Customs Notification No.16/2000 (I)-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2000
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Condition Conditions
No.
1. If the importer gives a declaration that such material is for the purposes of
sowing or planting only.
1A The rate of duty specified in column (4) shall apply to such quantity of
imports for which an importer holds a Tariff Rate Quota Allocation
Certificate issued by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority in accordance with the procedure as may be specified by
the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority from
time to time through a Public Notice.
(Condition 1A has been inserted vide Customs Notification No. 88/2000, Dt.
12-6-2000)
2. If,-
(a) import is made under a licence issued under Section J of Part - II of
Chapter 15 of the Export and Import Policy 1st April 1997 - 31st March, 2002;
(b) the importer at the time of clearance, furnishes a certificate, from an
officer not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
in the Ministry of Tourism to the effect that the goods imported are
essential -goods related to hotel and tourism industry and that the hotel or
restaurant importing such goods is approved by that Ministry.
3. If the goods are donated as a gift free of cost and supplied under an
agreement duly approved by the Government of India.
4. If the importer follows the procedure set out in the Customs (Import of Goods
at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996.
4A. If the importer, -
(i) is registered with the Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable Oils and
Fats in the Department of Food and Public Distribution in the Government
of India; and
(ii) follows the procedure set out in the Customs (Import of Goods at
Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996.
4B. If the importer, -
(i) is registered with the Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable Oils and Fats
in the Department of Food and Public Distribution in the Government of India;
(ii) satisfies the jurisdictional Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or
Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, that the
goods are intended for use in the manufacture of vanaspati in a factory
having captive hydrogen generation facility:
Provided that if the importer does not have a captive hydrogen generation
facility in his factory, the benefit of exemption under this notification
shall not apply to him on and after the 29th day of November, 2000; and
(Para after condition no.4B under column heading "Conditions", in condition(ii) has been
inserted vide Cus Notification No.111/2000dt. 29-8-2000)
(iii) follows the procedure set out in the Customs (Import of Goods at
Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996.
(Condtions 4A and 4B has been inserted vide Customs Notification No. 88/2000,
dt. 13-6-2000)
5. If the importer furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of
Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, that the
wine shall be used as sacramental wine.
6. If,-
(a) the importer produces a certificate from a duly authorised officer of the
UNICEF to the effect that the said raw materials, intermediates and
consumables are required for the manufacture of DTP vaccines; and (b) the
importer, at the time of clearance, furnishes an undertaking, in each case, to
the effect that the said raw materials, intermediates and consumables shall be
used only for the manufacture of DTP vaccines.
7. If,-
(a) the goods are imported by an individual for personal use; (b) it is
certified in the Form below, by the Director General or Deputy Director
General or Assistant Director General, Health Services, New Delhi in each
individual case, that the goods are a life saving drug or medicine; and (c)
the importer produces the said certificate to the Deputy Commissioner of
Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, at the
time of clearance, or gives an undertaking as acceptable to the Deputy
Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner to furnish the said certificate
within such period as specified by the Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant
Commissioner, failing which to pay duty leviable thereon.
FORM
Certified that the drug / medicine...................(name of the drug / medicine) being
imported by ....................................... is a life saving drug / medicine and
exemption from the payment of customs duty is recommended.
Signature with date-------
Name------------
Designation-----
Place-----------
8. If the importer produces a certificate of the reference standard and copies
of documents to subtantiate that the organization or institution from where
the reference standard has been imported are approved by the World Health
Organisation or International Organisation for Standards.
9. If,-
(a) imported for the manufacture of solar cells or solar cell modules; and
(b) the importer follows the procedure set out in the Customs (Import of
Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods)
Rules, 1996.
10. If,-
(a) the goods are imported by a manufacturer of handicrafts for use in the
manufacture of handicrafts for export by that manufacturer and that the said
manufacturer is registered with the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts;
(b) the value of the goods imported does not exceed 3% of the FOB value of
handicrafts exported during the preceding financial year; and
(c)the importer produces a certificate from the Export Promotion Council for
Handicrafts certifying the value of exports made during the financial year
mentioned in clause (b) above and also the description, value and quantity of
the item(s) already imported under this notification during the current
financial year
11. If, the Central Board of Film Censors or, as the case may be, an officer not
below the rank of a Director, All India Radio or Doordarshan certifies that
the said film is predominantly educational in character.
12. If certified by the Ministry of Defence that the film is predominantly
edcuational in character and is meant for training of defence personnel.
13. If certified by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting that the films
and video cassettes are intended for archival study, or record and reference
purposes.
14. If,-
(a) imported for the manufacture of Copper - T Contraceptives; and (b) the
importer follows the procedure set out in the Customs (Import of Goods at
Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996.
15. If,-
(a) the pulp of wood is imported for the manufacture of newsprint, that is to
say, paper intended for the printing of newspapers, books and periodicals;
(b) the newsprint manufactured in terms of (a) above is supplied to a
newspaper; and
(c) the importer follows the procedure set out in the Customs (Import of
Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules,
1996.
Explanation.- For the purpose of this condition, “newspaper” means a
newspaper registered by the Registrar of Newspapers for India under the
provisions of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867).
16. If,-
(a) the importer furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of
Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, that
such imported goods will be used for the purpose specified and in the event of
his failure to comply with this condition, he shall be liable to pay, in
respect of such quantity of the said goods as is not proved to have been so
used, an amount equal to the difference between the duty leviable on such
quantity but for the exemption under this notification and that already paid
at the time of importation; and
(b) the importer produces to the said Deputy Commissioner or Assistant
Commissioner, as the case may be, within six months or such extended period,
as that Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner may allow, a
certificate issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the
Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, in whose
jurisdiction the said goods have been used in such unit, that the said goods
has been so used.
17. If,-
(a) the goods are imported by a manufacturer of textile garments for use in
the manufacture of textile garments for export by that manufacturer and that
the said manufacturer is registered with the Apparel Export Promotion
Council ;
(b) the value of the goods imported does not exceed 2% of the FOB value of
textile garments exported during the preceding financial year; and
(c) the importer produces a certificate from the Apparel Export Promotion
Council ,
(i) certifying the value of exports made during the financial year
mentioned in clause (b) above and also the value and quantity of
lining and inter-lining materials already imported under this
notification during the current financial year;
(ii) that the imported goods shall not be put to any other use or sold
in the market except in the manufacture of textile garments for export;
and
(d) there is a doubt as to the useability of the goods in relation to the
export product, the Commissioner of Customs for reasons to be recorded in
writing, orders drawal of sample at the time of export to verify such use.
