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Tonnage tax lock in establishes a multi year tenure and automatic cessation for qualification loss or compliance defaults.
Clause 231(8)-(9) provides that an approved tonnage tax option remains in force for ten years from the tax year of exercise, and ceases from the tax year in which the company ceases to qualify, defaults on compliance under section 232(1)-(20), is excluded under the exclusion provision, or voluntarily declares in writing to the Assessing Officer that the part will not apply; on cessation, shipping profits are computed under the general provisions of the Act.
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Tonnage tax opting procedure ensures time-bound approval and procedural fairness under the updated legislative framework.
A qualifying company must apply in the prescribed form to the Joint Commissioner within the statutory window; the Commissioner may call for documents, must afford an opportunity of being heard before refusing, and must communicate a written order within a set time measured from the end of the processing quarter. On approval, the tonnage tax regime applies from the tax year in which the option is exercised, with transitional provisions for IFSC units and further clauses governing duration, cessation, renewal and a bar on re-entry.
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Clause 228(16) excludes the book profit or loss derived from the activities of a tonnage tax company, as defined in Clause 228(1), from the company's book profit for the purposes of section 206, thereby preventing MAT from applying to profits attributable to qualifying core and incidental shipping activities; the exclusion operates alongside detailed provisions on caps for incidental income, allocation of costs and depreciation, treatment of non qualifying ships, and transfer pricing adjustments.
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Profits or gains on transfer of capital assets forming part of the block of qualifying ships are chargeable to income-tax, with capital gains computed under the capital gains provisions specified in the Bill. For that computation, references to "written down value of the block of assets" are to be read as the "written down value of the block of qualifying assets", and that WDV is to be determined by the method prescribed in sub-section (2) of Clause 229.
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Clause 230(2)-(4) (and mirror Section 115VM) deem pre option losses attributable to the tonnage tax business to have been set off against relevant shipping income while under the tonnage tax regime, bar their set off against non shipping income after opting in, and require any necessary apportionment to be made on a reasonable basis, creating documentary and evidentiary obligations and potential disputes over apportionment and the definition of relevant shipping income.
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Clause 230(1) creates a self contained tonnage tax computation by deeming all business losses, allowances and deductions to have been given full effect in their year of origin, prohibiting carry forward or set off of shipping business losses once under the tonnage regime, excluding general chapter based deductions from tonnage profits, and requiring written down values of assets to be computed as if depreciation had been claimed and allowed each relevant year.
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Depreciation under tonnage tax: explicit WDV allocation formulas clarify asset classification and continuity of depreciation claims.
Clause 229(1)-(7) mandates that, on entering the tonnage tax regime, depreciation be computed on the written down value attributable to qualifying ships by dividing the existing block WDV between qualifying and non qualifying assets using explicit proportional formulas; separate qualifying asset blocks are created, WDV is transferred proportionally upon reclassification, intra year depreciation is apportioned by days of use, and the resulting WDV blocks are deemed carried forward from the preceding year to preserve continuity.
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Allocation of shared costs and depreciation: apportionment on reasonable basis and fair proportion affects tonnage tax computations.
Clause 228(14) requires common costs attributable to the tonnage tax business to be allocated on a reasonable basis, with taxpayers maintaining records to support apportionment. Clause 228(15) requires depreciation for assets other than qualifying ships to be apportioned on a fair proportion determined by the Assessing Officer with reference to actual use. Both provisions mirror Section 115VJ, vesting discretion in the AO and preserving the objective of preventing tax arbitrage while increasing documentation and compliance burdens.
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Tonnage tax regime: clarifies qualifying shipping income, market value inter company valuation, and related party anti avoidance adjustments.
Tonnage tax applies to qualifying shipping income measured by net tonnage, defined as profits from specified core shipping activities and prescribed incidental activities; incidental income above a prescribed threshold is excluded. Inter business transfers must be computed at market value, with assessing officer power to use reasonable bases in exceptional cases. Related party arrangements producing more than ordinary profits may be adjusted to reasonable levels. The Central Government may exclude activities or set limits by notification subject to parliamentary laying. Losses in tonnage computation are ignored.
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Allocation of tonnage income: proportional or independent computation affects tax treatment of jointly operated qualifying ships.
