The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notification no. 72/2021- Customs (N.T.) dated 13.09.2021, has declared Kushinagar Airport as a Customs notified airport. This would also facilitate international passenger movements including that of Buddhist pilgrims.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS)
New Delhi, the 13th September, 2021
Notification No. 72/2021-Customs (N.T.)
G.S.R. 629(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (1), read with sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 61/94-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated the 21st November, 1994, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number S.O. 828 (E), dated the 21st November, 1994, namely:—
In the said notification, in the Table, against serial number 16, in columns (3), after item (f) and the entries relating thereto and in columns (4), the following item and entries shall be inserted, namely:—
| Sl. No. | State/ Union Territory |
Airport | Purpose |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| “(g) Kushinagar | Unloading of baggage and the loading of baggage. ” . |
[F. No. 394/61/2020-Cus(AS)]
SHARAD SRIVASTAVA, Director
Note : The principal notification No. 61/94-Customs (N.T.), dated the 21st November, 1994 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 828(E), dated the 21st November, 1994 and was last amended by notification number 24/2021-Customs (N.T.), dated the 18th February, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 118 (E), dated the 18th February, 2021.
