TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Amendment in Appendix 3 (SCOMET Items) to Schedule - 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, 2018
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....levant description in Category 0: a) Radioactive materials covered under 6A007.; b) Any material containing Beryllium or "Zirconium with Hafnium content less than 2000 ppm" as the major constituent, or more than 60% Hafnium by weight, or "Boron enriched in Boron- 10 isotope" or Niobium or tantalum covered under 6A008.; c) Nuclear power generating equipment or propulsion equipment, including "nuclear reactors", and components therefor covered under 6A009. and 6A017.; d) Simulators specially designed for military "nuclear reactors" covered under 6A017.; e) Any alloy with niobium as a major constituent in solid or powder form covered under 8C102.; f) Uranium-titanium alloys covered under 8C104.; g) Any material containing "Zirconium with Hafnium content less than 2000 ppm" or "Boron enriched in Boron-10 isotope" as the major constituent covered under 8C111.; h) Plutonium and Neptunium covered under 8C112.' 2. In the Glossary to the SCOMET list, the following expressions shall be substituted: ' "Contouring control" Two or more "numerically controlled" motions operating in accordance with instructions....
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....ty" can be estimated by determining the Allan variance noiseanalysis value at the integration period (i.e., sample time) consistent with the stated measurement period, which may include extrapolating the Allan variance noise analysis beyond the instability point into the rate/acceleration random walk or rate/acceleration ramp regions to an integration period consistent with the stated measurement period (Reference: IEEE Std 952-1997 [R2008] or IEEE Std 1293-1998 [R2008]).' 3. In the SCOMET Category 1B, after the SCOMET Entry 1B036 and the entry relating thereto, the following entries shall be substituted: S. No. SCOMET Entry Name of the Chemical Entry in CWC Schedule CAS ITC (HS) Numbers Codes '37. 1B037 Diphenyl Methyl Phosphonate 2B04 3747-58-0 29313900 38. 1B038 Others - - - 4. SCOMET entry 4A002.c. shall be substituted as under:- 'Machine tools for grinding, having any of the following characteristics: 1. "Positioning accuracies" with all compensations available better (less) than 4 μm according to ISO 230/2 (1988) along any linear axis (overall positioning); 2. Two or more contouring rotary ....
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.... c. Tools or cutters; d. Extruder worms. 6. In SCOMET entry 4A002, the Technical Notes, shall be substituted as under:- 'Technical Notes 1. Axis nomenclature shall be in accordance with ISO 841 (2001), "Numerical Control Machines - Axis and Motion Nomenclature". 2. Not counted in the total number of contouring axes are secondary parallel contouring axes (e.g., the w-axis on horizontal boring mills or a secondary rotary axis the centreline of which is parallel to the primary rotary axis). 3. Rotary axes do not necessarily have to rotate over 360°. A rotary axis can be driven by a linear device, e.g., a screw or a rack-and-pinion. 4. For the purposes of 4A002. the number of axes which can be coordinated simultaneously for "contouring control" is the number of axes along or around which, during processing of the workpiece, simultaneous and interrelated motions are performed between the workpiece and a tool. This does not include any additional axes along or around which other relative motions within the machine are performed, such as: a. Wheel-dressing systems in grinding machines; b. Parallel rotary....
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.... other explosive devices and charges and related equipment and accessories, as follows, and specially designed components therefor: N.B.1. For guidance and navigation equipment, see 6A011. N.B.2. For Aircraft Missile Protection Systems (AMPS), see 6A004.c. a. Bombs, torpedoes, grenades, smoke canisters, rockets, mines, missiles, depth charges, demolition-charges, demolition-devices, demolition-kits, "pyrotechnic" devices, cartridges and simulators (i.e., equipment simulating the characteristics of any of these items), specially designed for military use; Note 6A004.a. includes: a. Smoke grenades, fire bombs, incendiary bombs and explosive devices; b. Missile or rocket nozzles and re-entry vehicle nosetips.' 9. SCOMET entry 6A005 shall be substituted as under:- 'Fire control, surveillance and warning equipment, and related systems, test and alignment and countermeasure equipment, as follows, specially designed for military use, and specially designed components and accessories therefor: a. Weapon sights, bombing computers, gun laying equipment and weapon control systems; b. Other fire control, surveillance and warning equipment, and related systems, as ....
