TIOL-DDT 2232 · Monday, 18 November 2013 · story 5 of 7

Tariff Values of Gold and silver reduced - Other items changed - 'Copy and Paste' Monster plays havoc

THE Government has decreased the Tariff values of Gold from 417 USD to 414 USD per 10 gms and Silver from 738 to 672 USD per kilogram with effect from 14.11.2013. Tariff values of other items except poppy seeds and areca nuts have been steeply hiked.

The Government's Notification says that the tariff value of silver will be 672 per kilogram (i.e. no change). But actually, THERE IS change. It was 738 earlier and is now 672! This is the 'copy and paste' monster at work. In fact, the comment "No Change" should have appeared against Sr. no.9, Table 2 'Poppy Seeds'.

Tariff values as on 12.11.2013 and with effect from 14.11.2013 are as under:

Table 1

S. No.

Chapter/ heading/ sub-heading/tariff item

Description of goods

Tariff value USD (Per Metric Tonne)
from 12.11.2013

Tariff value USD(Per Metric Tonne)
from 14.11.2013

(1)

(2)

(3)

(5)

(4)

1

1511 10 00

Crude Palm Oil

849

914

2

1511 90 10

RBD Palm Oil

893

950

3

1511 90 90

Others - Palm Oil

871

932

4

1511 10 00

Crude Palmolein

897

957

5

1511 90 20

RBDPalmolein

900

960

6

1511 90 90

Others -Palmolein

899

959

7

1507 10 00

Crude Soyabean Oil

1006

1023

8

7404 00 22

Brass Scrap (all grades)

3840

3995

9

1207 91 00

Poppy seeds

2556

2556 - No Change

Table 2

S. No.

Chapter/ heading/ sub-heading/tariff item

Description of goods

Tariff value
(USD) from 12.11.2013

Tariff value
(USD) from 14.11.2013

(1)

(2)

(3)

(5)

(4)

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

417 per 10 grams

414 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

738 per kilogram

672 per kilogram

Table 3

S. No.

Chapter/ heading/ sub-heading/tariff item

Description of goods

Tariff Value (USD Per Metric Tons) from 12.11.2013

Tariff Value (USD Per Metric Tons) from 12.11.2013

(1)

(2)

(3)

(5)

(4)

1

080280

Areca nuts

1707

1707 - No Change

Notification No. , Dated: November 14, 2013

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