Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

14-June-2011 17:41 IST

Import of sensitive items during April-February 2011

Total import of sensitive items for the period April-February 2011 has been Rs.65596 crores as compared to Rs.60011 crores during the corresponding period of last year thereby showing an increase of 9.3%. The gross import of all commodities during same period of current year was Rs.1392178 crores as compared to Rs 1228944 crores during the same period of last year. Thus import of sensitive items constitutes 4.9% and 4.7% of the gross imports during last year and current year respectively. 

Imports of pulses, cotton & silk, spices and tea & coffee have declined at broad group level during the period. Imports of all other items viz. edible oil, automobiles, fruits & vegetables (including nuts), rubber, products of SSI, milk & milk products, alcoholic beverages, marble & granite and food grains have increased during the period under reference. 

         In the edible oil segment, the import has increased from Rs 24016 crores last year to Rs 27314 crores for the corresponding period of this year. A significant feature of edible oil import is that import of crude oil has gone up by 16.6% and that of refined oil have gone down by 1.5%. The increase in edible oil import is mainly due to substantial increase in import of crude palm oil and its fractions.

                Imports of sensitive items from Indonesia, China P RP, Argentina, Malaysia, Korea RP, United States of America, Germany, Ukraine, Thailand, Australia, Tanzania REP, United Kingdom, Cote D’ Ivoire, Vietnam SOC REP etc. have gone up while those from Myanmar, Brazil, Japan, Canada, Czech Republic etc. have gone down.

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Import of sensitive items rose 9.3%, driven by higher edible crude oil and shifts in commodity composition. Total imports of designated sensitive items for April-February 2011 were Rs.65,596 crore (9.3% increase), constituting 4.7% of gross imports. Commodity movements: increases in edible oils (notably crude palm oil), automobiles, fruits & vegetables, rubber, SSI products, milk products, alcoholic beverages, marble & granite and food grains; declines in pulses, cotton & silk, spices and tea & coffee. Edible oil imports rose with crude up 16.6% and refined down 1.5%. Supplier country shifts and a provisional tariff line table accompany the estimates.