Prescribes effective rates of basic duty on goods falling under Chapter 34 - 044/90 - Customs -Tariff

Prescribes effective rates of basic duty on goods falling under Chapter 34 Notification No. 44/90-Cus. Dated 20-3-1990 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 goods specified in column (3) of the Table hereto annexed and falling under the Chapter No. or the Heading No. of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, 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 specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table. THE TABLE Sl. No. Chapter No. or Heading No. Goods Rate of duty (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. 34 Artificial waxes, prepared waxes, lubricating preparations and preparations of a kind known as "dental wax" or "dental impression compounds". 60% ad valorem 2. 34 Soap, washing preparations, polishing and scouring preparations, candles and similar articles and modelling pastes. 110% ad valorem 3. 34.02 Sodium petroleum sulphonate. 100% ad valorem 4. 34.02 Organic surface active agents and surface active preparations (other than sodium petroleum sulphonate) 70% ad valorem