Sugar Import at Zero Duty Allowed to All Persons without Limit—Validity Period of Measure Till End March 2010 Stands

[Customs Notification No. 126 dated 27th November 2009]

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 makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 21/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002, which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 118(E) dated the 1st March, 2002 , namely :-

In the said notification, in the Table, against S.No. 38BB, for the entry in column (3), the following entry shall be substituted, namely:-

“Refined or white sugar, imported upto and inclusive of 31st March, 2010”.

[The Previous Dispensation was

38BB

1701 91 00 or 1701 99 90

Refined or white sugar, upto an aggregate quantity of ten lakh metric tonnes of total imports during the period upto and inclusive of 30th November 2009 31st March 2010:

Explanation.- For determining the aggregate quantity of ten lakh metric tonnes the quantity of Refined or white sugar already imported at nil rate of basic customs duty under this notification during the period from 17th April, 2009 upto 30th July, 2009 shall be included.

[SNo. 38BB inserted by 84/31.07.2009; Expiry date substituted by 125/11.11.2009]

Nil

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5B

[F. No.354/78/2009-TRU (Pt)]