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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II,
SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

NOTIFICATION
No. 20/2014-Customs

New Delhi, the 11th July, 2014

G.S.R. (E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the
Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in
the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of
the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 39/96-
Customs, dated the 23
rd
July, 1996, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number
G.S.R. 291(E), dated the 23
rd
July, 1996, namely:-

In the said notification, in the Table,-

(i) against serial number 20, in column (2), the expression “Portable X-ray machine / system”
shall be omitted;
(ii) after serial number 43, the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1) (2) (3)
“44. All goods If,-
(a) the said goods are imported by the
National Technical Research Organisation,
(hereinafter referred to as NTRO);
(b) before clearance of the said goods, an
officer of NTRO, not below the rank of Joint
Secretary to the Government of India,
certifies that the said goods are required for
strategic systems by NTRO.
Explanation. – Nothing contained in this
exemption shall have effect on or after the 1
st

day of January, 2019.
45. All goods If,-
(a) the said goods are imported by the Indian
Offset Partner (hereinafter referred to as IOP)
of the contractor to the National Technical
Research Organisation, (hereinafter referred
to as NTRO);
(b) before clearance of the said goods, the
importer furnishes a duty exemption

certificate from an officer of the NTRO, not
below the rank of Joint Secretary to the
Government of India -
(i) indicating the details of the purchase
order placed by the NTRO on the
contractor;
(ii) indicating the details of the purchase
order placed by the said contractor on
the IOP along with the description of
the final products and the description
and quantity of goods required to be
imported for manufacture of the said
final products; and
(iii) certifying that the said goods are
intended for use in the radars acquired
by the NTRO from the said contractor.
Explanation. – Nothing contained in this
exemption shall have effect on or after the 1
st

day of January, 2019.”.

[F.No.334/15/2014 –TRU]



(Pramod Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note: - The principal notification No.39/1996-Customs, dated the 23
rd
July, 1996 was published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 291(E), dated the 23
rd
July, 1996 and
last amended by notification No. 42/2013-Customs, dated the 30
th
August, 2013 vide number
G.S.R. 586(E), dated the 30
th
August, 2013.