CUS NTF NO. 235/1990 DATE 23/08/1990

Exempts goods (Press agency )
In exercise of the powers conferred sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the goods specified in column (2) of the Table below and falling within the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) when imported into India, from

(a) so much of that portion of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the said First Schedule as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate of 25 per cent ad valorem; and

(b) the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under section 3 of the said Customs Tariff act;
Subject to the condition, that the importer produces to the Assistant Commissioner of Customs at the time and place of importation, -


(i) a certificate issued by an Officer not lower in rank than 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 said goods shall remain in possession, control and use of the agency and shall not be sold or parted with for a period of 5 years from the date of importation.

TABLE

S.No.	Description of goods
(1)	(2)
1.	Television cameras with portable field video recorders (professional grade).
2.	Audio recording equipment
3.	Table top post production video editing machines.
4.	Four source editing controllers to control editing machines.
5.	8 - channel video mixer / switches.
6.	Special effect generators for fading and superimposing of text and graphics.
7.	Time base correctors / Frame synchronisers
8.	Broadcast standard 3-D computer graphic systems
9.	Professional grade colour video monitors.
10.	Portable lighting equipment with lamps for shooting in low light situation.
11.	Professional grade photographic cameras of all formats.
12.	Dark room equipment including enlargers.
13.	Computer control editing machines.
14.	Spares and accessories of above mentioned equipment as permitted by the said Deputy Principal Information officer.

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