Government of IndiaMinistry of Finance Budget 97-98




Customs Notification

No.11/97 - Part 2

                
131. 85.06  Button cells             20%       -          -
                                      
132.  Any   Raw materials or         20%       -          5
     chapt  parts, for
       er   manufacture of
            button cells
    
133.  73,   Agricultural silos       20%       -          -
     84 or                            
       85                             
   
134. 8543.  Complete Ozone           10%       -          -
       89   generators
            
135. 84.14  All goods, other         20%       -          -
            than the following,
            namely:-
            (1) compressors of a
            kind for use in
            airconditioning and
            refrigeration
            equipment;
            (2) parts of
            compressors
            specified at (1)
            above.
            
136. 8418.  All goods, other         20%       -          -
       99   than parts of goods
            falling under sub-
            heading Nos.
            8418.10, 8418.21,
            8418.22 or 8418.29
             
137. 84.2   Catalytic convertors     5%        -          -
          
138.  Any   Parts of catalytic       5%        -          5
     chapt  convertors
       er
           
139. 8422.  All goods, other         20%       -          -
       90   than parts of dish
            washing machines
             
140. 84.48  All goods, other         20%       -          -
            than parts of goods
            falling under sub-
            heading No. 8447.20
               
141. 8450.  Parts of goods           30%       -          -
       90   falling under sub-
            heading No.8450.20
               
142. 8451.  All goods, other         20%       -          -
       90   than parts of dry-
            cleaning machines
               
143. 8479.  Machinery for            20%       -          -
      50,   production of             
     8479.  commodities               
       89   
        
144. 84 or  Goods specified in       25%      Nil        28
      any   List 8 required for
     other  use in a Green House
     chapt
       er
        
145. 84 or  The following goods,     5%        -         29
      any   namely:-
     other  (1) Kits required
     chapt  for the conversion
       er   of motor-spirit or
            diesel driven
            vehicles into
            Compressed Natural
            Gas driven vehicles;
            (2) Parts of the
            kits specified at
            (1) above.
            
146. 84 or  Navigational,            20%      Nil        30
      any   communication, air-
     other  traffic control and
     chapt  landing equipments
       er   and spares for
            maintenance of such
            equipments when
            imported by Airports
            Authority of India
            
147. 84 or  Goods specified in       25%       -         31
      any   List 9 required for
     other  the initial setting
     chapt  up of a hotel or for
       er   substantial
            expansion of a hotel
   
148.  72,   All goods, for           20%      Nil        32
      73,   renovation or
      84,   modernisation of a
     85 or  power generation
       90   plant (other  than
            captive power
            generation plant)
            
149.  72,   All goods, imported      10%       -         33
      73,   by a manufacturer-                       
      84,   supplier for the
     85 or  manufacture and
       90   supply of machinery
            and equipment to a
            power generation
            plant (other than
            captive power
            generation plant)
            
150.  84,   The machinery  or        10%       -          -
     85 or  equipment specified
       90   in List 10, required
            for textile industry
            
151.  Any   Parts, for               10%       -          5
     chapt  manufacture of the
       er   machinery/equipment
            which is specified
            in  List 10
            
152.  84,   Goods specified in,-     20%      10%        34
     85 or                            
      any   (1) List 11(A) for
     other  on-shore or off-
     chapt  shore oil
       er   exploration or
            exploitation
               
            (2) List 11(B) for
            on-shore oil
            exploration or
            exploitation
                
            (3)  List 11(C) for
            off-shore oil
            exploration or
            exploitation
                
153. 84 or  Parts and raw            Nil      Nil        35
      any   materials for
     other  manufacture of goods
     chapt  to be supplied in
       er   connection with the
            purposes of off-
            shore oil
            exploration or
            exploitation
                
154. 84 or  Goods specified in       Nil      Nil        36
      any   List 12 required in
     other  connection with
     chapt  petroleum operations
       er   undertaken under
            specified contracts
                
155.  Any   Goods required for       30%      Nil        37
     chapt  the Hazira - Bijapur
       er   - Jagdishpur ( H - B
            - J ) Gas Pipeline
            Project
                