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....viding ballistic protection equal to or better than level III (NIJ 0108.01, September 1985, or comparable national standard). N.B. See also 6A013.a. Note 1 6A006. does not apply to civil vehicles designed or modified for transporting money or valuables. Note 2 6A006. does not apply to vehicles that meet all of the following; a. Were manufactured before 1946; b. Do not have items specified by the Munitions List and manufactured after 1945, except for reproductions of original components or accessories for the vehicle; and c. Do not incorporate weapons specified in 6A001., 6A002. or 6A004. unless they are inoperable and incapable of discharging a projectile. 11. SCOMET entry 6A008.a.6. shall be substituted as under:- 'DADE (1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene, FOX-7) (CAS 145250-81-3);' 12. SCOMET entry 6A008.a.33. shall be substituted as under:- ' "Explosives" not listed elsewhere in 6A008.a. and having any of the following: a. Detonation velocity exceeding 8,700 m/s, at maximum density, or b. Detonation pressure exceeding 34 GPa (340 kbar);' 13. SCOMET entries 6A008.a.36. & 37. shall be substituted as under:- '36. TEX (4,10-Di....
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....rmeability is less than 2.' 19. After the SCOMET entry 6A009.g., a new SCOMET entry 6A009.h. shall be added as under:- ' Naval nuclear equipment and related equipment and components, as follows: 1. Nuclear power generating equipment or propulsion equipment, specially designed for vessels specified in 6A009.a. and components therefor specially designed or 'modified' for military use. Technical Note For the purpose of 6A009.h.1., 'modified' means any structural, electrical, mechanical, or other change that provides a non-military item with military capabilities equivalent to an item which is specially designed for military use. Note 6A009.h.1. includes "nuclear reactors". N.B See Commodity Identification Note 2 to SCOMET.' 20. In SCOMET entry 6A010, Note 5 shall be substituted as under:- '6A010.a. does not apply to "aircraft" or "lighter-than-air vehicles" that meet all of the following: a. Were first manufactured before 1946; b. Do not incorporate items specified by the Munitions List, unless the items are required to meet safety or airworthiness standards of civil aviation authori....
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....cell foams' are flexible and porous materials, having an inner structure open to the atmosphere. 'Open-cell foams' are also known as reticulated foams'. 30. SCOMET entry 6A008.a.6. shall be substituted as under:- 'DADE (1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene, FOX-7) (CAS 145250-81-3);' 31. The Note under SCOMET entry 8A201.a shall be substituted as under:- 'Note 8A201 does not apply to balls with tolerances specified by the manufacturer in accordance with ISO 3290:2001 as grade G5 (or national equivalents) or worse'. 32. In SCOMET entry 8A3, Note 2 shall be substituted and a new Note 3 shall be added as under:- 'Note 2 The status of integrated circuits described in 8A301.a.3. to 8A301.a.9., 8A301.a.12. or 8A301.a.14., which are unalterably programmed or designed for a specific function for another equipment is determined by the status of the other equipment N.B. When the manufacturer or applicant cannot determine the status of the other equipment, the status of the integrated circuits is determined in 8A301.a.3. to 8A301.a.9., 8A301.a.12. and....
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....full scale). 4. 'Adjusted update rate' for DACs: a. For conventional (non-interpolating) DACs, the 'adjusted update rate' is the rate at which the digital signal is converted to an analogue signal and the output analogue values are changed by the DAC. For DACs where the interpolation mode may be bypassed (interpolation factor of one), the DAC should be considered as a conventional (non-interpolating) DAC. b. For interpolating DACs (oversampling DACs), the 'adjusted update rate' is defined as the DAC update rate divided by the smallest interpolating factor. For interpolating DACs, the 'adjusted update rate' may be referred to by different terms including: • input data rate • input word rate • input sample rate • maximum total input bus rate • maximum DAC clock rate for DAC clock input.' 36. SCOMET entry 8A301.b. shall be substituted as under:- 'Microwave or millimetre wave items, as follows: Technical Note For purposes of 8A301.b., the parameter peak saturated power output may also be referred to on product data sheets as output power, s....
