Kerala CM Seeks Raise on Import Duty of Rubber

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today pressed for increase in import duty on rubber to protect the interest of domestic players in his meeting with Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma.

He also said that steps be taken to protect domestic cashew and cardamom growers from increasing imports from countries like Guatemala, an official said.

The official said that Sharma has recommended to the Finance Ministry an upward revision of the import duty on natural rubber.