Computation of tonnage income for jointly operated qualifying ships follows a two-step approach: where participating companies' shares are definite and ascertainable, income is allocated proportionately to each company; where shares are not definite and ascertainable, tonnage income for each operator is computed as if it were the sole operator. The rule aligns taxation with economic interest, creates documentary and compliance incentives, functions as an anti-avoidance measure, and may interact with cross-border tax rules, requiring clearer guidance on "definite and ascertainable" shares and documentation standards.
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Tonnage tax regime: ships' taxable income computed by daily tonnage rates and aggregation, excluding deductions.
Clause 227(1)-(6) prescribes a ship wise tonnage tax: each qualifying ship's tonnage income equals its daily tonnage income multiplied by qualifying days, with daily rates set by a four tier slab linked to certified net tonnage. Tonnage includes certified physical tonnage and prescribed deemed tonnage for slot and sharing arrangements, rounded to the nearest hundred tons. A non obstante clause bars any deductions or set offs, making the computed tonnage income the exclusive tax base under the Part.
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Tonnage tax scheme: deemed tonnage income treated as business profits, excluding actual shipping income under eligibility conditions.
Clause 226(7) mandates that tonnage income be computed under a separate formulaic provision and be deemed to be the profits chargeable under business income, while expressly excluding the actual "relevant shipping income" from tax once the tonnage computation applies; these effects are conditional on compliance with the Part's eligibility, option, separation, and record keeping requirements.
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Tonnage tax scheme: elective presumptive taxation for shipping income, requiring separate accounting and exclusive computation under qualifying criteria.
The tonnage tax scheme is an elective presumptive regime requiring eligible companies operating qualifying ships to compute profits from that business exclusively under the tonnage basis; the tonnage tax business is treated as a separate business with independent computation and accounting, and companies not opting or ineligible must compute shipping profits under the normal provisions of the Act.
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Qualifying ship definition governs tonnage tax eligibility by tying registration, certification, and operational use to tax benefit access.
The definition of qualifying ship in Clause 235(i) requires three operative conditions for tonnage tax eligibility: a minimum net tonnage, registration under the relevant shipping statute or an authorised foreign licence, and a valid certificate evidencing net tonnage. It lists explicit exclusions-vessels providing services normally provided on land, fishing vessels, factory ships, pleasure crafts, harbour and river ferries, offshore installations-and disqualifies vessels used for fishing beyond a specified threshold in a tax year, anchoring eligibility in maritime regulatory certification and operational use.
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Place of effective management central to qualifying company status, restricting tonnage tax benefits to genuinely India-managed shipping firms.
The qualifying company for the tonnage tax regime must satisfy four cumulative conditions: be an Indian company; have its place of effective management in India-defined to include decisions made by executives as well as the board; own at least one qualifying ship; and have its main object as operating ships. Clause 235(h) consolidates these criteria within a broader definitional framework and references updated maritime legislation to clarify eligibility and reduce interpretive disputes.
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Tonnage tax eligibility defined by operation status: owners and charterers qualify, long term bareboat lessors excluded.
Clause 226(1) treats a company as operating a ship or inland vessel if it owns or charters a vessel, including partial charters such as slot, space, or joint charters, and excludes companies that have chartered out vessels on bareboat charter or bareboat charter cum demise terms for periods exceeding three years, thereby distinguishing operational risk bearing operators from passive, long term financiers for purposes of the tonnage tax scheme.
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Tonnage tax regime: option to compute shipping income on a tonnage basis with deeming treatment as business profits.
Clause 225 creates a self-contained tonnage tax regime for companies operating qualifying ships, allowing an option to compute income under its Part with a deeming provision treating that income as profits and gains of business; key operational questions concern the definition of qualifying ships, the option's exercise and lock-in mechanics, and interaction with loss set-off, allowances, and other tax measures.
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Tonnage tax definitions: expanded, self-contained eligibility rules broaden coverage and tighten residency and exclusion tests.
Clause 235 consolidates and expands tonnage tax definitions by explicitly including inland vessels, embedding a detailed qualifying company test requiring Indian residency, ownership of qualifying ships, principal shipping business, and a specified place of effective management; it also defines qualifying ship with tonnage, registration/licensing and certification requirements and enumerated exclusions to prevent abuse.

