alleryStart learning →If customs duty is fixed for a quantity, a larger quantity attracts:
AOnly the original duty
BNo further duty
CDuty at a lower rate
DDuty at the same rate
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Duty at the same rate
Section 12 makes a like duty leviable at the same rate on any greater or smaller quantity.
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