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MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
RESOLUTION
TARIFFS
New Delhi , the 13th November , 1963
No. 52 ( 1 ) -Tar./62 . The Tariff Commission has submitted its Report on the Review of protection to the Dyestuff Industry on the basis of recommendation ( 1) in paragraph 2 accepted in paragraph 3 by Government of India , in the late Ministry of Commerce and Industry Resolution No. 78 ( 1 ) -T.B./54 , dated the 2nd February , 1955. Its recommendations are :-
( 1 ) Protection granted to the dyestuff industry should be continued for the remaining period of protection , that is , till 31st December , 1964 at the existing rates of duty .
(2) The concessional duties at present leviable on the following inter- mediates should be continued till 31st December , 1964 when the position will be reviewed having regard also to the need for protection , if any, for such intermediates.-
1. Para Nitro Aniline
2. Para Amino Azo Benzene
3. Benzidine and Benzidine Dihydrochloride
4. Sodium Naphthionate and Naphthionic acid
5. Nevile and Winther's Acid .
6. Rhoduline acid .
7. J. Acid urea
8. Para Amino Acetanilide
9. Dinitro Chlorobenzene
10. Meta Phenylene Diamine
11. Gamma Acid
12. Meta Toluylene Diamine ,
13. Chicago Acid
14. H-Acid
15. G-Salt
16. Laurent Acid
17. Alpha Naphthylamine
18. Anthraquinone .
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19. Beta Amino Anthraquinone
20. O Anisidine
21. P-Anisidine
22. O-Toluidine
23. O- Tolidine
( 3) Steps should be taken by Government to exempt Beta Naphthol from the payment of counter - vailing excise duty. Steps should also be taken to exempt dinitro benzene and dinitro toluene , from the payment of (1) so much of the import duty as in excess of 10 per cent ad valorem where the standard rate is leviable and ( 2 ) the whole of the duty where the preferential rate is leviable .
(4) The existing concessional duty of 10 per cent ad valorem standard and ' nil' preferential on Sulphanilic Acid should be withdrawn with Immediate effect and the original rates of duty, namely , 40 per cent ad valorem standard and 30 per cent ad valorem preferential re- imposed.
( 5) The existing concessional duty of 10 per cent ad valorem standard and ' nil' preferential on Beta Naphthylamine should be withdrawn with immediate effect and the original rates of duty , namely , 40 per cent ad valorem standard and 30 per cent , ad valorem preferential reimposed.
(6 ) The rates of duty on following nine more specific intermediates which serve as basic raw materials for various dyes/ intermediates , and are not likely to be manufactured by the end of 1964 , should also be reduced to 10 per cent ad valorem standard and ' nil' preferential .
1. Ortho dichloro benzene
2. Para Dichloro benzene
3. Ortho nitro chloro benzene
4. Meta Dinitro benzene
5. 25 - dichloro nitro benzene
6. Dimethyl aniline
7. Ortho nitro toluene
8. Meta nitro toluene
9. Dinitro toluene .
The concession should remain in force until 31st December , 1964 , when the position should be reviewed .
( 7 ) The Indian Standards Institution , in consultation with producers , im- porters and the Development Council for Drugs , Dyes and Intermediates should take speedy steps to evolve standards of strength with reference to which the actual strength of indigenous or imported dyes can be determined .
( 8 ) Producers of organic and inorganic chemicals / intermediates such as nitro benzene , sulphanilic acid and methanol should , in their interest , endeavour to improve the quality of their products . own
(9 ) Manufacturers of sodium sulphide should take steps to ensure that their product conforms to either I.S. or B.S. specifications .
( 10 ) Manufacturers of dyestuffs should examine their selling prices and ensure that they are maintained in fair relation to their costs of pro- duction.
2. Government accept recommendations ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) . As the Tariff Commission has not recommended any change either in the existing ad valorem duty or in the existing period of protection , no legislation will be undertaken in Parliament .
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3. Government have taken note of recommendations ( 3 ) to ( 7 ) and steps will be taken to implement them as far as possible .
4. The attention of the producers of organic and inorganic chemicals/ intermediates is drawn to recommendation ( 8 ) .
5. The attention of the manufacturers concerned is drawn to recommendations (9 ) and ( 10 ) .
ORDER
Ordered that the Resolution be published in the Gazette of India and a copy thereof communicated to all concerned .
C. S. RAMACHANDRAN , Jt . Secy .
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