18. If at the time of importation, the importer,-
(1) in all cases [excluding the case of the goods at item No. 9 of List 3 (B)],
produces a valid registration-cum-membership certificate issued by the
Council for Leather Exports sponsored by the Government of India in the
Ministry of Commerce; and
(2) furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the
Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, to the effect that-
(a) the imported goods shall be used in the leather industry, or as
the case may be, for the manufacture of leather chemicals to be
used in the leather industry;
(b) he shall maintain an account of the imported goods, received and
consumed in the place of manufacture for the above purpose, in the
manner specified by the said Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant
Commissioner;
(c) he shall, within three months or such extended period as the said
Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner may allow, produce the
extract of the aforesaid account, duly certified by the Deputy
Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central
Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over the factory
manufacturing the goods, to the effect that the said goods have been
used for the aforesaid purpose; and
(d) he shall pay, in the event of his failure to comply with the
conditions above, an amount equal to the difference between the duty
leviable on the imported goods but for the exemption under this
notification and that already paid at the time of importation.
19. If the said coins are imported with the approval of the Reserve Bank of India
and are utilised for disbursement by the Scheduled bank in accordance with
the regulations of the Reserve Bank of India, sanctioning foreign exchange
for travellers.
Explanation.- The expression “Scheduled bank” means the State Bank of India
constituted under the State Bank of India Act, 1955 (23 of 1955), a
subsidiary bank as defined in the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act,
1959 (38 of 1959), a corresponding new bank constituted under section 3 of the
Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of
1970) or any other bank, being a bank included in the Second Schedule to the
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934).
20. If the re-rollable scrap consists of seconds and defectives or cuttings /
rejected ingots / slabs / blooms / billets, bars, rods, angles, shapes and
sections, rails and railway materials, such as wheels, axles, sleepers,
sleeper bars, fish plates and flat rolled products suitable for re-rolling
without undergoing process of melting and of length 2000 mm. (maximum), width
800 mm.(maximum), thickness / diameter 8 mm. (minimum). In case of rails and
railway materials, there will be no size restriction.
21. If the importer furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of
Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, that the
coin blanks shall be used only for the purpose of coining of coins in a Mint
of the Government of India .
22. If,-
(a) the horological raw materials are imported for the manufacture of parts
of wrist watches (watches designed primarily to show the time of the day, with
or without additional features), mechanical or quartz analog; and
(b) the importer follows the procedure set out in the Customs (Import of
Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules,
1996.
23. The goods are imported for use in the manufacture of goods falling under
Chapter 84 (other than those falling under heading Nos. 84.15, 84.50, 84.69,
84.70, 84.71, 84.72, 84.73, 84.82, and 84.85 and sub-heading Nos. 8407.31,
8407.32, 8407.33, 8407.34, 8408.20, 8409.91, 8409.99, 8414.30, 8414.80,
8414.90, 8418.21, 8418.22, 8418.29, 8418.91, 8418.99, 8422.11, 8422.19,
8423.10, 8448.19, 8451.10, 8451.90, 8452.10, 8452.30, 8452.40, 8452.90,
8479.50, 8479.60, 8479.89 and 8483.20) or Chapter 85 (other than those
falling under heading Nos. 85.06, 85.07, 85.09, 85.10, 85.11, 85.12, 85.13,
85.16, 85.18, 85.19, 85.20, 85.21, 85.22, 85.23, 85.24, 85.26, 85.27, 85.28,
85.31, 85.32, 85.35, 85.36, 85.37, 85.38, 85.39, 85.40, 85.41, 85.42, 85.44
and 85.48 and sub-heading Nos. 8525.30 and 8525.40) of the First Schedule of
the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975).
24. If,-
(a) the goods at (i) to (vi) in List 5 appended to the notification are
imported for use in the flyash based building materials industry or the goods
at (vii) to (xii) are imported for use in the phosphogypsum based building
materials industry or the goods at (xiii) to (xviii) are imported for making
clay-flyash bricks or the goods at (xix) to (xxvii) of that List are imported
for production of pre-fabricated parts; (b) an officer not below the rank of
a Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Urban
Affairs and Employment certifies in each case that the said goods are for use
in the industry specified above and recommends grant of the exemption; and (c)
the importer furnishes to the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant
Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, an undertaking to the effect
that he shall use the goods for the purpose specified and in the event of his
failure to do so, he shall be liable to pay an amount equal to the difference
between the duty leviable on the said imported goods but for the exemption
under this notification and that already paid at the time of importation.
25. If the importer at the time of importation,-
(A) furnishes in all cases a certificate to the Deputy Commissioner of
Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, from an
officer not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in
the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources recommending the grant of
this exemption and in the case of the goods at (2) to (4), the said officer
certifies that the goods are required for the specified purposes; and
(B) furnishes an undertaking to the said Deputy Commissioner or Assistant
Commissioner to the effect that,-
(a) in the case of wind operated electricity generators upto 30 KW or
wind operated battery chargers upto 30 KW, he shall not sell or
otherwise dispose off, in any manner, such generators or chargers for a
period of two years from the date of importation;
(b) in the case of other goods specified at (2) to (4), he shall use
them for the specified purpose; and
(c) in case he fails to comply with sub-conditions (a) or (b), or both
conditions, as the case may be, he shall pay an amount equal to the
difference between the duty leviable on the imported goods but for the
exemption under this notification and that already paid at the time of
importation.
26. If,-
(a) the project for substitution of ozone depleting substances (ODS) or the
project for setting up of new capacity with non-ODS technology has been
approved by the Steering Committee set up in the Ministry of Environment and
Forests for the clearance of such projects; and
(b) the importer furnishes in each case a list of the goods required for the
aforesaid projects, which is duly certified, to the effect that the goods
mentioned in the said list are required for the aforesaid projects, by an
officer not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of
Environment and Forests.
