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Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

05-December-2012 16:13 IST

The details of cashew products imported during the last three years from different countries were as under:-

Value in Rs.Crore.

Qty. in Thousand MTs.

Source: DGCIS. (P): Provisional

The major source of raw cashew nut import were the countries like Ivory coast, Guinea Bissau, Benin, Ghana, Tanzania, Indonesia, Gambia, Guinea, Mozambique and Senegal etc.

However, recently a few complaints were received regarding fraudulent imports of raw cashew nut into the country and the matter has been forwarded to the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC), Department of Revenue for taking appropriate action.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Dr. D. Purandeswari in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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Customs enforcement action sought as complaints of fraudulent cashew imports are referred for regulatory investigation and compliance. Complaints alleging fraudulent imports of raw cashew nut were referred to the Central Board of Excise & Customs for appropriate action; this disclosure accompanied three-year import data identifying major source countries and provisional figures for the most recent year, as provided by the Minister of State for Commerce & Industry in a parliamentary written reply.