Ministry of Finance

Exchange Rate of Foreign Currency Relating to Imported and Export Goods Notified

Posted On: 21 DEC 2017 5:28PM by PIB Delhi

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in supersession of the notification of the Central Board of Excise and Customs No.113/2017-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated 07th December, 2017 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa, shall, with effect from 22nd December, 2017, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.

SCHEDULE-I

Sl.No.             Foreign Currency                     Rate     of   exchange       of   one    unit     of                 

foreign currency equivalent to Indian                                                 rupees

 

(1)

(2)

 

(3)

 

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

 

(For Imported

 

(For Export

 

 

Goods)

 

Goods)

1.

Australian Dollar

49.95

 

48.20

2.

Bahrain Dinar

175.75

 

164.20

3.

Canadian Dollar

50.80

 

49.10

4.

Chinese Yuan

9. 90

 

9. 60

5.

Danish Kroner

10.40

 

10.00

6.

EURO

77.40

 

74.75

7.

Hong Kong Dollar

8.30

 

8.05

 

8.

Kuwait Dinar

219.40

204.95

9.

New Zealand Dollar

45.75

44.10

10.

Norwegian Kroner

7.75

7.45

11.

Pound Sterling

87.10

84.10

12.

Qatari Riyal

18. 10

17.10

13.

Saudi Arabian Riyal

17.65

16.55

14.

Singapore Dollar

48.45

46.85

15.

South African Rand

5.20

4.85

16.

Swedish Kroner

7.75

7.50

17.

Swiss Franc

66.05

63.85

18.

UAE Dirham

18.05

16.85

19.

US Dollar

64.90

63.20

 

SCHEDULE-II

 

Sl.No.

Foreign Currency

Rate of exchange of 100 units of foreign

 

 

currency equivalent to Indian rupees

(1)

(2)

 

(3)

 

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

 

(For Imported

 

(For Export

 

 

Goods)

 

Goods)

1.

Japanese Yen

57.40

 

55.50

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Kenya Shilling

64. 90

 

60.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

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