Sugar Import

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  Behind Sugar Shock: Not Ethanol, But Over-Estimation Led To 16% Price Rise

  In November 2025, the government allowed sugar mills to export 15 lakh tonnes. Now, India has allowed 10 lakh tonnes of raw sugar to enter duty-free.

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  Explained: Why Sugar Is Suddenly Getting Costlier

  The rise in sugar prices is being attributed to hoarding and worries about tight supplies due to a fall in sugarcane harvest due to either flooding or less rainfall in top sugarcane-producing states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Karnataka.

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  Centre Allows 10 Lakh Tonnes Of Duty-Free Sugar Imports Till October 31

  To control prices, the government has also imposed a stockholding limit on bulk consumers who use more than 10 tonnes of sugar a month, capping their stock at 15 days' consumption.

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  Government Likely To Raise Sugar Import Tax To 50%: Report

  Lower imports by India could put pressure on global prices, but will support local prices that have come under pressure in the last few weeks due to expectations of imports.

• Sugar Costlier by up to Rs 2 Per Kilogram on Import Duty Hike

  Sugar prices on Tuesday further rose by up to Rs 2 per kg to Rs 33.40 at the wholesale market in the national capital following a slew of measures by the government including a hike in import duty to bail out the industry.

• Import Duty on Sugar Not to be Raised: Minister

  India will not raise the import duty on sugar for now, Minister of State for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday, a month after the food minister said there was a consensus to raise the tax to 40 per cent from 15 per cent.

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  Sugar Import Duty Hiked to 25 Per Cent

  However, Sakthi Sugar told NDTV that the hike is not likely to be of much impact, as there is an oversupply in the market. There is ample amount of sugar for the upcoming festive season , Sakthi Sugar said.

• Sugar Industry Body Seeks Hike in Import Duty to 40% From 15%

  Import duty currently stands at 15 per cent. Industry has been demanding an increase in import duty to boost sales of domestic sugar as the country has surplus production.

• Government to Explore Raising Sugar Import Tax: Food Minister

  India will examine raising import tax on sugar to support local prices and help mills clear dues to cane growers, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Thursday.

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  Shree Renuka, Balrampur Chini Soar on Hopes of Import Tax

  Shares in Shree Renuka Sugars and Balrampur Chini surged to their year high levels today. Shree Renuka Sugar gained nearly 14 per cent to Rs 31.80 whereas shares in Balrampur Chini surged 11 per cent to Rs 87.45.

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  Sugar Refiners Surge on Import Duty Hike

  Shares of sugar refiners gained after Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the government will hike the import duty on the commodity to 40 per cent from 15 per cent to bail out the ailing sugar industry.

• Government Agrees to Raise Import Duty on Sugar With Rider

  Mr Paswan also told reporters the subsidy on raw sugar exports would be extended until September. India increased the subsidy for raw sugar earlier this month to boost output and exports.

• Sugar Price Rises by Rs 60 a Quintal on Import Duty Hike

  Sugar prices rose up to Rs 60 per quintal in India's leading wholesale markets on stockists buying after the government raised import duty on the commodity to 40 per cent besides an additional interest-free loan of Rs 4,400 crore for mills.

• Bajaj Hindusthan Shares Surge on FCCB Repayment, Sugar Import Duty

  The repayment, coupled with the government's move to raise the import duty on sugar, has created positive sentiment in the counter, dealers said.