CUS NTF NO. 78/2006 DATE 08/08/2006
Seeks to exempt specified manufactured commodities when imported from Nepal
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) read with sub-section (8) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the goods, description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below and falling within the Heading, sub-heading or tariff item of the First Schedule to the said Act, as are specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, when imported into India from Nepal, from the whole of the additional duty of customs leviable thereon under sub-section (5) of section 3 of the said Act, subject to the conditions specified in the Annexure to this notification.
TABLE
S. No |
Heading, sub-heading or tariff item of the First Schedule |
Description of goods |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
1 |
0902.40 |
All goods |
2 |
1404 90 50 |
Indian Katha |
3 |
1515 90 40 |
Rice bran oil |
4 |
1516 20 |
Edible grade vegetable fats and oils and their fractions |
5 |
1702 30, 1702 40 |
Glucose |
6 |
1703 |
All Goods |
7 |
1704 10 00 |
All Goods |
8 |
1902 19 00, 1902 30 |
Noodles |
9 |
1904 10 10 |
All Goods |
10 |
1905 31 00, 2009 90 00 |
All Goods |
11 |
2002 |
Tomato Puree |
12 |
2004 10 00 |
All Goods |
13 |
1704 90, 2106 90 or 3004 90 11 |
Ayurvedic digestive tablets |
14 |
2106 90 99 |
Bhujia, Cheese balls, potato chips and other similar snacks |
15 |
2202 90 20 |
All Goods |
16 |
2304, 2305 or 2306 |
Oil Cake |
17 |
2515 12 |
All Goods (except travertine) |
18 |
2517 10 or 2517 41 |
All Goods |
19 |
2917 39 20 |
All Goods |
20 |
3004 90 52 |
All Goods |
21 |
3203 00 |
Kattha (Catechu) |
22 |
3301 29 |
All Goods other than essential oils of geranium, jasmin, lavander or lavandin and vetiver |
23 |
3305 10 |
All Goods |
24 |
3305 90 |
Hair Oil |
25 |
3306 10 10 |
Toothpowder |
26 |
3306 10 20 |
Toothpaste |
27 |
3401 19 42, 3506 91 |
All goods |
28 |
3805 10 |
All goods |
29 |
3806 10 |
Rosin |
30 |
3808 91 91 |
Anti-mosquito coils |
31 |
3812 20 |
All goods |
32 |
3904 |
Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Resin |
33 |
3905 19 90 |
Poly Vinyl Acetate Grade Emulsion |
34 |
3905 21 00 |
All goods |
35 |
3906 90 |
All goods |
36 |
3917 |
Lay Flat tubing |
37 |
3917 21 |
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Pipe |
38 |
3917 23 |
Pipes and tubes |
39 |
3917 40 00 |
Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Fittings |
40 |
3919 10 00, 3919 90 20 |
All goods |
41 |
3006 10, 3920 10 12, 3920 10 19,3921 19 00 |
Plastic Sheets |
42 |
3006 10 or 3920 |
Bag Sealing Tapes |
43 |
3006 10 or 3912 13 90 |
Foam |
44 |
3923 10 90 |
Plastic Tubes |
45 |
3923 29, 3923 90 |
Plastic bags |
46 |
3006 10, 3923 90 or 3926 90 99 |
Plastic Container |
47 |
3923 30 90 |
Plastic tube preform, Poly Ethylene Terephthalate (PET) preform Poly Ethylene Terephthalate (PET)bottles |
48 |
3925 10 00 |
Tanks |
49 |
3926 90 80 |
Polypropylene woven fabrics |
50 |
3006 91 00 or 3926 90 99 |
Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) loop mats or Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) door mats |
51 |
4016 99 30 |
All goods |
52 |
4016 99 90 |
Rice Rubber Rolls |
53 |
4104 or 4105 30 00 |
Leather |
54 |
4410 |
Plain Particle Boards or Pre-laminated particle boards |
55 |
4411 12 00, 4411 13 00, 4411 14 00 |
Pre-laminated Medium Density Fibre (MDF) Boards |
56 |
4412 10 00 or 4412 31 |
Plywoods consisting solely of sheets of wood each ply not exceeding 6mm thickness and with at least one outer ply of tropical wood specified in Sub-heading Note 1 to Chapter 44. |
57 |
4602 10 90 |
Articles of bamboo |
58 |
4802 55 90, 4802 56 90, 4802 57 10,4802 57 30, 4802 57 90, 4802 69 or4804 59 00 |
The following goods namely(a) Writing paper or printing paper (other than carbonizing base paper); or(b) Kraft paper. |
