Executive Summary:
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, amends notification No. 60/2011-Customs, dated July 14, 2011, concerning customs regulations. The amendments, effective August 18, 2017, relate to goods brought from Bangladesh through border haats, specifying quantity and value limits, and provides updated descriptions for certain product categories.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Notification No. 60/2011-Customs:
* Replaces clause (ii) regarding applicability to goods from Bangladesh.
* Applies to goods produced in Bangladesh and brought into India by individuals from border haats.
* Specifies that quantities must be reasonable for personal or family consumption.
* Sets a total estimated value limit not exceeding US$200 per day.
Amendments to Product Descriptions in the Table:
* Replaces the entry in column 2 against Sl. No. 3 with "Products of local cottage industry like gamcha, lungi, saree and any other locally produced handloom product".
* Replaces the entry in column 2 against Sl. No. 5 with "Locally produced garments, melamine products, processed food items, fruit juice, toiletries, cosmetics, plastic products, aluminium products, cookeries, stationery."
Impact Analysis:
Individuals bringing goods from Bangladesh:
* Impact: Revised limitations on the value and type of goods that can be brought into India for personal/family use through border haats.
* Action Required: Adhere to the updated quantity and value limits (US$200) and ensure goods are for bona fide personal or family consumption.
Customs Officials:
* Impact: Required to enforce the updated regulations regarding goods from Bangladesh.
* Action Required: Implement the revised guidelines for assessing the quantity and value of goods from Bangladesh and apply the updated product descriptions.
Key Entities Referenced
Customs Act, 1962: An Indian legislation related to customs duties and regulations. The notification refers to Section 25(1) of this Act, granting powers related to exemptions.
Ministry of Finance: A department of the Government of India responsible for financial matters. It plays a key role in customs notifications.
Department of Revenue: A department under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, responsible for revenue collection, including customs duties.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Bangladesh: The country from which goods are being imported into India through border haats.
Border haat: A market established on the India-Bangladesh border to facilitate trade between local communities.
G.S.R. 1030(E): A government notification number related to customs regulations.
Ruchi Bisht: The Under Secretary who signed the notification.
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5064 GI/2017 (1)(cid:32)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
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सा.का.िन. 455(अ), तारीख 4 जून, 2015 (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7408)कया गया था ।
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th August, 2017
No. 73/2017-Customs
G.S.R. 1030(E).— 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
makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department
of Revenue, No. 60/2011-Customs, dated the 14th July, 2011, published (cid:118)(cid:100)(cid:105)(cid:101) number G.S.R. 536(E), dated the 14th July,
2011, namely:—
In the said notification,—
(i) for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:—
“(ii) this notification shall apply to goods produced in Bangladesh and brought into India from such border haat by an
individual in such quantities which are reasonable for bona fide personal or family consumption and having an
estimated total value not exceeding US$ 200 during a day.
(ii) in the Table,—
(a) against Sl. No. 3, for the entry in column (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:—
“Products of local cottage industry like gamcha, lungi, saree and any other locally produced handloom
product”;
(b) against Sl. No. 5, for the entry in column (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:—
“Locally produced garments, melamine products, processed food items, fruit juice, toiletries, cosmetics, plastic
products, aluminium products, cookeries, stationery.”.
[354/205/2014-TRU]
RUCHI BISHT, Under Secy.
Note : The principal notification no. 60/2011-Customs, dated the 14th July, 2011 was published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i) (cid:118)(cid:100)(cid:105)(cid:101) number G.S.R. 536(E), dated the 14th July, 2011 and was
last amended by notification No. 36/2015-Customs, dated the 4th June, 2015, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 455(E) dated the 4th June, 2015.
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