27. (1) If an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to the Government
of India in the Department of Fertilisers,-
(i) certifies that the scheme for renovation or modernisation, as the
case may be, of the fertilizer plant has been granted techno-economic
clearance by the said Department;
(ii) recommends, in each case, the grant of exemption under this
notification to,-
(a) Machinery, instruments, apparatus and appliances, as well as
components (whether finished or not) or raw materials for the
manufacture of aforesaid items and their components, required for
renovation or modernisation of a fertiliser plant; and
(b) spare parts, other raw materials (including semi finished
material) or consumable stores, essential for maintenance of the
fertiliser plant mentioned above (hereinafter referred to as the
said goods) for such scheme; and
(iii)certifies in each case, that the said goods are, or will be,
required for the purposes specified above;
(2) the value of import of the goods specified in sub-clause (b) of clause (ii)
of sub-condition (1) shall not exceed 10% of the value of imported goods
specified in sub-clause (a) of the said clause;
(3) if the importer furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of
Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, to the
effect that the said goods shall be used for the purposes specified above and
in the event of his failure to use the goods for such purposes, he shall pay
an amount equal to the difference between the duty leviable on the said
imported goods but for the exemption under this notification and that already
paid at the time of importation.
28. If,-
(1) the spinnerettes acquired in exchange, are imported, within one year of
the date of exportation of spinnerettes out of India; and (2) no drawback of
duty has been paid on the occasion of their export.
Explanation.- On the imports referred to in condition (1) above, the duty
would be leviable as if the value of the said spinnerettes were equal to-
(i) the cost of such exchange, that is to say, the aggregate of -
(a) labour charges;
(b) price charged for that quantity of gold, platinum and rhodium, if
any, which is in excess of the respective quantity of gold, platinum or
rhodium contained in the said spinnerettes exported out of India; and
(c) any other charges paid by the importer to the supplier of such
spinnerettes for such exchange of spinnerettes; and
(ii) the insurance and freight charges, both ways.
28A. If, -
(1) the bushings acquired in exchange, are imported, within one year of the
date of exportation of bushings out of India; and
(2) no drawback of duty has been paid on the occasion of their export.
Explanation.- On the imports referred to in condition (1) above, the duty
would be leviable as if the value of the said bushings were equal to -
(i) the cost of such exchange, that is to say, the aggregate of -
(a) labour charges;
(b) price charged for that quantity of platinum and rhodium, if any,
which is in excess of the respective quantity of platinum and
rhodium contained in the said bushings exported out of India; and
(c) any other charges paid by the importer to the supplier of such
bushings for such exchange of bushings; and
(ii) the insurance and freight charges, both ways.
(Condition 28A has been inserted vide Customs Notification No. 88/2000,Dt.
29-5-2000)
29. If,-
(A) imported by a State Fisheries Corporation or any Fisheries Co-operative
Federation recognised by the State Government; or
(B) imported by a person other than a State Fisheries Corporation or any
Fisheries Co-operative Federation recognised by the State Government
concerned,-
(i) the importer produces a certificate, from an officer not below the
rank of a Deputy Secretary of the Department concerned with fisheries in
the State Government, to the effect that the spares are being imported
with outboard motors meant for fitment to boats which are exclusively
used for fishing operations and that such spares are for the purpose of
maintenance of the said outboard motors and, recommending the grant of
the concession; and
(ii) the importer furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of
Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, at
the time of importation to the effect that -
(a) the said spares shall be used for the purpose specified above; and
(b) he shall pay on demand in the event of his failure to comply
with (a) above an amount equal to the difference between the duty
leviable on the said spares but for the exemption under this
notification and that already paid at the time of importation.
30. If imported by any State Fisheries Corporation or any Fisheries Co-operative
Federation recognised by the State Government concerned.
31. If at the time of importation, the importer produces a certificate, from an
officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in
the Ministry of Commerce, to the effect that the imported goods are required
for being used in a Green House.
32. If at the time of importation, the importer produces a certificate, from an
officer not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in
the Ministry of Environment and Forests, to the effect that the imported kits
or parts thereof are required for the conversion of motor-spirit or diesel
driven vehicles into Compressed Natural Gas driven vehicles, or Propane
driven vehicles, as the case may be.
33. If,-
(a) the goods are imported by-
(i) the Ministry of Surface Transport, or
(ii) a person who has been awarded a contract for the construction of
roads in India by or on behalf of the Ministry of Surface Transport, by
the National Highway Authority of India, by the Public Works Department
of a State Government or by a road construction corporation under the
control of the Government of a State or Union Territory; or
(iii) a person who has been named as a sub-contractor in the contract
referred to in (ii) above for the construction of roads in India by or
on behalf of the Ministry of Surface Transport, by the National Highway
Authority of India, by Public Works Department of a State Government or
by a road construction corporation under the control of the Government
of a State or Union Territory;
(b) the importer, at the time of importation, furnishes an undertaking to the
Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as
the case may be, to the effect that he shall use the imported goods
exclusively for the construction of roads and that he shall not sell or
otherwise dispose of the said goods, in any manner, for a period of five years
from the date of their importation; and
(c) in case of goods of serial no.12 and 13 of List 10, the importer, at the
time of importation of such goods, also produces to the Deputy Commissioner
of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, a
certificate from an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the
Government of India in the Ministry of Surface Transport (Roads Wing), to the
effect that the imported goods are required for construction of roads in
India.
34. The importer, at the time of clearance, produces a certificate from the
Chairman, Airport Authority of India duly countersigned by an officer not
below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry
of Civil Aviation that the navigational, communication, air-traffic control
and landing equipment and spares for maintenance of such equipment are
required to be used for the modernisation of airport facilities and recommends
the grant of exemption to the said goods.
35. If the importer, -
(a) at the time of clearance produces a certificate from an officer not below
the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of
Tourism to the effect that the imported goods are required for initial
setting up of a hotel or for substantial expansion of a hotel, duly approved
by that Ministry; and
(b) produces evidence to the satisfaction of the Deputy Commissioner of
Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, within
two years from the date of importation or within such extended period as the
said Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner may allow, to the
effect that the goods have been actually used for the purpose specified at (a)
above.
