Fish Finders Not Eligible for 5% Tax Rate as They Don't Qualify as Essential Vessel Parts Under N/N. 1/2017

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....The AAR ruled that fish finders cannot be classified as parts of vessels under Chapter headings 8901, 8902, 8904, 8905, 8906, or 8907, and therefore are not eligible for the reduced 5% tax rate under Sr.No.252 of N/N. 1/2017 Central Tax (Rate). The authority determined that while fish finders are manufactured for use on fishing vessels and other watercraft, vessels remain complete and functional without them. Unlike essential components integral to a vessel's operation, fish finders are auxiliary equipment. The AAR distinguished between classification cases under Central Excise Tariff and the present matter, which concerned whether the product constituted a vessel part for tax rate determination purposes.....