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K.K. Mustafah

Demand to hike levy: A vendor selling Tapioca (cassava) in Kochi, Kerala. Tapioca growers in the country are demanding a hike in customs duty of tapioca starch and modified starch to check cheap imports and protect interests of domestic growers and sago mills. The Centre had in May 2005 imposed safeguard duty on import of tapioca starch for three years with the duty rate set to decline progressively to 33 per cent, 23 per cent and 13 per cent. It will be zero per cent from 2008. –

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