36. If,-
(i) in the case of a power plant (except a nuclear power plant),-
(a) in the case of Central Power Sector Undertakings, the Chairman of
the concered Undertaking or an officer authorized by him certifies that
the scheme for renovation or modernisation, as the case may be, of such
power plant, has been approved and an officer not below the rank of a
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Power
recommends, in each case, the grant of the aforesaid exemption to the
goods for such scheme;
(b) in other cases, an officer not below the rank of the Chief Engineer
of the concerned State Electricity Board or State Power Utility
certifies that the scheme for renovation or modernisation, as the case
may be, of such power plant, has been approved and an officer not below
the rank of a Secretary in the State Government concerned dealing with
the subject of power or electricity recommends, in each case, the grant
of the aforesaid exemption to the goods for such scheme;
(ii) in the case of nuclear power plant, an officer not below the rank of a
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Atomic
Energy certifies the scheme for renovation or modernisation, as the case may
be, of such power plant, has been approved and recommends the grant of the
aforesaid exemption to the goods for such scheme; and
(iii) in all cases, the importer furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy
Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case
may be, to the effect that the said goods shall be used for the purpose
specified above and in the event of his failure to use the goods for the
renovation or modernisation of the said power generation plant, he shall pay
an amount equal to the difference between the duty leviable on the said
imported goods but for the exemption under this notification and that already
paid at the time of importation.
37. If,-
(a) in the case of small hydel power generation plants upto 3 MW station
capacity, an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to the
Government of India in the Ministry of Non- Conventional Energy Sources
certifies the quantity, description and technical specifications of raw
materials and parts required to be imported for the manufacture and supply of
machinery and equipment to the said hydel power generation plant and
recommends the grant of this exemption to the imported goods;
(b) in the case of nuclear power generation plant, an officer not below the
rank of a Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of
Atomic Energy certifies the quantity, description and technical
specifications of raw materials and parts required to be imported for the
manufacture and supply of machinery and equipment to the said power generation
plant and recommends the grant of this exemption to the imported goods;
(c) in case of power generation plants (except those specified above),-
(i) in the case of Central Power Sector Undertakings, the Chairman of
the concered Undertaking or an officer authorized by him certifies the
quantity, description and technical specifications of raw materials and
parts required to be imported for the manufacture and supply of
machinery and equipment to the said power generation plant and an
officer not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to the Government of
India in the Ministry of Power recommends, in each case, the grant of
the aforesaid exemption to the goods for such scheme;
(ii) in other cases, an officer not below the rank of the Chief Engineer
of the concerned State Electricity Board or State Power Utility
certifies the quantity, description and technical specifications of raw
materials and parts required to be imported for the manufacture and
supply of machinery and equipment to the said power generation plant and
an officer not below the rank of a Secretary in the State Government
concerned dealing with the subject of power or electricity recommends,
in each case, the grant of the aforesaid exemption to the goods for such
scheme; and
(d) in all cases, the importer furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy
Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case
may be, to the effect that the imported goods shall be used for the purpose
specified above and in the event of his failure to use the goods for the
purpose specified, he shall pay an amount equal to the difference between the
duty leviable on the said imported goods but for the exemption under this
notification and that already paid at the time of importation.
38. If imported by a person licensed by the Department of Telecommunications of
the Government of India for the purpose of providing basic telephone service.
39. If imported by a person licensed by the Department of Telecommunications of
the Government of India for the purpose of providing cellular mobile
telephone service.
40. If imported by a person licensed by the Department of Telecommunications of
the Government of India for the purpose of providing radio paging service.
41. If imported by a person licensed by the Department of Telecommunications of
the Government of India for the purpose of providing value added services via
V-SAT system.
42. If imported by a person licensed by the Department of Telecommunications of
the Government of India for the purpose of providing Public Mobile Radio
Trunked Service (PMRTS).
43. If imported by a person licensed by the Department of Telecommunications of
the Government of India for the purpose of providing Internet Service.
44. If,-
(a) the goods are imported by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation or Oil
India Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “ licensee”) or a sub-
contractor of the licensee and in each case in connection with petroleum
operations to be undertaken under petroleum exploration licenses or mining
leases, as the case may be, issued or renewed after the 1st of April, 1999 and
granted by the Government of India or any State Government on nomination
basis;
(b) where the importer is a licensee, he produces to the Deputy
Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case
may be, at the time of importation, the following, namely, a certificate from
a duly authorised officer of the Directorate General of Hydro Carbons in the
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, to the effect
that the imported goods are required for petroleum operations referred to in
clause (a) and have been imported under the licences referred to in that
clause, and (c) where the importer is a sub-contractor, he produces to the
Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as
the case may be, at the time of importation, the following, namely:-
(i) a certificate from a duly authorised officer of the Directorate
General of Hydro Carbons in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas,
Government of India, to the effect that the imported goods are required
for petroleum operations referred to in clause (a) and have been
imported under the licenses or mining leases, as the case may be,
referred to in that clause and containing the name of such sub-
contractor,
(ii) an affidavit to the effect that such sub-contractor is a bona-fide
sub-contractor of a licensee or lessee, as the case may be,
(iii) an undertaking from such licensee or lessee, as the case may be,
binding him to pay any duty, fine or penalty that may become payable, if
any of the conditions of this notification are not complied with by such
sub-contractor or licensee or lessee, as the case may be, and
(iv) a certificate, in the case of a petroleum exploration license or
mining lease, as the case may be, issued or renewed after the 1st of
April, 1999, by the Government of India or any State Government on
nomination basis, that no foreign exchange remittance is made for the
import of such goods undertaken by the sub-contractor on behalf of the
licensee or lessee, as the case may be:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-clause shall apply if
such sub-contractor is an Indian Company or Companies.
