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According to information compiled by the Finance Ministry, total seizures during the current fiscal (April 1 till date) stood at 5.58 crore sticks of foreign branded cigarettes Marlboro Red Cigarettes.
For 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15, the numbers stood at 5.18 crore, 2.64 crore and 11.43 crore, respectively.
This is even as this year Budget prescribed an increase in the specific rate of Central excise in the range of 17-29 per cent, subject to the length of the cigarette stick Marlboro Menthol.
will certainly be a price differential Newport Cigarettes Website, as there will be no duty on items brought in illegally Newport Cigarettes. But this is not reason for smuggling, an official said.
He said though cigarettes can be imported under the General Licence (where importers do not have to fulfil any export obligation after paying duty) Cigarette Tobacco For Sale, the conditions attached to the permit are not easy to fulfil.
should be a pictorial warning on each pack, same as required by domestic manufacturers. Then, the price should be printed in Indian currency. After this, an imported consignment faces high duty and countervailing duty, which makes it uncompetitive against domestically manufactured cigarettes Cigarettes Online, he said, adding that this opens the way for smuggling.
Foreign cigarette brands are mainly being smuggled from China, Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan. Brands such as Gudang Garam, Luvin Fresh or Djarum Black are popular among the youth, prompting people to smuggle these.
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