Notification No. 01/2009, Dated 02 Jan 2009

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. 1/2009-CUSTOMS (N.T.)

New Delhi, the 2nd January, 2009

G.S.R. (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 75 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), sub-section (2) of section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), and section 93A and sub-section (2) of section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), and in pursuance of rules 3 and 4 of the Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995, the Central Government, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.103/2008-Customs(N.T.), dated the 29th August,2008 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 627 (E) dated the 29th August, 2008 , namely:-

In the said notification, in the Schedule, in Chapter 64, for tariff item 640402 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff items and the entries shall be substituted, namely:-

640402	Boots/half boots/shoes of leather-cum -synthetic/textile materials	pair	10.5%	110	2.2%	23
640403	Sandals of leather-cum -synthetic/textile materials	pair	9.3%	50	2%	10
640404	Others		1%		1%

[F. No. 609/282/2008-DBK]

(S.R. MEENA)

UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Note: The principal notification No. 103/2008-Customs (N.T.) was published in the Gazette of India, vide number G.S.R. 627(E), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) dated the 29th August, 2008.

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