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India has cut base import taxes on palm oil, soyoil and sunflower oil, a government order showed, as the world's biggest vegetable oil buyer tries to coo lnear-record price rises.
The reduction in taxes could bring down prices of the edible oils in India and boost consumption, effectively increasing overseas buying by the south Asian country.
The base import tax on crude palm oil has been slashed to2.5 per cent from 10 per cent, while the tax on crude soy oil and crude sunflower oil has been reduced to 2.5 per cent from 7.5 per cent, the government said in a notification late on Friday. The base import tax on refined grades of palm oil, soy oil and sunflower oil cut to 32.5 per cent from37.5 per cent.
After the cuts, crude palm oil, soy oil and sunflower oil imports will be subject to a 24.75 per cent tax in total, including a2.5 per cent base import duty and other taxes, while refined grades of palm oil, soy oil and sunflower oil would carry a 35.75 per cent tax intotal.
India fulfils more than two-thirds of its edible oil demand through imports and has been struggling to contain a rally in local oil prices for the last few months.
The country imports palm oil mainly from top producers Indonesia and Malaysia, while other oils, such as soy and sunflower, come from Argentina, Brazil, Ukraine and Russia
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