DGFT imposes restrictions on imports of refined palm oil

09 Jan 2020 Evaluate

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has imposed restrictions on imports of refined palm oil. It said that import policy is amended from ‘free to restricted’ for refined bleached deodorised palm oil and refined bleached deodorised palmolein.

Putting the commodity in restricted category means an importer will require licence for import. India, the world's largest importer of vegetable oils, buys nearly 15 million tonne annually. Of this, palm oil comprises 9 million tonne and the rest 6 million tonne is soybean and sunflower oil.

Moreover, Indonesia and Malaysia are the two countries which supply palm oil. As per the trade data, Malaysia produces 19 million tonne of palm oil in a year, while Indonesia produces 43 million tonne.

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