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Date: 12/03/2025

Govt extends duty-free import of yellow peas by 3 months
 
The government has extended the duty-free import of yellow peas by three months till the end of May while imposing a 10% duty on imports of lentils (masur) from March 8, according to a gazette notification. Both pulses’ varieties are imported mostly from Canada, Russia and Australia. India’s yellow peas import of 3 million tonnes (MT) was out of a record 6.7 MT pulses imported in 2024. India imports about 15-18% of its annual pulses consumption of around 29 MT. While the landed cost of yellow peas is currently at 32-35/kg and the dal made out of it is sold at around 40/kg, the rest of the pulses are ruling in the range of 90-160/kg in the retail market. The basic import duty on masur was reduced to zero in July 2021 to boost domestic supplies, while the exemption from the 10% agri-infrastructure cess was given in February 2022, as per a report.
 
Source: Exim News Service: New Delhi, March 11



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