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,-
(i) goods of the description as specified in column (3) of the TABLE 1 appended hereto and falling under the 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, 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 said TABLE;
(ii) goods of the description as specified in column (3) of the TABLE 2 appended hereto and falling under the 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, from so much of that portion of the applied rate of duty of customs leviable thereon as is specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said TABLE;
Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, "applied rate of duty" means the sum of the standard rate of duty specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess leviable under section 124 of the Finance Act, 2021 (13 of 2021) in respect of the goods specified in the said TABLE, read with any other notification for the time being in force, issued in respect of such goods under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962);
(iii) all goods falling under the Tariff item of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, as are specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the TABLE 3, from the whole of the duty of Customs, to a quantity of imports, hereinafter referred to as Tariff Rate Quota, not exceeding a total of 7.5 million pieces, for all goods combined in the said TABLE, in a year, subject to any of the conditions, specified in the Annexure to this notification, the condition number of which is mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said TABLE;
(iv) goods of the description specified in column (3) of the TABLE 4 below, and falling within the Tariff item of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, as are specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said TABLE in such quantity of total imports of such goods in a year, as specified in column (4) of the said TABLE (hereinafter referred to as the 'tariff rate quota (TRQ) quantity'), from so much of the duty of customs leviable thereon under the said First Schedule as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) of the said TABLE (hereinafter referred to as the 'In-quota tariff rate') and from so much of the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) leviable under section 124 of the Finance Act, 2021 (13 of 2021), as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (6) of the said TABLE (hereinafter referred to as the 'In-quota AIDC rate') , subject to any of the conditions, specified in the Annexure to this notification, the condition number of which is mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (7) of the said TABLE,
when imported into Republic of India from Republic of Mauritius:
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 Republic of Mauritius, in terms of rules as may be notified in this regard by the Central Government by publication in the official Gazette read with Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules, 2020;
Provided further that nothing contained in this notification shall apply to the goods in respect of which the Automatic Trigger Safeguard Mechanism (ATSM) is invoked in accordance with the Side Letter to the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement between the Republic of India and Republic of Mauritius, as issued by Republic of India, on or after the date of such invocation.
2. This notification shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of April, 2021.
TABLE 1
1.
03023900
24.0%
2.
03028990
25.0%
3.
03034300
25.7%
4.
03034400
5.
03034600
6.
03035700
7.
03038300
8.
03038990
9.
03049900
27.0%
10.
03054900
0.0%
11.
03056990
12.
06031100
54.0%
13.
06031200
14.
06031300
15.
06031400
16.
06031500
17.
15041010
18.
15041091
19.
15041099
20.
15042010
21.
15042020
22.
15042090
23.
17031000
24.
19019010
25.
19019090
26.
19021100
27.
19021900
28.
19022010
29.
19022090
30.
19023010
31.
19023090
32.
19053100
40.5%
33.
19053211
34.
19053219
35.
19053290
36.
19059010
37.
19059020
38.
19059030
39.
19059040
40.
19059090
41.
20019000
42.
20071000
43.
20079910
44.
20079920
45.
20079930
46.
20079940
47.
20079990
48.
20082000
49.
20089911
26.4%
50.
20089912
51.
20089913
52.
20089914
53.
20089919
54.
20089991
55.
20089992
56.
20089993
57.
20089994
58.
20089999
59.
21069011
140.0%
60.
21069019
61.
21069040
62.
21069050
63.
21069060
64.
21069070
65.
21069080
66.
21069091
67.
21069092
68.
21069099
69.
22021010
70.
22021020
71.
22021090
72.
22072000
73.
22090010
74.
22090020
75.
22090090
76.
30049011
9.0%
77.
30049012
78.
30049013
79.
30049014
80.
30049015
81.
30049021
82.
30049022
83.
30049023
84.
30049024
85.
30049025
86.
30049026
87.
30049027
88.
30049029
89.
30049031
90.
30049032
91.
30049033
92.
30049034
93.
30049035
94.
30049036
95.
30049039
96.
30049041
97.
30049042
98.
30049043
99.
30049044
100.
30049045
101.
30049046
102.
30049047
103.
30049048
104.
30049049
105.
30049051
106.
30049052
107.
30049053
108.
30049054
109.
30049055
110.
30049056
111.
30049057
112.
30049058
113.
30049059
114.
