# Indian Trade Portal

> India's DGFT has removed quantitative ceilings on edible oil exports, except mustard oil, and made all pulses free for export. A packaging restriction on roasted gram was also lifted. The notices also cover online export obligation tracking and alcoholic beverage standards.

- Date: 2018-04-12 · published 2018-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65467-indian-trade-portal
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Freeing Indian edible oil and pulse exports could add some supply to regional vegetable oil and pulse markets, potentially pressuring palm and soy oil prices modestly.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-03-09 | [UK defies EU over Indonesian palm oil trade, leaked papers show \| Palm oil \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66022-uk-defies-eu-over-indonesian-palm-oil-trade-leaked-papers-show-palm-oil-the.md) | +0.5% | +3.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-12-20 | [India halts futures trade in key farm commodities to fight inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43552-india-halts-futures-trade-in-key-farm-commodities-to-fight-inflation.md) | +1.3% | +11.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-01 | [Palm Oil Is at the Heart of the Next Trade War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59954-palm-oil-is-at-the-heart-of-the-next-trade-war.md) | +3.8% | +0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-08-24 | [UPDATE 1-Indonesia Extends Palm Oil Export Levy Waiver to Oct. 31 - Trade Minister](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15796-update-1-indonesia-extends-palm-oil-export-levy-waiver-to-oct-31-trade-minister.md) | -0.1% | -8.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-05-29 | [Indonesia: Temporary changes in export duties of crude palm oil (29 May 2024) - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15643-indonesia-temporary-changes-in-export-duties-of-crude-palm-oil-29-may-2024.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| SBO | 2018-03-09 | [UK defies EU over Indonesian palm oil trade, leaked papers show \| Palm oil \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66022-uk-defies-eu-over-indonesian-palm-oil-trade-leaked-papers-show-palm-oil-the.md) | +1.2% | -0.4% |
| SBO | 2018-01-22 | [Export Tax Relief Aids Argentina’s Soybean Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66849-export-tax-relief-aids-argentina-s-soybean-trade.md) | +1.6% | -2.3% |
| SBO | 2021-12-20 | [India halts futures trade in key farm commodities to fight inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43552-india-halts-futures-trade-in-key-farm-commodities-to-fight-inflation.md) | +2.2% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- indiantradeportal.in: https://www.indiantradeportal.in/vs.jsp?id=0%2C959%2C10581%2C10602%2C10603%2C11014&lang=0

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