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Informist, Friday, Mar. 28, 2025

MUMBAI – The government has reimposed 10% import duty on chana, with effect from Apr. 1, according to a notification issued by the finance ministry's Department of Revenue late Thursday. 

On Mar. 25, Informist had exclusively reported, quoting a government source, that the government was mulling an 11% import duty on chana, comprising 5% basic customs duty, 5% agriculture infrastructure and development cess, and 1% social welfare cess, according to a senior government official. 

The govenment had allowed duty-free import of chana and some other pulses to increase their availability and bring down their prices in domestic markets. In May last year, the government had extended the exemption to Mar. 31. 

Prices of chana have already dipped below or are nearing the minimum support price of INR 5,650 per 100 kg due to rising arrivals of the rabi crop across major spot markets. Prices have also been under pressure from high imports. Chana imports in Apr-Dec stood at 360,393 tonnes, up a whopping 177% on year, according to data from the ministry.

Meanwhile, chana production is looking up, with the agriculture ministry's second advance estimates putting output in 2024-25 at 11.5 million tonnes, up from 11 million tonnes last year.  End

Reported by Taniva Singha Roy

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

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