CUS NTF NO. 26/1998 DATE 02/06/1998

To exempt specified goods, falling under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, from whole of special duty of customs leviable under section 68 of the Finance (No.2) Act, 1996.
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), read with sub-section (4) of section 68 of the Finance (No.2) Act, 1996 (33 of 1996), the Central Government, 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.12/97-Customs dated the 1st March, 1997, namely: -

In the said notification,

(i) in the opening paragraph, for item (b), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"(b) in the case of the goods specified against S. Nos. 2 to 15 of the said Table, from the whole of the special duty of customs leviable thereon under sub-section (1) of section 68 of the said Finance Act:"; and

(ii) in the Table after S. No. 13 and the entries relating thereto in column (2), the following shall be inserted, namely:-

S. No.	Description of goods falling within the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975)
(1)	(2)
"14.	All goods falling under sub-heading Nos. 1505.10, 1505.20, 2207.10, 2208.20, 2208.30, 2208.40, 2208.50, 2208.60, 2208.70, 2208.90, 2902.43, 5102.10, 5102.20, 5103.10, 5103.20, 5103.30, 5104.00, 5106.10, 5106.20, 5107.10, 5107.20, 5108.10, 5108.20, 5111.11, 5111.19, 5111.20, 5111.30, 5111.90, 5112.11, 5112.19, 5112.20, 5112.30, 5112.90, 5113.00, 5204.19, 5204.20, 5206.11, 5206.12, 5206.13, 5206.14, 5206.15, 5206.21, 5206.22, 5206.23, 5206.24, 5206.25, 5206.31, 5206.32, 5206.33, 5206.34, 5206.35, 5206.41, 5206.42, 5206.43, 5206.44, 5206.45, 5208.41, 5208.42, 5208.51, 5208.52, 5208.53, 5208.59, 5209.42, 5209.51, 5209.52, 5209.59, 5210.41, 5210.51, 5210.52, 5210.59, 5211.42, 5211.51, 5211.52, 5211.59, 5212.24, 5309.11, 5309.19, 5309.21, 5309.29, 5401.10, 5401.20, 5404.10, 5404.90, 5405.00, 5406.10, 5406.20, 5407.10, 5407.20, 5407.30, 5407.41, 5407.42, 5407.43, 5407.44, 5407.51, 5407.52, 5407.53, 5407.54, 5407.61, 5407.69, 5407.71, 5407.72, 5407.73, 5407.74, 5407.81, 5407.82, 5407.83, 5407.84, 5407.91, 5407.92, 5407.93, 5407.94, 5408.22, 5408.23, 5408.24, 5408.31, 5408.32, 5408.33, 5408.34, 5508.10, 5508.20, 5509.11, 5509.12, 5509.21, 5509.22, 5509.31, 5509.32, 5509.41, 5509.42, 5509.51, 5509.52, 5509.53, 5509.59, 5509.61, 5509.62, 5509.69, 5509.91, 5509.92, 5509.99, 5510.11, 5510.12, 5510.20, 5510.30, 5510.90, 5511.10, 5511.20, 5511.30, 5512.19, 5512.29, 5512.99, 5513.21, 5513.22, 5513.23, 5513.29, 5513.31, 5513.32, 5513.33, 5513.39, 5513.41, 5513.42, 5513.43, 5513.49, 5514.21, 5514.22, 5514.23, 5514.29, 5514.31, 5514.32, 5514.33, 5514.39, 5514.41, 5514.42,5514.43, 5514.49, 5515.11, 5515.12, 5515.13, 5515.19, 5515.21, 5515.22,5515.29, 5515.91, 5515.92, 5515.99, 5516.14, 5516.24, 5516.43, 5516.44,5516.93, 5601.21, 5601.22, 5601.29, 5601.30, 5602.10, 5602.21, 5602.29,5602.90, 5603.11, 5603.12, 5603.13, 5603.14, 5603.91, 5603.92, 5603.93,5603.94, 5604.10, 5604.20, 5604.90, 5605.00, 5606.00, 5607.10, 5607.21,5607.29, 5607.30, 5607.41, 5607.49, 5607.50, 5607.90, 5608.11, 5608.19,5608.90, 5609.00, 5702.32, 5702.42, 5702.52, 5702.92, 5703.20, 5703.30, 5704.10, 5704.90, 5801.10, 5801.21, 5801.22, 5801.23, 5801.24, 5801.25, 5801.26, 5801.31, 5801.32, 5801.33, 5801.34, 5801.35, 5801.36, 5801.90,5804.10, 5804.21, 5804.29, 5804.30, 5806.32, 5807.10, 5807.90, 5808.90,5809.00, 5810.10, 5901.10, 5901.90, 5902.10, 5902.20, 5902.90, 5903.10,5903.20, 5903.90, 5910.00, 5911.10, 5911.20, 5911.31, 5911.32, 5911.40,5911.90, 6001.92, 6002.42, 6002.43, 6301.10, 6301.20, 6301.30, 6301.40, 6302.10, 6302.21, 6302.22, 6302.29, 6302.31, 6302.32, 6302.51, 6302.52,6302.53, 6302.60, 6302.91, 6303.11, 6303.12, 6303.19, 6303.91, 6303.92,6303.99, 6304.11, 6304.19, 6304.91, 6902.10, 6902.20, 6902.90, 6903.10, 6903.20, 6903.90, 7019.11, 7019.12, 7019.19, 7019.40, 7019.51, 7019.52,7019.59 or 8540.40 of the said First Schedule.
15.	The following goods, namely:- (a) Floppy Disk Drive, Hard Disk Drive and CD-ROM drive falling under sub-heading No. 8471.70 of the said First Schedule; (b) Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy, other than set top boxes which have a communication function, falling under sub-heading No. 8517.80 of the said First Schedule; (c) Integrated circuits of CIF value exceeding Rs. 1000 per piece falling under sub-heading No. 85.42 of the said First Schedule; (d) Drafting or drawing machines falling under sub-heading Nos. 9017.10 or 9017.20 of the said First Schedule; (e) Light-weight coated paper weighing upto 51 g/m2, falling under heading No.48.10 of the said First Schedule and imported by actual users for printing of magazines; (f) Preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used in the manufacture of beverages, having an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 0.5% vol., falling under sub-heading No. 3302.10 of the said First Schedule; (g) Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic filaments, falling under sub-heading No. 5407.71 of the said First Schedule; (h) Upholstery fabrics certified by the importer as intended for use as outer covering in the manufacture of upholstered furniture, and falling under sub-heading Nos. 5208.39, 5208.49, 5209.31, 5209.32, 5209.39, 5209.41, 5209.43,5209.49, 5210.39, 5210.49, 5211.31, 5211.32, 5211.39, 5211.41, 5211.43, 5211.49, 5516.13, 5516.22, 5516.23, 5802.30, 5906.99 or 5907.00 of the said First Schedule; (i) Deflection components for use in colour monitor for computers, and falling under Chapter 85 of the said First Schedule; (j) All goods other than raw wool of average fibre diameter 32 microns and above, falling under heading 51.01 the said First Schedule; (k) Pillows, cushions and similar furnishings of cotton, eiderdowns, comforters and similar articles of cotton or man made fibre outer shells, falling under sub-heading No. 9404.90 of the said First Schedule; and (l) Compound alcoholic preparations of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages, of an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 0.5 per cent. by volume, determined at a temperature of 20 degrees centigrade, falling under sub-heading No. 2106.90 of the said First Schedule.".

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