Seeks to amend notification Nos. 96/2008-Customs, 57/2009-Customs, 101/2007-Customs and 50/2018-Customs consequential to imposition of Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC). - 16/2021 - Customs -Tariff

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION NO. 16/2021-Customs New Delhi, the 5th February, 2021 G.S.R. 103(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, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby further amends the following notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), specified in column (2) of the Table below, to the extent specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, namely: - TABLE S. No. Notification number and Date Amendments (1) (2) (3) 1. Notification No.96/2008- Customs, dated the 13th August, 2008, published in the gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 13th August, 2008 In the said notification, - (i) in the preamble, in clause (i), after the words, figures and brackets from whole of the duty of Customs as specified in the first schedule of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 , the words, figures and brackets and from whole of Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess, leviable under clause 115 of the Finance Bill, 2021 (15 of 2021) shall be inserted; (ii) in the Explanation, for the words, figures and brackets the standard rate of duty specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) , the words, figures and brackets the sum of the standard rate of duty specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess leviable under clause 115 of the Finance Bill, 2021 (15 of 2021) shall be substituted. 2. Notification No.57/2009- Customs, dated the 30th May, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 371 (E), dated the 30th May, 2009 In the said notification, in the Explanation, for the words, figures and brackets the standard rate of duty specified in the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, 1975 , the words, figures and brackets the sum of the standard rate of duty specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess leviable under clause 115 of the Finance Bill, 2021 (15 of 2021) shall be substituted. 3. Notification No. 101/2007-Customs, dated the 11th September, 2007, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 583(E), dated the 11th September, 2007 In the said notification, in the Explanation, for the words, figures and brackets the standard rate of duty specified in the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, 1975 , the words, figures and brackets the sum of the standard rate of duty specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess leviable under clause 115 of the Finance Bill, 2021 (15 of 2021) shall be substituted. 4. Notification No. 50/2018-Customs, dated the 30th June, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 604 (E), dated the 30th June, 2018 In the said notification, in the Explanation, for the words, figures and brackets the standard rate of duty specified in the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, 1975 , the words, figures and brackets the sum of the standard rate of duty specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess leviable under clause 115 of the Finance Bill, 2021 (15 of 2021) shall be substituted. [F. No. 334/02/2021-TRU] GAURAV SINGH, Dy. Secy. Note : 1. The principal notification No. 96/2008-Customs, dated the 13th August, 2008 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 13th August, 2008 and was last amended vide notification No. 68/2017-Customs, dated the 27th July, 2017, published vide number G.S.R. 962(E), dated the 27th July, 2017 . 2. The principal notification No.57/2009- Customs, dated the 30th May, 2009 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 371(E), dated the 30th May, 2009 and was last amended vide notification No. 36/2019-Customs, dated the 30th December, 2019, published vide number G.S.R. 964(E), dated the 30th December, 2019 . 3. The principal notification No. 101/2007-Customs, dated the 11th September, 2007, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 583(E), dated the 11th September, 2007 and was last amended vide notification No. 10/2020-Customs, dated the 2nd February 2020, published vide number G.S.R. 70(E), dated the 2nd February 2020 . 4. The principal notification No. 50/2018-Customs, dated the 30th June, 2018, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 604(E), dated the 30th June, 2018 and was last amended vide notification No. 36/2019-Customs, dated the 30th December 2019, published vide number G.S.R. 964(E), dated 30th December 2019.