Date:24/11/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/11/24/stories/2006112402001900.htm

Business

Ceiling on import of pepper from Sri Lanka

Staff Reporter

KOCHI: The Government of India has imposed quantity restrictions on import of pepper from Sri Lanka under the Free Trade Agreement. The total import of pepper under Indo-Sri Lankan Free Trade Agreement will be restricted to 2,500 tonnes a year — between April and March, said a press release here from the Spices Board.

The quantum of import of pepper for the current financial year will be calculated by deducting the import of this item already made by Sri Lanka under the agreement till November 21, the date of issue of the order. At the time of clearance of import, the importer must produce a certificate of origin issued by the authorities concerned in Sri Lanka.