Concessional rate of duty on Imports Under Agreement on the Global System of Trade Preferences Among Developing Countries under Belgrade Agreement, 1988 - 236/1989 - Customs -Tariff

Concessional rate of duty on Imports Under Agreement on the Global System of Trade Preferences Among Developing Countries under Belgrade Agreement, 1988- 1 st September, 1989 Notification No. 236/89-Customs (As amended by Notification Nos. 172/93 dated 17/9/1993, 96/95 dated 22/5/1995, 101/95 dated 26/5/1995, 166/95 dated 7/12/1995, 175/95 dated 29/12/1995, 4/96 dated 15/1/1996, 19/97 dated 1/3/1997, 106/99 dated 10/8/1999, 135/01 dated 31/12/2001, 69/06 dated 30/6/2006 and 123/06 dated 30/12/2006) 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 (2) of the Table annexed hereto and falling under Chapter or Heading number of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, when imported into India from the countries listed in the Appendix I to this notification from so much of that portion of the standard rate of duty of customs as is specified in column (4) of the said Table: Provided that, in respect of the goods which are imported from the Less Developed Countries listed in Appendix II to this notification, being a country referred to in Article 17 of the Agreement on the Global System of Trade preferences among Developing Countries, signed at Belgrade, Yugoslavia on the 13th April, 1988, the exemption shall, in respect of goods specified in column (2) of the said Table against Sl.Nos. 14, 15 and 16, be from so much of that portion of the duty of customs as is specified in column (5) of the said Table. Provided further that the importer proves to the satisfaction of the Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs, in accordance with the Rules of Origin referred to in Article 15 of the said Agreement that the goods in respect of which the benefit of this exemption is claimed are of the origin of the country listed in the said Annexure. Explanation :- For the purposes of this notification the standard rate of duty means the standard rate of duty specified in the said First Schedule with respect to the aforesaid goods read with any other notification (for the time being in force) issued in respect of such goods under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 but not including the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, (Department of Revenue) Nos. 105/99-Customs, dated the 10th August, 1999, 72/2005-Customs, dated the 22nd July 2005, 74/2005-Customs, dated the 22nd July 2005, 75/2005-Customs, dated the 22nd July 2005, 67/2006-Customs, dated the 30th June 2006 and 68/2006-Customs, dated the 30th June 2006 TABLE Sl.No. Description of goods Chapter/Heading No. in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. Extent of tariff concession Extent of special concession (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. Copra 1203.00 15 per cent of the standard rate - 2. Seed Lac 1301 90 10 per cent of the standard rate - 3. Gum Arabic 1301.20 30 per cent of the standard rate - 4. Gum Damar 1301.90 10 per cent of the standard rate - 5. Cane Molasses 1703.10 30 per cent of the standard rate - 6. Other Molasses resulting from extraction or refining of sugar. 1703.90 30 per cent of the standard rate - 7. Silica sand and Quartz Sand (other than metal bearing sands of Chapter 26). 2505.10 25 per cent of the standard rate - 8. Natural sands of all kinds whether or not coloured, other than metal bearing sand of Chapter 26 (other than silica sand and quartz sand). 2505.90 25 per cent of the standard rate - 9. Portland Cement (Grey). 2523.29 25 per cent of the standard rate - 10. Antimony ore. 2617.10 10 per cent of the standard rate - 11. Phosphoric acid for use in manufacture of fertilizer 2809.20 20 per cent of the standard rate - 12. Phosphoric acid for use other than in manufacture of fertilizer 2809.20 20 per cent of the standard rate - 13. Gelatin and Gelatin derivatives. 3503.00 23 per cent of the standard rate - 14. Calf leather-vegetable pretanned. 41.04 or 41.07 30 per cent of the standard rate 50% of the standard rate 15. Calf-leather-pre-tanned(other than vegetable pre-tanned). 41.04 or 41.07 30 per cent of the standard rate 50% of the standard rate 16. Calf leather or, tanned retanned but not further prepared. 41.04 or 41.07 30 per cent of the standard rate 50% of the standard rate 17. Sheets of cork. 4502.00 25 per cent of the standard rate - 18. Cotton yarn. 5205.11 to 5205.48 30 per cent of the standard rate - 19. Abaca fibre-raw. 5305 00 10 per cent of the standard rate - 20. Abaca fibre (other than raw). 5305 00 10 per cent of the standard rate. - 21. Refractory bricks containing by weight singly or together more than 50% of the elements, Mg,Ca or Cr expressed as MgO, CaO or Cr2O3 6902.10 30 per cent of the standard rate - 22. Refractory bricks containing by weight singly or together more than 50% of the Alumina (Al O, of silica (Si O) or of a mixture or compound of these products 6902.20 30 per cent of the standard rate - 23. Other refractory bricks. 6902.90 30 per cent of the standard rate - 24. Aluminium foil of thickness not exceeding 0.2mm, rolled but not further worked (not backed). 7607.11 20 per cent of the standard rate - 25 Aluminium foil of thickness not exceeding 0.2mm other than rolled but not further worked (not backed). 7607.19 20 per cent of the standard rate - 26. Tube and pipe fitting of aluminium. 7609.00 15 per cent of the standard rate - 27. Aluminium reservoirs, tanks, vats, etc. of a capacity exceeding 300 litres. 7611.00 15 per cent of the standard rate - 28 Aluminium casks, drums, cans etc. of a capacity not exceeding 300 litres excluding collapsible tubular containers. 7612.90 15 per cent of the standard rate - 29. Mechanical Shovels and excavators (self-propelled with a 360 Deg. revolvingsuper structure. 8429.52 20 per cent of the standard rate - 30. Other mechanical shovels and excavators (self propelled). 8429.59 20 per cent of the standard rate - APPENDIX I S. No. Country S. No. Country S. No. Country (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) 1. Sri Lanka 2. DPR Korea 3. Bangla Desh 4. Iraq 5. Peru 6. Zimbabwe 7. Ghana 8. Vietnam 9. Yugoslavia 10. Singapore 11. Rumania 12. United Republic of Tanzania 13. Cuba 14. Nigeria 15. Bolivia 16. Egypt 17. Guyana 18. Libyan Arab Jamhuriya 19. Mexico 20. Morocco 21. Nicaragua 22. Pakistan 23. Republic of Korea 24. Tunisia 25. Algeria 26. Angola 27. Argentina 28. Brazil 29. Cameroon 30. Chile 31. Colombia 32. Ecuador 33. Indonesia 34. Iran 35. Malayhsia 36. Phillippines 37. Qatar 38. Thailand 39. Trinidad and Tobago 40. Uruguay 41. Venezuela 42. Zaire 43. Benin 44. Guinea 45. Haiti 46. Mozambique 47. Sudan APPENDIX II S.No. Name of the country 1. Bangladesh 2. United Republic of Tanzania 3. Benin 4. Guinea 5. Haiti 6. Mozambique 7. Sudan