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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY,
PART II,
SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION(i)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 19/2024-Customs
New Delhi, the 15th March, 2024
G.S.R. …..(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of
section 25 of the Customs
Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and sub-section (12) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff
Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), the
Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public
interest so to do, hereby makes the
following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in
the Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue), No. 50/2017-Customs, dated the 30th June, 2017,
published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 785(E),
dated the 30th June, 2017,
namely:-
In the said notification,
(1) in the Table, for S. No. 526A and the entries relating thereto, the
following S. No. and entries
shall be substituted, namely: -
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(4) |
(5) |
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| “526A. |
8703 |
Electrically operated vehicles, if imported,-
(1) incomplete or unfinished, as a knocked
down kit containing necessary components,
parts or sub-assemblies for assembling a
complete vehicle, including battery pack,
motor, motor controller, charger, power
control unit, energy monitor, contactor, brake
system, electric compressor, whether or not
individually pre-assembled, with –
(a) none of the above components, parts or
sub-assemblies inter-connected with
each other and not mounted on a chassis
(b) any of the above components, parts or
sub-assemblies inter-connected with
each other but not mounted on a chassis
(2) in a form other than (1) above, -
(a) with a CIF value more than US $40,000
(b) other than (a) above
(c) with a minimum CIF value of US
$35,000 imported in terms of provisions
of the ‘Scheme to promote
manufacturing of electric passenger cars
in India’ notified vide S.O. No. 1363 (E)
dated 15th March, 2024, by the Ministry
of Heavy Industries:
Provided that nothing contained in item
(2)(c) in this S. No. shall have effect
after the 31st March, 2031. |
15%
35%
100%
70%
15%
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Explanation. – For the removal of doubts, the
exemption contained in items (1)(a) and (1)(b) of
this entry shall be available, even if one or more
of the components, parts or sub-assemblies
required for assembling a complete vehicle are
not imported in the kit, provided that the kit as
presented, is classifiable under the heading 8703
of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 as per the general
rules of interpretation.
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(2) in the Annexure, after condition number 116 and the entry relating thereto,
the following
condition number and entry shall be inserted, namely: -
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(2) |
“117. |
If the importer, at the time of import, furnishes a certificate from
an officer not
below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry
of
Heavy Industries (MHI) to the effect that,-
(i) the importer holds a valid Approval Letter issued by the Ministry of
Heavy Industries under the ‘Scheme to promote manufacturing of
electric passenger cars in India’ notified vide S.O. No. 1363 (E) dated
15th March, 2024, by the Ministry of Heavy Industries;
(ii) the importer satisfies the conditions of the aforesaid scheme and the
quantity of the vehicles being imported is within the limits prescribed
in Para. 1.3.5 and para. 1.3.6 of the aforesaid scheme; and
(iii) the importer is eligible for grant of this exemption in respect of the
goods being imported.”.
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[F. No. CBIC-190354/42/2024-TRU Section-CBEC]
(Vikram Vijay Wanere)
Under Secretary
Note: The principal notification No. 50/2017-Customs, dated the 30th June, 2017
was published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i), vide
number G.S.R. 785(E), dated the 30th
June, 2017, and was last amended vide notification No. 16/2024-Customs, dated
the 12th March, 2024, published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i),
vide number G.S.R. 183(E), dated the
12th March, 2024.
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