AIDC Rate on Bourbon Whiskey Cut to 50% from 100% with immediate effect

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[Notification No. 14/2025-Customs dated 13 February, 2025]

Seeks to amend Notification 11/2021-Customs dated 01.02.2021 to amend AIDC rate on Bourbon whiskey

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), read with section 124 of the Finance Act, 2021 (13 of 2021), the Central Government, on 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. 11/2021 – Customs, dated the 1st February, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), vide number G.S.R. 69(E), dated the 1st February, 2021, namely:-

In the said notification, in the Table, -

i.    for Sl. No. 9. and the entries relating thereto, the following Sl. No. and entries shall be substituted, namely: -

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

“9.

2204, 2205, 2206, 2208 (other than tariff item 2208 30 11 and 2208 30 91)

All goods (other than bourbon whiskey)

100%”;

ii.    after Sl. No. 9B., and the entries relating thereto, the following Sl. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

“9C.

2208 30 11, 2208 30 91

Bourbon whiskey

50%”.

2.  This notification shall come into force with immediate effect.

[F. No. 190354/21/2025-TRU]