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REVIEW OF CUSTOMS DUTY EXEMPTIONS

1 February, 2026

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A. Review of exemptions/concessional rates of BCD prescribed in notification No. 45/2025-Customs dated 24.10.2025:

A comprehensive review has been undertaken in respect of 124 conditional exemptions/concessional duty rate entries in notification No. 45/2025-Customs dated 24.10.2025 whose validity is expiring on 31.03.2026. After review, 102 entries are being continued, with or without modification, for two years, i.e. upto 31.03.2028. Further, 22 entries are being allowed to lapse on the end-date of 31.03.2026.

(a) The details of exemptions/concessional rates being extended, with or without modifications, are as under:

Sl. No.

S. No. of notification No. 45/2025- Customs

Brief Description

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In TABLE I of notification No. 45/2025-Customs

1.

5

Meat and edible offal of ducks, frozen

31.03.2028

 

2.

14

Planting materials, namely, oil seeds, seeds of vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants, tubers and bulbs of flowers, cuttings or saplings of flower plants, seeds or plants of fruits and seeds of pulses

 31.03.2028

 

3.

58

Algal oil for manufacturing of aquatic feed

31.03.2028

 

4.

61

Lactose for use in the manufacture of homeopathic medicine

31.03.2028

 

5.

69

Specified goods used in the processing of sea-food

31.03.2028

 

6.

84

Gold ores and concentrates for use in the manufacture of gold

31.03.2028

 

7.

85

Specified bunker fuels for use in ships or vessels

31.03.2028

 

8.

 98

Electrical energy supplied to DTA by power plants of 1000MW or above, and granted formal approval for setting up in SEZ prior to 19th July, 2012

 31.03.2028

 

9.

 99

Electrical energy supplied to DTA from power plants of less than 1000MW, and granted formal approval for setting up in SEZ prior to 19th July, 2012

 31.03.2028

 

10.

111

Medical use fission Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) for use in the manufacture of radio pharmaceuticals

31.03.2028

 

11.

112

Pharmaceutical Reference Standard

31.03.2028

 

12.

114

Specified goods used for the manufacture of ELISA Kits

31.03.2028

 

13.

119

Anthraquinone or 2-Ethyl Anthraquinone, for use in manufacture of Hydrogen Peroxide

31.03.2028

 

14.

134

Specified goods for use in the manufacture of sheets or backsheet, which are used in the manufacture of solar photovoltaic cells or modules

[The entry has been modified]

31.03.2028

 

15.

138

Specified goods for use in the manufacture of Brushless Direct Current (BLDC) motors

31.03.2028

 

16.

140

Tags, labels, stickers, belts etc. imported by bona fide exporters

31.03.2028

 

17.

141

Specified goods imported by bona fide exporters for use in the manufacture of handicraft items, for export

31.03.2028

 

18.

142

Specified goods imported by bona fide exporters for use in the manufacture of textile or leather garments, for export

 31.03.2028

 

19.

 143

Specified goods imported by bona fide exporters for use in the manufacture of leather or synthetic footwear, or other leather products, for export [The entry has been modified]

 31.03.2028

 

20.

144

Specified goods for the manufacture of orthopedic implants or other artificial parts of the body

31.03.2028

 

21.

146

Capacitor grades polypropylene granules or resins for the manufacture of capacitor grade plastic film

31.03.2028

 

22.

148

Super absorbent polymer (SAP) imported for use in the manufacture of specified goods

31.03.2028

 

23.

150

Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PT MEG) for use in the manufacture of spandex yarn

31.03.2028

 

24.

155

New or retreaded Pneumatic tyres of rubber of a kind used in aircrafts

31.03.2028

 

25.

