Amendment to Notification No.12/2012-Customs, so as to reduce the basic customs duty from 30% to 10% on sunflower seeds falling under tariff item 1206 00 90 [i.e. other than of seed quality] for the purposes extraction and refining of oil subject to actual user condition, for the period from 1st April, 2017 to 30th September, 2017 - 9/2017 - Customs -Tariff

India Cuts Customs Duty on Sunflower Seeds for Oil Extraction from 30% to 10% Until September 2017.

The Government of India amended Notification No. 12/2012-Customs to reduce the basic customs duty on sunflower seeds, not of seed quality, from 30% to 10%. This reduction applies to seeds under tariff item 1206 00 90 used for oil extraction and refining, subject to actual user conditions. The amendment is effective from April 1, 2017, to September 30, 2017. The changes are made under the powers conferred by the Customs Act, 1962, and are deemed necessary in the public interest. The amendment includes new entries in the notification table and a proviso regarding the specified goods.