The Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, through the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), issued Notification No. 65/2025 – Customs (N.T.) on October 15, 2025, to amend the tariff values for specific imported goods. In exercise of powers conferred by the Customs Act, 1962, the CBIC substituted the existing Tables 1, 2, and 3 in the principal Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.). Table 1 outlines the revised tariff values for various edible oils, including Crude Palm Oil, RBD Palm Oil, Crude Palmolein, RBD Palmolein, and Crude Soybean Oil, along with Brass Scrap (all grades), with values expressed in US $ per Metric Tonne. Table 2 sets the updated tariff values for Gold and Silver in different forms, including those subject to specific exemption notifications and various bars, coins, and findings, with values expressed in US $ per 10 grams or US $ per kilogram. Finally, Table 3 revises the tariff value for Areca Nuts in US $ per Metric Ton. These new values are effective from October 16, 2025.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS)
Notification No. 65/2025-Customs (N.T.) | Dated: 15th October, 2025
S.O. 4686(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient to do so, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.), dated the 3rd August, 2001, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S. O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, namely:-
In the said notification, for TABLE-1, TABLE-2, and TABLE-3 the following Tables shall be substituted, namely: –
“TABLE-1
| Sl. No. | Chapter/ heading/ sub- heading/tariff item |
Description of goods | Tariff value
(US $Per Metric Tonne) |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 1 | 1511 10 00 | Crude Palm Oil | 1123 |
| 2 | 1511 90 10 | RBD Palm Oil | 1148 |
| 3 | 1511 90 90 | Others – Palm Oil | 1136 |
| 4 | 1511 10 00 | Crude Palmolein | 1149 |
| 5 | 1511 90 20 | RBD Palmolein | 1152 |
| 6 | 1511 90 90 | Others – Palmolein | 1151 |
| 7 | 1507 10 00 | Crude Soya bean Oil | 1187 |
| 8 | 7404 00 22 | Brass Scrap (all grades) | 5889 |
TABLE-2
| Sl. No. | Chapter/ heading/ sub-heading/tariff item | Description of goods | Tariff value (US $) |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 1. | 71 or 98 | Gold, in any form, in respect of which the benefit of entries at serial number 356 of the Notification No. 50/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017 is availed | 1327 per 10 grams |
| 2. | 71 or 98 | Silver, in any form, in respect of which the benefit of entries at serial number 357 of the Notification No. 50/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017 is availed | 1663 per kilogram |
| 3. | 71 | (i) Silver, in any form, other than medallions and silver coins having silver content not below 99.9% or semi-manufactured forms of silver falling under sub-heading 7106 92;
(ii) Medallions and silver coins having silver Explanation. – For the purposes of this entry, silver in any form shall not include foreign currency coins, jewellery made of silver or articles made of silver. |
1663 per kilogram |
| 4. | 71 | (i) Gold bars, other than tola bars, bearing manufacturer’s or refiner’s engraved serial number and weight expressed in metric units;(ii) Gold coins having gold content not below 99.5% and gold findings, other than imports of such goods through post, courier or baggage.Explanation. – For the purposes of this entry, “gold findings” means a small component such as hook, clasp, clamp, pin, catch, screw back used to hold the whole or a part of a piece of Jewellery in place. |
1327 per 10 grams |
TABLE-3
| Sl. No. | Chapter/ heading/ sub- heading/tariff item |
Description of goods | Tariff value (US $ Per Metric Ton) |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 1 | 080280 | Areca nuts | 7142” |
2. This notification shall come into force with effect from the 16th day of October, 2025.
[F. No. 467/01/2025-Cus.V]
MEGHA BANSAL, Under Secy.
Note: – The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (ii), vide Notification No. 36/2001–Customs (N.T.), dated the 3rd August, 2001, vide number S. O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001 and was last amended vide Notification No. 64/2025-Customs (N.T.), dated the 09th October 2025 e-published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 4609 (E), dated 09th October 2025.
