The imposition of 30% import duty on chana by the government recently is likely to hit deals of around 150,000 tn of the commodity that has been largely contracted from Australia. About 40,000-50,000 tn Australian chana out of the 150,000 tn shipments in transit have been diverted to other destinations such as Dubai, Pakistan and Bangladesh. A sharp fall in domestic chana prices despite a levy of import duty has made these deals unfeasible now.