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Issues: Whether the imported thick glass mirrors were classifiable as glass sheets under Heading 70.01/16 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 or as mirrors under Heading 90.01 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
Analysis: The classification turned on the true commercial identity of the imported goods. The deciding factor was the distinction between ordinary glass sheet and a mirror which has acquired a reflecting function by processing, the latter being understood in trade and common parlance as a mirror notwithstanding that glass is used as its base medium. The record showed that the goods were described as mirrors in the import documents and in trade usage, and the departmental authorities themselves had described them as thick mirrors. Applying the principle that goods must be classified according to their commercial identity and functional character rather than by dictionary meaning alone, the goods could not be treated as mere glass sheets.
Conclusion: The imported goods were classifiable under Heading 90.01 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and not under Heading 70.01/16. The appeal succeeded and the assessee was entitled to consequential relief.
Ratio Decidendi: For tariff classification, the decisive test is the commercial and functional identity of the goods in trade parlance; where glass has acquired the character of a mirror, it ceases to be classifiable as a mere glass sheet.
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