Importers to be allowed to bring in only 180 tonnes at a time
The Centre will
permit imports of only 50 per cent of Turkey’s poppyseed production
every year and fix a ceiling on consignments from China and the Czech
Republic. Also, the Government will allow an importer to bring in only
180 tonnes or 10 container loads of poppyseeds at a time from Turkey.
These
guidelines have been issued by the Department of Revenue on July 8
following an Allahabad High Court judgement on November 29, 2013 asking
the Narcotics Commissioner to fix a ceiling on imports and register
shipment contracts.
