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Govt to fix 300,000 tonne import quota for sugar mills in southern India

Concession rate of 25% to be applicable on imports

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Rajesh Bhayani Mumbai
India will soon permit import of 300,000 tonnes of raw sugar at a concessional rate of 25 per cent import duty against normal 40 per cent duty. Import is most likely to be permitted to sugar-starved mills in the southern states, where prices are Rs 2-2.50 higher than in Maharashtra.
Ramvilas Paswan, Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution minister tweeted on Monday night that India will soon take a decision on sugar imports. He, however, did not share details of the quantum of imports to be allowed or the duty rates that would be imposed on them.  

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