As India rolls out its new Good and Services Tax (GST) starting 1 July 2017, the largest tax reform in quite some time is expected to possibly make Indian products competitive and cheaper in the long run. However, that may not be its impact on the agricultural sector. Methyl Bromide Fumigation Rule Deferred; Fee Increased India’s Plant Quarantine Department issued a directive earlier this year that it would not allow imports of grains and pulses without the methyl bromide fumigation endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate from the exporting country. This was set to become effective 31 March 2017, but that date was later changed to 30 June 2017 after many of the exporting countries raised objections and requested that the government of I...

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