156.  68,   Moulds (including        25%       -         38
     82 or  chases for the
       84   manufacture of semi-
            conductor devices),
            tools (excluding
            tungsten carbide
            micro PCB drills)
            and dies, for the
            manufacture of
            electronic parts
            
157.  84,   The goods specified      10%       -          -
     85 or  in List 13, for the
       90   manufacture of goods
            falling under
            heading Nos. 85.41
            or 85.42
            
158.  29,   (A) Medical              10%      Nil         -
      30,   equipment (excluding                          
      34,   foley balloon                                 
      37,   catheter) specified      10%       -         39
      38,   in List 14;                                   
      39,                                                 
      69,   (B) Parts, for the                            
      84,   manufacture of goods
      85,   at (A) above and
     90 or  spare parts,
       94   required for the
            maintenance of the
            goods at (A) above.
    
159. 84.71  Computer peripheral      Nil      Nil         40
       or   devices and power
     85.04  supply units
            supplying power
            under the control of
            computer system to
            which they belong,
            for the manufacture
            of computer systems
            to be supplied to a
            research institution
            only
            
160. 84.71  Hard disk drive,         10%       -          -
            floppy disk drive,
            compact disk- read
            only memory (CD-ROM)
            drive, cartridge
            tape drive or
            digital video disk
            (DVD) drive
            
161. 8473.  Parts (excluding         10%       -          -
       30   populated printed
            circuit boards) of
            the machines of
            heading No.84.71
            
162. 84 or  Braille printer or       Nil       -          -
       85   braille embosser or
            braille display,
            specially designed
            for computer systems
            
163.  85,   Television               Nil      Nil        41
     90 or  equipment, cameras
      any   and other equipment
     other  for taking films,
     chapt  imported by a
       er   foreign film unit or
            television team
            
164.  28,   The following goods,                          5
      38,   namely,-                           
     85 or                           10%      Nil
       98   (A) Silicon in all                 
            forms, that is,                    
            polycrystalline                    
            silicon or ingots,       10%      Nil
            for the manufacture                
            of undiffused                      
            silicon wafers;          30%      Nil
                
            (B) Undiffused
            silicon wafers, for
            the manufacture of
            solar cells or solar
            cell modules;
                
            (C) Solar cells and
            modules and photo-
            voltaic systems, for
            the manufacture of
            photo-voltaic
            applications.
                
165. 84,85  The goods specified      20%       -          -
     or 90  in List 15
            
166.  28,   The  goods specified     Nil      Nil        42
      29,   in List 16, for the
      84,   manufacture of laser
     85 or  and laser based
       90   instrumentation
                
167.  84,   The goods specified      25%      Nil        43
     85 or  in List 17
       90   
            
168.   85   (1) Newspaper page       25%      Nil        44
            transmission and
            reception fascimile
            system or equipment;
    
            (2) Telephoto
            transmission and
            reception system or
            equipment.
            
169. 85 or  Closed Circuit           10%       -          -
       90   Television system
            used as Low Vision
            Aid for visually
            handicapped persons
            
170. 85 or  Photographic,            Nil      Nil        45
      any   filming, sound
     other  recording and radio
     chapt  equipment, raw
       er   films, video tapes
            and sound recording
            tapes of foreign
            origin, if imported
            into India after
            having been exported
            therefrom
                
171.   85   One set of pre-          Nil       -          -
            recorded cassettes
            accompanying books
            for learning
            languages and
            essential complement
            to such books
             
172. 8522.  All parts                30%       -          -
       90   
 
173. 49 or  Computer software        Nil       -          -
     85.24                                           
        
174.   85   Compact Disc-Read        10%       -          -
            Only Memory (CD-ROM)
            
175.   85   Floppy diskette          20%       -          -
                                                     
176. 8540.  All goods other than     20%       -          -
       11   colour television
            picture tubes
            
177. 8540.  Data  or graphic         10%       -          -
       40   display tubes,
            colour
            
178. 85 or  The wireless             20%      Nil        46
      any   apparatus,
     other  accessories and
     chapt  parts specified in
       er   List 18, imported by
            a licenced amateur
            radio operator
            
