Mumbai, Sept. 15 -- The Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) has compiled the import data for vegetable oils (edible & non-edible) for August 2025. Imports during the month totalled 1,677,346 tons compared to 1,563,329 tons in August 2024 i.e. up by 7%. This includes 1,621,525 tons of edible oils and 55,821 tons of non-edible oils. Edible oil import rose 5.55% on year and 4.74% on month. In first ten months of the oil year 2024-25 (November 2024-August 2025), total vegetable oil imports reached 12,690,980 tons, down by 7% from 13,687,511 tons in the same period last year. Following the increased in import duty difference between CPO and RBD Palmolein from 8.25% to 19.25% w.e.f. 31st May, 2025, made the import of refined oil unecon...