https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=1781 Ad-hoc customs duty exemptions are limited to narrowly defined cases: secret or strategic government imports; defence and defence R&D imports; and, only in exceptional unforeseeable security situations, police and para-military equipment when no budget provision for duty could be made. Customs duty is not dispensable; routine functional imports and project-related imports by governments, autonomous bodies, municipalities, or public undertakings must be funded through their budgets. Relief and rehabilitation imports in unforeseen disasters are an exception and will be considered on merits. Ministries are directed not to forward inappropriate exemption requests. en-us Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:22:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=1781 Ad-hoc customs duty exemptions are limited to narrowly defined cases: secret or strategic government imports; defence and defence R&D imports; and, only in exceptional unforeseeable security situations, police and para-military equipment when no budget provision for duty could be made. Customs duty is not dispensable; routine functional imports and project-related imports by governments, autonomous bodies, municipalities, or public undertakings must be funded through their budgets. Relief and rehabilitation imports in unforeseen disasters are an exception and will be considered on merits. Ministries are directed not to forward inappropriate exemption requests. Circulars Customs Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=1781