South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) Customs duty exemption on specified products from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldieves under SAFTA Agreement - 107/2008 - Customs -Tariff

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Superseded vide notification no. 85/2011 Cus dated 6-9-2011 South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) Customs duty exemption on specified products from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldieves under SAFTA Agreement. CUSTOM NOTIFICATION NO. 107/2008 DATED 06/10/2008 G.S.R. 718 (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 exempts the goods of the description specified in column (3) of the Table hereto annexed and falling under the Chapter Heading, Sub-heading or Tariff item of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) , and specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, f rom so much of that portion of the applied rate of duty of customs leviable as is specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table, when imported into the Republic of India from a country listed in APPENDIX to this notification; Provided that the Importer proves to the satisfaction of the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, that the goods in respect of which the benefit of this exemption is claimed are of the origin of the country listed in the APPENDIX in accordance with the Rules of Determination of Origin of Goods under the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), 2006 , published in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department Revenue) No.75-Customs, (NT) dated the 30th June, 2006 . Explanation.- For the purposes or this notification applied rate of duty means the standard rate of duty specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) with respect to the goods specified in the Table, read with any other notification for the time being in force, issued in respect of such goods under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1952). TABLE S.No. Chapter, heading, sub-heading or tariff item of the First Schedule Description of goods Extent of tariff concession (percentage of applied rate of duty) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 0207 34 00 All Goods 100% 2 0302 69 10 All Goods 100% 3 0303 79 10 All Goods 100% 4 0303 79 30 All Goods 100% 5 0303 79 60 All Goods 100% 6 0303 79 80 Croacker 100% 7 0304 29 10 All Goods 100% 8 0306 13 20 All Goods 100% 9 0711 40 00 All Goods 100% 10 0711 51 00 All Goods 100% 11 0711 90 All Goods other than capers 100% 12 0712 20 00 All Goods 100% 13 0712 31 00 All Goods 100% 14 0804 10 All Goods 100% 15 0804 30 00 All Goods 100% 16 0907 All Goods 100% 17 0908 10 All Goods 100% 18 0908 20 00 All Goods 100% 19 1512 21 00 All Goods 100% 20 1701 11 All Goods 100% 21 1701 12 00 All Goods 100% 22 1701 91 00 All Goods 100% 23 1701 99 All Goods 100% 24 2002 90 00 Tomato concentrate 100% 25 2008 60 00 All Goods 100% 26 2008 91 00 All Goods 100% 27 2008 99 All Goods 100% 28 2009 50 00 All Goods 100% 29 2309 90 All Goods 100% 30 3003 90 11 All Goods 100% 31 3004 10 All Goods 100% 32 3004 20 All Goods 100% 33 3204 11 All Goods 100% 34 3204 12 Acid dyes and preparation based thereon 100% 35 3204 13 All Goods 100% 36 3204 14 All Goods 100% 37 3204 16 All Goods 100% 38 3204 17 Pigments 100% 39 3204 19 All Goods 100% 40 3206 49 Red Oxide 100% 41 3301 19 10 Citronella Oil (java type) 100% 42 3301 Other Essential oils 100% 43 3303 00 All Goods 100% 44 3304 10 00 All Goods 100% 45 3304 20 00 All Goods 100% 46 3304 30 00 All Goods 100% 47 3304 91 All Goods 100% 48 3304 99 All Goods 100% 49 3305 10 All Goods 100% 50 3305 90 Hair oils 100% 51 3306 10 Toothpowder, toothpaste 100% 52 3307 10 All Goods 100% 53 3307 30 All Goods 100% 54 3307 41 00 All Goods 100% 55 3307 90 All Goods 100% 56 3401 11 All Goods 100% 57 3401 19 House hold and laundry soap 100% 58 3505 10 All Goods 100% 59 3812 20 All Goods 100% 60 3915 10 00 All Goods 100% 61 3915 20 00 All Goods 100% 62 3915 30 All Goods 100% 63 3915 90 All Goods 100% 64 3917 Artificial guts (sausage castings) of hardened protein or of cellulosic materials. 