This Notification has been Expired on 23/6/2000
Notification No. 109/98-Cus Dated 24-12-98
Safeguard duty on Propylene glycol.-In exercise
of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8B of the Customs Tariff
Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), read with rules 12 and 14 of the Customs Tariff
(Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, and based upon
the final findings of the Director General (Safeguards) published vide No. GSR
591(E) dated 25th September 1998 in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II,
section 3, sub-section (i), that the increased import of Propylene Glycol have
threatened to cause serious injury to the domestic industry and imposition of
Safeguard duty on imports of Propylene Glycol for a period of eighteen months
will be in public interest, the Central Government hereby imposes on Propylene
Glycol, falling under sub-heading No. 2905.32 of the First Schedule to the said
Customs Tariff Act, when imported into India, a safeguard duty at the rate of -
(a) 16%, when imported upto and inclusive of 23rd day of December, 1999; and
(b) 11%, when imported from 24th December, 1999 and 23rd day of June 2000 (both
days inclusive).
2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to imports made under an
Advance Licence, subject to the condition that the exempt article shall not be
disposed of or utilised in any manner except for utilisation in discharge of
export obligation or for replenishment of article so utilised and the article so
replenished shall not be sold or transferred to any other person.
Nothing contained in this notification shall also apply to goods originating in and imported from countries notified as developing countries under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act other than Singapore
Explanation :- In this notification, "Advance Licence" means, -
(i) Quantity Based Advance Licence issued in terms of paragraph 50 of the Export
and Import Policy 1 April, 1992 - 31 March, 1997 published vide Public Notice of
the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce No. 1-ITC(PN)/92-97, dated
the 31st March, 1992, as amended from time to time, and endorsed with
non-transferable and actual user condition; or
(ii) Quantity Based Advance Licence issued in terms of paragraph 7.4 of the
Export and Import Policy 1 April, 1997 - 31 March, 2002 published vide
Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce No.
1/1997-2002, dated the 31st March, 1997, as amended from time to time.
(iii) Annual Advance Licence issued in terms of paragraph 7.4A of the Export and Import Policy 1st April,, 1997 - 31st March,, 2002 published vide Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce No. 1/1197-2002, dated the 31st March 1997 as amended from time to time.
as amended by Notification Nos.77/99-Cus dt 25-6-1999 and 98/99-Cus dt 23-7-1999.