India lowers tariff on Chilean blueberry exports

Chilean blueberry producers and exporters received positive news after the Indian Ministry of Finance notified (No. 10/2024) the reduction of tariffs for blueberries as of February 20, 2024. Likewise, the Government India also lowered tariffs on turkey meat and cotton as of the same date. According to this, the standard tariff rate on fresh, frozen and dried blueberries and cranberries is reduced to 10% from the previous tariff of 30%. Canned or prepared cranberries will now have a standard tariff rate of 5%, while similarly packaged blueberries will have a tariff of 10%. “We believe that this is very good news for our blueberry exports to India, since the Indian market is of special importance for Chilean exports. Many of our products already enter this market, but promoting greater volumes involved improving entry conditions, such as high tariffs, as well as logistics. We believe that this lower tariff for our blueberries makes us think about greater opportunities. in India, a ...