<p>The government on Monday banned the import of apples if its imported price is less than Rs 50 per Kg.</p>.<p>"Import of apples...is prohibited wherever the CIF (cost, insurance, freight) import price is less than equal to Rs 50 per Kg," the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) said in a notification.</p>.<p>Minimum import price condition shall not be applicable for imports from Bhutan, it said. In 2023, India imported apples worth $296 million against $385.1 million in 2022.</p>.<p>The main countries which export apples to India include the US, Iran, Brazil, UAE, Afghanistan, France, Belgium, Chile, Italy, Turkey, New Zealand, South Africa and Poland.</p>
<p>The government on Monday banned the import of apples if its imported price is less than Rs 50 per Kg.</p>.<p>"Import of apples...is prohibited wherever the CIF (cost, insurance, freight) import price is less than equal to Rs 50 per Kg," the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) said in a notification.</p>.<p>Minimum import price condition shall not be applicable for imports from Bhutan, it said. In 2023, India imported apples worth $296 million against $385.1 million in 2022.</p>.<p>The main countries which export apples to India include the US, Iran, Brazil, UAE, Afghanistan, France, Belgium, Chile, Italy, Turkey, New Zealand, South Africa and Poland.</p>