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Regarding import of cars by State Tourism Corporations, Tour Operators
etc.
Circular No. 93 dated 14th
August 1995
I am directed to
invite your attention to Customs Notfn. No. 73/94 dated 1.3.1994 as amended vide
Notfn. No. 113/95-Cus. dated 7.6.1995 and to say that by amending notification
air conditioned cars have been deleted from the parent notification No.
73/94-Cus. dated 1.3.1994. As a consequence, A.C. cars imported by State Tourism
Corporation, Tour Operators etc., under this scheme does not have a ceiling of
US $ 35,000 nor the duty for such goods is required to be paid in convertible
foreign exchange currency. These cars could be cleared as if normal imports
except that for the purpose of their importability, the authorisation/
certificate from the Director - General of Tourism in the Ministry of Civil
Aviation and Tourism, Government of India would be deemed to be a licence and no
import licence from the D.G.F.T. need to be insisted for such imports.
Consequent upon coming into existence of the Finance
Act 1995 w.e.f. 26.5.95 and in pursuance of the notification No. 29/95-CE (NT)
dated 30th June, 1995 the following orders issued by Central Board of Excise and
Customs, assigning cases to the Collector of Central Excise, Collector of
Customs and Assistant Collector or Central Excise, from time to time shall be
deemed to have been assigned to Commissioner of Central Excise, Commissioner of
Customs and Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise respectively, and for the
words "Collector of Central Excise", "Collector of Customs"
and "Assistant Collector of Central Excise" wherever they occur, in
those orders, the words "commissioner of Central Excise",
"Commissioner of Customs" and "Assistant Commissioner of Central
Excise" shall be substituted:-
1. Order No. 2/90- CE, dated 5.1.90
2. Order No.
3/90- CE, dated 5.1.90
3. Order No.
4/90- CE, dated 5.1.90
4. Order No.
5/90- CE, dated 5.1.90
5. Order No.
6/90- CE, dated 23.5.90
6. Order No.
7/90- CE, dated 4.6.91
8. Order No.
1/92- CE, dated 18.11.92
9. Order No.
2/93- CE, dated 22.1.93
10. Order No.
3/93- CE, dated 26.3.93
11. Order No.
6/93- CE, dated 7.12.93
12. Order No.
8/93- CE, dated 30.12.93
13. Order No.
1/94- CE, dated 5.1.94
14. Order No.
2/94- CE, dated 6.1.94
15. Order No.
3/94- CE, dated 13.7.94
16. Order No.
1/95- CE, dated 5.1.95
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