# India: Grain Voluntary Update - Wheat Import Duty Removed | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> India removed its 10 percent wheat import duty indefinitely on December 8, 2016, replacing the earlier provision that was set to run until March 1, 2017. USDA raised its 2016/17 Indian wheat import forecast to 3.7 million tonnes and lowered ending stocks to 8 million tonnes.

- Date: 2016-12-16 · published 2016-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73437-india-grain-voluntary-update-wheat-import-duty-removed-usda-foreign
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Removing the duty makes imported wheat cheaper for India, a sizable new import source that tightens world wheat balances and supports export prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- fas.usda.gov: https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/india-grain-voluntary-update-wheat-import-duty-removed

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