Importers delay customs clearance of US dry fruitIndian dry fruit importers are delaying customs clearance for US nuts. They anticipate a significant reduction in import duties due to a po...
16 Jul, 2025, 10.59 AM IST
India considers lowering import duties on American walnuts, almonds, apples, and cranberriesIndia may lower or eliminate import duties on American walnuts, almonds, apples, and cranberries to enhance trade relations with the US. Ta...
07 Mar, 2025, 12.25 AM IST
Walnut industry seeks duty structure changeThe nuts and dry fruits industry anticipates a relief in import duty on walnuts before PM Modi's US visit. The current 100% duty is challen...
04 Feb, 2025, 11.24 PM IST
Dry fruits body NDFC seeks import duty rationalisation, lower GST in BudgetBudget 2025: Nuts and Dry Fruits Council of India (NDFC) urges the government to set walnut import duty on a per-kilogram basis, reduce GST...
22 Jan, 2025, 04.49 PM IST
Basic customs duties on 8 US products will continue; only retaliatory tax removedThe retaliatory duties removed are 10 per cent on chickpeas, 20 per cent on lentils, Rs 7-20 per kg on almonds,; and 20 per cent each on wa...
15 Sep, 2023, 08.23 PM IST
- No duty cuts on US apple, almond imports: Piyush Goyal
The government of India has stated that the removal of additional retaliatory duties on US apples, walnuts, and almonds will not negatively...
13 Sep, 2023, 01.01 AM IST
Mehbooba Mufti asks PM to reconsider move to remove additional duties on apples, walnuts imported from USPDP president Mehbooba Mufti has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the decision to remove additional duties on imported appl...
11 Sep, 2023, 11.58 AM IST
India removes additional duties on certain US productsIndia has removed additional duties on several US products, including chickpeas, lentils, and apples, which were imposed in retaliation to ...
07 Sep, 2023, 02.24 PM IST
Budget 2020: Change in basic customs duties to boost Make in IndiaThe 2021 union budget has corrected an anomaly in the duty structure of walnut kernels which had a custom duty of 30% as against 100% on wa...
01 Feb, 2020, 11.43 PM IST
US and Chile big winners as Kashmir walnuts lose crunchTraders said imports would rise because domestic supply of walnuts has fallen by a third, while demand is strong. In the case of apples, a ...
10 Dec, 2019, 04.59 PM IST
India postpones retaliatory tariff deadline on US products to Jun 16A notification of the finance ministry said that implementation of increased customs duty on specified imports originating in the US has be...
14 May, 2019, 09.20 PM IST
India again defers duty hike on US products till Jan 31According to a notification by the finance ministry, the implementation of the duty hike has been postponed until January 31, 2019.
18 Dec, 2018, 03.02 PM IST
Higher import duty on US produce to up walnut, apple ratesFor apples, the impact would be delayed because the new harvest is expected sometime in July.
25 Jun, 2018, 12.48 PM IST
Govt hikes import duty on wheat, almond, 3 more itemsInvoking "emergency powers" to increase import duties, the Centre raised basic customs duty on walnut in shell from 30% to 100%.
24 May, 2018, 08.57 PM IST
Walnuts, pistachio, cashew duty rates may be fixed on volumeThe move will also prevent scope of under invoicing which was leading to revenue loss to the govt.
05 Mar, 2018, 11.18 AM IST
Categorisation of 'nuts and badams' under GST irks traders“Retaining the planned GST rate of 12% on other health nuts while reducing the rate for cashews/raisins to 5% is discrimination,” the assoc...
16 Jun, 2017, 11.36 AM IST
'King of nuts' from California to conquer India?Last year, the 2014-15 crop year saw shipment increase with 5.2 million pounds of inshell walnuts going to India and 84,500 pounds of kerne...
18 Oct, 2015, 04.14 PM IST