New Delhi: The Union Government, during the ongoing winter session of Parliament, informed the Rajya Sabha about the export and import of food items over the last three years. Here are the details shared by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Anupriya Patel. The details of food items, including oilseeds, edible oils and pulses, imported into the country during the last three years are at Annexure-I. The details of food items exported from the country dur...Read More

Junagadh: As many as 400 boxes of Kesar mangoes from Talala in Saurashtra are exported to London in the United Kingdom via air cargo, as the season of Kesar mango this year has begun. Talala market yard chairman informed that it will take two days for the mangoes to reach the storage in London from Ahmedabad via air-cargo. The pre-cooling, grading, and hot water treatment will be given to these mangoes ahead of export. He said, twenty tons of Kesar mangoes are already exported so far thi...Read More

Surat: The diamond industry of Surat is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to allow export and import trade to be carried out in Indian currency instead of foreign exchange. The diamond industry of Surat will now be able to pay in Indian rupees for the rough diamonds it imports from Russia. The diamond industry of Surat imports rough diamonds mostly from Russia, payment for which is made through the importer’s bank in India using the services of a med...Read More

Morbi: Thanks to the efforts made under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have withdrawn the anti dumping duty on ceramic tiles exported from India. This is a major booster for the ceramic industry in Morbi. The anti dumping duty on ceramic tiles was on an average average 41.8 percent. It was as high as 106 percent for new companies. The ceramic association of Morbi had appealed to do something on this front as the anti dumping duty ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat has been ranked first in the first ever export preparedness index 2020 released by NITI AYOG today. It is the first of its kind index on the lines of ease of doing business ranking, which has ranked all the states and Union Territories on various parameters of export preparedness and competitiveness. Parameters on which ranking has been done include export promotion policy, institutional framework, business ecosystem, business environment, trade support, R&D support, export...Read More