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....ding 5 A/cm² or a pulsed (non-continuous) current density at rated operating conditions exceeding 10 A/cm2; d. "Vacuum electronic devices" with the capability to operate in a 'dual mode'. Technical Note 'Dual mode' means the "vacuum electronic device" beam current can be intentionally changed between continuous-wave and pulsed mode operation by use of a grid and produces a peak pulse output power greater than the continuous-wave output power.' 38. SCOMET entry 8A301.b.8. shall be substituted as under:- 'Microwave power amplifiers containing "vacuum electronic devices" specified by 8A301.b.1. and having all of the following: a. Operating frequencies above 3 GHz; b. An average output power to mass ratio exceeding 80 W/kg; and c. A volume of less than 400 cm^3; Note 8A301.b.8. does not apply to equipment designed or rated for operation in any frequency band which is "allocated by the ITU" for radio-communications services, but not for radio-determination.' 39. SCOMET entry 8A301.b.9. shall be substituted as under:- 'Microwave Power Modules (MPMs) consisting of, at least, a travelling....
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....:- 'Digital data recorders having all of the following: a. A sustained 'continuous throughput' of more than 6.4 Gbit/s to disk or solid-state drive memory; and b. "Signal processing" of the radio frequency signal data while it is being recorded;' 43. SCOMET entry 8A302.d.4 . & 5. shall be substituted and a new SCOMET entry 8A302.d.6. shall be added as under:- '4. Single sideband (SSB) phase noise, in dBc/Hz, specified as being any of the following: a. Less (better) than -(126+20 log10F-20 log10f) anywhere within the range of 10 Hz ≤ F ≤10 kHz anywhere within the frequency range exceeding 3.2 GHz but not exceeding 90 GHz; or b. Less (better) than -(206 - 20log10f) anywhere within the range of 10 kHz < F ≤ 100 kHz anywhere within the frequency range exceeding 3.2 GHz but not exceeding 90 GHz; Technical Note In 8A302.d.4., F is the offset from the operating frequency in Hz and f is the operating frequency in MHz. 5. An 'RF modulation bandwidth' of digital baseband signals as specified by any of the following: a. Exceeding 2.2 GHz within the frequency range exceeding 4.8 GHz but not exce....
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.... 'Rated for operation with a peak saturated power output greater than 0.1 nW (-70 dBm) at any frequency exceeding 31.8 GHz up to and including 37 GHz;' 47. Under the heading CRYPTOGRAPHIC "INFORMATION SECURITY", SCOMET entry 8A502, shall be substituted as under:- ' "Information security" systems, equipment and components, as follows: N.B. For "satellite navigation system" receiving equipment containing or employing decryption see 8A705., and for related decryption "software" and "technology" see 8D705., and 8E701. a. Designed or modified to use 'cryptography for data confidentiality' having a 'described security algorithm', where that cryptographic capability is usable, has been activated, or can be activated by means of "cryptographic activation" not employing a secure mechanism, as follows: 1. Items having "information security" as a primary function; 2. Digital communication or networking systems, equipment or components, not specified in paragraph 8A502.a.1.; 3. Computers, other items having information storage or processing as a primary function, and components therefor, not specifie....
