Rules of Origin for dried peas (pisum sativum) — green peas — Dubai (UAE) to India
HS 07131020 · DRIED LEGUMINOUS VEGETABLES · Rules of Origin & preferential rate
Data last updated: · MFN duty & IGST verified against ICEGATE (Indian Customs EDI). Rules of Origin per CEPA Annex 3B. Verify your exact HS line before filing.
Import restricted
DGFT lists this line as Restricted under ITC(HS) Schedule 1 (Import Policy), so it needs an import authorisation or must meet the stated condition — it is not freely importable. DGFT condition: Import shall subject to Minimum Import Price (MIP) of Rs. 200/- and above CIF per kilogram and import is allowed through Kolkata sea port only. This Restriction shall not apply to Governments import commitments under any Bilateral or Regional Agreement or Memorandum of Understanding source ↗
- CEPA eligible
- Excluded
- Value addition (RVC)
- n/a
- Tariff-classification change
- Wholly obtained Annex 3B rule set at chapter level — it covers the whole chapter, not this code alone
- MFN → CEPA basic duty
- 50% → 50%
Rule of Origin (CEPA Annex 3B, primary source): Wholly Obtained — qualifies on origin, no value-addition test (CEPA Annex 3B).
Qualifying under the Rules of Origin
Dried peas (Pisum sativum) — green peas (HS 07131020) is currently excluded from India's India–UAE CEPA tariff offer, so no preferential rate applies regardless of origin. For reference, the Product-Specific Rule for this line is "Wholly Obtained — qualifies on origin, no value-addition test (CEPA Annex 3B)". Read that rule for what it is: Annex 3B supplies it at chapter level, so it governs hundreds of eight-digit codes rather than this one. It is the correct rule to apply, and it is also the place to check for a more specific carve-out before committing to a claim. Dried green peas serve snack manufacturing, flour milling and retail pulse demand, and share the yellow-pea treatment: Annex 2A shows EXC across all ten years, so the 50% duty is not on a path anywhere. The 5% IGST is low. Like all Indian pulse lines this one is governed more by quantitative policy than by tariff, and this particular line is flagged Restricted under the ITC(HS) policy — an import authorisation is required, which is a permission question rather than a rate question and can stop a contracted shipment outright. DGFT actively notifies quantitative restrictions, authorisation requirements and port-of-entry conditions on this line, and those have reversed within a season before. Fumigation and phytosanitary compliance under the Plant Quarantine Order add a further layer, alongside the FSSAI import licence and consignment clearance. Confirm the live DGFT position and secure the authorisation before committing to a shipment; treat the duty as the known constant. Because the line is excluded, customs charges the 50% MFN rate. Confirm eligibility against India's CEPA tariff schedule before assuming any benefit.
Check your own figures in the Rules of Origin (RVC) qualifier. Qualifying is only half of it — the preference is claimed with a Certificate of Origin, issued in the UAE before shipment or retrospectively within 12 months.
Frequently asked questions
- Does dried peas (pisum sativum) — green peas qualify for India–UAE CEPA?
- No — this line is currently excluded from India's CEPA tariff offer, so the preferential rate does not apply regardless of origin.
- What is the Rule of Origin for dried peas (pisum sativum) — green peas?
- Wholly Obtained (WO): the product must be entirely obtained or produced in the UAE, with no value-addition calculation required.
- What proof is needed at import?
- A preferential Certificate of Origin filed through eCoO 2.0, presented at customs before clearance. Without it, the 50% MFN duty applies.