Seeks to exempt goods imported by EOUs from integrated tax and compensation cess - 78/2017 - Customs -Tariff

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOMS) Notification No. 78 /2017-Customs New Delhi, the 13 October, 2017 G.S.R.1272 (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) , the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 52/2003-Customs, dated the 31st March, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 274 (E), dated the 31st March, 2003 , namely:- 2. In the said notification, for the words, brackets and figures from the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and the additional duty, if any, leviable thereon under sub-sections (1), (3) and (5) of section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act, subject to the following conditions, namely:- , the following shall be substituted, namely:- from - (A) the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon under the First-Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and the additional duty, if any, leviable thereon under sub-sections (1), (3) and (5) of section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act; and (B) the integrated tax and compensation cess leviable thereon under sub-sections (7) and (9), respectively of section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act: Provided that nothing contained in clause (B) above shall apply on or after the 1st day of April, 2018, subject to the following conditions, namely:- . [F.No.DGEP/SEZ/09/2017(Pt.2)] (Anand Kumar Jha) Under Secretary to the Government of India Note:- The principal notification No. 52/2003-Customs, dated the 31st March, 2003 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 274 (E), dated the 31st March, 2003 and last amended by notification No. 59/2017-Customs, dated the 30th June, 2017, published vide number G.S.R. 736 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017.