-bean oil (crude)   |                    27.5  | 14.09.2024                   |
| Soya-bean oil (crude)   |                    16.5  | 30.5.2025                    |
| Soya-bean oil (refined) |                    41.25 | 20.08.2021                   |
| Soya-bean oil (refined) |                    35.75 | 11.09.2021                   |
| Soya-bean oil (refined) |                    19.25 | 14.10.2021                   |
| Soya-bean oil (refined) |                    13.75 | 15.06.2023                   |
| Soya-bean oil (refined) |                    35.75 | 14.09.2024                   |

Source: CBIC

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