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Customs - Notifications (Tariff)13.09.2012

Further amends the notification No. 12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012.

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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)] GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) Notification No. 51/2012-Customs New Delhi, the 13th September, 2012 G.S.R.. (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, in the Table, - i. against S. No. 282, in column (3), after the entry (zb), the following entries shall be inserted namely: - “(zc) bobbin elastic; (zd) textile flowers; (ze) water soluble lining, poly pouch, high density sticker, heat transfer sticker; (zf) anglets on draw strings-hooded jacket; (zg) bra cup, bust cup, moulded cups for bra and metal underwire for bra; (zh) hook and bar, extra button covers-plain, ribbons, waist bands, shooter pin, O Ring, thermo strips and metal clip; (zi) pin bullets for packing, plastic tag bullets, metal tabs, bows, ring & slider and rings.” ii. for S. No. 323 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:- (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 4% NIL -” “323 71 and other other bars, Gold than tola bars, bearing manufacturer’s or refiner’s engraved serial and weight number expressed in metric units, gold coins having gold content not below 99.5% gold than findings, 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. [F.No. 354/163/2012-TRU] (Raj Kumar Digvijay) 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 was last amended vide notification No. 49/2012- Customs dated, the 10th September, 2012 published vide number G.S.R. 675(E) dated the 10th September, 2012.

Source: Government of India — Customs - Notifications (Tariff), dated 13.09.2012. Text is machine-extracted for reference; the officially published version prevails. Not legal advice.

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