45. If,-
(a) the goods are imported by an Indian Company or Companies, a Foreign
Company or Companies, or a consortium of an Indian Company or Companies and a
oreign Company or Companies (hereinafter referred to as the “contractor”) or
a sub-contractor of the contractor and in each case in connection with
petroleum perations to be undertaken under a contract with the Government of
India;
(b) where the importer is a contractor, he produces to the Deputy
Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case
may be, at the time of importation, the following, namely:-
(i) a certificate from a duly authorised officer of the Directorate
General of Hydro Carbons in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas,
Government of India, to the effect that the imported goods are required
for petroleum operations referred to in clause (a) and have been
imported under the contract referred to in that clause, and
(ii) a certificate,in the case of a contract entered into by the
Government of India and a Foreign Company or Companies or, the
Government of India and a consortium of an Indian Company or Companies
and a Foreign Company or Companies, that no foreign exchange remittance
is made for the imports of such goods undertaken by such Foreign Company
or Companies;
(c) where the importer is a sub-contractor, he produces to the Deputy
Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case
may be, at the time of importation, the following, namely:-
(i) a certificate from a duly authorised officer of the Directorate
General of Hydro Carbons, in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas,
Government of India, to the effect that the imported goods are required
for petroleum operations referred to in clause (a) and have been
imported under the contract referred to in that clause and containing,
the name of such sub-contractor,
(ii) an affidavit to the effect that such sub-contractor is a bona-fide
sub-contractor of a contractor,
(iii) an undertaking from such contractor , binding him to pay any duty,
fine or penalty that may become payable, if any of the conditions of
this notification are not complied with, by such sub-contractor or
contractor, as the case may be, and
(iv) a certificate, in the case of a contract entered into by the
Government of India and a Foreign Company or Companies or, the
Government of India and a consortium of an Indian Company or Companies
and a Foreign Company or Companies, that no foreign exchange remittance
is made for the import of such goods undertaken by the sub-contractor on
behalf of the Foreign Company or Companies:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-clause shall apply if
such sub-contractor is an Indian Company or Companies.
46. If,-
(a) the goods are imported by an Indian Company or Companies, a Foreign
Company or Companies, or a consortium of an Indian Company or Companies and a
Foreign Company or Companies (hereinafter referred to as the “contractor”) or
a sub-contractor of such Company or Companies or such consortium and in each
case in connection with petroleum operations to be undertaken under a contract
signed with the Government of India, on or after the 1st day of April,1998,
under the New Exploration Licensing Policy of the said First Schedule;
(b) where the importer is a contractor, he produces to the Deputy
Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case
may be, at the time of importation, the following, namely,-
(i) a certificate from a duly authorised officer of the Directorate
General of Hydro Carbon, in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas,
Government of India, to the effect that the imported goods are required
for such petroleum operations and have been imported under a contract
signed under the New Exploration Licensing Policy; and
(ii) a certificate,in the case of a contract entered into by the
Government of India and a Foreign Company or Companies or, the
Government of India and a consortium of an Indian Company or Companies
and a Foreign Company or Companies, that no foreign exchange remittance
is made for the imports of such goods undertaken by the Foreign Company
or Companies;
(c) where the importer is a sub-contractor, he produces to the Deputy
Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case
may be, at the time of importation, the following, namely,-
(i) a certificate from a duly authorised officer of the Directorate
General of Hydro Carbon, in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas,
Government of India, to the effect that the imported goods are required
for petroleum operations referred to in clause (a) and have been
imported under a contract signed under the New Exploration Licensing
Policy and containing the name of such sub-contractor,
(ii) an affidavit to the effect that such sub-contractor is a bona-fide
sub-contractor of a contractor,
(iii) an undertaking from such contractor , binding him to pay any duty,
fine or penalty that may become payable, if any of the conditions of
this notification are not complied with, by such sub-contractor or
contractor, as the case may be; and
(iv) a certificate, in the case of a contract entered into by the
Government of India and a Foreign Company or Companies or, the
Government of India and a consortium of an Indian Company or Companies
and a Foreign Company or Companies, that no foreign exchange remittance
is made for the import of such goods undertaken by the sub-contractor on
behalf of the Foreign Company or Companies:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-clause shall apply if
such sub-contractor is an Indian Company or Companies.
47. If the importer produces a certificate from an officer not below the rank of
a Joint Director in the Ministry of Information Technology, Government of
India, mentioning the technical specifications, description and quantity of
the moulds, tools and dies and certifying that they are required for the
manufacture of electronic parts and recommending grant of exemption.
48. If the importer furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of
Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, to the
effect that-
(a) the parts, or as the case may be, the spare parts shall be used for the
manufacture or maintenance, as the case may be, of the specified medical
equipment;
(b) he shall, within three months or such extended period that the said
Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner may allow, produce-
(i) in the case of parts, a certificate from the Deputy Commissioner of
Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the
case may be, having jurisdiction over the factory manufacturing the
specified medical equipment, to the effect that the parts have been used
in the manufacture of the specified medical equipment; or
(ii) in the case of spare parts, necessary evidence to the satisfaction
of the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of
Customs, as the case may be, to the effect that the spare parts have
been used for the maintenance of the specified medical equipment; and
(c) he shall pay on demand, in the event of his failure to comply with the
above conditions, an amount equal to the difference between the duty leviable
on such quantity of the parts or, as the case may be, spare parts, but for
the exemption under this notification and that already paid at the time of
importation.
49. If an accredited representative of the foreign film unit or the television
team executes a bond in such form and with such surety as may be acceptable to
the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs,
as the case may be, binding himself to pay on demand an amount equal to the
duty leviable on such equipment and cameras if the same are not placed under
customs control for re-export within a period of three months or such extended
period as the said Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner may
permit, after clearance for home consumption.
50. If the importer at the time of import-
(1) furnishes a certificate from an officer not below the rank of a Deputy
Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Atomic Energy,
Government of India, to the effect that the imported goods (in respect of
description, quantity and technical specifications) are required for the
manufacture of laser and laser based instrumentation; and
(2) furnishes an undertaking to the Assistant Commissioner of Customs to the
effect that the imported goods shall be used for the above purpose and he
shall pay, on demand, in the event of his failure to use the imported goods
for the above purpose, an amount equal to the difference between the duty
leviable on such quantity of the imported goods but for the exemption under
this notification and that already paid at the time of importation.
51. If the importer produces to the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the
Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, at the time and place
of importation,-
(i) a certificate issued by an officer not below the rank of a Deputy
Principal Information Officer in the Press Information Bureau in the Ministry
of Information and Broadcasting to the effect that the importer is an
accredited news agency; and (ii) an undertaking to the effect that the
imported goods shall remain in the possession, control and use of the agency
and shall not be sold or parted with for a period of five years from the date
of importation.
52. If, -
(a) the goods are imported by a newspaper establishment registered with the
Registrar of Newspapers for India appointed under section 19A of the Press
and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867); and
(b) the importer at the time of import produces before the Deputy
Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case
may be, -
(1) a certificate issued by the Registrar of Newspapers for India
recommending the grant of exemption under this notification; and
(2) an undertaking to the effect that the imported goods shall remain in
his possession, control and use and shall not be sold or parted with for
a period of five years from the date of importation and in case the said
goods are sold thereafter, the sale shall be subject to the permission
granted by the Registrar of Newspapers for India.
