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India's vegetable oil imports rise 51% in September 2025
Oct-16-2025

India's vegetable oil imports jumped 51 per cent to 16,39,743 tonnes in September 2025 as compared to 10,87,489 tonnes in September 2024 driven by a surge in crude palm oil shipments, while refined oil imports dropped to zero for the first time since 2021. The shift away from refined oils followed the government's decision to widen the import duty gap between crude palm oil and refined RBD palmolein to 19.25% points from 8.25% points, effective May 31, making refined oil imports uneconomical.

The country imported 16,04,643 tonnes of edible oils and 35,100 tonnes of non-edible oils during September 2025. Crude Palm Oil (CPO) imports nearly doubled to 824,761 tonnes in September 2025 from 432, 510 tonnes a year earlier, while crude sunflower oil shipments rose to 272,386 tonnes in September 2025 from 152,803 tonnes.

Crude soybean oil imports climbed to 503,240 tonnes in September 2025 from 384,382 tonnes a year earlier, while Crude Palm Kernel Oil (CPKO) shipments fell to 4,256 tonnes in September 2025 from 10,525 tonnes in September 2024. 

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