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The poppy seeds are by-products of opium cultivation. The Central Government issues licenses to cultivators for production of opium in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. However, the quantum of production of poppy seeds in the country is insufficient to cater to the domestic demand of the same, leading to imports. The Central Government protects the domestic cultivators of poppy seeds against cheap imports in two ways by: (i) imposing a customs duty and (ii) prescribing a minimum tariff value. At present, the customs duty on imported poppy seed is 25.42% ad valorem and the minimum tariff value is fixed at US $ 3255 per MT.
ANNEX
IMPORT OF POPPY SEEDS(HS CODE:12079100):
COUNTRY | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15(Apr to May) | ||||
QTY(MT) | VAL(Rs Cr) | QTY(MT) | VAL(Rs Cr) | QTY(MT) | VAL(Rs Cr) | QTY(MT) | VAL(Rs Cr) | |
CHINA P RP | 476.00 | 4.87 | 663.00 | 7.59 | 578.00 | 9.64 | 697.00 | 13.84 |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
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| 65.00 | 0.97 | 174.00 | 4.33 | 18.00 | 0.47 |
TURKEY | 19129.64 | 172.70 | 12481.56 | 142.47 | 14358.00 | 289.64 | 3361.00 | 57.41 |
Grand Total | 19605.64 | 177.57 | 13209.56 | 151.03 | 15110.00 | 303.61 | 4076.00 | 71.73 |
EXPORT OF POPPY SEEDS(HS CODE:12079100):
COUNTRY | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15(Apr to May) | ||||
QTY(KG) | VAL( INR) | QTY(KG) | VAL( INR) | QTY(KG) | VAL( INR) | QTY(KG) | VAL( INR) | |
U S A | 66036 | 12571070 | 132923 | 26295398 | 72259 | 30758062 | 5801 | 3443121 |
JAPAN | 9000 | 2765900 | 11000 | 6218489 | 9000 | 5560275 |
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CANADA | 9614 | 986011 | 16554 | 2096637 | 13267 | 3209756 | 2193 | 927471 |
U K | 4778 | 830359 | 6189 | 1250610 | 6355 | 1451605 | 1204 | 372521 |
KENYA | 1168 | 268818 | 2474 | 349903 | 3920 | 757110 | 500 | 231967 |
NEW ZEALAND | 200 | 66290 | 320 | 120364 | 781 | 229326 | 270 | 127361 |
AUSTRALIA | 4112 | 294192 | 1950 | 485274 | 404 | 206346 | 10 | 6718 |
MAURITIUS | 1800 | 221270 |
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| 750 | 187048 |
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TANZANIA REP | 45 | 16588 | 350 | 94485 | 200 | 86423 | 50 | 25085 |
TRINIDAD |
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| 500 | 69768 |
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OTHER COUNTRIES | 24610 | 2829683 | 2979 | 764800 | 786 | 209281 | 257 | 152511 |
GRAND TOTAL | 121363 | 20850181 | 174739 | 37675960 | 108222 | 42725000 | 10285 | 5286755 |
Note: Figures for 2013-14 and 2014-15(Apr to May) are provisional.
The 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 today.
Customs duty protection for poppy seeds maintains import barriers and a minimum tariff value to shield domestic cultivators. The Central Government licenses opium cultivation in specified states and, acknowledging domestic shortfall in poppy seed supply, protects domestic cultivators by imposing a customs duty on imported poppy seeds and by prescribing a minimum tariff value; annexed trade statistics show countrywise import and export quantities and provisional recent-year figures. of Press 'Enter' after typing page number.
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