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]