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Wheat prices rise on import duty hike
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SME Times News Bureau | 25 May, 2018
Wheat prices rose across the country on Thursday after the government
raised duty on its import from 20 per cent to 30 per cent a day ago.
Mill
quality wheat was priced at Lawrence Road Market in Delhi at Rs 1,775 a
quintal, up Rs 15 from the last session, while the price of wheat rose
Rs 30-35 to Rs 1,605-1,640 a quintal at Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
In
a bid to check import of wheat, walnut and almond from overseas
markets, the government increased duty on import of all the three items
through two separate notifications issued by the Central Board of
Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on Wednesday.
In the
notification pertaining to wheat import, the CBIC said the basic customs
duty (BCD) on the commodity was increased from present 20 per cent to
30 per cent.
Similarly, the BCD on shelled almonds was raised from Rs 65/Kg to Rs 100/Kg. The government has also increased the BCD on protein concentrates from 10 per cent to 40 per cent, as per the notification.
The
tariff rate of basic customs duty on walnuts in shell was increased
from 30 per cent to 100 per cent, while tariff rate of basic customs
duty on protein concentrates and textured protein substances was pushed
to 40 per cent from 30 per cent by invoking Section 8A(1) of the Customs
Tariff Act, 1975, the notification said.
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