Strong 41 percent increase in urad imports

21-Feb-2026 01:26 PM

New Delhi. Data from the Union Commerce Ministry shows that India's urad imports increased by 40.7 percent from 758,946 tons in 2024 to 1.07 million tons in 2025. According to data released by the India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), a leading trade organization, India imported the highest amount of urad from Myanmar in 2025, at 809,127 tons. Additionally, 237,602 tons were imported from Brazil and 20,996 tons from other countries.

Myanmar pulses accounted for more than 75 percent of India's total urad imports in 2025. The highest import of urad occurred in October 2025, when the quantity jumped to 242,371 tons, with 203,268 tons of this import coming from Myanmar alone. In November 2025, 1,16,404 tonnes of black gram was imported, in which the contribution of black gram from Myanmar was recorded at 63,372 tonnes.

It is noteworthy that in October-November, there is a strong inflow of black gram in the domestic sector during Kharif season, but due to weak production and limited supply, there was a huge import of it from abroad.

The importers also got encouragement due to the prices being somewhat soft in the exporting countries. The import of black gram will remain free from customs duty till 31 March 2026, but even before that the government can decide to extend the period of duty-free import.