30049061
115.
30049062
116.
30049063
117.
30049064
118.
30049065
119.
30049066
120.
30049067
121.
30049069
122.
30049071
123.
30049072
124.
30049073
125.
30049074
126.
30049075
127.
30049076
128.
30049077
129.
30049079
130.
30049081
131.
30049082
132.
30049083
133.
30049084
134.
30049085
135.
30049086
136.
30049087
137.
30049088
138.
30049089
139.
30049091
140.
30049092
141.
30049093
142.
30049094
143.
30049095
144.
30049096
145.
30049099
146.
30051010
147.
30051090
148.
30059010
149.
30059020
150.
30059030
151.
30059040
152.
30059050
153.
30059060
154.
30059070
155.
30059090
156.
30064000
157.
32081010
158.
32081020
159.
32081030
160.
32081090
161.
32082010
8.0%
162.
32082020
163.
32082030
164.
32082090
165.
32089011
166.
32089019
167.
32089021
168.
32089022
169.
32089029
170.
32089030
171.
32089041
172.
32089049
173.
32089050
174.
32089090
175.
32091010
176.
32091090
177.
32099010
178.
32099020
179.
32099090
180.
34011110
181.
34011120
182.
34011190
183.
34011911
184.
34011919
185.
34011920
186.
34011930
187.
34011941
188.
34011942
189.
34011990
190.
34012000
191.
34013011
6.6%
192.
34013012
193.
34013019
194.
34013090
195.
34021900
196.
34022010
197.
34022020
198.
34022090
199.
34029011
200.
34029012
201.
34029019
202.
34029020
203.
34029030
204.
34029041
205.
34029042
206.
34029049
207.
34029051
208.
34029052
209.
34029059
210.
34029091
211.
34029092
212.
34029099
213.
39172110
214.
39172190
215.
39172200
216.
39172310
217.
39172390
218.
39172910
219.
39172920
220.
39172930
221.
39172940
222.
39172950
223.
39172990
224.
39173910
225.
39173920
226.
39173990
227.
39174000
228.
39191000
229.
39199010
230.
39199020
9.5%
231.
39199090
14.0%
232.
39201011
233.
39201012
234.
39201019
235.
39201091
236.
39201092
237.
39201099
238.
39211100
239.
39211900
240.
39231010
13.0%
241.
39231020
242.
39231030
243.
39231040
244.
39231090
245.
39232100
13.5%
246.
39232990
247.
39233010
248.
39233090
249.
39235010
250.
39235090
251.
39239010
252.
39239020
253.
39239090
254.
39269010
255.
39269021
256.
39269029
257.
39269031
258.
39269039
259.
39269041
260.
39269049
261.
39269051
262.
39269059
263.
39269061
264.
39269069
265.
39269071
266.
39269079
267.
39269080
268.
39269091
269.
39269099
270.
42021910
271.
42021920
272.
42021930
273.
42021940
274.
42021950
275.
42021960
276.
42021990
277.
42022110
278.
42022120
279.
42022190
280.
42022910
281.
42022990
282.
42023110
283.
42023120
284.
42023190
285.
42029100
286.
42029200
287.
42029900
288.
42031010
289.
42031090
290.
42050011
291.
42050019
292.
42050020
293.
42050090
294.
44209010
295.
44209090
296.
48192010
8.6%
297.
48192020
298.
48192090
299.
48196000
300.
48219010
301.
48219090
302.
49019900
303.
49119910
304.
49119920
305.
49119990
306.
52051110
18.0%
307.
52054410
308.
52081230
21.0%
309.
52081990
22.5%
310.
52082990
23.0%
311.
52083990
312.
52084230
313.
52084929
314.
52085990
315.
52102990
316.
52111110
20.0%
317.
52111900
318.
52112010
319.
52113990
320.
52114130
321.
52114200
322.
52114330
323.
52114990
324.
52115110
325.
52115220
326.
52115990
327.
54083300
328.
55161200
329.
60024000
330.
60029000
331.
60032000
332.
60041000
21.4%
333.
60062200
334.
60063200
335.
63021010
336.
63021090
337.
63022110
338.
63022190
339.
63022200
340.
63022900
341.
63024010
342.
63024020
343.
63024030
344.
63024040
345.
63024090
346.
63025110
347.
63025190
348.
63041100
349.
63041910
350.
63041920
351.
