Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
07-October-2011 12:54 IST
Import of Sensitive items During April-July 2011
Total import of sensitive items for the period April-July 2011 has been Rs.31692 crores as compared to Rs.23039 crores during the corresponding period of last year thereby showing an increase of 37.6%. The gross import of all commodities during same period of current year was Rs.674324 crores as compared to Rs.495149 crores during the same period of last year. Thus import of sensitive items constitutes 4.7% of the gross imports during last year as well as current year.
Imports of milk & milk products, tea & coffee and food grains have declined at broad group level during the period. Imports of all other items viz. edible oil, automobiles, fruits & vegetables (including nuts), pulses, rubber, cotton & silk, products of SSI, spices, marble & granite and alcoholic beverages have increased during the period under reference.
In the edible oil segment, the import has increased from Rs.8763.7 crores last year to Rs.14273.6 crores for the corresponding period of this year. The imports of both crude oil as well as refined oil have gone up by 62.4% and 67.3% respectively. 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, Malaysia, Argentina, Germany, Korea RP, Ukraine, United States of America, Canada, Japan, Thailand, Benin, Ghana, United Kingdom etc. have gone up while those from Myanmar, Australia etc. have gone down.
IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS-PROVISIONAL ESTIMATES | | | | | |
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Sr. No. | Commodity Group | No. of Tariff | Weights w.r.t. total sensitive items | Value of Import (Rs Crore) | Difference (Rs Crore) | Growth |
| | Lines | April-July 2010 | April-July 2011 | April-July 2010 | April-July 2011 | (Col 7 - Col 6) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
1 | Milk & Milk Products | 23 | 1.61% | 0.68% | 370.37 | 215.52 | -154.85 | -41.8% |
| Significant fall is observed in Butter Oil and Whole milk and their contribution is | 260.76 | 0.27 | -260.49 | -99.9% |
| ( and their %age share to this group) | | | 70.4% | 0.1% | | |
2 | Fruits & Vegetables | 35 | 20.24% | 18.85% | 2178.34 | 3152.61 | 974.27 | 44.7% |
| Significant growth in Cashew nuts in shell is | 1361.73 | 2055.67 | 693.94 | 51.0% |
| ( and its %age share to this group) | | | 62.5% | 65.2% | | |
3 | Pulses | 12 | 9.90% | 9.36% | 2485.25 | 2819.84 | 334.59 | 13.5% |
| Significant growth in Peas (pisum sativum) dried & shld | 446.54 | 1276.05 | 829.51 | 185.8% |
| ( and its %age share to this group) | | | 18.0% | 45.3% | | |
3 | Poultry | 13 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.43 | 0.43 | |
4 | Tea & Coffee | 36 | 0.39% | 0.27% | 90.23 | 85.01 | -5.22 | -5.8% |
| Significant fall in black tea leaf in bulk | 12.20 | 1.84 | -10.36 | -84.9% |
| ( and its %age share to this group) | | | 13.5% | 2.2% | | |
5 | Spices | 52 | 1.31% | 1.51% | 302.73 | 477.51 | 174.78 | 57.7% |
| ( Significant growth in Cloves not extracted and other cloves and their contribution is) | 32.93 | 134.37 | 101.44 | 308.0% |
| ( and their %age share to this group) | | | 10.9% | 28.1% | | |
6 | Food Grains | 19 | 0.48% | 0.03% | 111.65 | 8.77 | -102.88 | -92.1% |
7 | Edible Oils | 46 | 38.04% | 45.04% | 8763.70 | 14273.60 | 5509.90 | 62.9% |
| (a) Crude | | | | 7960.89 | 12930.43 | 4969.55 | 62.4% |
| ( Ratio of crude to total Edible ) | | | 90.8% | 90.6% | | |
| (b) Refined | | | | 802.81 | 1343.16 | 540.36 | 67.3% |
| ( Ratio of Refined to total edible import) | | | 9.2% | 9.4% | | |
8 | Alcholic Beverages | 34 | 0.64% | 0.66% | 147.38 | 210.18 | 62.80 | 42.6% |
9 | Rubber | 11 | 3.80% | 4.12% | 875.62 | 1306.95 | 431.33 | 49.3% |
| Significant growth in Natural rubber in other forms : smoked sheets and technically specified natural rubber | 736.90 | 1175.34 | 438.44 | 59.5% |
| ( and their %age share to this group) | | | 84.2% | 89.9% | | |
10 | Cotton & Silk | 24 | 2.86% | 2.70% | 658.07 | 856.74 | 198.68 | 30.2% |
| Siginificant growth in foreign cotton, of all staple length | 278.57 | 465.54 | 186.97 | 67.1% |
| ( and its %age share to this group) | | | 42.3% | 54.3% | | |
11 | Marble & Granite | 9 | 0.63% | 0.68% | 144.08 | 216.50 | 72.42 | 50.3% |
| Growth in Others (simply cut/sawnmarble trauertine & alabaster with a flat or even sinface | 75.14 | 142.79 | 67.65 | 90.0% |
| ( and its %age share to this group) | | | 52.1% | 66.0% | | |
12 | Automobiles | 26 | #REF! | #REF! | #REF! | #REF! | #REF! | #REF! |
13 | Parts & accessories of motor vehicles | 36 | #REF! | #REF! | #REF! | #REF! | #REF! | #REF! |
| Siginificant growth in :Gear boxes and Other parts & accessories of bodies(incl cabs) | 723.93 | 1453.65 | 729.72 | 100.8% |
| ( and their %age share to this group) | | | #REF! | #REF! | | |
14 | Product of SSI | 34 | 1.90% | 2.08% | 438.59 | 659.83 | 221.24 | 50.4% |
| (Umbrella, locks, toys, writing instruments, tiles, glassware, etc.) | | |
| Significant growth in other toys, Locks of a kind used for motor vehicles, Tiles and cubes other than mosaic tiles and cubes and Dolls of plastics | 252.84 | 395.27 | 142.43 | 56.3% |
| ( and their %age share to this group) | | | 57.6% | 59.9% | | |
15 | Others (Bamboos, cocoa, copra & sugar) | 5 | 5.12% | 0.48% | 1180.02 | 151.02 | -1029.00 | -87.2% |
| Total of Sensitive items | 415 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 23039.08 | 31691.78 | 8652.70 | 37.6% |
| %age share of Import of sensitive items to Total Import (All Commodities) | 4.7% | 4.7% | | |
| Total of All commodities ( including sensitive items) as per quick estimate | 495149.0 | 674324.1 | 179175.1 | 36.2% |
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DS/GK
Imports of sensitive items rose sharply, led by edible oil growth driven by crude palm oil imports. Import of sensitive items increased 37.6% in April-July 2011 to Rs.31691.78 crore, remaining 4.7% of gross imports. Categoryal declines occurred in milk & milk products, tea & coffee and food grains, while edible oil, automobiles, fruits & vegetables, pulses, rubber, cotton & silk, SSI products and spices rose. The edible oil surge was driven mainly by higher crude palm oil and its fractions, with strong increases in both crude and refined imports. Country-level movements varied, with notable rises from Indonesia, China P RP and Malaysia and declines from Myanmar and Australia.
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