Notification No. 28/1995-Cus Dated 16-03-95

Exemption on certain goods imported from Mauritius, Seychelles or Tonga.- 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 specified in column (3) of the Table annexed hereto and falling within Chapter, heading No. or sub-heading No. of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), specified in column (2) of the said Table, when imported into India from Mauritius, Seychelles or Tonga, from so much of that portion of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the said First Schedule as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table :
 

Provided that the importer proves to the satisfaction of the proper officer of customs that the goods in respect of which the exemption under this notification is claimed are being imported in accordance with the provisions of the Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of other Preferential Areas) Rules, 1977, published with the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Revenue and Banking (Revenue Wing) No. 99 - Customs, dated the 1st July, 1977.
 

TABLE

 

S.No.

Chapter or heading No. or sub-heading No.

Description of goods

Rate

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1.

2[0904.21] Old[0904.20

Unground chillies

22.5 per cent ad valorem

2.

2[0908.21.00] Old[0908.20]

Unground mace

22.5 per cent ad valorem

3.

2[0910.11] Old[0910.10]

Unground ginger

22.5 per cent ad valorem

4.

12.11

Plants and parts of plants used primarily in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes

20 per cent ad valorem

5.

1301.90

1[Gums, Benjamin and Damar, other than lac]

Old[Gums, Benjamin and Damar]

20 per cent ad valorem

6.

25.30

Battery grade manganese-di-oxide

15 per cent ad valorem

7.

2907.12

Cresylic acid

10 per cent ad valorem

8.

29.35

Sulpha Drugs

14 per cent ad valorem

9.

2936.61, 2939.62

2939.63, 2939.69

2939.91, 2939.99

Alkaloids used solely or predominantly as drugs

14 per cent ad valorem

10.

29

Pharmaceutical chemicals, namely, chemicals having prophylactic or therapeutic value and used solely or predominantly as drugs, other than, -

14 per cent ad valorem

 

 

(i) goods specified in S. Nos. 7, 8 and 9 above; or

(ii) vitamins falling under heading No. 29.36 and antibiotics falling under heading No. 29.41 of the said Schedule

 

11.

3006.60

Medicaments (including veterinary medicaments)

NIL

12.

3204.90

Optical bleaching agents

10 per cent ad valorem

13.

3301.90

Natural essential oils of citronella, cinnamon and cinnamon leaf

15 per cent ad valorem

14.

3[3402 50] old[3402.20]

Organic surface-active agents

10  per cent ad valorem

15.

3402.90

Organic surface-active preparations

10per cent ad valorem

16.

3812.20, 3812.30

Prepared rubber chemicals

10 per cent ad valorem

17.

38.12

Plasticisers not elsewhere specified

10 per cent ad valorem

18.

3815.19

Compound catalysts

5 per cent ad valorem

19.

38.24

Water treatment chemicals, not elsewhere specified

10 per cent ad valorem

 


1. Substituted vide Notification No. 124/2006-Cus Dated 30/12/2006

2. Substituted vide Notification No. 121/2011-Cus Dated 30/12/2011
3.
Substituted vide Notification No. 60/2021-Customs dt.30.12.2021 (w.e.f 01.01.2022)

 

 

 

as amended by [Notification Nos. 175/95-Cus dt 29-12-1995, No. 45/96-Cus dt 23-7-1996, No. 17/97-Cus dt 1-3-1997, No. 27/99-Cus dt 28-2-1999, No. 135/2001-Cus dt 31-12-2001, No. 24/2002-Cus dt 1-3-2002, No. 28/2003-Cus dt 1-3-2003, No. 10/2004-Cus dt 8-1-2004, No. 67/2004-Cus dt 9-7-2004, 124/2006-Cus Dated 30/12/2006 and 121/2011-Cus Dt. 30/12/2011.]