100% 65 3917 21 All Goods 100% 66 3917 22 00 All Goods 100% 67 3917 23 All Goods 100% 68 3917 29 All Goods 100% 69 3917 31 00 All Goods 100% 70 3917 32 10 All Goods 100% 71 3917 33 00 All Goods 100% 72 3917 39 All Goods 100% 73 3917 40 00 All Goods 100% 74 3918 10 All Goods 100% 75 3918 90 All Goods 100% 76 3919 10 00 All Goods 100% 77 3919 90 All Goods 100% 78 3920 10 All Goods 100% 79 3920 20 All Goods 100% 80 3920 30 All Goods 100% 81 3920 43 00 All Goods 100% 82 3920 49 00 All Goods 100% 83 3920 51 All Goods 100% 84 3920 59 All Goods 100% 85 3920 61 All Goods 100% 86 3920 62 All Goods 100% 87 3920 63 All Goods 100% 88 3920 69 All Goods 100% 89 3920 71 All Goods 100% 90 3920 73 All Goods 100% 91 3920 79 All Goods 100% 92 3920 91 All Goods 100% 93 3920 92 All Goods 100% 94 3920 93 All Goods 100% 95 3920 94 All Goods 100% 96 3920 99 All Goods 100% 97 3921 11 00 All Goods 100% 98 3921 12 00 All Goods 100% 99 3921 13 All Goods 100% 100 3921 14 00 All Goods 100% 101 3921 19 00 All Goods 100% 102 3921 90 All Goods 100% 103 3922 10 00 Baths, shower-baths and wash-basins 100% 104 3922 20 00 All Goods 100% 105 3922 90 00 All Goods 100% 106 3923 10 All Goods 100% 107 3923 21 00 All Goods 100% 108 3923 29 All Goods 100% 109 3923 30 All Goods 100% 110 3923 40 00 All Goods 100% 111 3923 50 All Goods 100% 112 3923 90 All Goods 100% 113 3924 10 All Goods 100% 114 3924 90 All Goods 100% 115 3925 10 00 All Goods 100% 116 3925 20 00 All Goods 100% 117 3925 30 00 All Goods 100% 118 3925 90 All Goods 100% 119 3926 10 All Goods 100% 120 3926 20 All Goods 100% 121 3926 30 All Goods 100% 122 3926 40 Bangles, beads of plastic and imitation jewellery 100% 123 3926 90 All Goods 100% 124 4003 00 00 All Goods 100% 125 4004 00 00 All Goods 100% 126 4005 10 00 All Goods 100% 127 4005 20 All Goods 100% 128 4005 99 All Goods 100% 129 4006 10 00 All Goods 100% 130 4006 90 All Goods 100% 131 4007 00 All Goods 100% 132 4008 11 All Goods 100% 133 4008 19 All Goods 100% 134 4008 21 All Goods 100% 135 4008 29 All Goods 100% 136 4012 90 All Goods 100% 137 4016 10 00 All Goods 100% 138 4016 92 00 All Goods 100% 139 4016 93 All Goods 100% 140 4016 95 All Goods 100% 141 4016 99 All Goods 100% 142 4017 00 All Goods 100% 143 4808 10 00 All Goods 100% 144 4809 90 00 Carbon or similar copying paper 100% 145 4811 10 00 All goods other than other than floor coverings on a base of paper or of paperboard, whether or not cut to size 100% 146 4811 41 00 All Goods 100% 147 4811 49 00 All Goods 100% 148 4817 10 00 All Goods 100% 149 4817 20 00 All Goods 100% 150 4817 30 All Goods 100% 151 4821 90 All Goods 100% 152 4901 All Goods 100% 153 5001 00 00 All Goods 100% 154 5002 00 All Goods 100% 155 5003 00 All Goods 100% 156 5004 00 All Goods 100% 157 5005 00 All Goods 100% 158 5006 00 All Goods 100% 159 5007 10 00 All Goods 100% 160 5007 90 00 All Goods 100% 161 6101 90 All goods other than of wool or fine animal hair 100% 162 6102 10 00 All Goods 100% 163 6102 90 All Goods 100% 164 6103 10 All Goods of wool or fine animal hair 100% 165 6103 29 All Goods 100% 166 6103 31 00 All Goods 100% 167 6103 39 All Goods 100% 168 6103 41 00 All Goods 100% 169 6103 49 All Goods 100% 170 6104 19 Of wool or of fine animal hair 100% 171 6104 29 All Goods 100% 172 6104 31 00 All Goods 100% 173 6104 39 All Goods 100% 174 6104 61 00 All Goods 100% 175 6104 69 All Goods 100% 176 6106 90 All Goods 100% 177 6107 19 All Goods 100% 178 6107 29 All Goods 100% 179 6108 19 All Goods 100% 180 6110 11 All Goods 100% 181 6111 90 Of wool or of fine animal hair 100% 182 6114 90 Of wool or of fine animal hair 100% 183 6115 94 00 All Goods 100% 184 6203 29 00 Of wool or of fine animal hair 100% 185 6204 21 00 All Goods 100% 186 6205 90 Of wool or of fine animal