Lok Sabha Question No. 4918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Increase in Import Duty on Vegetable Oil
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Amar Singh, Smt. Jyotsna Charandas Mahant, Shri Murari Lal Meena

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4918

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01 ST  APRIL 2025

## INCREASE IN IMPORT DUTY ON VEGETABLE OIL

4918.  SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA: SMT. JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT: Dr. AMAR SINGH:

Will  the  Minister of  AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष  एवं  िकसान  कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has increased the import duty on vegetable oil to help the oil seeds farmers in the recent past;

(b) the details of the Changes made in the import duty and it would have a desired effect on the domestic oilseeds prices and on the income of farmers and the benefits likely to accrued to farmers of Rajasthan;

(c) the per year data in regard to quantum of imported raw and refined vegetable oils and the import duty and the revenue earned by the Government and whether markets have been analysed; and

(d) the data in regard to annual minimum support price soyabean and rapeseed and market price along with the Government procurement and projection after the revision of import duty?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) & (b): In order to support the oilseeds farmers of the country, including those of Rajasthan, the Basic Custom Duty on Crude Soybean Oil, Crude Palm Oil, and Crude Sunflower Oil was raised from 0% to 20%, increasing the effective duty on crude oils to 27.5%. Also the Basic Custom Duty on Refined Palm Oil, Refined Sunflower Oil, and Refined Soybean Oil was increased from 12.5% to 32.5% raising the effective duty on Refined oils to 35.75% w.e.f 14th September 2024. These adjustments are part of the government's ongoing efforts to bolster domestic oilseed production and farmers income.

(c): The data (oil year-wise) of import volumes of Crude and refined vegetable oils over the past five years are as under: Major Crude Oil Imports (Quantity in LMT)

| Year (Nov-Oct)   | Crude Palm Oil   | Crude Soybean Oil   | Crude Sunflower Oil   | Crude Rapeseed Oil   | Crude Palm Oil   |
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|------------------|
| 2019-20          | 68.15            | 33.68               | 25.26                 | 0.17                 | 0.68             |
| 2020-21          | 74.66            | 28.91               | 19.09                 | 0.52                 | 0                |
| 2021-22          | 59.43            | 41.18               | 19.92                 | 0                    | 0                |
| 2022-23          | 75.00            | 37.93               | 28.87                 | 0.0                  | 0.0              |
| 2023-24          | 70.16            | 31.41               | 34.91                 | 0.031                | 1.02             |
| Source: DGCIS    | Source: DGCIS    | Source: DGCIS       | Source: DGCIS         | Source: DGCIS        | Source: DGCIS    |

Major Refined Oil Imports

(Quantity in LMT)

| 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 |               0.061 |

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                                                                                                                                 | 2019-20                                                                                                                           | 78,27,03,22,616                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                                 | 2020-21                                                                                                                           | 1,92,34,12,44,863                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                                 | 2021-22                                                                                                                           | 3,15,13,13,24,119                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                                 | 2022-23                                                                                                                           | 1,43,85,13,43,662                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                                                 | 2023-24                                                                                                                           | 1,36,48,66,04,375                                                                                                                 |

Source: CBIC

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

(d): The year-wise data of MSP (Minimum Support Prices) for Soybean and Rapeseed over the last five years are as under:

(In ₹ per quintal)

|   S. No. | Crops            |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Soybean (yellow) |      3880 |      3950 |      4300 |      4600 |      4892 |
|        2 | Rapeseed         |      4650 |      5050 |      5450 |      5650 |      5950 |

Source: DA&FW

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))   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 | 8.04                                        | 0.11                                   |
| 2020-21 | 0.00001                                     | 0.00004                                |
| 2021-22 | Nil                                         | Nil                                    |
| 2022-23 | 11.14                                       | Nil                                    |
| 2023-24 | 12.08                                       | 0.07                                   |

Source: DA&FW

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4918 for answer on 01.04.2025.

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                                                                                                    |
| Refined Palm oils Crude Sunflower oil | 41.25 35.75 19.25 13.75 35.75 38.5 30.25 24.75 5.5 5.5 | 30.06.2021 11.09.2021 14.10.2021 21.12.2021 14.09.2024 02.02.2021 20.08.2021 11.09.2021 14.10.2021 14.09.2024 |
| Refined Sunflower oil                 | 41.25 35.75                                            | 20.08.2021 11.09.2021                                                                                         |
|                                       | 19.25 13.75                                            | 14.10.2021                                                                                                    |
| Soya-bean oil (crude)                 | 35.75 38.5 30.25                                       | 15.06.2023 14.09.2024                                                                                         |
|                                       | 24.75 5.5                                              | 02.02.2021 20.08.2021                                                                                         |
| Soya-bean oil (refined)               | 5.5 41.25 35.75                                        | 11.09.2021 14.10.2021                                                                                         |
|                                       | 19.25                                                  | 14.09.2024 20.08.2021 11.09.2021                                                                              |
|                                       |                                                        | 14.10.2021                                                                                                    |
|                                       | 13.75                                                  | 15.06.2023                                                                                                    |

Source: CBIC

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