Seeks to amend Notification No.12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012, so as to allow duty free import of raw sugar upto a quantity of 5 lakh MT under Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) upto and inclusive of 12th June 2017 - 12/2017 - Customs -Tariff

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) Notification No.12/2017-Customs New Delhi, the 5th April, 2017 G.S.R. 334 (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, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 185(E), dated the 17th March, 2012 , namely:- In the said notification, (A) in the Table, after serial number 78 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely:- (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 78 A 1701 Raw Sugar upto an aggregate of five lakh metric tonnes of total imports of such goods. Nil - 3 D ; (B) after the Table, in the proviso, after clause (k) and before the Explanation, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- (l) the goods specified against serial no. 78 A of the said Table on or after the 13th day of June, 2017 ; (C) in the ANNEXURE, after condition number 3C, the following condition shall be inserted, namely:- 3 D The rate of duty specified in column (4) shall apply to such quantity of imports for which an importer holds a Tariff Rate Quota Allocation Certificate or license, as the case may be, issued by Directorate General of Foreign Trade in accordance with the procedure, as may be specified by Directorate General of Foreign Trade by a Notification or Public Notice as the case maybe. [F.No.354/78/2009-TRU (Pt.)] (Mohit Tewari) Under Secretary to the Government of India Note: The principal notification No.12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 185(E), dated the 17th March, 2012 and last amended vide notification No.10/2017-Customs, dated the 28th March, 2017, published vide number G.S.R. 296 (E), dated the 28th March, 2017.