India's edible oil imports rise 3% in FY26 on Nepal duty-free surge, industry body saysIndia's edible oil imports increased by 3 per cent in the last fiscal year owing significant to a boost from duty-free shipments from Nepal...
19 May, 2026, 04.40 PM IST
India's vegetable oil imports jump 13 per cent in first half of 2025-26 on palm oil surgeIndia's vegetable oil imports surged 13 percent to 7.94 million tonnes in the first half of the 2025-26 oil year. Palm oil shipments nearly...
13 May, 2026, 12.36 PM IST
India palm oil imports fall to one-year low in April on weak demandIndia's palm oil imports plummeted 27% in April to a one-year low, driven by sluggish institutional demand and a reduced price advantage ov...
04 May, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
India's March palm oil imports fall 19% to three-month lowIndia’s palm oil imports fell nearly 19% month-on-month in March to a three-month low of 689,462 tonnes, as higher global prices prompted r...
13 Apr, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
Refined sunflower oil volumes may fall 10% this fiscal on Middle East disruption: ReportRefined sunflower oil sales in India are projected to drop by 10 percent this fiscal year. This decline stems from Middle East conflict-rel...
02 Apr, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
Sunflower oil consumption set to wilt by 10% amid geopolitical heat, says CrisilIndian refined sunflower oil demand is expected to fall about 10% in fiscal 2027 due to supply-chain disruptions from the Middle East confl...
02 Apr, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
Customs duty on crude, refined sunflower and soyabean oil increasedThe Indian government has increased the customs duty on crude and refined sunflower oil to 20% and 32.5%, respectively, effective from Satu...
14 Sep, 2024, 12.41 AM IST
India raises import tax on edible oilsIndia has increased the basic import tax on crude and refined edible oils by 20 percentage points to support local oilseed farmers. This ch...
13 Sep, 2024, 11.08 PM IST
For sunflower oil refiners, volume to dip by 8-10 pc but operating margin likely to recover in FY25Indian refined sunflower oil volumes in FY25 are expected to decline by 8-10%. Consumers are shifting back to soybean oil, leading to a for...
05 May, 2024, 04.46 PM IST
Reduced import tax regime for edible oils to stay till March 2025The Indian government has extended the reduced import duty on refined soybean oil and refined sunflower oil until March 2025, as a measure ...
22 Dec, 2023, 02.32 PM IST
Edible oil prices fall up to 29 per cent since last yearIn a written reply, Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said that the government is monitoring retail pri...
26 Jul, 2023, 07.23 PM IST
Refined oil duty cut won't bring down prices: CosThe government's move on Wednesday night to reduce the duty on refined soybean oil and refined sunflower oil to 12.5% from 17.5% will not h...
16 Jun, 2023, 12.08 AM IST
India cuts base import duty on refined soyabean oil, sunflower oil by 5%India, the largest importer of refined oil, has slashed import duty on refined sunflower and soyabean oil to 12.5 per cent with effect from...
15 Jun, 2023, 02.24 PM IST
Food ministry extends concessional import duties on edible oils till March 2023"The concessional customs duty on edible oil import has been extended by another 6 months, which means that the new deadline will now be Ma...
02 Oct, 2022, 03.19 PM IST
Supply disruption by Russia-Ukraine conflict could shorten supply of Sunflower oilFor the record, refined sunflower oil constitutes ~10% of India’s consumption of 230-240 lakh tonne of edible oils (all types) annually. Th...
31 Mar, 2022, 02.29 PM IST
Centre directs states to reduce edible oil pricesThe letter states that the state government has to now ensure that full benefit of duty reduction made by the centre is passed on to the co...
14 Oct, 2021, 09.21 PM IST
Ruchi Soya to strengthen presence in sunflower oil market in the southRuchi Soya is looking to strengthen its presence in sunflower oil in South India by cashing in on the increasing preference for it as the c...
04 Apr, 2014, 05.43 PM IST