Tur Dal Duty Hiked to 10% to Shore up Falling Prices

· Wheat Duty Raised to 10%

[Customs Notification No. 10 dated 28^th March 2017]

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 makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 185(E), dated the 17th March, 2012, namely:-

In the said notification, in the Table,-

(i) against serial number 21,-

(a) for the entry in column (2), the entry “0713 except 0713 20 00, 0713 40 00 and 0713 60 00” shall be substituted;

(b) for the entry in column (3), the entry “Pulses except chickpeas (garbanzos), lentils or tur” shall be substituted.

(ii) against serial number 21B, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Lentils except tur” shall be substituted.

(iii) after serial number 21B and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
“21C.	0713 40 00, 0713 60 00	Tur	10%	-	-”.

(iv) against serial number 34, in column (4) for the entry “Nil” the entry “10%” shall be substituted;

[F.No.354/68/2006-TRU]