Prescribes basic duty of 75% ad valorem on 26 additional pesticides - 18/93 - Customs -Tariff

Prescribes basic duty of 75% ad valorem on 26 additional pesticides Notification No. 18/93-Cus. Dated 28-2-1993 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 exempts pesticide, insecticide, fungicide and weedicide chemicals specified in the Table hereto annexed and falling within Chapter 28 or Chapter 29 or Chapter 38 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), when imported into India, from so much of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the said First Schedule as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate of 75 per cent ad valorem . TABLE 1. Alachlor 2. Bacillus Thuringiensis 3. Benomyl 4. Benthiocarb 5. BHC 6. Bitertanol 7. BPMC 8. Bromodioline 9. Calcium Cyanide 10. Carbaryl 11. Carbofuron 12. Carboxin (Vitavax) 13. Cartap hydrochloride 14. Chlorpyriphos 15. Chlorothalonil 16. Cuprous Oxide 17. 2,4-D 18. D-Allethrin 19. Diflubenzuron 20. Dimethoate 21. Dinocap 22. Dithianon 23. Dodine 24. Edifenphos 25. Endosulfan 26. Ethephon 27. Ethofenprox 28. Fernarimol 29. Fluvalinate 30. Formothion 31. Fosetyl-Al 32. IBP (Kitazine) 33. Isoproturon 34. Malathion 35. Maleic Hydrazide 36. Mancozeb 37. MCPA 38. Menazon 39. Metalaxyl 40. Methabenzthiazuron 41. Methomyl 42. Metoxuron 43. Metribuzin 44. MSMA 45. Myclobutanil 46. Oxyfluorfen 47. Pendimethalin 48. Permethrin 49. Phorate 50. Phenthoate 51. Pirimiphos - Methyl 52. Propanil 53. Propetam - phos 54. Propoxur 55. Thiram 56. Thiometon 57. Thiophanate Methyl 58. Triademefon 59. Triallate 60. Tricyclazole 61. Zineb