156

New or retreaded Pneumatic tyres of rubber of a kind used in aircrafts

31.03.2028

 

 26.

 160

Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material for the manufacture of newsprint, paper and paperboard, adult diapers, and goods falling under heading 9619

 31.03.2028

 

27.

162

All goods imported for use in manufacture of paper, paperboard, or newsprint

31.03.2028

 

28.

163

Specified goods used in the printing of newspapers

31.03.2028

 

29.

164

Lightweight coated paper weighing upto 70g/m2, imported by actual users for printing of magazines

31.03.2028

 

30.

173

Pile fabrics for the manufacture of toys

31.03.2028

 

31.

174

Moulds, tools and dies, for the manufacture of parts of electronic components or electronic equipment

31.03.2028

 

 32.

 175

Graphite Felt for growing silicon ingots, and thin steel wire used in wire saw for slicing of silicon wafers

 31.03.2028

 

33.

184

Simply Sawn Diamonds

31.03.2028

 

34.

185

Seeds for use in manufacturing of rough lab-grown diamonds

31.03.2028

 

35.

205

Ferrous Scrap

31.03.2028

 

 36.

 208

Magnesium Oxide (MgO) coated cold rolled steel coils for use in manufacture of cold rolled grain oriented steel (CRGO).

 31.03.2028

 

37.

209

Specified goods for the manufacture of cold rolled grain-oriented steel

31.03.2028

 

 38.

 220

Forged steel rings for manufacture of special bearings for use in wind operated electricity generators [The entry is being merged with S.No. 230 in TABLE I of notification No. 45/2025-Customs dated 24.10.2025.]

 31.03.2028

 

 39.

 222

Copper wire of refined copper or copper rod for manufacture of photovoltaic ribbon for solar photovoltaic cell or modules [The entry has been modified]

 31.03.2028

 

 40.

 227

Dies for drawing metal, when imported after repairs from abroad, in exchange of similar worn-out dies exported out of India for repairs

 31.03.2028

 

 41.

 228

Parts and raw materials for manufacture of goods to be supplied in connection with the purposes of off- shore oil exploration or exploitation

 31.03.2028

 

 42.

 229

Specified goods when imported by a specified person, in relation with various petroleum operations or coal bed methane operations

 31.03.2028

 

43.

230

Goods for manufacture or the maintenance of wind operated electricity generator components. [The entry has been modified after merger of entry S. No. 220 in TABLE I of notification No. 45/2025- Customs]

 31.03.2028

 

44.

232

Parts of catalytic converters and goods for use in the manufacture of catalytic convertors or its parts

31.03.2028

 

45.

233

Platinum or Palladium for use in the manufacture of Noble Metal Compounds and Noble Metal Solutions

31.03.2028

 

46.

234

Ceria zirconia compounds for use in the manufacture of wash coat for catalytic converters

31.03.2028

 

47.

235

Cerium compounds for use in the manufacture of wash coat for catalytic converters

31.03.2028

 

 48.

 237

Machinery, electrical equipment, other instruments and their parts except populated PCBs for use in fabrication of semiconductor wafer and Liquid Crystal Display

 31.03.2028

 

 49.

 238

Machinery, electrical equipment, other instruments and their parts except populated PCBs for use in assembly, testing, marking and packaging of semiconductor chips

 31.03.2028

 

50.

239

Specified goods for the manufacture of certain goods and their parts

31.03.2028

 

51.

246

Bushings made of Platinum and Rhodium alloy when imported in exchange of worn out or damaged bushings exported out of India

31.03.2028

 

52.

247

Parts and components for manufacture of tunnel boring machines

31.03.2028

 

 53.

256

Evacuated tubes with three layers of solar selective coating for use in the manufacture of solar water heater and system

 31.03.2028

 

54.

267

Ball screws for use in the manufacture of CNC Lathes

31.03.2028

 

55.

268

Linear Motion Guides for use in the manufacture of CNC Lathes

31.03.2028

 

56.

269

CNC Systems for use in manufacture of CNCL lathes

31.03.2028

 

57.

