India raises base import price of palm oil, gold

India raised the base import prices of crude palm oil and soyoil, gold and silver, the government said in a statement late on Thursday, as prices jumped in the world market.

The government revises base import prices of edible oils, gold and silver every fortnight, and the prices are used to calculate the amount of tax an importer needs to pay.

India is the world's biggest importer of edible oils and silver and the second-biggest consumer of gold.

Commodity	New price (in $)	Old price (in $)
Crude palm oil	977	971
RBD palm oil	979	977
RBD palmolein	988	993
Crude soya oil	1,275	1,360
Gold	582	565
Silver	771	699

Base prices for all commodities are in $ per tonne, except for gold and silver. The gold tariff is in $ per 10 grams and silver in $ per kg.