Zero Duty for Indo-Bangladesh Border Haats at Balat, Kalaichar or Srinagar
(Tripura) for Local Produce
Ntfn 60 In
exercise of the powers conferred
14.07.2011 by sub-section (1) of
section 25 of
(DoR) 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 (2) of the Table annexed
hereto when imported into India from Bangladesh from the whole of the duty of
customs leviable thereon under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act,
1975 (51 of 1975), subject to the following conditions, namely:—
(i) the importer produces evidence to the satisfaction of the
Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs, as the
case may be, that such goods have, in fact, been locally produced in Bangladesh
and are imported into India through the land route from Balat,
Kalaichar or Srinagar (Tripura) land customs station
for sale in Balat, Kalaichar
or Srinagar (Tripura) border haats, as the case may
be;
(ii) this notification
shall apply to goods produced in Bangladesh and brought into India from such
border haat by an individual in such quantities which
are reasonable for bona fide personal or family consumption and having an
estimated total value not exceeding US$ 200 during a day
(iii) this notification shall not be applicable to tobacco
products or products containing tobacco or alcohol.
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Table |
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SNo. |
Description
of goods |
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(1) |
(2) |
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1. |
Locally
produced vegetables, food items,
fruits, spices |
|
2. |
Minor
local forest produce, for example
bamboo, bamboo grass and broom stick
but excluding timber |
|
3. |
Products
of local cottage industry like gamcha, lungi, saree and any other locally produced handloom product |
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4. |
Small
locally produced agriculture household implements, for example dao, plough, axe, spade, chisel |
|
5. |
Locally
produced garments, melamine products, processed food items, fruit juice, toiletries,
cosmetics, plastic products, aluminium products, cookeries, stationery |
Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, the term “locally produced” shall mean produce of the concerned border district.
[Condition (i)
amended by 02/06.01.2015; 36/04.06.2015; 73/18.08.2017]
[F. No. 354/64/2010-TRU]