CUS NTF NO. 127/2006 DATE 30/12/2006

Changes in Customs Tariff - Exemption in goods from SAARC Countries
G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act,1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.105/99-Customs, dated the 10th August, 1999, namely:-

In the said notification, in the TABLE:-

(a) in part A;

(i) against S.No. 18, for the entry in column (3), the entry “1209 30 00” shall be substituted;

(ii) after S.No. 18 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and the entries shall be inserted, namely :-

“18A

Liquorice roots

1211 90

10%”;

(iii) S.No. 20 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

(iv) against S. No. 21, for the entry in column (2), the entry “Resin-Gum and Lac” shall be substituted;

(v) against S.No. 33,

(a) the numbers “2838” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted;

(b) for the numbers “2851” occurring in column (3), the numbers “2853” shall be substituted;

(vi) against S. No. 34, for the entry in column (2), the entry “Other chromates and dichromates excluding chromates of zinc or of lead” shall be substituted;

(vii) after S. No 34 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely :-

“34A

The following goods, namely :- (i) inorganic compounds of mercury namely:- (a) Mercury oxides (mercuric oxide); (b) Sulphides and polysulphides of mercury; (c) Polyphosphates of mercury; (d) Cyanides, complex cyanides and cyanide oxides of mercury; (e) Fulminates, cyanates and thiocyanates of mercury; (f) Chromates, dichromates or peroxochromates of mercury; (g) mercury salts of inorganic acids or peroxides, (including aluminosilicates, whether or not chemically defined), (h) Phosphides of mercury whether or not chemically defined; (i) Carbides, hydrides, nitrides azides, silicides, or Borides of mercury; (ii) Organo-mercury compounds (akin to those falling under 2931)

2852 00 00

10%”;

(viii) against S. No 35, in column (3),

(a) for the figures “2903.30” occurring in column (3), the figures “2903 31 00, 2903 39” shall be substituted;

(b) the figures “2917.31” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted;

(c) for the figures “2920.10” occurring in column (3), the figures and words “2920 11 00 and 2920 19” shall be substituted;

(d) for the words and figures “(except 2930.90)” occurring in column (3), the words and figures “(except 2930 50 00 and 2930 90)” shall be substituted;

(ix) after S. No.35 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely :-

“35A

Dithiocarbonates (xanthates)

2930 90

10%”;

(x) against S.No. 36A, in column (3), the figures “3006 10” shall be omitted;

(xi) after S.No. 36A and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entry shall be inserted, namely :-

“36B

Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents: sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics (excluding sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarn and sterile surgical dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable)

3006 10

10%”;

(xii) against S. No. 51, in column (3), for the figures “4418.50”, the figures “4418 50, 4418 60 00” shall be substituted;

(xiii) against S.No. 52, and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

“52

Paraquet Panels

4418 71 00, 4418 72 00, 4418 79 00

15%”;

(xiv) against S. No. 62B, the figures “7012 00 00” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted;

(xv) after S.No. 62B and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely :-

“62BA

Glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels

7020 00

10%”;

(xvi) against S. No. 67, the figures ‘8505 30 00’ occurring in column (3), shall be omitted;

(xvii) after S.No. 67 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.Nos. and respective entries shall be inserted, namely :-

“67A	Electro-magnetic lifting heads	8505 90 00	10%
67B	Parts of industrial vacuum cleaner	8508 70	10%”;

(xviii) against S. No. 70, the figures ‘8708.40’ occurring in column (3), shall be omitted;

(xix) after S.No. 75 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely :-

76

Gear Box

8708 40 00

10%

(b) in Part B,-

(i) against S.No. 6, for the entry in column (3), the entry “0802 60 00, 0802 90” shall be substituted;

(ii) against S.No. 6A, the figures “0810 90” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted;

(iii) after S.No. 6A and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely :-

“6B

All goods, other than black, white or red currants and gooseberries

0810 90

75%”;

(iv) against S.No. 7A, the figures “0910.50” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted;

(v) against S.No. 18, and the entries relating thereto the following S.Nos. and entries shall be substituted, namely :-

“18

All goods other than sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarn and sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable

3001, 3002, 3003, 3004 31, 3004 39, 3004 40, 3004 90, 3006 (except 3006 50 00, 3006 70 00, and 3006 92 00)

100%”;

(vi) against S.No. 18B, for the figures ‘3006 80 00’ occurring in column (3), the figures ‘3006 92 00’ shall be substituted;

(vii) after S.No. 18B and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely :-

