Lok Sabha Question No. 59 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Import Duty on Pulses
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 59 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2015

## IMPORT DUTY ON PULSES

## 59. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- a) the details of pulses imported into the country during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and country-wise;
- b) whether the Government is imposing import duty on pulses; and
- c) whether the Government has any plan to reduce import duty of pulses in near future and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग राज् य मंत्री )श्रीमती निममला सीतारमि((स्वतंत्र प्रभार ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) The  details  of  pulses  imported  into  the  country  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year is as below.  Country-wise details of pulses imported, is annexed.

Import of Pulses during last three years and current year (up to September 2015)

| YEAR                |   QTY(MT) |   Val(US $ in Million) |
|---------------------|-----------|------------------------|
| 2012-13             |   4013236 |                   2450 |
| 2013-14             |   3643705 |                   2119 |
| 2014-15             |   4584843 |                   2786 |
| 2015-16(Apr to Sep) |   2237089 |                   1612 |

- (b) No, Madam.
- (c) Question does not arise, in view of (b) above.

Country-wise import of pulses during last three years and current year (up to September 2015)

:QTY IN TON

:VALUES IN US $

|                | 2012-13   | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15    | 2015-16(Apr to Sep)   | 2015-16(Apr to Sep)   |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Country        | QTY       | VAL       | QTY       | VAL       | QTY       | VAL        | QTY                   | VAL                   |
| AFGHANISTAN    | 12938     | 8613573   | 12447     | 9320538   | 4355      | 4667269    | 442                   | 404089                |
| ARGENTINA      | 39600     | 23541894  | 4665      | 4170287   | 9056      | 6500473    | 15296                 | 12409875              |
| AUSTRALIA      | 721044    | 486272230 | 342311    | 189522746 | 332655    | 188412686  | 223551                | 157976112             |
| AUSTRIA        | 24        | 24250     |           |           |           |            |                       |                       |
| BENIN          |           |           |           |           |           |            | 37                    | 36582                 |
| BRAZIL         | 26695     | 21187005  | 6853      | 4767320   | 603       | 567866     | 3199                  | 1852516               |
| BULGARIA       | 49        | 57245     |           |           |           |            |                       |                       |
| CANADA         | 1107459   | 552084848 | 1504717   | 758718752 | 2195554   | 1074572673 | 930638                | 512202445             |
| CHINA P RP     | 65584     | 84389930  | 49519     | 72561654  | 71106     | 72343632   | 41300                 | 33769793              |
| COSTA RICA     |           |           |           |           | 110       | 132637     |                       |                       |
| COTE D' IVOIRE | 23        | 21504     | 18        | 16964     | 20        | 22308      | 115                   | 128912                |
| DJIBOUTI       | 210       | 162129    |           |           |           |            | 96                    | 61356                 |
| EGYPT A RP     |           |           | 88        | 82630     |           |            | 327                   | 177256                |
| ETHIOPIA       | 29736     | 24943525  | 17355     | 13915483  | 31028     | 26361456   | 26248                 | 17034719              |
| FRANCE         | 127498    | 53573478  | 23275     | 9003268   |           |            | 52252                 | 17772501              |
| INDONESIA      | 13255     | 10992264  | 42        | 37154     | 2661      | 3260951    |                       |                       |
| IRAN           | 115       | 103425    | 120       | 117982    | 24        | 27094      | 1274                  | 825906                |
| IRAQ           | 1376      | 1204742   |           |           |           |            |                       |                       |
| ITALY          | 120       | 154651    | 12        | 9600      |           |            |                       |                       |
| KAZAKHSTAN     |           |           | 386       | 248691    |           |            | 3537                  | 1923743               |
| KENYA          | 15429     | 13099730  | 36141     | 30810990  | 18083     | 17115023   | 17023                 | 18000236              |

