https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=1805 Imports of asafoetida (heeng) in raw or natural form are not subject to additional duty of customs (CVD) because such goods are classified as natural gums and do not amount to a finished manufactured product; compounded asafoetida (powder or paste with extraneous matter) is covered by a central excise exemption, and after tariff alignment raw asafoetida remains not chargeable to central excise or CVD. Pending assessments should be finalised accordingly. en-us Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=1805 Imports of asafoetida (heeng) in raw or natural form are not subject to additional duty of customs (CVD) because such goods are classified as natural gums and do not amount to a finished manufactured product; compounded asafoetida (powder or paste with extraneous matter) is covered by a central excise exemption, and after tariff alignment raw asafoetida remains not chargeable to central excise or CVD. Pending assessments should be finalised accordingly. Circulars Customs Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=1805