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Issues: Whether the imported industrial steam iron presses were classifiable under Heading 84.51 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and eligible for the concessional exemption under Notification No. 16/85-Cus., or whether they fell under Chapter 85 as electrical appliances.
Analysis: The goods were described as industrial irons for pressing shirts, trousers and jackets and were supported by literature showing industrial use only. The classification turned on the character of the goods and the scheme of the tariff. Machinery and mechanical appliances of a kind covered by Chapter 84 do not move to Chapter 85 merely because they contain electrical elements. The record showed that these iron presses were meant for industrial ironing of rough and hard fabrics, and they were not ordinary smoothing irons of the type covered by Heading 85.10. On that basis, the imported goods retained their place under the heading applicable to industrial textile machinery, and the exemption under Notification No. 16/85-Cus. was available.
Conclusion: The industrial iron presses were correctly classifiable under Heading 84.51 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and not under Chapter 85; the Revenue's challenge failed, and the exemption benefit was upheld in favour of the assessee.
Ratio Decidendi: A machine remains classifiable under Chapter 84 if it is a kind of industrial machinery covered there, even if it incorporates electrical components, and industrial ironing presses are not to be treated as smoothing irons under Chapter 85 merely because they operate with electricity.
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