Gold and Silver Jewellery and Articles Export against Supply by Nominated Agencies

· 11.85% Duty Fixed on Gold Replenishment for Export through Exhibitions with Exemption of All CVD, Silver 11.00%, Platinum Exempted

· No Change in Nominated Agency Duty Zero

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[Notification No. 28/2019 – Customs dated 2 September 2019]

G.S.R.---- (E).- 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. 57/2000-Customs, dated the 8^th May, 2000 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i) vide number G.S.R. 413 (E), dated the 8^th May, 2000, namely:-

2. In the said notification, -

(a) in the opening paragraph, for the portion beginning with the words, figures and brackets “hereby exempts silver, gold and platinum, falling under headings 71.06, 71.08 and 71.10 respectively of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), when imported into India” and ending with the words, brackets and figures “from the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon, which is specified in the said First Schedule, and from the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under sub-sections (1), (3) and (5) of section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act”, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“hereby exempts silver, gold and platinum of the description specified in column (3) of the Table below falling under headings 71.06,71.08 and 71.10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), when imported into India under the scheme specified in column (2) of the said Table, from so much of the duty of customs leviable thereon under the said First Schedule as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table, and from the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under sub-sections (1), (3) and (5) of section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act:-

Table
Sl. No.	Scheme under Foreign Trade Policy	Description of goods	Amount of duty
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	As replenishment under the Scheme for ‘Export through Exhibitions/Export Promotion Tours/Export of Branded Jewellery’ as referred to in Paragraph 4.46 of the Foreign Trade Policy, read with relevant provisions of Chapter 4 of the Handbook of Procedures.	(a) Gold	11.85 %
		(b) Silver	11.00 %
		(c) Platinum	Whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon, which is specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975).
2.	Under the Scheme for ‘Export Against Supply by Nominated Agencies’ as referred to in Paragraph 4.41 of the Foreign Trade Policy, read with relevant provisions of Chapter 4 of the Hand Book of Procedures.	Gold, Silver, Platinum	Whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon, which is specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975)”;

(b) the third proviso shall be omitted.

[The omitted proviso is: Provided also that the nominated agencies (except for those authorized by RBI) shall follow the procedure and fulfill the conditions as specified in the Policy circular No. 77 (RE-2008)/2004-09 dated 31st March,.2009 as amended from time to time, issued by Director General of Foreign Trade.]

(F. No. DGEP/G&J/05/2017)