Customs duties, etc. not leviable on certain articles
8. (1) No customs duties [[sales tax], development surcharge or any other duties] shall be levied in Bangladesh on the articles specified in the Schedule to this Act if imported or purchased out of bond by the President on appointment or during his tenure of office.
(2) No excise duty shall be levied on indigenous petrol and petroleum products when such petrol or petroleum products are for use in the official cars, rivercraft, aircraft provided for the President's use.
(3) No excise duty shall be levied on indigenous tobacco used in Bangladesh in the manufacture of cigarettes and on cigarettes manufactured in Bangladesh, when such cigarettes are for consumption by members of the President's household or by his guests, whether official or not.
[(4) No excise duty shall be levied on beverages produced in Bangladesh when such beverages are for consumption by members of the President's household or by his guests, whether official or not.]
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