Basic and Additional Duty Exempted on Printed Materials Imported by Designated Airlines under Air Service Agreements

[Ref: Notification 130-Customs dated 23.12.2010]

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 exempts the goods of description specified in column (2) of the Table annexed hereto, when imported into India by a designated airline specified in column (3) of the Schedule annexed hereto and registered or incorporated in a country specified in column (2) of the said Schedule, from the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and from the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act, namely:-

Table

S.No.    Description

(1)        (2)

1.         Printed ticket stocks

2.         Airway bills

3.         Any printed material which bears the insignia of the importing airline printed thereon including baggage tags

4.         Publicity material for distribution free of charge

Schedule

S.No.

Name of the country

Name of designated airline

1.

Russia

(i) Aeroflot

 

 

(ii) Transaero Airlines

2.

UAE

(i) Air Arabia

 

 

(ii) Emirates

 

 

(iii) Etihad Airways

3.

Kazakhstan

Air Astana

4.

China

(i) Air China

 

 

(ii) China Eastern Airlines

 

 

(iii) China Southern Airlines

5.

France

Air France

6.

Mauritius

Air Mauritius

7.

Slovak Republic

Air Slovakia

8.

Japan

(i) All Nippon Airways

 

 

(ii) Japan Airlines

9.

USA

(i) American Airlines

 

 

(ii) Continental Airlines

 

 

(iii) Northwest Airlines

10.

Afghanistan

(i) Ariana Afghan Airlines

 

 

(ii) Kam Air

 

 

(iii) Pamir Airways

11.

Republic of

(i) Asiana Airlines

 

Korea

(ii) Korean Air

12.

Austria

Austrian Airlines

13.

Bahrain

(i) Bahrain Air

 

 

(ii) Gulf Air

14.

Bangladesh

(i) Biman Bangladesh Airlines

 

 

(ii) GMG Airlines

 

 

(iii) United Airways

15.

UK

(i) British Airways

 

 

(ii) Virgin Atlantic Airways

16.

Hong Kong

(i) Cathay Pacific Airways

 

 

(ii) Hong Kong Dragon Airlines

17.

Taiwan

China Airlines

18.

Germany

(i) Condor

 

 

(ii) Lufthansa German Airlines

19.

Bhutan

Druk Air

20.

Egypt

Egypt Air

21.

Israel

El-Al- Israel Airlines

22.

Ethiopia

Ethiopian Airlines

23.

Finland

Fin Air

24.

Iran

(i) Iran Air

 

 

(ii) Mahan Air

25.

Kuwait

(i) Jazeera Airways

 

 

(ii) Kuwait Airways

26.

Netherlands

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

27.

Kenya

Kenya Airways

28.

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Air Company

29.

Malaysia

Malaysia Airlines

30.

Maldives

Maldivian

31.

Sri Lanka

(i) Mihin Lanka

 

 

(ii) Sri Lankan Airlines

32.

Myanmar

Myanmar Airways

33.

Nepal

Nepal Airlines

34.

Oman

Oman Air

35.

Pakistan

Pakistan International

 

 

Airlines

36.

Australia

Qantas Airways

37.

Qatar

Qatar Airways

38.

Jordan

Royal Jordanian Airlines

39.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian Airlines

40.

Singapore

(i) Singapore Airlines

 

 

(ii) Silk Air

 

 

(iii) Tiger Airways

41

South Africa

South African Airways

42.

Switzerland

Swiss International

 

 

Airlines

43.

Thailand

Thai Airways

44.

Turkey

Turkish Airlines

45.

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Airlines

46.

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Airlines

47.

Yemen

Yemen Airways

[F.No. 354/7/2010-TRU]