TIOL-DDT 2170 · Friday, 16 August 2013 · story 4 of 9

Tariff Values for Gold, Silver & Areca Nuts increased

THE Central Government has increased the Tariff Value of Gold & Silver and which is nothing new. The Tariff value of Areca Nuts has increased for the first time after they were notified on 25th June, 2013. The Tariff values of various Palm oils, Palmolein, Crude Soyabean oil and Brass Scrap have been reduced. Poppy seeds manage to stay put after the drastic fall it had suffered on 31 st July, 2013.

The rates as on 31.07.2013 and with effect from 14.08.2013 are as under:

Table 1

S. No.

Chapter/ heading/ sub-heading/tariff item

Description of goods

Tariff value USD(Per Metric Tonne)
from 31.7.2013

Tariff value USD(Per Metric Tonne)
from 14.8.2013

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1

1511 10 00

Crude Palm Oil

820

808

2

1511 90 10

RBD Palm Oil

855

851

3

1511 90 90

Others - Palm Oil

838

830

4

1511 10 00

Crude Palmolein

868

854

5

1511 90 20

RBDPalmolein

871

857

6

1511 90 90

Others - Palmolein

870

856

7

1507 10 00

Crude Soyabean Oil

952

928

8

7404 00 22

Brass Scrap (all grades)

3828

3743

9

1207 91 00

Poppy seeds

2648

2648

Table 2

S. No.

Chapter/ heading/ sub-heading/tariff item

Description of goods

Tariff value
(USD) from 31.7.2013

Tariff value
(USD) from 14.8.2013

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1

71 or 98

Gold, in any form in respect of which the benefit of entries at serial number 321 and 323 of the Notification No. 12/2012-Customs dated 17.03.2012 is availed

430 per 10 grams

432 per 10 grams

2

71 or 98

Silver, in any form in respect of which the benefit of entries at serial number 322 and 324 of the Notification No. 12/2012-Customs dated 17.03.2012 is availed

639 per kilogram

697 per kilogram

Table 3

S. No.

Chapter/ heading/ sub-heading/tariff item

Description of goods

Tariff Value (USD Per Metric Tons) from 31.7.2013

Tariff Value (USD Per Metric Tons) from 14.8.2013

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1

080280

Areca nuts

1613

1683

Notification No. , Dated: August, 14, 2013

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