Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Government of India, has issued Notification No. 55/2023-Customs on 14th September, 2023. This notification brings about important amendments to the Customs Act, 1962. In this article, we will delve into the key changes introduced by this notification.
Amendment to Notification No. 11/2022-Customs: Notification No. 11/2022-Customs, dated 1st February, 2022, has been modified significantly. In the table, against serial number 9, the entry “8544” has been substituted with “85”. Furthermore, in the explanation, after the word “connector,” the words “or wireless charging cable containing static converter and coil” have been inserted.
Amendment to Notification No. 12/2022-Customs: Notification No. 12/2022-Customs, dated 1st February, 2022, has also undergone amendments. In the table, against S. No. 7, the entry has been modified to “39, 40, 42, 73, 74, 85.”
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi
Notification No. 55/2023-Customs | Dated: 14th September, 2023
G.S.R. 670(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, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes further amendments in the following notifications of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), specified in column (2) of the table below to the extent specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said table, namely: –
| Sl. No. | Notification number and Date | Amendments |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 1. | Notification No. 11/2022-Customs, dated the 1st February, 2022, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 85(E), dated the 1st February, 2022. | In the notification, in the Table, against serial number 9,-
(i) in column (2), for the entry “8544”, the entry “85” shall be substituted; (ii) in column (3), in the Explanation, after the word “connector”, the words “or wireless charging cable containing static converter and coil,” shall be inserted. |
| 2. | Notification No. 12/2022-Customs, dated the 1st February, 2022, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 86(E), dated the 1st February, 2022. | In the notification, in the Table, against S. No. 7, in column (2), for the entry, the entry “39, 40, 42, 73, 74, 85” shall be substituted. |
[F. No. 190354/300/2021-TRU]
VIKRAM WANERE, Under Secy.
Note:
1. The principal notification No. 11/2022-Customs, dated the 1st February, 2022 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section-3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.85(E), dated the 1st February, 2022 and last amended vide notification No. 33/2023-Customs, dated the 27th April, 2023 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 319(E), dated the 27th April, 2023.
2. The principal notification No. 12/2022-Customs, dated the 1st February, 2022 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section-3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.86(E), dated the 1st February, 2022 and last amended vide notification No. 33/2023-Customs, dated the 27th April, 2023 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 319(E), dated the 27th April, 2023.
