On September 5, 2023, the Central Government, through Notification No. 53/2023-Customs G.S.R. 656(E), excluded specific products originating or exported from the United States of America (USA) from customs duty exemption. This notification shall come into force on September 6, 2023.
Under the authority of Section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 read with Section 3 (12) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, the central government has made necessary amendments to the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 50/2017-Customs, dated the 30th June, 2017.
In the said notification, –
I. in the Table, –
(1) S. No. 21F and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;
(2) S. No. 24AA and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;
(3) S. No. 32B and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;
II. after the Table, in the first proviso, for the figures and letters “21C, 21D, 21E, 24A, 24B, 26A, 32A, 177, 177B, 249A, 250A, 371A, 371B, 376A, 377A and 377AA”, the figures and letters “177, 250A, 371A, 371B, 376A, 377A and 377AA” shall be substituted;
Products List
S. No. | Chapter/ Heading/Sub-heading/Tariff item | Product |
21F | 0713 40 00 | Lentils (Mosur) originating in or exported from United States of America |
24AA | 0802 11 00 | All Almond in Shell originating in or exported from the United States of America |
32B | 0808 10 00 | All apples originating in or exported from the United States of America |
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