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Government of India to import Pigeon Peas (Tur) under Free Category till 31 March 2026 (25 March 2026)

Posted on: March 25, 2025 | Back | Print

The High Commission of India in Maputo wishes to inform all exporters of Pigeon Peas (Tur Dal) from Mozambique to India that Government of India has extended import of Tur Dal (Pigeon Peas) under “Free Category” till 31 March 2026. 

The import of Tur Dal will be done by Government of India freely without any restriction on quantity or those enshrined in the modalities for import of the same under the bilateral MoU between India and Mozambique. The exporters of Tur Dal from Mozambique can now export it without any upper limit till 31 March 2026. Further, there is no import duty on export of Pigeon Peas from Mozambique to India. 

The High Commission of the Republic of India in Maputo further wishes to re-emphasize that the MoU quota for assured minimum purchase of 200,000 MT of Pigeon Peas by Government of India from Mozambique that was renewed in November 2020 has no relevance under the free import policy regime for Pigeon Peas by India till 31 March 2026.