CBIC / GST notification 03/2026-Customs · 01 Feb 2026
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03/2026-Customs : Seeks to further amend notification No. 11/2018-Customs, dated the 2nd February, 2018 and notification No.11/2021-Customs,dated the 1st February, 2021 to revise Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS) and Agricultural Infrastructure Development Cess (AIDC) applicable on certain items
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Check the official recordThe Central Government amends notification No. 11/2018-Customs and notification No. 11/2021-Customs. These changes modify the list of goods subject to Social Welfare Surcharge and Agricultural Infrastructure Development Cess. The amendments insert new tariff headings, omit specific serial numbers, and substitute existing entries for various goods. These changes take effect on different dates. The general effective date is 2 February 2026. Specific provisions apply from 1 April 2026 or 1 May 2026. Importers must review the updated tariff classifications to determine the correct levy for their goods.
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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. 03/2026-Customs
New Delhi, the 1st February, 2026
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) read with sections 110 of the Finance Act, 2018 (13 of 2018) and 124 of the Finance Act, 2021 (13 of 2021), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby amends the following notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), specified in column (2) of the TABLE below, to the extent specified in the corresponding entries in column (3) of the said TABLE, namely:-
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| S. No. | Notification No. and Date | Amendments | | (1) | (2) | (3) | | 1. | 11/2018-Customs, dated the 2nd February, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 114(E), dated the 2nd February, 2018 | In the said notification, in the TABLE,- (i) against Sl. No. 1, in column (2), (a) after the figures “2009 19 00,”, the figures “2106 90 51,” shall be inserted with effect from the 1st May, 2026; (b) after the figures “2208,”, the figures “2504, 2506,” shall be inserted with effect from the 1st May, 2026; (c) after the figures “2516 12 00,”, the figures “2811 22 00,” shall be inserted with effect from the 1st May, 2026; (d) after the figures “3406,”, the figures “3801,” shall be inserted with effect from the 1st May, 2026; (ii) Sl. No. 7 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted with effect from the 1st May, 2026; (iii) Sl. No. 8H and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted with effect from the 1st April, 2026; (iv) for Sl. No. 54A and the entries relating thereto, the following Sl. No. and entries shall be substituted with effect from the 1st April, 2026, namely:- (1) (2) “54A. Spent catalyst or ash containing precious metals, falling under heading 7112.”; (v) for Sl. No. 59 and the entries relating thereto, the following Sl. No. and entries shall be substituted, namely:- (1) (2) “59. All goods falling under heading 9503.”; | | 2. | 11/2021-Customs, dated the 1st February, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 69(E), dated the 1st February, 2021 | In the said notification, in the TABLE,- (i) for Sl. No. 13A and the entries relating thereto, the following Sl. No. and entries shall be substituted, namely:- (1) (2) (3) (4) “13A. 4011 30 00 All goods other than goods covered under S. Nos. 155 and 156 of TABLE I of notification No. 45/2025-Customs, dated the 24th October, 2025 0.5%”; (ii) against Sl. No. 20, in column (3), item (iv) shall be omitted with effect from 1st April, 2026. |
[F. No. 334/04/2026-TRU]
Dheeraj Sharma Under Secretary to Government of India
Note:
The principal notification No. 11/2018-Customs, dated the 2nd February, 2018, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 114(E), dated the 2nd February 2018, and was last amended vide notification No. 44/2025-Customs, dated the 24th October, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 782(E) dated the 24th October, 2025.
The principal notification No. 11/2021-Customs, dated the 1st February, 2021, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 69(E) dated the 1st February, 2021, and was last amended vide notification No. 44/2025-Customs, dated the 24th October, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 782(E) dated the 24th October, 2025.