59 |
4818 40 |
All goods |
60 |
4820 20 00 |
All goods |
61 |
5310 10 13 |
Hesian fabrics of jute |
62 |
5404 33 00, 5402 34 00, 5402 39 10, 5402 59 10, 5402 62 00, 5402 69 30,5509 21 00, 5509 22 00, 5509 31 00, 5509 32 00, 5509 41 00, 5509 42 00,5509 61 00, 5509 62 00, 5509 69 00 |
All goods |
63 |
5402 44 00 or 5402 46 00 |
Partially oriented polyester yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding 50 turns per metre. |
64 |
5607 90 90 |
Twine of jute |
65 |
5701 10 00 |
Woollen Carpets |
66 |
5703 20 or 5703 30 |
Synthetic Carpets |
67 |
5804 10 |
Net fabrics, including mosquito net fabrics |
68 |
5806 32 00 |
Narrow woven fabrics |
69 |
6110 11 |
Merino wool sweaters, Wool or mixed wool sweaters |
70 |
6110 12 00 or 6110 19 00 |
All goods |
71 |
6214 20 10 |
Pashmina Shawl |
72 |
6305 10 40 |
All goods |
73 |
6405 20 00 |
Shoes and sandals |
74 |
6405 90 00 |
Hawai Chappals |
75 |
6802 21 10 |
All goods |
76 |
7204 21 90 |
Stainless steel scrap |
77 |
7209 |
Cold Rolled Coils, including sheets |
78 |
7210 41 00 |
All goods |
79 |
7210 49 00 |
Galvanised Plated sheets |
80 |
7210 70 00 or 7210 90 |
Galvanized colour coated plain and corrugated ironsheets |
81 |
7217 20 |
All goods |
82 |
7217 90 |
Galvanised Iron Wire |
83 |
7304 90 00, 7306 19 11, 7306 19 21, 7306 29 11, 7306 30 10 |
Galvanised Iron Pipe or black pipe |
84 |
7306 90 90 |
Mild Steel (MS) Black Pipe |
85 |
7308 90 90 |
Rolling Shutters |
86 |
7313 00 10 |
All goods |
87 |
7314 19 |
Knitted wire other than endless bands for machinery |
88 |
7317 00 13 |
All goods |
89 |
7323 93 |
Stainless Steel Utensils |
90 |
7407 21 20 |
All goods |
91 |
7408 19 |
Bare Copper Wire |
92 |
7408 21 |
All goods |
93 |
7409 21 00, 7409 29 00, 7418 19 21 |
All goods |
94 |
7418 19 22 |
All goods other than cooking or heating apparatus of a kind used for domestic purposes, non-electric, and parts thereof, of copper |
95 |
7602 |
Aluminium scrap |
96 |
7604 29, 7604 10 39 |
All goods |
97 |
7606 11, 7606 12 00, 7606 91 10, 7606 92 10 |
All goods |
98 |
7615 19 |
Aluminium Utensils, pressure cookers and non-stick ware |
99 |
7904 00 30 |
All goods |
100 |
7905 00 30 |
Zinc Sheet |
101 |
8003 00 40 |
All goods |
102 |
8481 80 20, 8481 90 |
All goods |
103 |
8413 91 |
Hand Pump Cylinder |
104 |
8506 80 |
Dry Cell Batteries |
105 |
8507 90 |
Battery Separator |
106 |
8544 11 10 |
All goods |
107 |
8714 99 |
All goods |
108 |
9403 70 00 |
All goods |
109 |
9608 99 |
Parts of ball point pen |
110 |
9701 90 |
Handicraft items |
111 |
9703 00 |
Wooden Carved Box |
(Table has been substituted vide CUS NTF NO. 10/2007 DATE 25/01/2007)
[OLDTable
S. No |
Heading, sub-heading or tariff item of the First Schedule |
Description of goods |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
1 |
090240 |
All goods |
2 |
151620 |
Edible grade vegetable fats and oils and their fractions |
3 |
170230 |
Glucose |
4 |
17041000 |
All goods |
5 |
19021900 |
Noodles |
6 |
19053100, 20099000 |
All goods |
7 |
210690 or 30049011 |
Ayurvedic digestive tablets |
8 |
251512 |
All goods (except travertine) |
9 |
29173920 |
All goods |
10 |
320300 |
Kattha (Catechu) |
11 |
330129 |
All goods other than essential oils of geranium, jasmin, lavander or lavandin and vetiver [OLDAll goods ] |
12 |
330510 |
All goods |
13 |
330590 |
Hair Oil |
14 |
33061010 |
Toothpowder |
15 |
33061020 |
Toothpaste |
16 |
34011942, 350691 |
All goods |
17 |
380510 |
All goods |
18 |
380610 |
Rosin |
19 |
38089191 [OLD380810] |
Anti-mosquito coils |
20 |
381220 |
All goods |
21 |
3904 |
Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Resin |
22 |
391721 |
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Pipe |
23 |
300610 or 39211900 [OLD39211900] |
Plastic Sheets |
24 |
39231090 |
