1) Full exemption from customs duty on pulses valid till 31.03.2014 has been extended by another 6 months i.e. up to 30.09.2014 [Clause (a) of the proviso to the notification No.12/2012-Customs, dated 17.03.2012 as amended by notification No.5/2014-Customs, dated 17.02.2014 refers].
2) CVD exemption hitherto available on specified road construction machinery has been withdrawn. These specified machinery will henceforth attract CVD and SAD. Exemption from the basic customs duty will however continue [Sl.No.368A of the Table read with List 16A of notification No.12/2012-Customs, dated 17.03.2012 as amended by notification No.5/2014-Customs, dated 17.02.2014 refers].
3) The basic customs duty structure on non-edible grade industrial oils and its fractions, palm stearin, fatty acids and fatty alcohols has been rationalised at 7.5% [Sl.No.51, 187A and 230 of the Table of notification No.12/2012-Customs, dated 17.03.2012 as amended by notification No.5/2014-Customs, dated 17.02.2014 refers].
4) LNG consumed in the authorized operations in the ONGC SEZ unit at Dahej and the remnant LNG cleared into the domestic tariff area (DTA) has been exempted from basic customs duty and CVD [Sl.Nos.138A and 138B of the Table of notification No.12/2012-Customs, dated 17.03.2012 as amended by notification No.5/2014-Customs, dated 17.02.2014 refers].
5) A concessional basic customs duty of 5% [CVD (Nil) + SAD (Nil)] has been provided to capital goods imported by Bank Note Paper Mill India Private Limited. The exemption is valid up to 3 1.12.2014 [Sl.No.394A of the Table read with clause (j) of the proviso to the notification No.12/2012-Customs, dated 17.03.2012 as amended by notification No.5/2014-Customs, dated 17.02.2014 and Sl.No.83A of the Table of notification No.21/2012-Customs, dated 17.03.2012 as amended by notification No.6/2014-Customs, dated 17.02.2014 refers].
6) Human embryo has been fully exempted from customs duty [Sl.No.16A of the Table of notification No.12/2012-Customs, dated 17.03.2012 as amended by notification No.5/2014-Customs, dated 17.02.2014 refers].
Source – D.O.F.No.334/3/2014-TRU Dated : 17th February, 2014.
