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 exempts goods of the description as specified in column (3) of the Table appended hereto and falling under the Chapter, Heading, Sub-heading or tariff item of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, when imported into India from Malaysia, from so much of the duty of customs leviable thereon as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the aforesaid Table:
Provided that the exemption shall be available only if importer proves to the satisfaction of the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, that the goods in respect of which the benefit of this exemption is claimed are of the origin of Malaysia, in accordance with provisions of the Customs Tariff [Determination of Origin of Goods under the Preferential Trade Agreement between the Governments of the Republic of India and Malaysia] Rules, 2011, published vide the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 43/2011-Customs (N.T.), dated the 1st July, 2011.
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(a) plastics, or
(b) iron & steel
(a) aluminum
(b) stone
(c) wood
Provided that nothing contained in serial number 130 and entries relating thereto of the said table shall have effect upto and inclusive of the 2nd day of March 2020:
Provided further that nothing contained in serial number 130A and entries relating thereto of the said table shall have effect on or after the 3rd day of March 2020.
Sanjeev Kumar Singh
Under Secretary to Government of India
Notification No. 128/ 2011 - Customs, dated 30-12-2011, No. 67/2012 - Customs, Dated 31/12/2012, No. 47/2013 - Customs dated October 10, 2013, No. 56/ 2013 - Customs dated December 31, 2013, No. 37/2014 - Dated 29-12-2014, No. 59/2015 - Dated 30-12-2015, No.40/2016 - Dated 21-6-2016, No. 65/2016 - Dated 31-12-2016, No. 76/2017 - Dated 15-9-2017, No. 97/2017 Dated 29-12-2017