Safeguard measures on imports may be imposed to prevent serious injury to domestic industry, with specified limits and procedures. Central Government may, after enquiry, apply safeguard measures-such as safeguard duty, tariff rate quota or other measures-by notification when increased imports cause or threaten serious injury to domestic industry; measures are subject to limits for developing countries, provisional measures limited to 200 days with refund if no injury found, tariff rate quotas not set below the three year average unless necessary, exclusions for export oriented and SEZ units unless specified or cleared into the domestic tariff area, duration limits (four years, extendable but not beyond ten years), applicability of Customs Act provisions, rules making power, and definitions of key terms.
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Safeguard measures on imports may be imposed to prevent serious injury to domestic industry, with specified limits and procedures.
Central Government may, after enquiry, apply safeguard measures-such as safeguard duty, tariff rate quota or other measures-by notification when increased imports cause or threaten serious injury to domestic industry; measures are subject to limits for developing countries, provisional measures limited to 200 days with refund if no injury found, tariff rate quotas not set below the three year average unless necessary, exclusions for export oriented and SEZ units unless specified or cleared into the domestic tariff area, duration limits (four years, extendable but not beyond ten years), applicability of Customs Act provisions, rules making power, and definitions of key terms.
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