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Exempts certain goods, from customs duty, when imported into India from Nepal, subject to certain conditions

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..... e powers conferred by section 3A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Customs Tariff Act), read with sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 40/2002 -Customs dated the 12th April, 2002, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) dated the 12th April, 2002 vide number G.S.R. 281 (E) dated the 12th April, 2002, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby .....

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..... ggs; (x) Ghani-produced oil and oil-cakes; (xi) Herbs, Ayurvedic and herbal medicines including essential oils and its extracts; (xii) Articles produced by village artisans as are mainly used in villages; (xiii) Akra (xiv) Yak tail; (xv) Stone aggregate, boulder, sand and gravel; 1 2. All manufactured goods other than the following, namely: - (i). Alcoholic liquors or beverages and their concentrates except industrial spirits; (ii). Perfumes and cosmetics with non-Nepalese or non-Indian brand names; (iii). Cigarettes and tobacco; (iv). Vegetable fats (Vanaspati); (v). Acrylic yarn; (vi). Copper p .....

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..... f Nepal, provided it has the exclusive rights to exploit that seabed, ocean floor or sub soil thereof, in accordance with the provisions of the United Nation's Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). (iii) Used articles collected in Nepal, fit only for the recovery of raw materials. (iv) Waste and scrap resulting from manufacturing operations conducted in Nepal. Or, (2) (a) The goods involve a manufacturing process in Nepal that brings about a change in classification, at four digit level, of the Harmonized Commodities Description and Coding System, different from those, in which all the third country origin materials used in the manufacture of such goods are classified and the manufacturing process is not .....

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..... of materials, parts or produce originating from countries other than Nepal or India or of undetermined origin used does not exceed 70% (seventy percent) of the FOB price of the articles produced, and the final process of manufacturing is performed within the territory of Nepal. Explanation:-For the purpose of this notification, the total value of materials, parts or produce originating from countries other than Nepal or India shall be the CIF value at the time of importation of materials, parts or produce, at the point of entry in Nepal, where this can be proven to the satisfaction of Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs as the case may be, or the earliest ascertainable price paid for the materials, .....

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..... to Article V of the Treaty of Trade: (A) CIF value of materials, parts or produce originating from Non-Contracting Parties (i.e. other than Nepal and India ) at the point of entry in Nepal :- (B) Value of materials, parts or produce of undetermined origin:- 11. Percentage of the sum of the value of column 10(ii) (A) and (B) to the value of column 9: 12. Declaration by the exporter: The undersigned hereby declares that the details furnished above are correct, that the articles are produced in Nepal and that they comply with the Rules of Origin specified in the Treaty of Trade between the Government of Nepal and Government of India. .....

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..... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. (A) The exemption shall apply only to a specified quantity of imports, not exceeding:- (i). 100,000 MT in case of Vegetable fats (Vanaspati); (ii). 10,000 MT in case of Acrylic yarn; (iii). 10,000 MT in case of Copper products falling under Chapter 74 and heading 85.44 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975); and (iv). 2,500 MT in case of Zinc Oxide; in a time period, which shall commence from the 6 th day of March of a given calendar year and end on the 5 th day of March of the succee .....

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