53. If, -
(a) the duties of customs leviable on the specified equipment, raw films and
tapes had been paid at the time of their first importation into India;
(b) no drawback of duty was paid on their exportation from India;
(c) the identity of the goods is established to the satisfaction of the
Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as
the case may be, at the time of availing of this concession;
(d) the goods are reimported into India within six months or such period not
exceeding one year from the date of their export from India, as may be
extended bythe said Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner on
sufficient cause being shown to his satisfaction; and
(e) the External Publicity Division of the Ministry of External Affairs
certifies that the purpose for which the goods had been exported from India
was in public interest and had been sponsored or approved by the Government
of India.
54. If the importer, at the time and place of clearance,-
(a) produces a certificate from an officer not below the rank of a Deputy
Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Human Resource
Development, Department of Education, to the effect that the imported
recorded magnetic tapes, CD-ROMs and floppy diskettes are recorded with
educational or scientific material for use in computers and are required by
Institutes or
Research Centres duly approved by the University Grants Commission;
(b) gives an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the
Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, to the effect that such
imported goods shall not be-
(1) used for any other purpose and shall not be subsequently recorded
with any other material; and
(2) shall not be sold or parted with, without the prior permission of
the Commissioner of Customs of the port of importation.
55. If, -
(a) the total C.I.F. value of the wireless apparatus, accessories and parts,
imported under this notification does not exceed seventy-five thousand
rupees;
(b) the total value of the parts imported under this exemption does not
exceed Rs.1,000;
(c) the importer at the time of clearance, produces a certificate from an
officer not below the rank of an Assistant Wireless Adviser to the Government
of India in the Ministry of Communications to the effect that the wireless
apparatus, accessories and parts in respect of which this exemption is
claimed are within the value limit specified above, and also recommending the
grant of this exemption.
Explanation.- “Licensed amateur radio operator” means a person duly
authorised under the Indian Wireless Telegraphs (Amateur Service) Rules,
1978, made under sections 4 and 7 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13
of 1885).
56. If,-
(a) imported by M/s. Bharat Electronics Limited for further manufacture and
supply to the Airports Authority of India; and
(b) the importer at the time of clearance produces a certificate from the
Director General of Civil Aviation that the imported goods are required to be
used for the modernisation of airport facilities and recommends the grant of
this exemption.
57. If the importer, at the time of importation furnishes an undertaking to the
Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as
the case may be, to the effect that,-
(a) the imported goods shall be used for the specified purposes and shall not
be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner for a period of at least two
years from the date of importation; and
(b) in the event of failure to comply with (a) above, he shall be liable to
pay an amount equal to the difference between the duty leviable on the
imported goods but for the exemption under this notification and that already
paid at the time of importation.
58. If in the case of imports, -
(1) for the Teleteach or Margdarshan Programme, the Managing Director of M/s
Electronic Trade and Technology Development Corporation Limited, certifies
that the said cassettes and tapes are predominantly educational in character
and the importer furnishes an undertaking to the effect that-
(i) the certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification in the
Form below, shall be produced within a period of three months or such
extended period as the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant
Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, may allow; and
(ii) he shall pay on demand, in the event of his failure to comply with
clause (i) above, an amount equal to the difference between the duty
leviable on such quantity of said cassettes and tapes but for the
exemption under this notification and that already paid at the time of
importation; or
(2) made by the Television Centre of All India Radio, the Director of the
said Centre at New Delhi in the said Form, and in other cases, the Central
Board of Film Certification, certifies in each case, that the video cassettes
and video tapes in respect of which exemption is claimed are predominantly
educational in character.
FORM
Certficate No......... of .............. (year)
This is to certify that the parcel containing the following video cassettes and
video tapes was delivered to Shri .......................... Regional Officer /
Assistant Regional Officer, CBFC at Mumbai / Calcutta / Chennai / the Director
of the Television Centre of All India Radio, New Delhi, who examined the seals
and identified the video cassettes and video tapes according to the particulars
certified at the time of Customs examination, and that the Board / Director is
satisfied that the video cassettes and video tapes are predominantly
educational in character.
Particulars of cassette / tape and film recorded thereon:
Particulars of the producer :
Length of Casette / Tape :
Name of the importer :
Date:
Signature of Regional Officer /
Assistant Regional Officer / Director,
Television Centre, AIR, New Delhi.
59. If,-
(1) the goods are imported for being tested in -
(a) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) laboratories;
(b) Indian Institutes of Technology;
(c) Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) laboratories;
(d) Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore; or (e) Any other test
centre approved by any Ministry in the Government of India for this
purpose; and
(2) the Head of any of the organisations specified above certifies that the
goods have been imported by that organisation only for the purpose of testing
and shall not be used or sold after such testing.
60. If the parts are required for manufacture or servicing of aeroplanes,
gliders, helicopters or simulators of aircraft.
Explanation.- “Parts of aeroplanes, gliders, helicopters or simulators
of aircraft” shall include engines, engine parts, wireless transmission
apparatus, wireless receivers, iron and steel washers and screws, ball
and roller bearings and other parts.
61. If an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to the Government of
India in the Ministry of Civil Aviation certifies in each case the
description and quantity of such raw materials which are required for the
manufacture or servicing of the specified aircraft or parts of such aircraft,
as the case may be.
62. If, the importer, at the time of import -
(i) produces before the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant
Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, a certificate from an officer
not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the
Department of Space certifying that the said satellites and pay-loads are for
launch by Indian launch vehicles from Indian soil into Outer Space in
conformity with the provisions of the Outer Space Treaty of 1967; and
(ii) gives an undertaking to the effect that the ground equipment imported
for testing the satellites or pay-loads shall be re-exported within a period
of six months from the date of their importation or such extended period as
the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs,
as the case may be, may allow, and in the event of failure to comply with the
same, he shall pay on demand an amount equal to the difference between the
duty leviable on such goods but for the exemption under this notification and
that already paid at the time of importation.
63. If,-
(a) the importer makes a declaration at the time of import that the barges
would be re-exported;
(b) the barges are re-exported, by the same ship which brought them or by any
other ship under the same shipping agency, within two months of the date of
importation or such extended period as the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or
the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, may allow; and
(c) the importer executes a bond, in such form and for such sum as may be
specified by the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner
of Customs, as the case may be, binding himself to pay that sum if the re-
export does not take place within the period specified under condition (b)
above.