270

Certain goods for use in manufacture of plastic processing machineries

31.03.2028

 

 58.

 272

Parts and components for use in the manufacture of goods like Micro ATMs, Fingerprint reader/scanner, Iris scanner, miniaturized POS card reader

 31.03.2028

 

59.

273

All parts for use in the manufacture of LED lights or fixtures including LED Lamps

31.03.2028

 

 60.

 274

All inputs for use in the manufacture of LED (Light Emitting Diode) driver or Metal Core Printed Circuit Board for LED lights and fixtures or LED lamps

 31.03.2028

 

61.

277

Goods imported for being tested in specified test centers

31.03.2028

 

62.

280

Specified goods for use in the manufacturing of Microphones

31.03.2028

 

 63.

292

Parts, components and accessories for manufacture of Digital Video Recorder (DVR)/ Network Video Recorder (NVR) falling under 8521 90 90, other than the following items, namely populated printed circuit boards; charger or power adapter; Sub-parts for use in manufacture of items mentioned at (i) above [Only clause (ii) is being continued while clause (i) is being allowed to lapse on the end-date of 31st March, 2026]

 31.03.2028

 

64.

293

Parts, components and accessories for use in manufacture of reception apparatus for television

31.03.2028

 

65.

294

Parts, components and accessories for manufacture of CCTV Camera

31.03.2028

 

 66.

 295

Parts, components and accessories except Lithium- ion cell and PCBA for use in manufacture of Lithium- ion battery and battery pack

 31.03.2028

 

67.

296

Inputs, parts or sub-parts for use in the manufacturing of PCBA of Lithium-ion battery and battery pack

31.03.2028

 

68.

297

Open cell for use in the manufacture of LCD and LED TV panels

31.03.2028

 

69.

302

Specified goods for use in the manufacture of LCD and LED TV panels

31.03.2028

 

70.

306

Magnetron of up to 1.5 KW used for the manufacture of domestic microwave ovens

31.03.2028

 

71.

314

Parts, sub-parts, inputs or raw material for use in manufacture of Lithium-ion cells

31.03.2028

 

72.

319

Lithium-ion cell for use in manufacture of battery or battery pack other than for cellular phone or EV

31.03.2028

 

73.

320

Lithium-ion cell for use in the manufacture of battery or battery pack of cellular mobile phone

31.03.2028

 

74.

321

Lithium-ion cell for use in the manufacture of battery or battery pack of EV or hybrid motor vehicle

31.03.2028

 

75.

333

Parts of gliders or simulators of aircrafts (excluding rubber tyres and tubes of gliders)

31.03.2028

 

76.

334

Raw materials for manufacture of aircrafts and parts of aircrafts

31.03.2028

 

77.

335

Components or parts including engines, of aircraft for manufacture of air craft

31.03.2028

 

78.

336

Parts, testing equipment, tools and tool-kits for MRO of aircraft, components or parts of aircraft

31.03.2028

 

79.

337

Other Aircrafts

31.03.2028

 

80.

338

Components or parts, including engines, of aircraft

31.03.2028

 

 81.

 339

Satellites and payloads, ground equipment brought for testing and ground installations for satellite including its spares and consumables

 31.03.2028

 

 82.

 340

Scientific and technical instruments, apparatus, equipment etc., required for launch vehicles and satellites and payloads

 31.03.2028

 

83.

341

All goods under heading 8802 (except CTH 8802 6000)

31.03.2028

 

84.

342

All goods under heading 8802 (except CTH 8802 60 00)

31.03.2028

 

85.

343

All goods under heading 8802 (except CTH 8802 60 00)

31.03.2028

 

86.

345

Parts (other than rubber tubes), of aircraft of heading 8802

31.03.2028

 

87.

348

Parts (other than rubber tubes), of aircraft of heading 8802

31.03.2028

 

 88.

 350

Barges or pontoons imported along with ships for the more speedy unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods

 31.03.2028

 

 89.

