CUS NTF NO. 175/2003 DATE 10/12/2003

Machinery for Plantation Sector – 5% Basic Customs Duty

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest to do so, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 21/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002, namely:-

In the said notification,-

(i) in the proviso, after clause (c), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

(d) the goods specified against S.No. 252A of the said Table on or after the 1st day of May, 2005 ;

(ii) in the Table, after S.No. 252 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely;-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
252A	84 or any chapter	Machinery or equipment, specified in List 32A, for use in the plantation sector	5%	Nil	-;

(iii) in the Annexure, after List 32 and the entries relating thereto, the following List and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

"List 32A

(See S.No. 252A of the Table)

(1) Machinery for coffee plantation sector, namely:-

(i) Coffee grinder intended for industrial use, falling under tariff item 8509 40 90
(ii) Coffee roasting machine intended for industrial use, falling under tariff item 8516 79 90
(iii) Power weeding machine, falling under tariff item 8433 11 90
(iv) Coffee processing machine (pulping, cleaning, sorting & grading), falling under sub-heading 8433 60
(v) Sprayer, falling under tariff item 8424 81 00 ;

(2) Machinery for tea plantation sector, namely:-

(i) Tea bagging machine, falling under tariff item 8422 30 00
(ii) Tea packaging machine, falling under tariff item 8422 30 00
(iii) Color sorting machine, falling under sub-heading 8433 60
(iv) Tea leaf cutting-rolling machine, falling under tariff item 8438 80 40
(v) Mechanical harvester, falling under tariff item 8433 59 00
(vi) Tea pruning machine, falling under tariff item 8201 60 00
(vii) Mist blower, falling under tariff item 8414 59 20
(viii) Sprayer, falling under tariff item 8424 81 00;

(3) Machinery for rubber plantation sector, namely:-

(i) Slab cutter, falling under tariff item 8441 80 00
(ii) Shredder, falling under tariff item 8441 80 00
(iii) Solid pump vibrating screen, falling under tariff item 8413 70 96
(iv) Plastimeter/PRI ageing oven, falling under tariff item 8514 10 00
(v) Mooney viscometer, falling under tariff item 9027 80 10
(vi) Latex centrifuge testing, falling under tariff item 8421 11 00
(vii) Mechanical stability time apparatus, falling under tariff item 9024 80 99".

[F.No. 354/124/2003-TRU]

(G.S.Karki)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note.- The principal notification No. 21/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002 was published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R. 118(E), dated the 1st March, 2002 and was last amended vide notification No. 164 /2003-Customs, dated the 11th November, 2003[G.S.R. 882(E), dated the 11th November, 2003].

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