Notification No. 127/2000, Dated 5th Oct 2000

This notification exempts copper cathodes, wire bars and wire rods produced out of copper reverts which were originally exported for toll smelting or toll processing.

5^th October, 2000

Notification No.127/2000-Customs

            In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), read with sub-section(6) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 ( 51 of 1975) the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts copper cathodes, wire bars and wire rods falling under Chapter 74 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act and produced out of copper reverts, the said copper reverts having been exported out of India for toll smelting or toll processing, when imported into India,-

1. from so much of duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the said First Schedule, and

2. from so much of additional duty leviable thereon under sub-section (1) of section (3) of the said Customs Tariff Act,

as is in excess of the duties which would be leviable if the value of the said goods were equal to the aggregate of –

1. the toll smelting or toll processing costs, as the case may be, that is to say, -

1. labour charges,

2. cost of material (other than the cost of the goods exported out of India) used in such toll smelting or toll processing, and

3. any other charges which are payable in connection with the toll smelting or toll processing abroad ; and

(ii) the insurance and freight charges both ways,

subject to the following conditions, namely :-

1. the copper cathodes, wire bars or wire rods, as the case may be, are imported within one year of the date of export of copper reverts out of India; and

(II) sufficient evidence exists to show that the copper cathodes, wire bars or wire rods, as the case may be, which are imported have in fact been obtained out of toll smelting or toll processing of the copper reverts exported out of India.

 

Sanjeev Sachdeva

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

F.No.354/101/2000-TRU