COMA pushes Kerala for coconut trade rules to plug GST leakage

Cochin Oil Merchants' Association wants mandatory trader registration, market cess, e-documentation and inter-state movement tracking for coconut, copra and oil — citing GST evasion via dry-coconut misclassification that is bleeding compliant players across Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

— Filed Wed, 24 Jun, 2026, 17:18 IST · Source BL · Consumer & Economy · Updated

COMA has urged Kerala government to regulate coconut, copra and coconut oil trade through trader registration, market cess, electronic documentation and inter-state movement tracking, citing GST evasion via misclassification of dry coconuts and losses to compliant businesses.

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