Reply: India's import duty regime is quite simple, fair and transparent. All changes in effective rates are put in the public domain/ website as soon as they are issued.
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Report by the Secretariat (WT/TPR/S/249): Part IV. Trade Policies by Selected Sector: (2) Agriculture; (ii) Agricultural policy objectives: (a) Measures affecting imports: paragraph 18, pages 129 130:
The Secretariat's Report mentions that India introduced a tariff rate quota (TRQ) for sugar of 1 million tonnes with an in quota tariff rate of 0%.
Can India please explain the rationale for introducing a TRQ for sugar and could India elaborate on how it ensures that the TRQ allocation process is fair and transparent?
Reply: Details of the TRQ allocation for sugar (as a short term measure), has been stated in the Customs Notification No. 84 dated 31 July 2009. It is available at the website link: http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cs act/notifications/notfns 2k9/cs84 2k9.htm.
