WHEREAS the Central Government on being satisfied that the import duty leviable on goods, falling under chapters 50 to 63 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), should be increased and that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action.

NOW, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8A of the said Customs Tariff Act, the Central Government, hereby directs that the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, shall be amended in the following manner, namely:-

In the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, in Section XI,-

(1) in Chapter 50, for the entry in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items of headings 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006 and 5007, the entry "25%" shall be substituted;

(2) in Chapter 51,-

(i) for the entry in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items of headings 5101, 5102 and 5103(except tariff items 5101 21 00, 5101 30 00), the entry "25%"shall be substituted;

(ii) for the entry in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items of headings 5104, 5105, 5106, 5107 and 5108, the entry "20%"shall be substituted;

(iii) in the entries, in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items of headings 5109, 5110, 5111, 5112 and 5113, for the figures, "10%", the figures "25%" , shall be substituted;

(3) in Chapter 52,-

(i) for the entry in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items of headings 5201 and 5202, the entry "25%"shall be substituted;

(ii) for the entry in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items of headings 5204, 5205 and 5206, the entry "20%"shall be substituted;

(iii) in the entries, in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items of headings 5207, 5208,5209, 5210, 5211 and 5212 for the figures, "10%", the figures "25%" , shall be substituted;

(4) in Chapter 53, for the entry in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items (except all the tariff items of headings 5301 and 5302), the entry "25%" shall be substituted;

(5) in Chapter 54,-

(i) for the entry in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items of headings 5401, 5402, 5403, 5404, 5405 and 5406, the entry "20%"shall be substituted;

(ii) in the entries, in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items of headings 5407 and 5408, for the figures, "10%", the figures "25%" , shall be substituted;

(6) in Chapter 55,-

(i) for the entry in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items of headings 5501, 5502, 5503 and 5504, the entry "20%"shall be substituted;

(ii) for the entry in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items of headings 5505, the entry "25%" shall be substituted;

(iii) for the entry in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items of headings 5506, 5507, 5508, 5509 and 5510, the entry "20%"shall be substituted;

(iv) in the entries, in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items of headings 5511,5512, 5513, 5514, 5515 and 5516, for the figures, "10%", the figures "25%" , shall be substituted;

(7) in Chapter 56,-

(i) for the entry in column (4) occurring against the headings 5601, 5602 and 5603, the entry "25%" shall be substituted;

(ii) for the entry in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items of headings 5604, 5605, 5606 and 5607, the entry "20%"shall be substituted;

(8) in Chapter 57, in the entries, in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items, for the figures, "10%", the figures "25%" , shall be substituted;

(9) in Chapter 58, in the entries, in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items, for the figures, "10%", the figures "25%" , shall be substituted;

(10) in Chapter 59, for the entry in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items, the entry "25%"shall be substituted;

(11) in Chapter 60, in the entries, in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items, for the figures, "10%", the figures "25%" , shall be substituted;

(12) in Chapter 61, in the entries, in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items, for the figures, "10%", the figures "25%" , shall be substituted;

(13) in Chapter 62, in the entries, in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items, for the figures, "10%", the figures "25%" , shall be substituted;

(14) in Chapter 63, in the entries, in column (4) occurring against all the tariff items, for the figures, "10%", the figures "25%" , shall be substituted.

(Mohit Tewari)

Under Secretary to the Government of India