By Rajendra Jadhav
Posted October 30, 2025 1:43 pm
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India has imposed a 30 per cent import duty on yellow peas, effective Nov. 1, according to a government notification issued late on Wednesday.
Shipments with a bill of lading dated on or before Oct. 31, 2025, will be exempt from the duty, the order said.
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The government had earlier allowed duty-free imports of yellow peas until March 31, 2026, but domestic farmers had urged authorities to curb the influx of cheap imports that were pressuring local prices.
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The South Asian nation is the world’s biggest importer of yellow peas, which it imports mainly from Canada and Russia.
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