Plastic Tube |
25 |
392329 |
Plastic bags |
26 |
300610 or 39269099[OLD39269099] |
Plastic Container |
27 |
41041900, 41053000 |
Tanned leather |
28 |
441090 |
Pre-laminated Particle Board |
29 |
44109091 |
All goods |
30 |
44111200, 44111300, 44111400 [OLD441129] |
Pre-laminated Medium Density Fibre (MDF) Boards |
31 |
480269 |
Writing paper, printing paper other than carbonizing base paper [OLDWriting paper, Printing paper] |
32 |
53101013 |
Hessian fabrics of jute |
33 |
54023300, 54026200, 55092100, 55092200, 55093100, 55093200, 550941, 550942, 55096100, 55096200, 55096900 |
All goods |
33A |
5402 44 00 or5402 46 00 |
Partially oriented polyester yarn, single, untwisted or with a twist not exceeding 50 turns per metre. |
34 |
56079090 [OLD56071010] |
Twine of jute |
35 |
57011000 |
Woolen Carpets |
36 |
570320 |
Synthetic carpets |
37 |
62142010 |
Pashmina Shawl |
38 |
63051040 |
All goods |
39 |
64052000 |
Shoes and sandals |
40 |
72104100 |
All goods |
41 |
72104900 |
Galvanised Plated sheets |
42 |
721720 |
All goods |
43 |
73049000 |
Galvanised Iron Pipe |
44 |
73069090 |
Mild Steel (MS) Black Pipe |
45 |
73130010 |
All goods |
46 |
731419 |
Knitted wire other than endless bands for machinery [OLDKnitted Wire] |
47 |
732393 |
Stainless Steel Utensils |
48 |
740819 |
Bare Copper Wire |
49 |
74092100, 74092900 |
Brass Sheet |
50 |
74181922, 79040030 |
All goods other than cooking or heating apparatus of a kind used for domestic purposes, non-electric, and parts thereof, of copper [OLDAll goods] |
51 |
79050030 |
Zinc Sheet |
52 |
80030040 |
All goods |
53 |
841391 |
Hand Pump Cylinder |
54 |
850680 |
Dry Cell Batteries |
55 |
850790 |
Battery Separator |
56 |
85441110, 94037000 |
All goods |
57 |
970190 |
Handicraft items |
58 |
970300 |
Wooden Carved Box ] |
(In the table S.Nos.11,19,23,26,33,30,31,34,46,50 has been substituted & S.No.33A has been inserted vide CUS NTF NO. 142/2006 DATE 30/12/2006)
Annexure
Conditions:
(1) The goods are manufactured in Nepal wholly from Nepalese materials or Indian materials or Nepalese and Indian materials; or
(2) The goods involve a manufacturing process in Nepal that brings about a change in classification at four digit level of the Harmonised Commodities Description and Coding System, different from those, in which all the third country origin materials used in the manufacture of such goods are classified and the manufacturing process is not limited to insufficient working or processing as indicated in the illustrative list below:
(i) operations to ensure the preservation of articles in good condition during transport and storage (e.g., ventilation, spreading out, drawing, chilling, placing in salt, sulphur-dioxide or other aqueous solutions, removal of damaged parts and like operations);
(ii) operations consisting or removal of dust, sifting or screening, sorting, classifying, matching (including the making up of sets), washing, painting, cutting up;
(iii) changes of packing and breaking up and assembly of consignments;
(iv) slicing, cutting, slitting, re-packing, placing in bottles or flasks or bags or boxes or other containers, fixing on cards or boards, etc., and all other packing or re-packing operations;
(v) the affixing of marks, labels or other like distinguishing signs on articles or their packaging;
(vi) mixing of articles, whether or not of different kinds, where one or more components of the mixture do not meet the conditions laid down in para 1 (b) of Protocol to the Article V of the Treaty of Trade between His Majesty's Government of Nepal and the Government of India to enable them to be considered as manufactured or produced or made in Nepal;
(vii) assembly of parts of an articles to constitute a complete article;
(viii) a combination of two or more operations specified in (i) to (vii) above.
