Ministry for Duty Hike on Apple and Fruit Juices to Curb Imports on 26 Tariff Lines in Chapter 20 from Industry, Seeks Data from Industry

The Ministry of Food Processing Industry has requested for data on 26 tariff lines and suggestions for/against proposed duty hike. The response is for:

a.    Current domestic capacity (approx.) for each tariff lines;

b.    Underutilized capacity (approx.) for each of tariff lines;

c.    Any domestic substitute(s) available for the product(s) under each of tariff lines;

d.    Views/suggestions, if any; especially regarding the surge in imports or cheap imports, etc.

Top 7 Items in List

India's Source of Import

India's

Import (Rs. Crore)

India's Export (Rs. Crore)

Current domestic capacity (approx.)

Under utilized capacity (approx.)

Domestic substitute(s) available

Views/suggestions, if any; especially regarding the surge in imports or cheap imports

S. No.

HS CODE

DESCRIPTION

Year 2018-19, bracketed value is in %age share

Avg 2015-2016 to 2019-20 (p)

 

 

 

 

1

20098990

Other Fruit Juice

Netherland (63.61),

Israel (7.86),

Thailand (5.82)

92.07

20.42

 

 

 

 

2

20097900

Other Apple Juice Val.>20

China (80.47),

Israel (8.51),

Ukraine (4.40)

71.68

1.30

 

 

 

 

3

20081910

Cashew Nut, Roasted And/Or
 Salted

Mozambique (66.93), Vietnam (26.61),

Thailand (5.18)

23.22

135.65

 

 

 

 

4

20079990

Jams Jellies Mrmlds Etc Of Other
 Fruits

China (41.23),

Belgium (14.95), Philippines (8.76)

44.82

110.48

 

 

 

 

5

20081990

Other Nuts And Seeds Nes

Thailand (34.05),

Turkey (17.21),

China (15.82)

40.91

47.94

 

 

 

 

6

20091100

Orange Juice Frozen

Brazil (32.23),

U S A (24.86),

Israel (10.92),

Pakistan (8.28)

53.56

1.35

 

 

 

 

7

20029000

Other Prpd/Prsvd Tomatoes

China (50.48),

U S A (37.41),

Italy (8.48),

Ukraine (1.94)

58.26

2.88

 

 

 

 

8

20081920

Other Roasted Nuts And Seeds

Australia (37.43),

China (18.16), Afghanistan(11.74)

29.72

49.56

 

 

 

 

9

20089999

Other Fruits Prepared/Preserved

China (29.59),

Thailand (23.36),

U S A (14.33)

17.05

199.09

 

 

 

 

10

20091900

Other: Orange Juice Not
 Frozen/Excluding Frozen

Bhutan (42.35),

Spain (41.48),

Pakistan (7.86)

8.98

0.98

 

 

 

 

11

20098910

Mango Juice

Bhutan (91.52),

Israel (4.02),

Bangladesh (3.57)

6.52

18.11

 

 

 

 

12

20082000

Pine Apples Prepared Or
 Preserved

Philippines (44.17), Thailand (42.72), Indonesia (11.65)

11.38

1.35

 

 

 

 

13

20081100

Ground Nuts , Prpd/Prsvd

U S A (47.33),

Thailand (41.33),

Taiwan (3.33)

9.84

303.29

 

 

 

 

14

20093900

Other Single citrus Fruit Juice
 Value>20

Israel (56.76),

Argentina (34.46),

China (5.41)

19.42

9.04

 

 

 

 

15

20058000

Sweet Corn Prpd/Prsvd, Not Frozen

Thailand (98.5)

7.70

15.65

 

 

 

 

16

20019000

Other Edible Parts Of Plants

U K3 (4.17),

Spain (16.67),

China (6.67),

Italy (6.67)

4.57

378.50

 

 

 

 

17

20088000

Strawberries Prepared Or
 Preserved

Chile (86.67),

China (5.83),

France (2.5)

6.14

2.09

 

 

 

 

18

20089991

Fruits Cocktail
 Prepared/Preserved

Philippines (87.27), Indonesia (8.18),

Thailand (4.55)

7.68

0.05

 

 

 

 

19

20071000

Homogenized Preparations

Bhutan (91.49),

France (8.51)

5.08

2.73

 

 

 

 

20

20059900

Other Veg And Mixer Of Vegetables

France (22.62),

U S A (22.62),

China (17.86

Peru (9.52)

4.67

233.50

 

 

 

 

21

20021000

Tomatoes Whole Or In Pieces

Italy (100)

4.44

0.93

 

 

 

 

22

20096900

Other Juice (grapes) brix>30

Spain (81.71),

Italy (8.54),

U S A (6.1)

7.23

0.21

 

 

 

 

23

20049000

Other Veg And Mixers Of Veg,
 Prepared/Preserved,Frozen

Japan (58.02),

Thailand (7.41),

U K (7.41)

5.03

176.18

 

 

 

 

24

20094900

Other Pineapple Juice Value >20

Thailand (57.14), Indonesia (18.18), Philippines (18.18)

11.15

6.56

 

 

 

 

25

20083090

Other Citrus Fruits Prepared Or Preserved

Thailand (33.82),

Greece (20.59),

China (13.24)

3.78

0.54

 

 

 

 

26

20089919

Other Fruit Squash