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Issues: Whether the machines imported by the appellant were correctly held to fall outside Heading 8453 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, and consequently outside the benefit of the anti-dumping duty exemption notification.
Analysis: The machines were described as machines for use in leather footwear industries for injection moulding of PVC/TPR/EVA soles, and the authorities had found that they were not exclusively covered by Heading 8453, which is directed to machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather or for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins or leather. The exemption notification dated 23 March 2010 could not assist the appellant because the machine had to fall within the relevant heading for the benefit to apply. The contention that the words relating to footwear machinery should be read independently was rejected as inconsistent with the structure of the heading. A factual contention based on clamping force was also not entertained as it had not been specifically raised before the authorities.
Conclusion: The classification under Heading 8453 was not made out, the exemption was unavailable, and the challenge failed.
Ratio Decidendi: For a tariff-based exemption tied to a specified heading, the imported goods must answer that heading on their true and exclusive functional classification, and a factual finding of the authorities will not be disturbed absent reason to do so.
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