Reduction in basic customs duty from 30% to 10% on sunflower seeds

Amendment to Notification No.12/2012-Customs, so as to reduce the basic customs duty from 30% to 10% on sunflower seeds falling under tariff item 1206 00 90 [i.e. other than of seed quality] for the purposes extraction and refining of oil subject to actual user condition, for the period from 1st April, 2017 to 30th September, 2017.

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)

Notification No. 9/2017-Customs

New Delhi, the 23rd March, 2017

G.S.R. (E).- 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 makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 185(E), dated the 17th March, 2012, namely:-

In the said notification,-

(a) in the Table, after serial number 39 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(b) after the Table, in the proviso, after clause (ae), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

“(ag) the goods specified against serial number 39 A of the said Table on or after the first day of October 2017;”.

2. This notification shall come into force with effect from first day of April, 2017.

[F.No. 354/203/2012- TRU]

(Mohit Tewari)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note: The principal notification No.12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 185(E), dated the 17th March, 2012 and last amended vide notification No.6/2017-Customs, dated the 2nd February, 2017, published vide number G.S.R. 90 (E), dated the 2nd February, 2017.