## Annexure

| KOREA RP      |        |           | 0      | 55        |        |           |        |           |
|---------------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|
| KYRGHYZSTAN   | 24     | 36093     | 135    | 170018    | 284    | 388798    | 356    | 475698    |
| MADAGASCAR    | 15028  | 11053699  | 5330   | 3566394   | 1917   | 1843912   | 1752   | 2049434   |
| MALAWI        | 65745  | 38056692  | 22428  | 13732913  | 46015  | 33423679  | 14077  | 13129459  |
| MALAYSIA      | 670    | 604125    | 1008   | 778677    | 312    | 313534    | 24     | 29252     |
| MEXICO        | 10848  | 14359507  | 910    | 1104458   | 8190   | 8918891   | 5079   | 3356636   |
| MOLDOVA       |        |           |        |           | 2317   | 877073    | 202    | 74338     |
| MOZAMBIQUE    | 77108  | 46123515  | 78904  | 47900249  | 97068  | 70415213  | 26782  | 25487572  |
| MYANMAR       | 963649 | 649126912 | 906484 | 621207608 | 931330 | 802997303 | 552838 | 602581031 |
| NEPAL         | 57     | 49973     | 30     | 27419     | 1047   | 1298891   |        |           |
| NEW ZEALAND   | 435    | 287083    |        |           |        |           |        |           |
| NICARAGUA     |        |           | 44     | 38650     |        |           |        |           |
| PAKISTAN IR   | 856    | 641417    | 3116   | 2377072   | 2689   | 2406764   | 144    | 142308    |
| PERU          | 739    | 857272    | 428    | 441035    |        |           |        |           |
| POLAND        |        |           |        |           |        |           | 66     | 104265    |
| PORTUGAL      |        |           | 70     | 84323     |        |           |        |           |
| ROMANIA       |        |           | 100    | 37843     |        |           |        |           |
| RUSSIA        | 324858 | 168719917 | 215619 | 90327419  | 236894 | 103162894 | 180640 | 87943702  |
| SINGAPORE     | 48     | 35021     | 239    | 138515    | 72     | 76483     |        |           |
| SOMALIA       |        |           | 197    | 179368    |        |           |        |           |
| SOUTH AFRICA  |        |           | 22     | 33845     | 48     | 56185     | 45     | 23600     |
| SRI LANKA DSR |        |           | 529    | 277978    | 738    | 633828    | 43     | 47129     |
| SUDAN         | 563    | 412338    |        |           | 17088  | 12565043  | 13209  | 13767142  |
| TAIWAN        | 72     | 95582     |        |           |        |           |        |           |
| TANZANIA REP  | 146206 | 100304653 | 181495 | 110169409 | 179993 | 138827162 | 37906  | 37476576  |
| THAILAND      | 1792   | 1695073   | 352    | 265125    | 1157   | 1344921   | 191    | 247617    |
| TURKEY        | 3082   | 1554844   | 221    | 150859    | 2370   | 1077131   | 743    | 469536    |
| U ARAB EMTS   | 66     | 59710     | 216    | 241644    | 167    | 122671    | 24     | 25091     |
| U S A         | 178275 | 102104684 | 195846 | 112442916 | 312227 | 168376471 | 68884  | 41714086  |
| UGANDA        | 390    | 334331    | 614    | 517936    | 3008   | 2517315   | 1467   | 1214775   |

| UKRAINE       | 48535   | 21094298   | 20314   | 8538971    | 62069   | 25404999   | 16838   | 6477043    |
|---------------|---------|------------|---------|------------|---------|------------|---------|------------|
| UNSPECIFIED   | 82      | 99356      | 74      | 62450      |         |            |         |            |
| UZBEKISTAN    | 12953   | 11855612   | 10892   | 11123372   | 12473   | 14991358   | 444     | 415223     |
| VATICAN CITY  |         |            | 139     | 79503      |         |            |         |            |
| YEMEN REPUBLC |         |            |         |            | 115     | 81597      |         |            |
| Grand Total   | 4013236 | 2.45E+09   | 3643705 | 2119320083 | 4584843 | 2786106184 | 2237089 | 1611827554 |

Note: Figures for 2015-16(Apr to Sep) is provisional.