Export/Import of Dry Fruits and Their Products

1-8-2015

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The quantum and value of dry fruits including cashew (ITC HS Code 08013100) and their products exported and imported from/to the country during each of the last three years and the current year, country-wise (top 5), are as below:

(i) Export

Qty in MT/ Value in Rs.Crore

COUNTRY	2012-13		2013-14		2014-15		2015-16 (Apr-May)
	Qty.	Value	Qty.	Value	Qty.	Value	Qty.	Value
VIETNAM	4,354	23.34	3,976	22.19	15,875	134.81	54	68
PAKISTAN	21,330	103.24	18,339	138.80	15,253	193.70	3,058	33.28
SAUDI ARABIA	6,971	50.53	4,166	33.47	4,238	32.79	640	4.49
BANGLADESH	10,694	18.95	13,489	31.60	3,990	14.95	249	2.43
U A E	9,342	82.84	5,476	54.30	2,918	27.32	640	7.36
OTHERS	35,231	249.20	32,539	245.94	21,713	176.71	5,314	40.57
TOTAL	87,922	528.10	77985	526.30	63,987	580.28	9955	88.81

(ii) Import

Qty in MT/ Value in Rs.Crore

COUNTRY	2012-13		2013-14		2014-15		2015-16(Apr-May)
	Qty.	Value	Qty.	Value	Qty.	Value	Qty.	Value
COTE D' IVOIRE	2,68,306	1,367.11	2,09,201	1,058.09	3,41,642	2,130.73	78,744	605.30
TANZANIA	1,45,107	1,052.26	1,11,934	892.17	1,40,330	1,261.49	12,799	109.31
PAKISTAN	1,07,531	441.44	1,28,635	589.34	1,31,536	604.09	14,540	70.16
BENIN	1,54,834	871.53	1,03,979	608.16	1,25,468	851.76	34,299	280.03
GUINEA BISSAU	1,09,627	764.90	1,14,702	676.32	1,23,834	964.08	-	-
OTHERS	2,36,235	1,535.72	2,49,132	1,614.74	2,25,690	1,794.24	51,188	423.36
TOTAL	10,21,640	6,032.96	9,17,583	5,438.82	10,88,500	7,606.39	1,91,570	1,488.16

The Agricultural Processed and Export Development Authority (APEDA), an autonomous organization under the Department of Commerce, provides financial assistance/subsidy to the exporters under the Agriculture Promotion Plan Scheme under components like Infrastructure Development, Market Development, Quality Development etc. to promote export of APEDA’s scheduled products including fruits and dry fruits.

Further, the Government has recently launched a new scheme namely “Merchandize Exports from India (MEIS)” under Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20, wherein the exporters are incentivized for export of their goods/products to a specified markets including dry fruits. In addition, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry has put in place various schemes namely Market Development Assistance (MDA), Market Assistance Initiative (MAI), Assistance to State for Development Export infrastructure and Allied Activities (ASIDE) etc. to boost export of agri products which includes dry fruits also.

The import duty on dry fruits is given as under. Import duty is reviewed by the Government from time to time depending upon the requirements of that time.

Name of the nut	CTH	Customs Duty
Coconuts	0801 11 00/0801 12	70%
Brazil nuts (In-shell/Shelled)	0801 21 00/22 00	30%
Cashew nuts(In-shell)	0801 31 00	nil
Cashew kernel, broken	0801 32 10	45% or ₹ 60/Kg whichever is higher
Cashew kernel, whole	0801 32 20	45% or ₹ 75/Kg whichever is higher
Cashew kernel, broken	0801 32 90	45% or ₹ 75/Kg whichever is higher
Almonds(In-shell)	0802 11 00	₹ 35/Kg
Almonds(Shelled)	0802 12 00	₹ 65/Kg
Hazelnuts(In-shell/Shelled)	0802 21 00/22 00	10%
Walnuts(In-shell/Shelled)	0802 31 00/32 00	30%
chestnuts(In-shell/Shelled)	0802 41 00/42 00	30%
Pistachios(In-shell/Shelled)	0802 51 00/52 00	10%
Macadamia nuts(In-shell/Shelled)	0802 61 00/62 00	30%
Kola nuts(masticatory and colour base in beverages)	0802 70 00	30%
Others	08029000	30%

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Lok Sabha.

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