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IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS: DATA FOR APRIL-JANUARY 2004
Date : 28 Apr 2004
Location : New Delhi
The total of 300 sensitive tariff lines for the period April-January 2004 has been Rs 14,621 crore as compared to Rs 11,532 crore during the corresponding period of last year thereby showing a growth of 27%. The gross import of all commodity during same period of current year was Rs 2,85,305 crore as compared to Rs 2,40,966 crore during the same period of last year. Thus import of 300 sensitive items constitute only 4.8% and 5.1% of the gross imports during last year and current year respectively. The major item that has contributed significantly to the growth is crude palm oil and its fractions.
Import of spices and tea & coffee have shown a decline at broad group level during the period. Import of edible oil, cotton & silk, fruits & vegetables, rubber, milk & milk products, Alcoholic Beverages, SSI and Other products have shown increase during the period under reference.
In the edible oil section, the import has increased from Rs 7,157 crore last year to Rs 9,605 crore for the corresponding period of this year. However, significant feature of edible oil import is that although import of crude oil have gone up by 20%, that of refined palm oil & palmolein have increased by 121% but percentage share of crude to the total edible oil remains as high as 76% indicating a better utilisation of the processing capacity in the country. Imports of soya bean crude oil, kernel / Babasu crude oil and sunflower crude oil have also gone up marginally.
Imports of sensitive items from Indonesia, Malaysia, Argentina, USA, Egypt, Thailand, Greece, Cote D’ Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Benin and Japan etc. have gone up while those from Czech Republic, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Mozambique & Australia etc. have shown some decrease.
(Value in Rs Crore)
|
Sr. No. |
Commodity Group |
No. of Tariff |
Weights w.r.t. total sensitive items |
Value of Import (Rs Crore) |
Difference (Rs Crore) |
%age growth |
|
|
|
Lines |
Upto Jan 2003 |
Upto Jan 2004 |
Upto Jan 2003 |
Upto Jan 2004 |
(Col 7 - Col 6) |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
1 |
Milk & Milk Products |
16 |
0.37% |
0.30% |
43.08 |
43.82 |
0.74 |
1.7% |
|
|
( Significant fall is observed in Butter Oil and its Contribution is) |
39.02 |
23.20 |
-15.82 |
-40.5% |
|
|
( and its %age share to this group) |
|
|
90.6% |
52.9% |
|
|
|
|
( Significant growth was observed in skimmed milk and its contribution is |
0.12 |
10.61 |
10.49 |
very high |
|
|
( and its %age share to this group) |
|
|
0.3% |
24.2% |
|
|
|
2 |
Fruits & Vegetables |
43 |
13.67% |
11.57% |
1577.00 |
1691.92 |
114.92 |
7.3% |
|
|
(Significant growth in Cashew nuts in shell, almonds, Pistachios, Raisins, apple fresh contribution is) |
1448.19 |
1633.30 |
185.10 |
12.8% |
|
|
( and their %age share to this group) |
|
|
91.8% |
96.5% |
|
|
|
3 |
Poultry |
10 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
|
|
4 |
Tea & Coffee |
31 |
0.78% |
0.37% |
90.41 |
53.69 |
-36.72 |
-40.6% |
|
5 |
Spices |
34 |
2.87% |
1.78% |
330.99 |
260.01 |
-70.98 |
-21.4% |
|
|
(Significant shortfall in Black pepper, Cassia, Cloves, cardamoms, and their contribution is) |
271.96 |
157.76 |
-114.20 |
-42.0% |
|
|
( and their %age share to this group) |
|
|
82.2% |
60.7% |
|
|
|
|
(Significant growth in Pepper long, cloves stems and their contribution is) |
19.51 |
60.50 |
40.99 |
210.1% |
|
|
( and their %age share to this group) |
|
|
5.9% |
23.3% |
|
|
|
6 |
Food Grains |
11 |
0.01% |
0.01% |
1.23 |
0.84 |
-0.39 |
Less weigtage |
|
7 |
Edible Oils |
22 |
62.06% |
65.69% |
7156.96 |
9605.22 |
2448.26 |
34.2% |
|
|
(a) Crude |
|
|
|
6131.85 |
7342.73 |
1210.88 |
19.7% |
|
|
( Ratio of crude to total Edible ) |
|
|
85.7% |
76.4% |
|
|
|
|
(b) Refined |
|
|
|
1025.11 |
2262.49 |
1237.38 |
120.7% |
|
|
( Ratio of Refined to total edible import) |
|
|
14.3% |
23.6% |
|
|
|
8 |
Alcoholic Beverages |
11 |
0.18% |
0.31% |
20.56 |
45.59 |
25.04 |
121.8% |
|
9 |
Rubber |
11 |
0.55% |
1.16% |
63.99 |
169.27 |
105.29 |
164.5% |
|
|
(Natural rubber smoked sheets, technically specified natural rubber, natural rubber non latex contribution is) |
49.56 |
151.89 |
102.33 |
206.5% |
|
|
( and their %age share to this group) |
|
|
77.4% |
89.7% |
|
|
|
10 |
Cotton & Silk |
20 |
14.71% |
14.29% |
1696.59 |
2089.71 |
393.13 |
23.2% |
|
|
Significant growth in : Mulberry dupion silk and its other yarn, Yarn of mulberry silk waste, cotton (Foreign and Bengal Deshi) and their contribution is) |
1159.37 |
1653.73 |
494.37 |
42.6% |
|
|
( and their %age share to this group) |
|
|
68.3% |
79.1% |
|
|
|
|
Significant Shortfall in :raw silk (Mulberry and others), NOIL silk yarn and their contribution is) |
532.10 |
428.44 |
-103.67 |
-19.5% |
|
|
( and their %age share to this group) |
|
|
31.4% |
20.5% |
|
|
|
11 |
Marble & Granite |
9 |
0.45% |
0.46% |
51.58 |
66.95 |
15.38 |
29.8% |
|
12 |
Automobiles |
33 |
2.64% |
2.08% |
305.00 |
304.58 |
-0.42 |
-0.1% |
|
13 |
Product of SSI |
37 |
1.52% |
1.62% |
175.42 |
236.86 |
61.44 |
35.0% |
|
|
(Umbrella, locks, toys, writing instruments, tiles, glassware, etc.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Major increase are in :Glassware of lead crystal and other drinking glasses etc., combination & pad locks and other locks, Ball point & other in pen, toy weapons, all types of tiles and their contribution is) |
107.34 |
177.76 |
70.42 |
65.6% |
|
|
( and their %age share to this group) |
|
|
61.2% |
75.0% |
|
|
|
14 |
Others (Wheat floor, sugar, cigarette & salt) |
12 |
0.17% |
0.36% |
19.49 |
52.56 |
33.07 |
169.7% |
|
|
Total of Sensitive items |
|
100.0% |
100.0% |
11532.32 |
14621.09 |
3088.76 |
26.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
%age share of Import of sensitive items to Total Import (All Commodities) |
4.8% |
5.1% |
|
|
|
|
Total of All commodities ( including sensitive items) as per quick estimate |
240965.5 |
285305.1 |
44339.7 |
18.4% |
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi, dated April 28, 2004
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