179. 85 or  Parts, sub-              25%       -         47
      any   assemblies, SKD
     other  kits, CKD kits of
     chapt  Approach
       er   Surveillance Radar
            (ASR) and Mode-S
            Monopulse Secondary
            Surveillance Radar
            (MSSR) and spares
            for maintenance of
            such equipment,
            required for the
            modernisation of
            airport facilities
            
180. 85 or  The following goods,     25%       -         48
      any   namely:-
     other  
     chapt  (1) Mono or Bi polar
       er   Membrane
            Electrolysers and
            parts thereof
            including secondary
            brine purification
            components, jumper
            switches, filtering
            elements for
            hydrogen filters and
            any other machinery,
            required for
            modernisation of an
            existing caustic
            soda unit based on
            membrane cell
            technology
            
            (2) Membranes for
            replacement of worn
            out membranes in an
            industrial plant
            based on membrane
            cell technology
            
181.   85   Video cassettes and      Nil      Nil        49
            video tapes, of a
            predominantly
            educational
            character
            
182.   85   Audio  cassettes,  if    Nil      Nil         -
            recorded         with                    
            material from  books,
            newspaper          or
            magazines,  for   the
            blind
            
183. 85.24  Recorded magnetic        Nil      Nil        50
            tapes, Compact Disc
            - Read Only Memory
            (CD-ROMS) and floppy
            diskettes, imported
            by the University
            Grants Commission
            for use in computers
            
184. 85 or  Crash Tender and          -       Nil         -
      any   similar other
     other  appliances for fire
     chapt  fighting operations,
       er   with powerful
            engines of 150 KW
            brake power and
            above, capable of
            attaining speed of
            84 KM and above in
            45 seconds
            
185. 85 or  Goods imported for       Nil      Nil        51
      any   being tested in
     other  specified test
     chapt  centres
       er
        
186.   87   Tricycles designed       10%       -          -
            for use by crippled
            and disabled persons
            
187.  Any   The goods specified      Nil      Nil        52
     chapt  in List 19, imported
       er   by the Fire Services
            administered by the
            Central Government
            or the Government of
            any State or the
            administration of
            any Union territory
            or a local body for
            fire fighting
            operations
            
188.  Any   Raw material and         25%      Nil        53
     chapt  parts, required for       
       er   the manufacture of
            aircrafts to be used
            for training
            purposes
            
189.   88   Aeroplanes,              Nil       -          -
            helicopters,
            simulators of
            aeroplanes and
            gliders
            
190.  Any   Parts of,                3%       Nil        54
     chapt  aeroplanes, gliders,
       er   helicopters or
            simulators of
            aircrafts
            (excluding rubber
            tyres and tubes for
            aeroplanes or
            gliders)
            
191.  Any   Raw materials  for       3%       Nil        55
     chapt  manufacture of,-
       er   (i) aircrafts
            falling under
            heading No. 88.02;
            (ii)  parts of
            aircrafts at (i)
            above.
            
192.   89   Barges imported          Nil      Nil        56
            along with ships for
            the more speedy
            unloading of
            imported goods and
            loading of export
            goods
            
193.  Any   Capital goods and        Nil      Nil        57
     chapt  spares thereof, raw
       er   materials, parts,
            material handling
            equipments and
            consumables, for
            repairs of ocean-
            going vessels by a
            ship repair unit
            registered with the
            Director General of
            Shipping, Government
            of India
            
194. 89.01  All goods (excluding     Nil      Nil        58
       ,    vessels and other
     89.02  floating structures
       ,    as are imported for
     8904,  breaking up)
     8905.
      10,
     8905.
     90 or
     89.06
        
195.  Any   Raw  materials and       Nil      Nil        59
     chapt  parts,  for  use in
       er   the manufacture of
            goods falling under
            heading Nos.89.01,
            89.02, 89.04, 89.05
            (except 8905.20) or
            89.06, in accordance
            with the provisions
            of section 65 of the
            Customs Act, 1962
            (52 of 1962)
            