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.... An algorithm described by Technical Note 2.c. may be referred to as being post-quantum, quantum-safe or quantum-resistant. Note 1 When necessary as determined by the appropriate authority in the exporter'scountry, details of items must be accessible and provided to the authority upon request, in order to establish any of the following: a. Whether the item meets the criteria of 8A502.a.1. to a.4.; or b. Whether the cryptographic capability for data confidentiality specified by 8A502.a. is usable without "cryptographic activation". Note 2 8A502.a. does not apply to any of the following items, or specially designed"information security" components therefor: a. Smart cards and smart card 'readers/writers' as follows: 1. A smart card or an electronically readable personal document (e.g., token coin, e-passport) that meets any of the following: a. The cryptographic capability meets all of the following: 1. It is restricted for use in any of the following: a. Equipment or systems not described by 8A502.a.1. to a.4.; b. Equipment or systems not using 'cryptography for data confidenti....
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....nnot easily be changed by the user. Technical Notes 1. 'Connected civil industry application' means a network-connected consumer or civil industry application other than "information security", digital communication, general purpose networking or computing. 2. 'Non-arbitrary data' means sensor or metering data directly related to the stability, performance or physical measurement of a system (e.g., temperature, pressure, flow rate, mass, volume, voltage, physical location etc.), that cannot be changed by the user of the device'. 50. SCOMET entry 8A502.b. is substituted as under:- 'Being a 'cryptographic activation token'; Technical Note A 'cryptographic activation token' is an item designed or modified for any of the following: 1. Converting, by means of "cryptographic activation", an item not specified by (8A502, 8A503, 8A504, 8B502, 8C5, 8D502 and 8E502)-Part 2 into an item specified by 8A502.a. or 8D502.c.1., and not released by the Cryptography Note (Note 3 in Category 8 - Part 2), or 2. Enabling, by means of "cryptographic activation", additional functionality specifie....
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....ing 1 W; 2. Output wavelength of 150 nm or more but not exceeding 510 nm and output power exceeding 30 W; Note 8A605.a.2. does not apply to Argon "lasers" having an output power equal to or less than 50W. 3. Output wavelength exceeding 510 nm but not exceeding 540 nm and any of the following: a. 'Single transverse mode' output and output power exceeding 50 W; or b. 'Multiple transverse mode' output and output power exceeding 150 W; 4. Output wavelength exceeding 540 nm but not exceeding 800 nm and output power exceeding 30 W; 8A605 a. 5. Output wavelength exceeding 800 nm but not exceeding 975 nm and any of the following: a. 'Single transverse mode' output and output power exceeding 50 W; or b. 'Multiple transverse mode' output and output power exceeding 80 W; 8A605 a. 6. Output wavelength exceeding 975 nm but not exceeding 1,150 nm and any of the following: a. 'Single transverse mode' output and any of the following: 1. Average output power exceeding 1,000 W; or 2. Having all of the following: a. Average output....
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....sp; Output wavelength exceeding 1,850 nm but not exceeding 2,100 nm, and any of the following: a. 'Single transverse mode' and output power exceeding 1 W; or b. 'Multiple transverse mode' output and output power exceeding 120 W; or 8A605 a.10. Output wavelength exceeding 2,100 nm and output power exceeding 1 W; 8A605 b. Non-"tunable" "pulsed lasers" having any of the following: 1. Output wavelength less than 150 nm and any of the following: a. Output energy exceeding 50 mJ per pulse and "peak power" exceeding 1 W; or b. "Average output power" exceeding 1 W; 2. Output wavelength of 150 nm or more but not exceeding 510 nm and any of the following: a. Output energy exceeding 1.5 J per pulse and "peak power" exceeding 30W; or b. "Average output power" exceeding 30 W; Note 8A605.b.2.b does not apply to Argon "lasers" having an "average output power" equal to or less than 50 W. 8A605 b. 3. Output wavelength exceeding 510 nm but not exceeding 540 nm and any of the following: a. 'Single transvers....
