Social Welfare Surcharge is zero when customs duty is zero, as per Section 110(3) of the Finance Act, 2018.

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....Levy of Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS) - Since, the effective rate of the customs duty is ‘NIL’ or ‘Zero’, the rate of SWS would automatically become ‘zero’, inasmuch as SWS is to be calculated not on the value of the goods, but on the duty of customs levied on the imported goods, which is evident from sub-section (3) of Section 110 of the Finance Act, 2018. - AT....