196.  Any   Parts,  for repair       Nil      Nil         -
     chapt  of  dredgers
       er   
 
197.  28,   The following goods-                          5
      29,                                                 
      32,   (A) Goods specified      10%       -          
      39,   in List 20(A), for                            
     70 or  the manufacture of                            
       90   telecommunication                             
            grade optical fibres     20%       -
            or optical fibre                   
            cables;                            
                                               
            (B) Fibre reinforced     5%        -
            plastic rods FRP,                  
            for  the manufacture      
            of telecommunication
            grade optical fibres
            or  optical fibre
            cables;
            
            (C) Goods specified
            in List 20(B), for
            manufacture of
            telecommunication
            grade FRP.
            
198. 90.01  Optical fibre, for      25%       -          5
            the manufacture of
            telecommunication
            grade optical fibre
            cables
            
199.  84,   The  following goods,    Nil      Nil        60
     85 or  imported    by     an                         
       90   accredited      press                         
            cameraman:-                                   
 
            (i)      Photographic                         
            cameras;                                      
            (ii)  cinematographic                         
            cameras; and                                  
            (iii)         lenses,
            filters, flash  light
            apparatus         and
            exposure       meters
            required   for    use
            with   the  aforesaid
            cameras.
 
200.  84,   The  following goods,    Nil      Nil        61
     85 or  imported    by     an                    
       90   accredited
            journalist:-
  
            (i)          Personal
            computers   including
            lap    top   personal
            computers;
  
            (ii)     typewriters;
            and
    
            (iii) fax machines.
            
201. 90 or  Medical and surgical     Nil      Nil        62
      any   instruments,
     other  apparatus and
     chapt  appliances including
       er   spare parts and
            accessories thereof
            
202.   90   Plastic bags for          -       Nil         -
            preserving blood and
            its components
            
203. 90 or  Goods specified in       25%       -         63
      any   List 21 for live-
     other  stock breeding
     chapt  programmes
       er
           
204.   90   Compressed air           Nil      Nil         -
            breathing apparatus,
            if imported for fire
            fighting service
            
205.   90   Spare parts of           10%       -         64
            hearing aids                             
            
206. 90 or  Hearing aid              10%       -          -
     9804.  appliances
       90
        
207. 90 or  Parts (other than        10%      Nil         5
      any   primary cells and
     other  primary batteries),
     chapt  for the manufacture
       er   of  hearing aids
            including deaf aids
            
208. 90.22  Linear accelerator       Nil       -          -
            with beam energy 15
            MeV and above
            
209.  Any    Hospital Equipment      Nil      Nil        65
     chapt  (equipment,
       er   apparatus and
            appliances,
            including spare
            parts and
            accessories thereof,
            but excluding
            consumable items)
            for use in specified
            hospitals
            
210. 90 or  The following goods-                          
      any                                                 
     other  (A) Medical              Nil      Nil         -
     chapt  equipment (excluding                          
       er   Foley Balloon                                 
            Catheters)               Nil      Nil         -
            specified in List                             
            22;                                           
                                     Nil      Nil        39
            (B)  Accessories of                      
            the medical
            equipment at (A)
            above;
            
            (C) Parts required
            for the manufacture
            of the medical
            equipment at (A)
            above  and spare
            parts required for
            the maintenance of
            the medical
            equipment at (A)
            above.
            
211. 90 or  Life  saving  medical    Nil      Nil        66
      any   equipment   including                    
     other  accessories or  spare
     chapt  parts   or  both   of
       er   such equipment
            
212. 90 or  Parts  required   for    10%       -         39
      any   the  manufacture, and
     other  spare  parts required
     chapt  for  the maintenance,
       er   of  medical equipment
            falling         under
            heading No. 90.18  to
            90.21    and     sub-
            heading          Nos.
            9022.12,     9022.13,
            9022.14 or 9022.21
            
213. 90 or  The following goods-                          
      any                                                 
     other  (A) Medical              Nil      Nil         -
     chapt  equipment specified                           
       er   in List 23;              Nil      Nil        39
                                                          
            (B) Parts required                            
            for the manufacture                
            of medical equipment
            at (A) above and
            spare parts required
            for the maintenance
            of the medical
            equipment at (A)
            above.
            
