Status Holder Incentive Scrip customs-duty exemption extends to...

Status Holder Incentive Scrip customs-duty exemption extends to thermic fluids treated as capital goods where they are initially charged into a manufacturing plant and directly support its operation. The definition of capital goods under the Foreign Trade Policy and the exemption notification covers plant, machinery, equipment and accessories required directly or indirectly for manufacture, including specified goods for initial charge. Thermic fluids supplying high-temperature heat at low pressure for continuous polycondensation form part of the plant because they are essential to polyester manufacture. Classification as chemicals or treatment as inputs under SION does not displace their functional character as capital goods.