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Review of exemptions prescribed by other notifications.

1 February, 2026

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Union Budget 2026-27 - Finance Bill, 2026

(a) The validity of the BCD exemption for the goods covered under the following notifications is being extended for two years, i.e. upto 31.03.2028:

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Notification No.

Brief Description

End date

1.

248-Customs dated 2nd August 1976

 Exemption to precious stones imported by posts on approval or return' basis

31.03.2028

2.

32/1997- Customs dated 1st April 1997

 Exemption to goods imported for execution of an export order for jobbing

31.03.2028

3.

24/2001- Customs dated 1st March 2001

 Exemption to copper cathodes, wire bars and wire rods produced out of copper reverts

31.03.2028

4.

25/2001- Customs dated 1st March 2001

Exemption on gold and silver produced out of copper anode slime which were exported out of India for toll smelting and processing

31.03.2028

Note: Description of entries is indicative. Notification may be referred to for complete description.

(b) The following standalone notification is being allowed to lapse on the 31.03.2026:

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Notification No.

Brief Description

End date

1.

113/2003- Customs dated 22nd July 2003

Exemption to castor oil cake and castor de- oiled cake manufactured from indigenous castor oil seeds on indigenous plant and machinery by unit in SEZ and brought to DTA

 31.03.2026

Note: Description is indicative. Notification may be referred to for complete description.

(c) For the following standalone notification, a sunset date of 31.03.2028 is being prescribed:

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Notification No.

Brief Description

End date prescribed

1.

29/2025- Customs dated 9th May, 2025

Exemption to works of art and antiques intended for public exhibition

 31.03.2028

Note: Description of entries is indicative. Notification may be referred to for complete description.

(d) The following exemption entries of notification No. 36/2024-Customs are being omitted with effect from 02.02.2026 as these are redundant. The effective BCD rate would remain the same and will operate through the First Schedule of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. The details are as under:

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S. No. of notification No. 36/2024-Customs

Description

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5

Copper ores and concentrates

2.

6

Cobalt ores and concentrates

3.

7

Tin ores and concentrates

4.

8

Tungsten ores and concentrates

5.

9

Molybdenum ores and concentrates

6.

10

Zirconium ores and concentrates

7.

12

Vanadium ores and concentrates

8.

13

Niobium or tantalum ores and concentrates

9.

14

Antimony ores and concentrates

10.

42

Unwrought Tin

11.

43

Unwrought tungsten, including bars and Rods obtained simply by sintering

12.

44

Unwrought molybdenum, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering

13.

45

Unwrought tantalum, including bars and rods obtained by sintering, powders

14.

46

Cobalt, unwrought

15.

47

Bismuth, unwrought

16.

48

Unwrought zirconium, powders, containing less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight

17.

49

Unwrought antimony, powders

18.

50

Beryllium unwrought, powders

19.

51

Hafnium unwrought, waste and scrap, powders

20.

52

Rhenium unwrought

21.

53

Cadmium unwrought, Powders

22.

54

Cadmium, wrought

Note: Description of entries is indicative. Notification may be referred to for complete description.

 

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