ANNOUNCEMENT 09 Apr 2010

In April 2010, the government of India announced a change in export taxation.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 1 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 0 liberalising

SOURCE



Central Board of Excise and Customs. (2010).THE SECOND SCHEDULE EX PORT TARIFF & CORRESPONDING EXEMPTION NOTIFICATIONS. Available at http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cst-0910/cess.pdf

Central Board of Excise and Customs. (2010). Notification No.44/2010-Customs. Available at http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cs-act/notifications/notfns-2k10/cs44-2k10.htm

Economic Times. (15 April 2010). Export duty on raw cotton export likely to reduce local prices. Available at http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/Export-duty-on-raw-cotton-export-likely-to-reduce-local-prices/articleshow/5811273.cms


Inception date: 09 Apr 2010 | Removal date: 08 Oct 2010

Export tax

On 9 April 2010, the government of India imposed higher export duties on raw cotton and cotton waste. For a period of 6 months, raw cotton will be subject to a levy of Rs 2'500 per tonne. For the same period, an ad valorem duty of 3 percent will is imposed on exports of cotton waste.
 

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