Deadline for duty-free import of yellow peas extended till December 31

13-Sep-2024 08:16 PM

New Delhi. As expected, the Central Government has extended the period of duty-free import of yellow peas by two months.

Earlier this deadline was fixed till October 31, which has now been decided to extend till December 31, 2024.

A notification to this effect has been issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) today (September 13).

In December 2023, the government had approved duty-free import of yellow peas till March 31, 2024 and then extended it till October 31.

Now it has been extended once again. This will help in increasing its import from other countries including Canada and Russia in the country.