ANNOUNCEMENT 20 Apr 2017

The Ministry of Finance has decided to exempt the additional customs duty on the imports of certain jute products from Nepal. This notification leads to a duty exemption of 12.5% and has already been provided on jute imports from Bangladesh since February 2011.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 0 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 1 liberalising

SOURCE

Notification No 15 /2017-Customs - 20 April 2017
http://www.cbec.gov.in/resources//htdocs-cbec/customs/cs-act/notifications/notfns-2017/cs-tarr2017/cs15-2017.pdf

Inception date: 20 Apr 2017 | Removal date: open ended

Import tariff

Exemption from a 12.5% additional customs duty has been provided on imports of certain jute products from Nepal. These products include jute carpets & textile floors coverings, woven fabrics of jute, and jute sacks and bags.

Since February 2011, the above exemption has been provided to jute imports from Bangladesh. 

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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

 
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