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Centre allows 40,000 tonnes rubber imports at 7.5% concessional duty
Growers disappointed as they fear move may suppress domestic prices
New Delhi, July 17:The Centre has allowed imports of 40,000 tonnes of natural rubber at a concessional duty of 7.5 per cent for the current fiscal. This is similar to the one allowed last fiscal.
Since April 1 this year, the Customs duty on natural rubber has been fixed at 20 per cent or Rs 20 a kg, whichever is lower.
The move to allow imports at a lower duty follows demand from the user industry, particularly tyre manufacturers, to allow import of two lakh tonnes duty-free. Sources said that the Commerce Ministry had recommended allowing imports of one lakh tonnes duty-free. But the Finance Ministry, which has a final say, has treaded a cautious path in arriving at the final decision. Growers, on the other hand, are totally opposed to imports.
“The decision to allow import of only 40,000 tonnes that too at 7.5 per cent against a demand to permit two lakh tonnes is disappointing,” said an industry source, who did not wish to be identified. “It is also too little and too late,” the source said.
Last fiscal, the import duty regime was put in place in December for a similar quantity of 40,000 tonnes. This year, though, imports are allowed from this month itself.
The import will meet consumers’ need for just 15 days, going by the consumption of 80,500 tonnes in June.
“The decision to allow imports at concessional duty is oppressive. It has come at the most inopportune moment as peak production season is lurking,” said Mr J.K. Thomas, former President of the United Planters’ Association of Southern India. “It could suppress domestic prices,” he said.
“The decision is good though it will meet only 15 days demand. It will improve supply in the domestic market. On Saturday, rubber was not available locally. Last week, I scouted for 20 tonnes of rubber and was hardly able to get two tonnes. Rubber is not available locally despite the Rubber Board statistics saying that the carryover stocks at the end of June were 2.47 lakh tonnes,” said Mr N. Radhakrishnan, advisor to the Cochin Rubber Merchants Association.
According to traders, inferior quality sheet rubber is available at Rs 208-201 a kg. The high price for inferior quality rubber makes production unviable for small manufacturers.
“If tyre manufacturers import, then quality rubber will be available for small industries which are suffering,” said Mr Radhakrishnan.
“There is no way other than imports to improve supply,” he said.
“It is an agreed position that imports could be allowed when domestic prices are higher than global rates. That was seen only in two years.
Now, domestic and global prices are at par,” said Mr Thomas.
On Saturday, RSS-4 (ribbed smoked sheet) rubber was quoted at Rs 216 a kg. During the weekend, in the global market RSS-3, the equivalent to Indias’s RSS-4, closed at Rs 210 a kg in Bangkok.
In the first quarter this fiscal, rubber imports almost doubled to 38,233 tonnes compared with 19,118 tonnes during the same period a year ago.
Production in the first quarter was 1, 75,700 tonnes, up 5.4 per cent over the same period last year. In comparison, consumption was 2.44 lakh tonnes, up nearly four per cent year-on-year.
Shares of domestic tyre companies shot up in the last week of June on rumours that the Centre would exempt natural rubber imports from customs duty for a specified quantity under a tariff rate quota regime.
Remarks: No problem for farmers on this 40,000 Tonnes of Import at 7.5% Duty. The Joint venture of Media, Bulk dealers, Manufacturers and the Rubber Board playing a Game to reduce the International price by exporting later from India at the peak production period. Actually due to high humidity the production in India from April to July is less than previous year. The Import of 40,000 Tonnes will help to the price hike in International Market. Thus the same benefit will get to the rubber cultivators in India. In 2009-10 Import was 177130 Tonnes and imported approx 80% on Zero percent Import Duty. In 2010-11 Import was 177637 Tonnes and both year the prices were higher than earlier. The wrong figures of high Month end stock can’t bring Natural Rubber to the market. 38396 Tonnes Missing and 106455 Tonnes month end stock with farmers are to show a higher stock at the end of 2010-11. Indian Rubber board published the rubber statistics up to March 2011 only. Then how the media got the statistics up to June? These details are supplied by the officials of Rubber Board against Farmers. I would challenge the Political Parties, Media, Rubber Board, Bulk Dealers and ATMA on 40,000 Tonnes import to reduce the price in India. No it will not happen. The import news is the reason for the price hike at International Market.