355

Fishing vessels, tugs and pusher crafts, light vessels, excluding vessels and other floating structures as are imported for breaking up

 31.03.2028

 

 90.

 375

Stainless steel tube and wire, cobalt chromium tube, etc. required for manufacture of Coronary stents/coronary stent system and artificial heart valve

 31.03.2028

 

 91.

376

Ostomy products for managing Colostomy, Ileostomy, Ureterostomy, Ileal Conduit Urostomy Stoma cases

 31.03.2028

 

 92.

377

Medical and surgical instruments, apparatus and appliances including spare parts and accessories thereof

 31.03.2028

 

93.

382

Hospital Equipment for use in specified hospitals

31.03.2028

 

94.

386

Raw materials, parts or accessories for the manufacture of Cochlear Implants

31.03.2028

 

95.

387

X-Ray Baggage Inspection Systems and parts thereof

31.03.2028

 

96.

388

Portable X-ray machine / system

31.03.2028

 

97.

392

Parts and cases of braille watches, for the manufacture of Braille watches

31.03.2028

 

98.

396

Parts of electronic toys for manufacture of electronic toys

31.03.2028

 

 99.

 415

All items of machinery, and auxiliary equipment required for initial setting up of a project for generation of power or generation of compressed bio- gas (Bio-CNG) using non-conventional materials

 31.03.2028

 

100.

440

All items of machinery, and auxiliary equipment for setting up of fuel cell-based system for generation of power or for demonstration purposes or balance of systems operating on biogas or bio-methane or by- product hydrogen

31.03.2028

 

In TABLE II of notification No. 45/2025-Customs

 101.

 1

Security fibre, security threads, Paper Based Taggant, including M-feature, for use in the manufacture of security paper by Security Paper Mill, Hoshangabad and Bank Note Paper Mill India Private Limited, Mysore

 31.03.2028

 

102.

 2

Raw materials for use in manufacture of security fibre and security threads for supply to Security Paper Mill, Hoshangabad and Bank Note Paper Mill India Private Limited, Mysore for use in manufacture of security paper

 31.03.2028

 

(b) The following 22 conditional exemption entries of notification no. 45/2025-Customs dated 24.10.2025 are being allowed to lapse on the 31.03.2026:

Sl. No.

S. No. of notification No. 45/2025- Customs

 Brief Description

 End date

 

In TABLE I of notification No. 45/2025-Customs

1.

93

Naphtha, for use in the manufacture of fertilisers

31.03.2026

 

2.

95

Liquified petroleum gases (LPG), in excess of the quantity of petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons consumed in the manufacture of polyisobutylene by the unit located in the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA), received from the unit located in Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and returned by the DTA unit to the SEZ unit from where such LPG were received.

31.03.2026

 

 3.

 107

Silicon in all forms for the manufacture of un-diffused silicon wafers; and un-diffused silicon wafers for the manufacture of solar cells or solar cell modules

 31.03.2026

 

4.

117

Maltol, for use in the manufacture of deferiprone

31.03.2026

 

5.

145

Specified goods imported for the manufacture of Copper-T contraceptives

31.03.2026

 

 6.

154

Ethylene – Propylene – Non-Conjugated Diene Rubber (EPDM) for use in the manufacture of insulated wires and cables

 31.03.2026

 

7.

172

Hydrophilic non-woven, hydrophobic non- woven, imported for use in the manufacture of adult diapers

31.03.2026

 

8.

201

Spent catalyst or ash containing precious metals

31.03.2026

 

9.

218

Metal parts for use in the manufacture of electrical insulators

31.03.2026

 

10.

219

Pipes and tubes for use in manufacture of boilers

31.03.2026

 

11.

231

Permanent magnets for manufacture of synchronous generators above 500KW for use in wind operated electricity generators

 31.03.2026

 

12.

236

Zeolite for use in the manufacture of wash coat for catalytic converters

31.03.2026

 

13.

243

High speed cold-set or high-speed heat set web offset rotary printing machines along with mail room equipment

 31.03.2026

 

14.

271

Cash dispenser or automatic banknote dispenser and its parts and components

31.03.2026

 

15.

