G.S.R.(E).WHEREAS the Central Government is satisfied that the import duty leviable on articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal and articles of goldsmiths’ or silversmiths’ wares and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, falling under headings 7113 and 7114 respectively of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act,1975 (51 of 1975),should be increased and that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action.

NOW,therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8A of the said Customs Tariff Act, the Central Government, hereby directs that the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act shall be amended in the following manner,namely.

In the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, in Section XIV, in Chapter 71, against tariff items 7113 11 10, 7113 11 20, 7113 11 30, 7113 11 90, 7113 19 10, 7113 19 20, 7113 19 30, 7113 19 40, 7113 19 50, 7113 19 60, 7113 19 90, 7113 20 00, 7114 11 10, 7114 11 20, 7114 19 10, 7114 19 20, 7114 19 30, 7114 20 10, 7114 20 20 and 7114 20 30, for the entry in column (4),the entry "15%" shall be substituted.

2.This notification shall come into force on the 17th day of September,2013.

[F.No.354/165/2013-TRU]

(Raj Kumar Digvijay)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note.The First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act,1975 (51 of 1975) was enacted on 18th August,1975 and was last amended on 10th May, 2013 by the Finance Act,2013 (17 of 2013).