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Performance of Natural Rubber 2010-11 Stock at the begining of the year 253975 Tonnes Area 712000 hectares –% Growth Production 861950 Tonnes -3.7% Growth Consumption 947715 Tonnes 1.8% Growth Import 177637 Tonnes –% Growth Export 29851 Tonnes – % Growth Average Market Price for RSS 4 grade Rs. 19003/100Kg Rs. 190.03 per Kg Stock at the end of the year 277600 Tonnes Number of small holdings – Million Number of large estates – Average yield per hectare 1807 Kg Customs duty on Natural rubber Solid Form 20.00% Latex 70.00% Value of Natural Rubber Imported Rs. 2733.05 crore Rs. 153.29 per Kg Value of Natural Rubber Exported Rs. 552.20 crore Rs. 184.99 per Kg Value of rubber products imported Rs. — crore (2008-09) Value of rubber products exported Rs. — crore Income from NR to growers Rs. — crore Cess of NR collected Rs. — crore —– Tonnes at cess Rs. 1.50/kg (Import 177637 + Purchase 773692 Tonnes?) Number of licensed dealers – Number of licensed manufacturers – Tyre and Non-tyre consumption ratio – NR and SR consumption ratio 70:30 Per capita consumption of elastomer – Kg Tyre industry turnover Rs. — crores Tyre production – Million Numbers Value of tyre exports Rs. — crores Costoms duty on tyres 10.00% World production – million tonnes World consumption – million tonnes World NR & SR consumption ratio — International price RSS 3 Rs. 19555/100 Kg Rs. 195.55 per Kg Ref: Monthly Rubber Stastical News August 2010 Vol 69 No 3
Summary
Opening Stock 253975 Tonnes Consumption 947715 Tonnes Production 861950 Tonnes Export 29851 Tonnes Import 177637 Tonnes Balace Stock 277600 Tonnes Missing 38396 Tonnes Total 1293562 Tonnes Total 1293562 Tonnes -
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Marking with the help of Guj Knife for Controlled Downward Tapping against CUT of Indian Rubber Board and IUT of Dr. L. Thankamma.
The tapping ladder with a height of 4.5 feet to tap from the branch union of rubber trees.
The tapping from branch union in winter and rainy season for aged trees to get more yield from food storage.
The flow of latex is from bottom to top, because the food storage at Phelloderm can’t bring down. After the tapping ‘A’ panel this type of Controlled Downward Tapping is helpful to save the trees in winter OR rainy season and to increase production without damaging milk vessels. The tapping ladder is easy to carry from one place to another by folding it to a comfortable stage. Guj Knife can be used to mark on both sides from bottom to branch union. In summer the tapping panel at lower level will get more production.
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‘Make rubber latex export regular’
Kottayam, March 17: Latex producers should make long-term arrangements to export their produce on a regular and steady basis, said Ms Sheela Thomas, Chairman, Rubber Board while speaking at a meeting of the latex producers convened by the Board. The meeting observed that the prevailing market situation is favourable for exports especially with the international latex price ruling above domestic prices. Participants also felt that it would be advantageous for Rubber Producers’ Societies, which market their produce as latex, to divert to sheet making considering the price differential.The President, Latex Producers’ Association, representatives of the Plantation Corporation of Kerala; State Farming Corporation; Rehabilitation Plantations; Harrisons Malayalam Ltd, and Periyar Latex Ltd participated in the meeting. — Aravindan
(This article was published in the Business Line print edition dated March 18, 2011)
Check the average monthly price of 60% drc latex at Kottayam and Kuala Lumpur Markets. And see the daily price of 60% drc latex here for the month of November 2010.This is an evidence of export including 40% of content which is not rubber is included as rubber in total quantity exported. The Total export in drc only for a show.
The exported quantity was published for the year 2006-07 as 56545 Tonnes.
To verify the daily prices click on the following dates.
November 2010 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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