Palm Oil Duty Raised by 14%

· New Duty on CPO 44% and RPO 54%

[Notification No. 29/2018-Customs dated 1 March 2018]

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and sub-section (12) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), 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, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 50/2017-Customs, dated the 30th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide, number G.S.R. 785(E), dated the 30th June, 2017, namely:-

In the said notification, in the Table,-

Desi Chana in Tariff Item 0713 20 00 Customs Duty Hiked to 60% from 40%, Kabuli Chana Continues at 40%

(i) against S.No. 20, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Pulses [other than Peas (Pisum sativum), Tur, Chickpeas or Masoor (Lentils)]” shall be substituted;

(ii) after S.No. 21 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
“21 A.	0713 20 00	Kabuli Chana	40%	-	-”;

New Duty on CPO 44% and RPO 54%

(iii) against serial number 57, in column (4) against clauses (A), (B) and (C) of item II of column (3), for the entry “30%” the entry “44%” shall be substituted;

(iv) against serial number 65, in column (4), for the entry “40%” the entry “54%” shall be substituted;

Set Top Box Duty Raised to 15% - Item Now in 8529 90

(v) S.No. 473 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted.

[The omitted entry is as below:

473.

Integrated decoder receiver, also known as set top box

10%

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