64. If,-
(a) the importer maintains a proper account of import, use and consumption of
the specified goods imported for the purpose of repairs of ocean-going
vessels and submits such account periodically to the Commissioner of Customs
in such form and in such manner as may be specified by the said Commissioner;
(b) the importer, by the execution of bond, in such form and for such sum as
may be specified by the said Commissioner, binds himself to pay on demand an
amount equal to the duty leviable,-
(1) on the capital goods or spares thereof or material handling
equipment, as are not proved to the satisfaction of the said
Commissioner to have been installed or otherwise used for the aforesaid
purpose;
(2) on parts, raw material and consumables, as are not proved to the
satisfaction of the said Commissioner to have been used or consumed for
the aforesaid purpose, within a period of three months from the date of
importation thereof or within such extended period as that Commissioner,
on being satisfied that there is sufficient cause for not installing,
using or consuming them, as the case may be, for the aforesaid purpose
within the said period, allow.
Explanation. - “Ocean going vessels” includes-
(a) liners; cargo-vessel of various kinds including refrigerator
vessels for the transport of meat, fruit or the like, vessels
specified for the transport of particular goods (grain, coal,
ores or the like) ; tankers (petrol, wine or the like); yachts
and other sailing vessels; cable ships; ice-breakers; floating
factories of all kinds (for processing whales, preserving fish or
the like) whale catchers; trawlers and other fishing vessels;
life boats, scientific research vessels; weather ships; vessels
for the transportation or mooring of buoys; pilot-boats; hopper
barges for the disposal of dredged material or the like;
(b) war ships of all kinds including submarines;
(c) tugs, dredgers, fire- floats and salvage ships; and
(d) oil rigs, drilling ships and jack-up rigs.
65. If the vessels and other floating structures are intended to be broken up
after their importation, the importer shall present a fresh bill of entry to
the Commissioner of Customs, and thereupon such goods shall be chargeable with
the duty which would be payable on such goods as if they were entered for
home consumption, under section 46 of the Customs Act, 1962 ( 52 of 1962), on
the date of the presentation of such fresh bill of entry, for the purposes of
break-up of such goods.
66. If any of the goods manufactured from the imported raw materials and parts,
are subsequently intended to be broken up, a bill of entry in respect of such
anufactured goods shall be presented to the Commissioner of Customs and
hereupon these goods shall be chargeable with the duty which would be payable
as if such manufactured goods had been imported and entered for home
onsumption, under section 46 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), on the
date of the presentation of such fresh bill of entry, for the purposes of
break-up of such manufactured goods.
67. If,-
(a) where the importer is the Government of India or a person authorised by
that Government, or the goods are shipped on the order of a Department of
that Government and are appropriated under such order at the time of shipment,
for use in anti-smuggling operations, he produces, at the time of importation,
a certificate from the Under Secretary to the Government of India in the
Department of Revenue to the effect that the said goods are intended for the
aforesaid use;
(b) where the importer is a Police Force of a State or a Union Territory or
the Central Reserve Police Force, the National Security Guard or the Special
Protection Group and the said goods are imported for bomb detection or
disposal purposes, he produces, at the time of importation, a certificate from
an officer in the Ministry of Home Affairs not below the rank of an Under
Secretary to the Government of India to the effect that the said goods are
intended for the aforesaid use.
68. (i) If the importer produces a certificate from an officer not below the rank
of a Deputy Principal Information Officer in the Press Information Bureau in
the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to the effect that the importer
is an accredited press cameraman, and that the importer has not availed, on
any occasion in the previous five years, exemption under this notification or
the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue), No. 52/85-Customs, dated the 4th March, 1985 or
No. 36/96-Customs, dated the 23rd July, 1996 or No.11/97-Customs, dated the
1st March, 1997 or No. 23/98-Customs, dated the 2nd June, 1998 or No. 20/99-
Customs, dated the 28 th February, 1999;
(ii) the exemption under this notification shall be applicable to that
portion of C.I.F. value of the specified cameras, lenses and other goods,
which does not exceed one lakh rupees; and
(iii) if the importer gives an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of
Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, at the
time and place of importation to the effect that the said goods shall remain
in his possession, control and use and shall not be sold or parted with for a
period of five years from the date of importation.
69. (i) If the importer produces a certificate from an officer not below the rank
of a Deputy Principal Information Officer in the Press Information Bureau in
the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to the effect that the importer
is an accredited journalist, and that the importer has not availed, on any
occasion in the previous five years, exemption under this notification or the
notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue), No. 83/93-Customs, dated the 28th February, 1993 or
No. 36/96-Customs, dated the 23rd July, 1996 or No. 11/97-Customs, dated the
1st March, 1997 or No. 23/98-Customs, dated the 2nd June, 1998 or No. 20/99-
Customs, dated the 28 th February, 1999;
(ii) the exemption under this notification shall be appliacble to that
portion of C.I.F. value of the specified personal computers, typewriters and
fax machines, which does not exceed one lakh rupees; and
(iii) if the importer gives an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of
Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, at the
time and place of importation to the effect that the said goods shall remain
in is possession, control and use and shall not be sold or parted with for a
period of five years from the date of importation.
70. If,-
(a) imported by any Department or Ministry of the Government of India; and
(b) the importer produces a certificate from an officer not below the rank of
a Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the concerned Department or
Ministry, certifying that the said goods are being imported under an
agreement relating to Government to Government Assistance Programme with any
other country.
71. If an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary in the Department of
Animal Husbandry and Dairying in the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of
India, is satisfied that the imported goods are required for the purpose of
live-stock breeding programmes and certifies to this effect and recommends
grant of the exemption.
72. If the spare parts are,-
(a) essential for the working of hearing aids and have been given for that
purpose some special shape or quality which would not be essential for use
for any other purpose;
(b) imported by or on behalf of an association for the handicapped or by a
handicapped person for his own use.
73. If,-
(a) the hospital is run by -
(1) the Central Government, a State Government, a Union territory
Administration or a Local Authority; or
(2) institutions established by or under any law for the time being in
force; or
(3) societies registered under any law for the time being in force
relating to registration of societies, such societies being controlled
by any of the authorities mentioned in (1) above;
(b) the importer produces a certificate, from the Directorate General of
Health Services of the Government of India or the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare in the Government of India, or from the State Government, the
Union Terrritory Administration or the Local Authority running or controlling
that hospital, as the case may be, to the effect that the said hospital falls
in any of the categories specified at (a) above; and
(c) the head of the hospital certifies in each case that the hospital
equipment is meant for use in the hospital and is essential for running or
maintenance of the hospital.