214. 90 or  The following goods-                          
      any                                                 
     other  (A) Medical              Nil      Nil         -
     chapt  equipment specified                           
       er   in List 24;              Nil      Nil         -
                                                          
            (B)  Accessories of                           
            the medical              Nil      Nil        39
            equipment at (A)                              
            above;                                        
                                                          
            (C) Parts required
            for the manufacture
            of the medical
            equipment at (A)
            above  and spare
            parts required for
            the maintenance of
            the medical
            equipment at (A)
            above.
            
215. 90 or  Goods    for    Tubal    Nil      Nil         -
      any   Occlusion   specified
     other  in List 25
     chapt
       er
        
216. 90 or  Goods  specified   in    Nil      Nil        67
      any   List  26 imported  by
     other  a    handicapped   or
     chapt  disabled  person  for
       er   his personal use
            
217. 91 or  Braille  watches  and    Nil       -          -
     9804.  Braille       one-day                    
       90   alarm clocks
            
218.   91   Parts  and cases,  of    Nil       -          5
            Braille watches,  for
            the  manufacture   of
            braille watches
            
219. 91 or  Parts,    for     the    25%       -          5
      any   manufacture        of
     other  electronic    modules
     chapt  (including      semi-
       er   knocked  down   packs
            and        completely
            knocked  down  packs)
            of           digital,
            analogue,    digi-ana
            and           similar
            combination      type
            electronic      wrist
            watches      (watches
            which   are  designed
            primarily   to   show
            the  time of the day,
            with    or    without
            additional features)
            
220.   95   Requisites for games     Nil      Nil        68
            and sports                                    
 
221. 95 or  (i) Synthetic tracks     Nil      Nil        69
      any   and artificial
     other  surfaces of heading
     chapt  No.95.06;
       er   (ii) Equipments
            required for
            installation of (i)
            above.
            
222.   97   Works  of art created    Nil      Nil         -
            abroad    by   Indian
            artists           and
            sculptors,   imported
            on   the  return   of
            such    artists    or
            sculptors to India
            
223. 97.06  Books, being             Nil       -          -
            antiques of an age
            exceeding one
            hundred years
            
224.   98   Orthopaedic              20%       -          -
            appliances falling
            under heading No.
            90.21,  imported by
            post or air, for
            personal use
            
225. 98.04  The following goods,                          
            imported by post or                           
            air, for personal                             
            use -                    Nil      Nil         -
                                                          
            (A) The life saving                           
            drugs or medicines                            
            (including               Nil      Nil         7
            diagnostic test
            kits) specified in
            List 2
            
            (B) Other life
            saving drugs or
            medicines
            
226. 98.01  Goods required for-                          70
                                               
            (i)  fertiliser          Nil      Nil
            projects;                          
                                     20%      Nil
            (ii) coal mining                   
            projects;                20%      13%
                                               
            (iii) captive power      20%      Nil
            plants  of 5 MW or                 
            more;                              
                                               
            (iv) power                         
            generation projects      20%      10%
            including gas                      
            turbine power                      
            projects (excluding      20%      13%
            captive power plants               
            set up by projects
            engaged in
            activities other
            than in power
            generation);
            
            (v) power
            transmission
            projects  of 66 KV
            and above;
            
            (vi) other
            industrial plants or
            projects.
            
227.  Any   Used bona fide           Nil      Nil        71
     chapt  personal and
       er   household effects
            belonging to a
            deceased person
            
228.  Any   Goods imported           Nil      Nil         -
     Chapt  through postal
       er   parcels, packets and
            letters, the duty
            payable on which is
            not more than rupees
            one hundred
            
229.  Any   Archaeological           Nil      Nil        72
     Chapt  specimens,
       er   photographs, plaster
            casts or
            antiquities,
            intended for
            exhibition for
            public benefit in a
            museum managed by
            the Archaeological
            Survey of India or
            by a State
            Government
            
230.   99   All goods                 -       Nil         -

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