[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. 25/ 2013-Customs

                                                               New Delhi, dated the 8th May, 2013

       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. 12/2012-
Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide
number G.S.R. 185(E), dated the 17th March, 2012, namely:-

In the said notification,-






(a)     in the Table,-

(i)     after serial number 139 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and
the entries shall be inserted, namely:-


"139 A 2711 11 00,       Liquefied natural gas (LNG) and natural gas         Nil    -     100;
                         when imported by Gail NTPC JV or Petronet
          2711 21 00     LNG Ltd. for supply to a generating company
                         as defined in section 2(28) of the Electricity
                         Act, 2003 (36 of 2003) to supply electrical
                         energy or to engage in the business of supplying
                         electrical energy, for generation of electrical
                         energy:

                         Provided that the exemption shall not be
                         available if such liquefied natural gas (LNG)
                         and natural gas (NG), is used for generation of
                         electrical energy by captive generating plant as
                         defined in section 2(8) of the Electricity Act,
                         2003 (36 of 2003)".
(ii)   against serial number 150, for the entry in column (2), the entries "28 (except 2823 00
10)" shall be substituted;

(iii) against serial number 231, for the entry in column (4), the entry "7.5%" shall be
substituted;

(iv)    against serial number 237, for the entry in column (4), the entry "7.5%" shall be
substituted;

(v)     against serial number 238, for the entry in column (4), the entr y "7.5%" shall be
substituted;

(vi)    against serial number 239, for the entry in column (4), the entry "7.5%" shall be
substituted;

(vii) against serial number 240, for the entry in column (4), the entry "7.5%" shall be
substituted;

(viii) against serial number 332, for the entry in column (4), the entry "2.5%" shall be
substituted;

(ix)    against serial number 333, for the entry in column (4), the entry "2.5%" shall be
substituted;

(x)     against serial number 338, for the entry in column (4), the entry "2.5%" s hall be
substituted.

(b)     in the ANNEXURE,-

(i)   after Condition number 99 and the entries relating thereto, the following condition number
and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-

                         If,-
      " 100              (a) the importer furnishes security by way of bank guarantee of an
                              amount equal to the difference between the duty leviable on such
                              goods but for the exemption contained therein and the duty levied at
                              the time of import, to the Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant
                              Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be;
                         (b) the importer produces a certificate from the jurisdictional Deputy
                              Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as
                              the case may be, of the generating company within a period of six
                              months from the date of import, or such extended period not
                              exceeding a further period of six months as the Commissioner of
                             Customs may allow, to the effect that the said Liquefied natural gas
                             (LNG) and natural gas (NG) so imported and supplied has been
                             utilised for generating and supplying electrical energy by the said
                             generating company;
                         (c) the importer furnishes an undertaking to pay, on demand, in the
                             event of his failure to comply with any of the aforesaid conditions,
                             an amount equal to the difference between the duty leviable on such
                             goods but for the exemption contained therein and the duty levied at
                             the time of import, along with the applicable interest thereon.








                                                                     [F.No.334/3/2013-TRU]



                                                                           (Raj Kumar Digvijay)
                                                     Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note: The principal notification No. 12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012, was
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number
G.S.R. 185(E), dated the 17th March, 2012 and was last amended by notification No 21/2013-
Customs, dated the 18th April, 2013 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.253 (E), dated the 18th April, 2013 .