# Import duty on Wheat and Arhar Dal

> India reimposed a 10 percent basic customs duty on wheat and arhar (pigeon pea) dal with immediate effect, citing a projected record domestic crop. The duty reverses a December 2016 cut to zero that had been made to boost supply and cap retail prices.

- Date: 2017-05-27 · published 2017-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70984-import-duty-on-wheat-and-arhar-dal
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A renewed 10 percent duty reduces India's import demand for wheat, which weighs on world wheat export prices as Indian buying falls.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-28 | [Import duty on wheat, dal back \| Import duty on wheat, dal back](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71966-import-duty-on-wheat-dal-back-import-duty-on-wheat-dal-back.md) | +0.5% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-22 | [Govt considering imposing import duty on wheat: Agri Secy \| Govt considering imposing import duty on wheat: Agri Secy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71968-govt-considering-imposing-import-duty-on-wheat-agri-secy-govt-considering.md) | +2.2% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-30 | [No immediate plans to hike import duty on wheat to 25 pc: Govt \| No immediate plans to hike import duty on wheat to 25 pc: Govt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71475-no-immediate-plans-to-hike-import-duty-on-wheat-to-25-pc-govt-no-immediate.md) | +2.3% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-08 | [India imposing 50 percent duty on peas and 20 percent duty on wheat - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67959-india-imposing-50-percent-duty-on-peas-and-20-percent-duty-on-wheat.md) | +1.2% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-23 | [May Reimpose Import Duty On Wheat: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71964-may-reimpose-import-duty-on-wheat-union-minister-ram-vilas-paswan.md) | +2.4% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- krishijagran.com: https://krishijagran.com/news/import-duty-on-wheat-and-arhar-dal/

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