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The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare in its recent gazette notification stated revising in the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) fee on raw cotton imports.
The PQ inspection fee has been revised from Rs.2,500 for the first tonne of the consignment to Rs. 3,500, and from Rs. 75 to a whopping Rs. 2,000 for each additional tonne. PQ supervision charges also have been revised to Rs1,500 per consignment from Rs.1,000.
