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Imports
Waste rubber
2018
Oct 27, 2019: The Times of India
From: Oct 27, 2019: The Times of India
4.2 million sheep slaughtered in Europe between the years 1150 and 1850 to make parchment for writing. In a way, the widespread use of paper has spared the lives of many millions of calves, goats and sheep.
Rubber sector in India
2016, June: Rubber sector in for new crisis in Kerala
The Hindu, June 27, 2016
T. Nandakumar
Centre lowers import tariff for a slew of rubber products under trade pact with Malaysia
The rubber economy in Kerala is heading for a new crisis, with the Centre slashing the import tariff for a slew of rubber products.
In a notification issued on June 21, 2016, the Central Board of Excise and Customs had provided deeper tariff concessions for goods imported under the India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (IMCECA). Official sources said the revised tariff would lead to a spree of imports, flooding the market with cheap goods from Malaysia.
According to the notification, the import tariff for new and retreaded tyres for cars, buses, and lorries will be brought down to five per cent from June 30, while that for aircraft tyres and agricultural and construction machinery has been done away with.
The other zero tariff items listed in the notification include sheath contraceptives, surgical gloves, floor coverings, erasers, hard rubber products, synthetic rubber of various types, waste and scrap rubber, camel back strips for retreading rubber, tubes, pipes and hoses, and conveyor belts.
Industry observers said the tariff reduction would have serious repercussions for a State like Kerala. “It has the potential to cripple the domestic rubber industry and push rubber farmers into a deeper crisis” said an official.
Greater risk
“The tariff cut represents a danger signal for Kerala,” said K.N. Harilal, Professor, Centre for Development Studies. “It is clear that the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) was only the tip of the iceberg. By signing free trade agreements with individual countries, we have exposed ourselves to greater risk.”
He said the latest tariff cut would trigger stronger demands from Indian manufacturers for a level playing field, by allowing the import of natural rubber at zero tariff.
K. Krishnankutty, MLA, who had chaired the expert committee for the preparation of Kerala’s agricultural policy, said the situation highlighted the failure of successive governments to check the import of cash crops such as rubber and coconut.
“Kerala can cite livelihood issues to get rubber listed as a sensitive item, failing which the State will be left to grapple with a series of crises triggered by FTAs,” he said.
