Government of
India
Office of the
Commissioner of Customs
Custom House, 15/1
Strand Road, Calcutta
Public Notice
No. 2/2000
Dated : 06.01.2000
Sub : Increase in duty of Sugar and Edible Oils
It is hereby brought to the notice of all importers/CHA's and other concerned that in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-Section (1) of Section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 ( 52 of 1962 ) the Central Govt. being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Govt. of India in the Ministry of Finance (Deptt. of Revenue) No. 20/99-Customs, dated the 28th February, 1999, namely :-
In the said notification , in the table :-(a) for serial No. 11 and entries relating thereto, the following entries shall be substituted, namely :-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 11 15 Refined vegetable oils (other than coconut oil, RBD Palm Oil, RBD Palm kernel oil and palm stearin ) of edible grad, in loose of bulf form
25% -- -- 11A 15 Vegetable oils ( excluding coconut oil) of edible grade, in loose or bulk form other than those specified in S. No. 11 above, imported for the manufacture of oil commonly known as "Vanaspati" or for refining
Explanation:- The expression "vegetable oil" means (a) Palm oil with free fatty acid content of at least 2% or
(b) any other vegetable oil with free fatty acid content of at least 0.5%15% 5 (b) Serial No. 12 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted.
sd/-( A. K. RAHA)
Commissioner of Customs
Custom House, CalcuttaF.No. S106-01/2000/A(G)
Date : 06-01-2000
Source : Customs Notfn. No.139/99 dt. 30.12.99 issued by
Ministry of Finance, Deptt. of Revenue
New Delhi.