Customs Duty on Both Crude and Edible Grades Oils Hiked to 2.5% from Nil

·         Near Doubling of Tariff Value to Market Value

·         Total Impact 5% plus on Invoice Value

·         Our Calculations Show Government to Raise Rs. 2300 crs Customs Revenue on 2011-12 base of Rs. 46,451 crs Import of Vegetable Oils

[Ref: Notification No. 02/2013-Customs dated 23 January 2013]

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 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. 185(E), dated the 17th March, 2012, namely: -

In the said notification, in the Table,-

(i)     against S.No.51, for the entries occurring in column (4) against clauses (A), (B) and (C) of item II of column (3), the entry “2.5%” shall respectively be substituted;

(ii)    against S.No.55, for the entry in column (4), the entry “2.5%” shall be substituted;

(iii)   against S.No.57, for the entry in column (4), the entry “2.5%” shall be substituted;

(iv)  against S.No. 62, for the entry in column (4), the entry “2.5%” shall be substituted;

(v)   against S.No. 65, for the entry in column (4), the entry “2.5%” shall be substituted.

[F. No. 354/203/2012-TRU]

 

Tariff Value Notification

[Ref: Notification No. 08/2013 – Customs (N. T.) dated 23 January 2013]

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise & Customs, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.), dated the 3rd August, 2001, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S. O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, namely:-

In the said notification, for TABLE-1 and TABLE-2, the following Tables shall be substituted namely:-

“Table-1

S. No.

Chapter/ heading/ sub-heading/tariff item

Description of goods

Tariff value US $ (Per Metric Tonne)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1

1511 10 00

Crude Palm Oil

802

2

1511 90 10

RBD Palm Oil

853

3

1511 90 90

Others – Palm Oil

828

4

1511 10 00

Crude Palmolein

860

5

1511 90 20

RBD Palmolein

863(i.e. no change)

6

1511 90 90

Others – Palmolein

862

7

1507 10 00

Crude Soyabean Oil

1190

8

7404 00 22

Brass Scrap (all grades)

4106(i.e. no change)

9

1207 91 00

Poppy seeds

4395(i.e. no change)

 

Table-2

S. No.

Chapter/ heading/ sub-heading/tariff item

Description of goods

Tariff value (US $)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1

71 or 98

Gold, in any form, in respect of which the benefit of entries at serial number 321 and 323 of the Notification No. 12/2012-Customs dated 17.03.2012 is availed

542 per 10 grams (i.e. no change)

2

71 or 98

Silver, in any form, in respect of which the benefit of entries at serial number 322 and 324 of the Notification No. 12/2012-Customs dated 17.03.2012 is availed

999 per kilogram (i.e. no change)

[F. No. 467/01/2013-Cus.-V]