India has extended permission for duty-free imports of yellow peas until March 31, 2026 with immediate effect, according to a government order issued late on Friday.
The South Asian nation is the world’s biggest importer of yellow peas, which it imports mainly from Canada and Russia.
Previously, the Indian government extended the free import policy for Yellow peas for three months in march 2025.
Previously, the free import policy for yellow peas was set to expire on February 28, 2025. With this extension, traders now have an additional three months until May 31, 2025, to import yellow peas freely under the updated conditions.
