In exercise of the powers conferred by 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 materials required for the manufacture of the final goods when imported into India, from whole of the duty of Customs leviable thereon, under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), and from the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act, subject to the following conditions.
I am directed to refer to this Department’s Circular F.No. 462/36/80-Cus. V dated 17.2.83, and to state that in the issue regarding disposal of damaged foodstuff imported under the Indo-Care Agreement and World Food Programme assistance for supplementary Nutrition Programme in India, which are found unfit for human consumption, it has been reiterated by the Board that the benefit of
Reference is invited to Board’s instruction issued vide letter of even number dated 22.9.1994 whereby the rate of depreciation was prescribed @5% per quarter for first 2 years and 4% per quarter for next 2 year subject to maximum of 70%.
For the purposes of the exemption, dead stock means goods which have not been exported for two years after their manufacture in the hundred per cent export oriented undertaking or the unit in the export processing zone.
