Import of Pulses and Oilseeds

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

25-April-2012 12:41 IST

The import policy regime for pulses and oilseeds (other than seed quality) is ‘Free’. During 2011-12, import of pulses contracted by PSUs is 292650 MT. No import of oilseeds was contracted by any PSU. PSU-wise details for pulses is given in the table below:

Depending upon the country of export, the time period and port of import in India, the landing cost would vary from consignment to consignment. The major sources for such imports are Australia, Canada, China, France, Tanzania, Myanmar, and USA.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia  in a written reply in the Rajya  Sabha today.

DS/GK