Reduce Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess on Lentils

Seeks to amend notification No. 50/2017-Cus dated 30.06.2017 to reduce the basic customs duty from 10% to Nil on Lentils (Masur) [HS 0713 40 00] and to amend notification No. 11/2021-Cus dated 1.02.21 to reduce the Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess on Lentils (Masur) [HS 0713 40 00] from 20% to 10%- Notification No. 38/2021-Customs

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 section 124 of the Finance Act, 2021 (13 of 2021), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby amends the following notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) specified in column (2) of the Table below, to the extent specified in the
corresponding entries in column (3) of the said Table, namely: –

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This notification shall come into effect on 27th July, 2021.

Note: –

1. 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 last amended vide notification No. 21/2021-Customs, dated the 31st day of March, 2021, published vide number G.S.R.235 (E), dated the 31st day of March, 2021.
   
2. The principal notification No. 11/2021-Customs, dated the 1st February, 2021 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 69(E), dated the 1st February, 2021 and last amended, vide notification No. 26/2021-Customs, dated the 8th April, 2021 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 253(E), dated the 8th April, 2021.

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