(3) The importer produces a certificate of origin in the Form indicated below, duly certified by an agency designated by Government of Nepal, in respect of the consignment, 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 manufactured in Nepal.
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
Certificate of origin for exports free of additional duty of customs.
Reference No. ________________
1. Articles consigned from (Exporter's business name, address):
2. Articles consigned to (Consignee's name, address):
3. Means of transport and route:
4. Item number (HS Tariff Line):
5. Marks and number of package:
6. Description of Articles:
7. Gross weight or other quantity:
8. Number and date of Invoice together with value:
9. Ex-Factory price * of the articles manufactured in Nepal :
* ‘Ex-factory price' means the price of the product at the time of the clearance from the factory gate.
10. (i) Whether articles are manufactured in Nepal under Para 1(a) of the Protocol to Article V of the Treaty of Trade (Yes/No):
(ii) If articles are manufactured in Nepal under Para 1 (b) (i) and (ii) of the Protocol to Article V of the Treaty of Trade:
(A) CIF value of materials, parts or produce originating from Non-Contracting Parties (i.e. other than Nepal and India) at the point of entry in Nepal :-
(B) Value of materials, parts or produce of undetermined origin:-
11. Percentage of the sum of the value of col. 10(ii) (A) and (B) to the value of col. 9:
12. Declaration by the exporter:
The undersigned hereby declares that the details furnished above are correct, that the articles are produced in Nepal and that they comply with the Rules of Origin specified in the Treaty of Trade between His Majesty's Government of Nepal and Government of India.
_____________________
(Place and Date, Signature of authorised signatory)
13. Certification:
It is certified that:
• The articles have been manufactured in Nepal at a factory situated at _____________ (name of place/district) by M/s. ____________________________________ (name of the company).
• The articles involve manufacturing activity in Nepal and that the manufacturing activity satisfies the criteria given in the Protocol to Article V of the Treaty of Trade.
• The articles in question are not products of third country origin.**
For Government of Nepal
(Place and date, Signature and Stamp of Certifying Authority)
**For the purpose of the above Item No. 3, the articles which have undergone a manufacturing process in Nepal as defined in the Protocol to Article V of the Treaty will not be treated as product of third country origin.
14. For official use of Indian Customs:
The consignment has been examined and allowed to be imported into India as it complies with the provisions as stipulated in the Protocol to Article V of the Treaty of Trade between His Majesty's Government of Nepal and Government of India.
________________________
Signature and Seal of the
Certifying Authority.
Dated:
Place:
(4) The products worked on or processed as a result of which the total value of materials, parts or produce originating from countries other than India or Nepal or of undetermined origin used -
i) |
does not exceed seventy per cent. in any time period, which commences on the 6 th day of March in a given calendar year and ends on the 5 th day of March of the subsequent calendar year ; and |
iii) |
the final process of manufacture is performed in Nepal. |
Explanation - For the purpose of this notification, the value of materials, parts or produce originating from countries other than India or Nepal shall be the CIF value at the time of importation of materials, parts or produce, at the point of entry in Nepal, where this can be proven to the satisfaction of the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs, or the earliest ascertainable price paid for the materials, parts or produce of undetermined origin in Nepal where the working or processing takes place.
[F.No 354/113/2002-TRU]
Ajay
(Under Secretary to Government of India)
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