CBIC has notified that Govt. has imposed basic custom duty of 200% on all imports from Pakistan by inserting a new tariff item ‘9806 00 00’ in chapter 98 of the First schedule to Customs tariff Act, 1975, as under:
CBIC Notification No.05/2019-Customs dt. 16 Feb. 2019
G.S.R. (E). – WHEREAS, the Central Government is satisfied that the import duty leviable on all goods originating in or exported from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, falling under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), should be increased and that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action.
NOW, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8A of the Customs Tariff Act, the Central Government, hereby directs that the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, shall be amended in the following manner, namely:-
In the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, in Section XXI, in Chapter 98, after tariff item 9805 90 00 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff item and entries shall be inserted, namely: –
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| “9806 00 00 | All goods originating in or exported from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
– | 200% | – |
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What about previous dated onboard shipments? Have to pay 200%?
What about previous dated onboard shipments? Have to pay 200%? I purchased under LC basis and our shipment date is prior to date of said notification. Should I pay 200% duty?