Seeks to exempt Integrated tax and Goods and Services Tax compensation cess on imported goods from the whole of levy of Social Welfare Surcharge

Last updated: 01 February 2018

Notice Date : 02 February 2018

[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.13/2018- Customs

New Delhi, the 2 nd February, 2018

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) read with clause 108 of the Finance Bill, 2018 (4 of 2018), which, by virtue of the declaration made in the said Finance Bill under the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1931 (16 of 1931), has the force of law, the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the goods specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 ( 51 of 1975), when imported into India, from the whole of the Social Welfare Surcharge leviable on Integrated tax under sub-section (7), and Goods and Services Tax compensation cess under sub-section (9), of section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act read with the said clause108 of the Finance Bill.

[F.No.334/04/2018 -TRU]

(Ruchi Bisht)

Under Secretary to the Government of India