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....al to or exceeding 1 ps and less than 1 ns, and any of the following: 1. Output "peak power" exceeding 5 GW per pulse; 2. "Average output power" exceeding 50 W; or 3. Output energy exceeding 0.1 J per pulse; c. "Pulse duration" equal to or exceeding 1 ns but not exceeding 1 ms and any of the following: 1. 'Single transverse mode' output and any of the following: a. "Peak power" exceeding 100 MW; b. "Average output power" exceeding 20 W limited by design to a maximum pulse repetition frequency less than or equal to 1 kHz; c. 'Wall-plug efficiency' exceeding 12%, "average output power" exceeding 100 W and capable of operating at a pulse repetition frequency greater than 1 kHz; d. "Average output power" exceeding 150 W and capable of operating at a pulse repetition frequency greater than 1 kHz; or e. Output energy exceeding 2 J per pulse; or 8A605 b. 6. c. 2. 'Multiple transverse mode' output and any of the following: a. "Peak power" exceeding 400 MW; b. 'Wall-plug efficiency' exceeding 18% and "average output power" exceeding 500 W; c. "Average output power" exceeding 2 kW; or d. Output energy exceeding 4 J per pulse; or ....
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....verage or CW output power, exceeding 15 W; 2. Wavelength equal to or greater than 1,400 nm and less than 1,900 nm and average or CW output power, exceeding 2.5 W; or 3. Wavelength equal to or greater than 1,900 nm and average or CW output power, exceeding 1 W;' 60. SCOMET entry 8B602 shall be substituted as under:- 'Masks and reticles, specially designed for optical sensors specified by 8A602.a.1.b. or 8A602.a.1.d.' 61. SCOMET entry 8A702 shall be substituted as under:- 'Gyros or angular rate sensors, having any of the following and specially designed components therefor: N.B. For angular or rotational accelerometers, see 8A701.b. a. Specified to function at linear acceleration levels less than or equal to 100 g and having any of the following: 1. An angular rate range of less than 500 degrees per second and having any of the following: a. A "bias" "stability" of less (better) than 0.5 degree per hour, when measured in a 1 g environment over a period of one month, and with respect to a fixed calibration value; or b. An "angle random walk" of less (better) than or equal to 0.0035 degree per square root ho....
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....ts therefor: N.B. For equipment specially designed for military use, see 6A011.' 64. SCOMET entry 8A705 shall be substituted as under:- 'a. Employing a decryption algorithm specially designed or modified for government use to access the ranging code for position and time; or b. Employing 'adaptive antenna systems'. Note 8A705.b. does not apply to "satellite navigation system" receiving equipment that only uses components designed to filter, switch, or combine signals from multiple omni-directional antennae that do not implement adaptive antenna techniques. Technical Note For the purposes of 8A705.b. 'adaptive antenna systems' dynamically generate one or more spatial nulls in an antenna array pattern by signal processing in the time domain or frequency domain.' 65. SCOMET entry 8A703.b. shall be substituted as under:- ' "Source code" for hybrid integrated systems which improves the operational performance or reduces the navigational error of systems to the level specified by 8A703. or 8A708. by continuously combining heading data with any of the following: 1. Doppler radar ....
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....s or equipment, terrestrial equipment, and air-launch platforms, as under:- a. Space launch vehicles; b. "Spacecraft"; c. "Spacecraft buses"; d. "Spacecraft payloads" incorporating items specified by 8A301.b.1.a.4., 8A302.g., 8A501.a.1., 8A501.b.3., 8A502.c., 8A502.e., 8A602.a.1., 8A602.a.2., 8A602.2.b., 8A602.2.d., 8A603.b., 8A604.4.c., 8A604.e., 8A608.d., 8A608.e., 8A608.k., 8A608.l. or 8A910.c.; e. On-board systems or equipment, specially designed for "spacecraft" and having any of the following functions: 1. 'Command and telemetry data handling'; Note For the purpose of 8A904.e.1., 'command and telemetry data handling' includes bus data management, storage, and processing. 2. 'Payload data handling'; or Note For the purpose of 8A904.e.2., 'payload data handling' includes payload data management, storage, and processing. 3. 'Attitude and orbit control'; Note For the purpose of 8A904.e.3., 'attitude and orbit control' includes sensing and actuation to determine and control the position and orientation of a "spacecraft". ....