Prescribes effective rates of basic duty on specified goods falling under Chapter 28 - 037/90 - Customs -Tariff

Prescribes effective rates of basic duty on specified goods falling under Chapter 28 Notification No. 37/90-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 the goods specified in column (3) of the Table hereto annexed and falling under Chapter or heading No. or sub-heading No. of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975 ), specified in column (2) of the said Table, when imported into India, from so much of that portion 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 : Provided that nothing contained in this notification shall affect the exemption granted under any other notification of the Government of India for the time being in force from the duty of customs specified in the said First Schedule referred to in this notification. TABLE Sl. No. Chapter or Heading No. or Sub-head ing No. Description of goods Rate of duty (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. 28 All goods excluding the goods specified in Sl. Nos. 2 to 9 below. 70% ad valorem 2. 2804.61 2804.69 Silicon 55% ad valorem 3. 2805.40 Mercury (excluding A.R., B.P., U.S.P. or equivalent grade of purity in containers holding 500 gms. or less.) 55% ad valorem 4. 2815.11 Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda) solid Rs. 3,500 per tonne 5. 2815.12 Sodium hydroxide in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda) Rs. 3,500 per tonne on the basis of the weight of the sodi um hydroxide (ex cluding the weight of the acqueous medium) contained in acqueous solu tion of sodium hydroxide 6. 2828.10 Bleaching paste and Bleaching powder 55% ad valorem 7. 28.31 Sodium formaldehyde sulpho xylate 105% ad valorem 8. 2832.10 Sodium hydro sulphite 60% ad valorem 9. 28.37 Sodium ferrocyanide 100% ad valorem