Seek to amend various Customs exemption notifications to exempt Integrated Tax/Cess on import of goods under AA/EPCG. schemes

(a) in the opening paragraph, after clause (ii), the following shall be inserted, namely:-

“(iii) the whole of integrated tax and the goods and services tax compensation cess leviable thereon under sub-section (7) and sub-section (9) of section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act:

Provided that the exemption from integrated tax and the goods and services tax compensation cess shall be available up to the 31st March, 2018.”;

(b) in the Explanation C (II), for the words “However, the following categories of supplies, shall also be counted towards fulfillment of export obligation:”, the words “However, in authorizations where exemption from integrated tax and goods and service tax compensation cess is not availed, the following categories of supplies, shall also be counted towards fulfillment of export obligation:”shall be substituted.

(a) for the words, brackets, figures and letters “from the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under sub- sections (1), (3) and (5) of section 3, safeguard duty leviable thereon under section 8B and anti-dumping duty leviable thereon under section 9A”, the words, brackets, figures and letters “from the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under sub-sections (1), (3) and (5) of section 3, integrated tax leviable thereon under sub-section (7) of section 3, goods and services tax compensation cess leviable thereon under sub-section (9) of section 3, safeguard duty leviable thereon under section 8B, countervailing duty leviable thereon under section 9 and anti-dumping duty leviable thereon under section 9A”shall be substituted;

(b) in condition (viii), after the proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

“Provided further that notwithstanding anything contained herein above for the said authorizations where the exemption from integrated tax and the goods and services tax compensation cess leviable thereon under sub-section (7) and sub-section (9) of section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act, has been availed, the export obligation shall be fulfilled by physical exports only;”;

(c) after condition (xi), the following conditions shall be inserted, namely :-

“(xii) that the exemption from integrated tax and the goods and services tax compensation cess leviable thereon under sub-section (7) and sub-section (9) of section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act shall be subject to pre-import condition;

(xiii) that the exemption from integrated tax and the goods and services tax compensation cess leviable thereon under sub-section (7) and sub-section (9) of section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act shall be available up to the 31st March, 2018.”.

(a) for the words, brackets, figures and letters “from the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under subsections (1), (3) and (5) of section 3, safeguard duty leviable thereon under section 8B and anti-dumping duty leviable thereon under section 9A”, the words, brackets, figures and letters “from the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under sub-sections (1), (3) and (5) of section 3, integrated tax leviable thereon under sub-section (7) of section 3, the goods and services tax compensation cess leviable thereon under sub-section (9) of section 3, safeguard duty leviable thereon under section 8B, countervailing duty leviable thereon under section 9 and anti-dumping duty leviable thereon under section 9A”shall be  substituted;

(b) in condition (viii), after the proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

“Provided further that notwithstanding anything contained herein above for the said authorizations where the exemption from integrated tax and the goods and services tax compensation cess leviable thereon under sub-section (7) and sub-section (9) of section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act has been availed, the export obligation shall be fulfilled by physical exports only;”;

(c) in condition (xii), for the words “safeguard duty, transitional product specific safeguard duty and anti dumping duty”, the words “safeguard duty, transitional product specific safeguard duty, countervailing duty and anti dumping duty”shall be substituted;

(d) after condition (xii), the following conditions shall be inserted, namely:-

“(xiii) that the exemption from integrated tax and the goods and services tax compensation cess leviable thereon under section (7) and sub-section (9) of section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act shall be subject to pre import condition;

(xiv) that the exemption from integrated tax and the goods and services tax compensation cess leviable thereon under sub-section (7) and sub-section (9) of section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act shall be available up to the 31st March, 2018.”.

(a) in the opening paragraph, for the words, figures, and letters “safeguard duty leviable thereon under section 8B and anti-dumping duty leviable thereon under section 9A”the words, figures and letters “safeguard duty leviable thereon under section 8B, countervailing duty leviable thereon under section 9 and anti-dumping duty leviable thereon under section 9A”shall be substituted.

(b) in paragraph 2, for the words “safeguard duty, transitional product specific safeguard duty and anti dumping duty”, the words  “safeguard duty, transitional product specific safeguard duty, countervailing duty and anti-dumping duty”shall be substituted.

(a) for the words, brackets, figures and letters “from the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under subsections (1), (3) and (5) of section 3, safeguard duty leviable thereon under section 8B and anti-dumping duty leviable thereon under section 9A”, the words, brackets, figures and letters “from the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under sub-sections (1), (3) and (5) of section 3, integrated tax leviable thereon under sub-section (7) of section 3, the Goods and services tax compensation cess leviable thereon under sub-section (9) of section 3, safeguard duty leviable thereon under section 8B, countervailing duty leviable thereon under section 9 and anti-dumping duty leviable thereon under section 9A”shall be substituted;

(b) after condition (xii), the following condition shall be inserted, namely :-

“(xiii) that the exemption from integrated tax and the goods and services tax compensation cess leviable thereon under sub-section (7) and sub-section (9) of section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act shall be available to goods imported up to the 31st March, 2018.”