Govt imposes import curbs on Glufosinate

The Government on Monday imposed curbs on imports of Glufosinate and its salts, a herbicide used in the agriculture sector, for six months.

“The import of Glufosinate and its salts... shall be restricted where the combined amount of the CIF (cost, insurance, freight) value and applicable anti-dumping duty, calculated on a per kilogram basis, is less than Rs 1,154,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.