Basic Customs Duty Reduced to 5% from 10% on Open Cell for the Mfr of LCD and LED TV Panels

[Customs Notification No. 32 dated 23rd March 2018]

Seeks to further amend notification No. 50/2017-Customs so as to reduce BCD from 10% to 5% on Open cell (15.6” and above) of LCD/LED TV panels

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, in the 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,

(i) after S.No. 515 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

“515A

8529

Open cell (15.6” and above) for use in the manufacture of Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and Light Emitting Diode (LED) TV panels of heading 8529

5%

-

9”;

(ii) against S.No. 516, in column (3), item (i) shall be omitted.

[Amended S.No. 516 is given below:

516

8529

The following goods for use in the manufacture of Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and Light Emitting Diode (LED) TV panels of heading 8529, namely:-

(i) Open cell (15.6” and above);

(ii) Plate diffuser;

(iii) Film diffuser;

(iv) Reflector sheet;

(v) Film, top;

(vi) Film, middle;

(vii) Film, bottom;

(viii) BAR, LED;

(ix) Bezzal;

(x) Back cover sheet

(xi) Back Light Unit Module

[32/23.03.2018 – in SNo. 516, Item (i) omitted]

10%

-

9

[F.No.354/20/2017-TRU]