THE CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT, 1975

(ACT NO. 51 OF 1975)

[18th August, 1975] An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Customs Duties.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows -

Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 Duties specified in the Schedules to be levied
Section 3 Levy of additional duty equal to excise duty, sales tax, local taxes and other charges.
Section 4 Levy of duty where standard rate and preferential rate are specified
Section 5 Levy of a lower rate of duty under a trade agreement
Section 6

Omitted Vide Section 107 of the Finance Act 2024

Power of Central Government to levy protective duties in certain cases
Section 7 Duration of protective duties and power of Central Government to alter them
Section 8 Emergency power of Central Government to increase or levy export duties
Section 8A Emergency power of Central Government to increase import duties
Section 8B Power of Central Government to apply safeguard measures
Section 8C

Omitted Vide Chapter IV of the Finance Act 2016

Power of Central Government to impose transitional product specific safeguard duty on imports from the people’s Republic of China.
Section 9 Countervailing duty on subsidized articles.
Section 9A Anti-dumping duty on dumped articles
Section 9AA Refund of anti-dumping duty in certain cases
Section 9B No levy under section 9 or section 9A in certain cases
Section 9C Appeal
Section 10 Rules to be laid before Parliament
Section 11 Power of Central Government to alter duties under certain circumstances
Section 12 Repeal and saving
Section 13 Consequential amendment of Act 52 of 1962