hair 100% 187 6211 39 00 Of wool or of fine animal hair 100% 188 6211 41 00 All Goods 100% 189 6213 90 Of silk or silk waste 100% 190 6401 10 All Goods 100% 191 6401 92 All Goods 100% 192 6401 99 All Goods 100% 193 6402 12 All Goods 100% 194 6402 19 All Goods 100% 195 6402 99 Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toe-cap 100% 196 6402 91 All Goods 100% 197 6403 12 00 All Goods 100% 198 6403 19 All Goods 100% 199 6403 91 or 6403 99 Footwear made on a base platform of wood, not having an inner sole or protective metal toe-cap 100% 200 6403 40 00 All Goods 100% 201 6404 11 All Goods 100% 202 6404 19 All Goods 100% 203 6405 20 00 All Goods 100% 204 6405 90 00 All Goods 100% 205 6802 21 All Goods 100% 206 6810 11 10 All Goods 100% 207 6901 00 Bricks/blocks/tiles 100% 208 7010 10 00 All Goods 100% 209 7013 28 00 or 7013 37 00 All Goods 100% 210 7213 10 All Goods 100% 211 7213 20 All Goods 100% 212 7213 91 All Goods 100% 213 7213 99 All Goods 100% 214 7214 10 All Goods 100% 215 7214 20 All Goods 100% 216 7214 30 00 All Goods 100% 217 7214 91 All Goods 100% 218 7217 20 All Goods 100% 219 7315 82 00 All Goods 100% 220 7318 14 00 All Goods 100% 221 7318 19 00 All Goods 100% 222 7403 11 00 All Goods 100% 223 7403 12 00 All Goods 100% 224 7403 13 00 All Goods 100% 225 7407 10 All Goods 100% 226 7408 11 All Goods 100% 227 7408 19 All Goods 100% 228 7608 10 00 All Goods 100% 229 8414 30 00 All Goods 100% 230 8414 51 All Goods 100% 231 8418 21 00 All Goods 100% 232 8428 10 All Goods 100% 233 8450 11 00 All Goods 100% 234 8501 10 Micro and AC Motor 100% 235 8501 20 00 All Goods 100% 236 8501 40 10 All Goods 100% 237 8501 52 Electric Motor 1 HP to 10 HP - AC -excluding special types 100% 238 8504 40 All Goods 100% 239 8504 90 All Goods 100% 240 8509 40 All Goods 100% 241 8516 10 00 Storage water heaters/geysers upto 100 litres capacity/ upto 3 KW 100% 242 8516 29 00 All Goods 100% 243 8516 40 00 Electric Irons - other than steam irons 100% 244 8516 60 00 All Goods 100% 245 8528 71 00 or 8528 72 Colour TVs -Set Top Box (Satellite Receivers) 100% 246 8536 20 All Goods 100% 247 8536 30 00 Voltage stabilisers -domestic types 100% 248 8537 10 00 All Goods 100% 249 8537 20 00 All Goods 100% 250 8539 29 All Goods 100% 251 8539 31 All Goods 100% 252 8544 11 All Goods 100% 253 8544 19 Insulated plastic and rubber Wires -domestic types 100% 254 8544 20 All Goods 100% 255 8544 49 All goods for voltage not exceeding 80V 100% 256 9028 30 All Goods 100% 257 9030 33 All Goods 100% 258 9404 21 All Goods 100% 259 9603 10 00 Hill grass/broom 100% APPENDIX S.No. Country (1) (2) 1. People's Republic of Bangladesh 2. Kingdom of Bhutan 3. Republic of Maldives 4. Nepal Sd/- (S BAJAJ ) Under Secretary to the Govt. of India ************************** Notes:- 1. For the entry 50% , wherever it occurs, the entry 75% substituted vide Notification No. 36/2010-Customs, dated 22.03.2010 2. For the entry 75% , wherever it occurs, the entry 100% substituted vide Notification No. 36/2010-Customs, dated 22.03.2010 3. For the entry 75% , wherever it occurs, the entry 100% substituted vide notification no. 49/2011 Customs dated 21.6.2011

85/2011-Customs - Dated: 6-9-2011 - Customs -Tariff - The exemption to goods when imported from Least Developed member-countries of SAARC under South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA). The exemption is subject to the fulfilment of Rules of Origin.
49 /2011-Customs - Dated: 21-6-2011 - Customs -Tariff - Seeks to amend Notification No.107/2008-Customs, dated the 6th October, 2008 so as to enhance the extent of Margin of Preference in respect of specified goods imported from Least Developed Countries of South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA).
36/2010 - Dated: 22-3-2010 - Customs -Tariff - Amends Notification 107/2008 - Customs, dated 6th October, 2008
075/06- Customs (N.T.) - Dated: 30-6-2006 - Customs - Non Tariff - Notifying the rules of origin under SAFTA