Basic customs duty on petroleum crude increased, amending tariff entries to impose a nominal duty while others remain exempt. Amendment increases the effective rate of Basic Customs Duty on petroleum crude by substituting the tariff Table entry for heading 2709 00 00 in Notification No. 52/2017 Customs: all goods other than petroleum crude remain NIL while petroleum crude is treated separately and made subject to a nominal duty per tonne, effected under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 by Notification No. 20/2019 Customs dated 6 July 2019.