Tapioca farmers from Salem have asked the Centre to raise tariff on imports of tapioca starch and modified starch to protect the growers of the tubers and domestic sago mills that process this agricultural product.The members of the Salem-based United Farmers Association said that these being essentially agricultural products,the bound rate of customs duty on these items could go up to 100 per cent and 150 per cent,respectively,to check indiscriminate imports.
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