Explanation.- “Hospital” includes any Institution, Centre, Trust,
Society, Association, Laboratory, Clinic and Maternity Home, which
renders medical, surgical or diagnostic treatment.
74. If the importer at the time of importation, -
(a) produces a certificate from the Director General or Deputy Director
General or Assistant Director General, Health Services, New Delhi, in each
case, in the Form below; or
(b) furnishes an undertaking acceptable to the Deputy Commissioner of Customs
or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, to the effect
that the aforesaid certificate shall be produced before the said Deputy
Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner within the period specified by the
said Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner, failing which he
would pay the duty leviable thereon.
FORM
Certified that the medical equipment / accessory / spare part .................
(name to be specified) being imported by .................. is a life saving
medical equipment, accessory or spare part and exemption from payment of customs duty is
recommended.
Signature with date of Director General /
Deputy Director General /
Assistant Director General,
Health Services, New Delhi
75. If the importer produces to the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the
Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, at the time of
importation, a Certificate from the Civil Surgeon or the District Medical
Officer or the Administrative Medical Officer or the Director of Health
Services of the concerned State or a Specialist in the concerned speciality
attached to a government Hospital or a recognised medical college to the
effect that the importer suffers from the particular handicap or disability
and that the imported goods in respect of which the exemption is claimed are
essential to overcome the said handicap or disability.
76. If certified by the apex body in relation to the concerned game or sport (the
highest organisation, other than Government, by which the game or sport is
controlled or regulated), that the requisites for games and sports are required
to be used in a national or international championship or competition to be
held in India or abroad.
77. If,-
(a) the synthetic tracks and artificial surfaces and equipment required for
their installation are imported under the “Scheme for Laying Synthetic Tracks
and Artificial Surfaces” of the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports,
Government of India;
(b) the importer, at the time of import -
(1) produces before the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant
Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, a certificate from an
officer not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to the Government of
India in the said Department certifying that the import of the said
tracks and surfaces is under the “Scheme for Laying Synthetic Tracks and
Artificial Surfaces” and also recommending the grant of the exemption;
and
(2) gives an undertaking to the effect that the equipment imported for
installation of the said tracks and surfaces shall be re-exported within
a period of six months from the date of importation, and in the event of
failure to comply with the same he shall pay on demand an amount equal
to the difference between the duty leviable on such goods but for the
exemption under this notification and that already paid at the time of
importation.
78. If,-
(a) the goods are imported into India by a National Sports Federation, under
a certiificate issued by the Sports Authority of India or imported by the
Sports Authority of India, for use in a national or international championship
or competition, to be held in India or abroad; and
(b) the importer, at the time of clearance of the goods, produces a
certificate to the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant
Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, from an officer not below the
rank of a Director in the Sports Authority of India certifying -
(i) the name and address of the importer of the goods and the
description, quantity and value of the goods, and
(ii) that the goods are required for the purpose specified at (a) above.
[79. In the case of goods required for the specified projects, the exemption under
this notification shall not affect the exemption granted under any other
notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue) in so far as it relates to the duty of customs
leviable under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of
1975).]
(Condition No.79, has been Omitted vide Ntf.No.13/2001-Cus, Dt. 02-02-2001)
80. (a) If an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government
of India in the Ministry of Power certifies that-
(i) the power purchasing State has constituted the Regulatory Commission
with full powers to fix tariffs;
(ii) the power purchasing State undertakes, in principle, to privatise
distribution in all cities, in that State, each of which has a
population of more than one million within a period to be fixed by the
Ministry of Power; and
(iii) the power purchasing State has agreed to provide recourse to that
State’s share of Central Plan allocations and other devolutions towards
discharge of any outstanding payment in respect of purchase of power;
(b) In the case of imports by a Central Public Sector Undertaking, the
quantity, total value, description and specifications of the imported goods
are certified by the Chairman and Managing Director of the said Central
Public Sector Undertaking; and
(c) In the case of imports by a Private Sector Project, the quantity, total
value, description and specifications of the imported goods are certified by
the Chief Executive Officer of such project.
80A. (a) If an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government
of India in the Department of Atomic Energy certifies that-
(i) the power purchasing State has constituted the Regulatory Commission
with full powers to fix tariffs;
(ii) the power purchasing State undertakes, in principle, to privatise
distribution in all cities, in that State, each of which having a
population of more than one million, within a period to be fixed by the
Ministry of Power; and
(iii) the power purchasing State has agreed to provide recourse to that
State’s share of Central Plan allocations and other devolutions towards
discharge of any outstanding payment in respect of purchase of power;
(b) In the case of imports by a Central Public Sector Undertaking, the
quantity, total value, description and specifications of the imported goods
are certified by the Chairman and Managing Director of the said Central
Public Sector Undertaking;
(Condition No.80A has been inserted vide Customs Notification No.02/2001, dt. 08-01-2001)
81. If a certificate from the Indian Mission concerned, about the ownership of
the goods by the deceased person, is produced at the time of clearance of the
goods through Customs station.
82. If the imported goods are meant to be exhibited in a museum managed by,-
(a) the Archaeological Survey of India, such goods shall be imported under
cover of a certificate issued by the Director General of Archaeology in
India; or
(b) a State Government, such goods shall be imported under cover of a
certificate issued by the concerned Authority in the concerned State
Government.
83. If,-
(a) the goods are imported by a manufacturer of textile garments or leather
garments for use in the manufacture of textile garments or leather garments
for export by that manufacturer and that the said manufacturer is registered
with the Apparel Export Promotion Council or Council for Leather Exports, as
the case may be;
(b) the value of the goods imported does not exceed 3% of the FOB value of
textile garments or leather garments exported during the preceding financial
year; and
(c) the importer produces a certificate from the Apparel Export Promotion
Council or Council for Leather Exports, as the case may be, certifying the
value of exports made during the financial year mentioned in clause (b) above
and also the value and quantity of fasteners and poly wadding materials
already imported under this notification during the current financial year.
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