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IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS: DATA FOR APRIL-SEPTEMBER 2003
Date : 07 Jan 2004
Location : New Delhi
The total import of 300 sensitive tariff lines for the period April-September 2003 has been Rs 9,871 crore as compared to Rs 6,482 crore during the corresponding period of last year thereby showing a growth of 52%. The gross import of all commodity during same period of current year was Rs 1,60,779 crore as compared to Rs 1,38,800 crore during the same period of last year. Thus import of 300 sensitive items constitute only 4.7% and 6.1% to the gross import 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, Tea & coffee and milk & milk products have shown a decline at broad group level during the period. Import of edible oil, cotton & silk, fruits & vegetables, automobiles, rubber and SSI products have shown increase during the period under reference.
In the edible oil section, the import has increased from Rs 4,014 crore last year to Rs 6,537 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 61%, that of refined palm oil & palmolein have increased by 74% but percentage share of crude to the total edible oil remains as high as 83% indicating a better utilisation of the processing capacity in the country. Imports of soyabean crude oil, kernail crude oil and sunflower crude oils have also gone up marginally.
Imports of sensitive items from Indonesia, Malaysia, Argentina, USA, Egypt, Thailand, Mali, Greece, Guinea Bisu, Switzerland, Brazil, China & Afganistan etc. have gone up while those from Sri Lanka & Australia etc. have shown some decrease.
IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS-PROVISIONAL ESTIMATES
(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 Sept 2002 |
Upto Sept 2003 |
Upto Sept 2002 |
Upto Sept 2003 |
(Col. 7 - Col. 6) |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
1 |
Milk & Milk Products |
16 |
0.44% |
0.26% |
28.39 |
26.10 |
-2.29 |
-8.1% |
|
|
( Major factor of downfall is Butter Oil and its Contribution is) |
24.91 |
22.96 |
-1.95 |
-7.8% |
|
|
( and its %age share to this group) |
|
|
87.7% |
88.0% |
|
|
|
2 |
Fruits & Vegetables |
43 |
12.16% |
9.89% |
788.02 |
976.51 |
188.49 |
23.9% |
|
|
(Significant growth in Cashew nuts in shell, almonds, Pistachios, Raisins, apple fresh contribution is) |
721.38 |
949.15 |
227.77 |
31.6% |
|
|
( and their %age share to this group) |
|
|
91.5% |
97.2% |
|
|
|
3 |
Poultry |
10 |
0.00% |
0.02% |
0.01 |
1.73 |
1.72 |
|
|
4 |
Tea & Coffee |
31 |
0.94% |
0.23% |
60.84 |
23.16 |
-37.68 |
-61.9% |
|
5 |
Spices |
34 |
3.44% |
1.45% |
222.99 |
143.43 |
-79.56 |
-35.7% |
|
|
(Significant shortfall in Black pepper ,Cassia, Cloves, cardamoms, and their contribution is) |
183.93 |
79.63 |
-104.31 |
-56.7% |
|
|
( and their %age share to this group) |
|
|
82.5% |
55.5% |
|
|
|
|
(Significant growth in Pepper long, and their contribution is) |
9.23 |
33.84 |
24.60 |
266.4% |
|
|
( and their %age share to this group) |
|
|
4.1% |
23.6% |
|
|
|
6 |
Food Grains |
11 |
0.02% |
0.02% |
1.03 |
1.67 |
0.64 |
Less weigtage |
|
7 |
Edible Oils |
22 |
61.92% |
66.23% |
4013.64 |
6537.36 |
2523.72 |
62.9% |
|
|
(a) Crude |
|
|
|
3362.64 |
5404.94 |
2042.31 |
60.7% |
|
|
( Ratio of crude to total Edible ) |
|
|
83.8% |
82.7% |
|
|
|
|
(b) Refined |
|
|
|
651.00 |
1132.42 |
481.42 |
73.9% |
|
|
( Ratio of Refined to total edible import) |
|
16.2% |
17.3% |
|
|
|
8 |
Alcoholic Beverages |
11 |
0.19% |
0.21% |
12.31 |
21.09 |
8.79 |
71.4% |
|
9 |
Rubber |
11 |
0.66% |
1.40% |
42.55 |
138.09 |
95.54 |
224.5% |
|
|
(Natural rubber smoked sheets, technically specified natural rubber, natural rubber non latex contribution is) |
32.89 |
133.17 |
100.28 |
304.9% |
|
|
( and their %age share to this group) |
|
|
77.3% |
96.4% |
|
|
|
10 |
Cotton & Silk |
20 |
15.79% |
15.89% |
1023.26 |
1568.80 |
545.54 |
53.3% |
|
|
Significant growth in : Mulberry dupion silk and its other yarn, Yarn of mulberry silk waste, cotton and their contribution is) |
708.11 |
1276.27 |
568.15 |
80.2% |
|
|
( and their %age share to this group) |
|
|
69.2% |
81.4% |
|
|
|
|
Significant Shortfall in :raw silk (Mulberry and others), NOIL silk yarn and their contribution is) |
311.69 |
286.47 |
-25.21 |
-8.1% |
|
|
( and their %age share to this group) |
|
|
30.5% |
18.3% |
|
|
|
11 |
Marble & Granite |
9 |
0.48% |
0.35% |
31.32 |
34.92 |
3.60 |
11.5% |
|
12 |
Automobiles |
33 |
2.06% |
2.26% |
133.27 |
223.02 |
89.75 |
67.3% |
|
13 |
Product of SSI |
37 |
1.81% |
1.64% |
117.46 |
161.50 |
44.04 |
37.5% |
|
|
(Umbrella, locks, toys, writing instruments, tiles, glassware, etc.) |
|
|
|
|
|
(Major increase are in :Glassware of lead crystal and other drinking glasses etc., combination locks and other locks, Ball point pen, all types of tiles and their contribution is) |
45.80 |
84.01 |
38.20 |
83.4% |
|
|
( and their %age share to this group) |
|
|
39.0% |
52.0% |
|
|
|
14 |
Others (Wheat floor, sugar, cigarette & salt) |
12 |
0.10% |
0.13% |
6.77 |
13.21 |
6.44 |
95.2% |
|
|
Total of Sensitive items |
|
100.0% |
100.0% |
6481.85 |
9870.59 |
3388.74 |
52.3% |
|
|
%age share of Import of sensitive items to Total Import (All Commodities) |
4.7% |
6.1% |
|
|
|
|
Total of All commodities ( including sensitive items) as per quick estimate |
138800.0 |
160779.0 |
21979.0 |
15.8% |
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, New Delhi, dated January 7, 2004
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