The Circular introduces system based qualifiers in the Single Window Table of the Bill of Entry to ensure that safeguard duty is not levied on exempted imports. Importers seeking exemption must declare specified details and corresponding INFO-CD codes relating to CIF value thresholds, country of origin, and excluded product categories. It classifies exemptions into three categories, i.e., imports meeting prescribed CIF import prices, imports originating from specified developing countries, and products expressly excluded from safeguard duty scope such as CRGO steel, stainless steel, tinplate, coated steel products, titanium clad plates, and other specialized steel products.
