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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.

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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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

750

187048

 

 

TANZANIA REP

45

16588

350

94485

200

86423

50

25085

TRINIDAD

 

 

 

 

500

69768

 

 

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.

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