The CBIC vide Notification No. 51/2023-Customs dated August 31, 2023 has exempted imports of LPG, liquified propane and liquified butane from 15 per cent agri cess with effect from September 01, 2023. The government had in July imposed a 15 per cent agri cess on imports of these goods. The government had in July imposed a 15 per cent agri cess on imports of these goods.
The notification said that the imports of LPG, liquified propane and liquified butane have been fully exempted from the Agriculture Infrastructure Development cess (AIDC) effective September 1, 2023.
The Notification can be accessed at: https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2023/248459.pdf