“18C	Sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarn and sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable, other than those made up of knitted and crocheted fabrics	3006 10	50%
18D	All goods	3006 91 00	50%”;

(viii) against S.No. 30A, in column (2), for the entry ‘All goods’ the entry “All goods, other than articles of leather or of composition leather, of a kind used in machinery or mechanical appliances or for other technical uses” shall be substituted;

(ix) against S.No. 31, the figures ‘4204’ occurring in column (3), shall be omitted;

(x) after S.No. 31A and the entries relating, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely :-

“31B

Articles of leather or of composition leather, of a kind used in machinery or mechanical appliances or for other technical uses

4205

60%”;

(xi) against S.No. 38,

(a) for the entry in column (2), the entry “All goods, other than 3-thread or 4-thread twill including cross-twill unbleached woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing not more than 200g/m2” shall be substituted;

(b) in column (3), the brackets, words and figures “(except 5210 12)” occurring therein shall be omitted;

(xii) against S.No. 39, in column (3), the figures “5210 12” occurring therein shall be omitted;

(xiii) after S.No. 39 and the entries relating, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely :-

“39A

3-thread or 4-thread twill including cross-twill unbleached woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing not more than 200g/m2

5210 19 00

60%”;

(xiv) against S.No. 44, the brackets, word and figure “(except 5607 10)” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted;

(xv) against S.No. 45 and the entries relating, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely :-

“45

Of jute and other textile bast fibres of heading 5303

5607 90

60%”;

(xvi) against S.No 49, the figures “6103.21, 6111.10 and 6114.10” occurring in column (3) shall be omitted;

(xvii) after S. 49 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely :-

“49A	Ensembles of wool or fine animal hair	6103 29 90	50%
49B	Of wool or fine animal hair	6111 90 90	50%
49C	Of wool or fine animal hair	6114 90 90	50%”;

(xviii) against S.No. 50 and the entries relating, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely :-

“50

All goods other than those listed at S. Nos. 49A, 49B and 49C above

6103 (except 6103 31 00), 6104 32 00, 6104 33 00, 6104 39, 6105 20, 6105 90, 6107, 6108 11, 6108 19, 6108 21 00, 6108 22, 6108 29, 6109 10 00, 6110 90 00, 6111, 6112 11 00, 6112 20, 6113 00 00, 6114

60%”;

(xvi) against S.No. 51, the figures “6203.21” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted;

(xvii) after S. No. 51 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely :-

“51A

Ensembles of wool or fine animal hair

6203 29 00

50%”;

(xviii) against S.No. 52,

(a) in column (2), for the entry “All goods” the entry “All goods, other than men’s or boys’ ensembles of wool or fine animal hair or babies’ garments and clothing accessories of wool or fine animal hair” shall be substituted;

(b) the figure ‘6203.21’ occurring in column (3) shall be omitted;

(xix) against S.No. 55 the figures “6402.99 and 6403.30” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted;

(xx) against S.No. 55A, in column (2), for the entry “All goods” the entry “All goods, other than footwear made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole or a protective metal toe-cap” shall be substituted;

(xxi) after S. 55A and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No.’ and entries shall be inserted, namely :-

“55B	All goods, other than footwear incorporating a protective metal toe-cap	6402 99	60%
55C	Footwear made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole or a protective metal toe-cap.	6403 91 or 6403 99	75%”;

(xxii) against S.No. 56, the figures “6402.30” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted;

(xxiii) after S. 56 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely :-

“56A

Other footwear incorporating a protective metal toe-cap

6402 99

50%”

(xxiv) after S. 58 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely :-

“58A

Ceramic connectors for optical fibres, bundles or cables

8536 70 00

50%”;

(xxv) against S.No. 67D, the figures “8544 59” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted;

(xxvi) against S.No. 68, the figures “8544 59” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted;

(xxvii) against S.No. 72B, in column (3), for the entry “9403 80” the entry “9403 81 00, 9403 89 00” shall be substituted;

(xxviii) against S.No.73, for the entry in column (3), the entry “9503” shall be substituted;

(xxix) against S.No.74 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely;

“74

Dolls representing only human beings whether or not dressed

9503

60%”;

2. This notification shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of January, 2007.

F.No. 528/5/2006-Cus(TU)

(S. Bajaj)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note: The principal notification No. 105/1999-Customs, dated the 10th August, 1999, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R.No.582(E), dated the 10th August, 1999 and was last amended by notification No. 69/2006-Customs, dated the 30th June, 2006 [G.S.R. No.395 (E), dated the 30th June, 2006].