63041930
352.
63041940
353.
63041990
354.
63049110
16.7%
355.
63049120
356.
63049190
357.
63049211
358.
63049219
359.
63049221
360.
63049229
361.
63049231
362.
63049239
363.
63049241
364.
63049249
365.
63049250
366.
63049260
367.
63049270
368.
63049281
369.
63049289
370.
63049291
371.
63049299
372.
63049300
373.
63049910
374.
63049991
375.
63049992
376.
63049999
377.
65050090
378.
70159010
379.
70159020
380.
70159090
381.
71023910
382.
71023990
383.
71049090
384.
71131950
18.5%
385.
71131960
386.
71141110
387.
71141120
388.
71141920
389.
71141930
390.
71142020
391.
71142030
392.
71159010
393.
71159090
394.
71161000
395.
71162000
396.
71171910
397.
71171920
398.
71171990
399.
71179010
400.
71179090
401.
73069011
12.0%
402.
73069019
403.
73069090
404.
76101000
405.
85340000
406.
85365010
407.
85365020
408.
85365090
409.
85369010
410.
85369020
411.
85369030
412.
85369090
413.
88040010
414.
88040020
415.
90014010
416.
90014090
417.
90015000
418.
90031100
419.
90031900
420.
90039000
421.
90041000
13.3%
422.
90049010
423.
90049020
424.
90049090
425.
90182000
5.0%
426.
90183100
427.
90183210
428.
90183220
429.
90183230
430.
90183290
431.
90183910
432.
90183920
433.
90183930
434.
90183990
435.
90185010
436.
90185020
437.
90185030
438.
90185090
439.
90189011
6.8%
440.
90189012
441.
90189019
442.
90189021
443.
90189022
444.
90189023
445.
90189024
446.
90189025
447.
90189029
448.
90189031
449.
90189032
450.
90189041
451.
90189042
452.
90189043
453.
90189044
454.
90189091
455.
90189092
456.
90189093
457.
90189094
458.
90189095
459.
90189096
460.
90189097
461.
90189098
462.
90189099
463.
90212900
6.0%
464.
91031000
16.0%
465.
91052900
466.
91081100
467.
91081900
468.
91089000
469.
91091010
470.
91091090
471.
91099000
472.
91118000
473.
91131000
474.
91132010
475.
91132090
476.
91139010
477.
91139090
478.
91141010
91141020
480.
91143010
481.
91143020
482.
91149030
483.
91149091
484.
91149092
485.
95030010
486.
95030020
487.
95030030
488.
95030090
489.
96033010
490.
96033020
491.
96033090
492.
96180000
TABLE 2
22087011
10%
22087012
22087091
22087092
22089011
22089012
22089019
22089091
22089092
22089099
TABLE 3
61021000
61022000
61029010
61029090
61033200
61033300
61034300
61034910
61034920
61034990
61044300
61045910
61045920
61045990
61051010
61051020
61051090
61052010
61052020
61059010
61059090
61061000
61062010
61062020
61069010
61069020
61069090
61091000
61099010
61099020
61099030
61099040
61099090
61101110
61101120
61101190
61101200
61101900
61109000
61112000
61113000
61119010
61119020
61119090
61123100
61123910
61123920
61123990
61124100
61124910
61124920
61124990
62031100
62031200
62031910
62031990
62032200
62033190
62033200
62033300
62033911
62033990
62034100
62034210
62034300
62034910
62034990
62042912
62042919
62042990
62043190
62043200
62043300
62043911
62043919
62043990
62044110
62044120
62044190
62044210
62044220
62044290
62044310
62044390
62044400
62045100
62045200
62045300
62045910
62045990
62046110
62046190
62046290
62046300
62046911
62046919
62046990
TABLE 4
06031900
30%
1
08043000
08109060
09051000
09052000
16041410
0%
16041490
16042000
17011490
22030000
25%
22060000
50%
22084011
22084012
22084091
22084092
ANNEXURE
(b)The TRQ authorisation shall contain name and address of the importer, Importer -Exporter Code (IEC), Customs notification number, tariff item as applicable, quantity and validity period of certificate.
(c)The TRQ authorisation shall be issued electronically by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and transmitted to Indian Customs EDI System (ICES).
(d) Imports made against the TRQ shall be allowed only upon debiting electronically in the ICES system.
2
(Gaurav Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India