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Import olive oil

Effective duty 35% (crude) or 40% (refined), 5% IGST, FSSAI clearance. Spain supplies almost 90%.

Free to importHS 1509
Basic customs duty
35–40%
35% (crude, edible grade); 40% (refined, edible grade)
Social welfare surcharge
10% of BCD
IGST
5%
5%
India’s imports, 2025-26
US$ 36.9 mn
from 13 countries

Tariff rates are 45% for extra virgin, virgin and other virgin olive oil (1509 20, 30, 40) and 40% for other olive oil (1509 90). Notification 45/2025-Customs lowers this to 35% for olive oil that is crude and edible grade (S. No. 43) and 40% for refined edible grade (S. No. 45). Which entry applies to your grade is decided at assessment, so confirm with your customs broker. The September 2026 edible oil cut (31/2026-Customs) was for soybean, palm and sunflower oil; we did not find a change for olive oil, but check the current rate on ICEGATE. IGST on olive oil is 5% (Schedule I, notification 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)). CBIC — Notification 45/2025-Customs (effective duty rates), 24 Oct 2025, as amended ↗

What is imported

Olive oil is a small, premium edible oil in India, sold in bottles and tins for cooking and personal care. Imports under 1509 were about US$ 37 million in FY 2025-26 (TradeStat), with Spain supplying 89% and Italy 7%. Many brands import in bulk and pack in India; others import ready retail packs.

Import policy · Free to import

Free under ITC(HS) Schedule 1, subject to FSSAI import clearance and labelling rules.

Licences and registrations you need

  • FSSAICentral licence for food importers (FoSCoS), then a No Objection Certificate for each consignment through FICS at the port.fics.fssai.gov.in ↗
  • Legal Metrology (Consumer Affairs)Importer registration under the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules if you import or sell retail packs.consumeraffairs.nic.in ↗

What is checked at the port

  • FSSAI tests against the olive oil standard (acidity, peroxide value, purity) to catch blending with cheaper oils.
  • Label check: grade name, importer details, FSSAI licence number, best-before date.
  • Customs checks the declared grade against the classification claimed.

Practical tips

  • Ask for a lab analysis of the exact lot (acidity, peroxide, UV absorbance) and keep it for FSSAI.
  • Allow enough shelf life; FSSAI looks at remaining shelf life at import.

Where new importers go wrong

  • Labelling pomace or blended oil as extra virgin — FSSAI treats this as misbranding.
  • Pricing at 35% when the oil is assessed at the 40% refined rate.
Sources (6)
  1. CBIC — Notification 45/2025-Customs (effective duty rates), 24 Oct 2025, as amended
  2. CBIC — Customs Tariff of India (as on 30.06.2025)
  3. CBIC — Notification 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), 17 Sep 2025 (IGST rates from 22 Sep 2025)
  4. FSSAI — Food Import Clearance System (FICS)
  5. Commerce Ministry TradeStat — commodity-wise imports by country (FY 2025-26)
  6. ICEGATE — Customs duty and tariff look-up

Import data

Where India buys olive oil

India’s imports from the Department of Commerce’s TradeStat, country by country. US$, financial years.

Imports, 2025-26
US$ 36.9 mn
Change from 2024-25
-23.1%
Supplying countries
13
Biggest supplier
Spain
89%
Spain: US$ 32.8 mnItaly: US$ 2.7 mnTürkiye: US$ 350kGreece: US$ 190kFrance: US$ 80kSingapore: US$ 70kUnited States of America: US$ 30kGermany: US$ 20kCanada: US$ 20kPortugal: US$ 10kUnited Arab Emirates: US$ 10kSpain: US$ 32.8 mnSpainItaly: US$ 2.7 mnTürkiye: US$ 350kTürkiyeGreece: US$ 190kFrance: US$ 80kFranceSingapore: US$ 70kSingaporeUnited States of America: US$ 30kUnited States of AmericaGermany: US$ 20kCanada: US$ 20kPortugal: US$ 10kUnited Arab Emirates: US$ 10kUnited Arab EmiratesIndia
Where India imports olive oil from — among our 80 countries, 2025-26
2020-21: US$ 32.1 mn322020-212021-22: US$ 45.7 mn462021-222022-23: US$ 39.4 mn392022-232023-24: US$ 47.7 mn482023-242024-25: US$ 48 mn482024-252025-26: US$ 36.9 mn372025-26
India’s olive oil imports · US$ million

Biggest supplying countries

Name2025-26Change
1SpainUS$ 32.8 mn-20.5%
2ItalyUS$ 2.7 mn-42.9%
3TunisiaUS$ 620k-51.9%
4TürkiyeUS$ 350k—
5GreeceUS$ 190k+58.3%
6FranceUS$ 80k+100%
7SingaporeUS$ 70k+75%
8SyriaUS$ 50k—
9United States of AmericaUS$ 30k-76.9%
10GermanyUS$ 20k+100%
11CanadaUS$ 20k—
12PortugalUS$ 10k-92.9%

Which sources are growing and shrinking

Growing sources

None

Shrinking sources

  1. TunisiaUS$ 1.3 mn → US$ 620k-51.9%
  2. ItalyUS$ 4.6 mn → US$ 2.7 mn-42.9%
  3. SpainUS$ 41.3 mn → US$ 32.8 mn-20.5%

Which forms come in, and at what price

Imports by 8-digit tariff line, 2025-26. Average price = total value ÷ total quantity.

Tariff lineValue 2025-26ChangeQuantityAverage price
Olive oil and its fractns (excludingdng vrgn)of edible grde1509 90 10US$ 21.9 mn-33.9%4,448 tonnesUS$ 4.92 per kg
Vegetable oils, olive oil and its fractions, extra virgin olive oil, whether or not refined, but not… — extra virgin olive oil1509 20 00US$ 14.2 mn+1.5%2,368 tonnesUS$ 5.97 per kg
Other olive oil and its fractns (excludingd vrgn)1509 90 90US$ 800k-7%90 tonnesUS$ 8.92 per kg
Vegetable oils, olive oil and its fractions, virgin olive oil, whether or not refined, but not chemically… — virgin olive oil1509 30 00US$ 90k-10%6.2 tonnesUS$ 14.56 per kg

Source: TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · Figures taken 29 October 2026.

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