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Govt hikes import duties on 19 items to curtail widening CAD

27 Sep 2018 Evaluate

With an aim to curtail widening current account deficit (CAD), the government has hiked import duties on 19 items, including jet fuel. The CAD is expanding mainly on the back of high crude oil prices and the rupee dipping to a historic low. Besides, the enhanced duty rates, which will make these imported goods expensive, will come into effect from midnight of September 26-27, 2018. Moreover, the total value of imports of these items in the year 2017-18 was about Rs 86,000 crore.

The import duty on air conditioners, household refrigerators and washing machines (less than 10 kg) doubled to 20%. The basic customs duty on compressors, speakers and footwears raised to 10% , 15% and 25% respectively. The duty on radial car tyres raised from 10% to 15% while for cut and polished diamonds, semi-processed diamonds, lab grown diamonds, coloured gem stones the import hiked from 5% to 7.5%. The articles of jewellery, goldsmith and silver wares will now attract a duty of 20%, up from 15% earlier. Import of bath wares, packing material, tableware, kitchenware and office stationary items, decorative sheets, beads and bangles, trunk, suitcases, and travel bags will now attract basic customs duty of 15% as against 10% earlier.

Besides, the government has also announced an import duty of 5% on aviation turbine fuel (ATF), while it was nil earlier. The announcement follows a decision taken by the government on September 14 that the centre would impose curbs on import of non-essential items to contain the widening CAD and check the rupee fall. The CAD widened to 2.4% of the GDP in the first quarter of 2018-19.

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