275

Television equipment, cameras and other equipment for taking films, imported by a foreign film unit or television team

 31.03.2026

 

16.

276

Photographic, filming, sound recording of foreign origin, if imported into India after having been exported there from

 31.03.2026

 

17.

291

Parts and Components of digital still image video cameras

31.03.2026

 

18.

309

Raw materials or parts for use in manufacture of e- Readers

31.03.2026

 

19.

370

X-Ray tubes used in manufacture of X ray machines for medical, surgical or veterinary use

31.03.2026

 

20.

372

Flat panel detector for use in manufacture of X-Ray machine for medical, surgical or veterinary use

31.03.2026

 

21.

397

Parts of video games for the manufacture of video games

31.03.2026

 

In TABLE IV of notification No. 45/2025-Customs

 

22.

1

Motion pictures, music, gaming software for use on gaming consoles printed or recorded on media

31.03.2026

 

Note: Description of entries is indicative. Notification may be referred to for complete description.

(c) Further, upon review, the following unconditional exemption/ concessional duty rate entries of notification no. 45/2025-Customs dated 24.10.2025 are also being lapsed by omitting the respective entries with effect from 02.02.2026:

Sl. No.

S. No. of TABLE I in notification No. 45/2025- Customs

 Brief Description

1.

1

Animals and birds imported by Zoo

2.

113

Alpha pinene

3.

123

Artificial plasma

4.

128

Ammonium phosphate or ammonium nitro-phosphate, for use as manure or for the production of complex fertilisers

5.

132

Potassium sulphate, containing not more than 52% by weight of potassium oxide*

6.

137

Other diagnostic or laboratory reagents falling under tariff item 3822 90 90*

7.

213

INVAR

8.

258

Coffee roasting, brewing or vending machines for use in the manufacture or processing of coffee

9.

285

Parts of radio trunking terminals

10.

287

CD-ROMs containing books of an educational nature, journals, periodicals (magazines) or newspapers

11.

310

Loco simulators

*Effective BCD rate will remain the same for Sl.No. 5 and 6.

Note: Description of entries is indicative. Notification may be referred to for complete description.

(d) Other changes in the exemption entries of notification No. 45/2025-Customs:

(i) Sunset-clause for the following entries is being removed with effect from 02.02.2026:

Sl. No.

S. No. of TABLE I in notification No. 45/2025- Customs

 Brief Description

1.

 303

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 8525, 8526 or 8527. *The said entry is being omitted w.e.f 1st May, 2026 as the applicable rates will be incorporated in Tariff itself.

2.

353

All goods (excluding vessels and other floating structures as are imported for breaking up) (CTH 8901)

3.

356

All goods (excluding vessels and other floating structures as are imported for breaking up) (CTH 8906)

Note: Description of entries is indicative. Notification may be referred to for complete description.

(ii) Sunset-date of 31.03.2027 for the following entries is being prescribed:

Sl. No.

S. No. of TABLE I in notification No. 45/2025- Customs

 Brief Description

 End date prescribed

1.

192

Gold dore bar, having gold content not exceeding 95%

31.03.2027

2.

193

Silver dore bar having silver content not exceeding 95%

31.03.2027

3.

194

Gold bars, other than tola bars, bearing manufacturer’s or refiner’s engraved serial number and weight expressed in metric units, and gold coins having gold content not below 99.5%, imported by the eligible passenger Gold in any form other than (i), including tola bars and ornaments, but excluding ornaments studded with stones or pearls

31.03.2027

4.

 195

Silver, in any form including ornaments, but excluding ornaments studded with stones or pearls, imported by the eligible passenger

31.03.2027

Note: Description of entries is indicative. Notification may be referred to for complete description.

(iii) The following entries of notification No. 45/2025-Customs are being modified as under, with effect from 02.02.2026:

Sl. No.

S. No. of TABLE I in notification No. 45/2025- Customs

 Particulars

 1.

 69

The value limit of duty-free imports of specified goods imported for use in processing of sea-food has been increased from 1% to 3% of the FOB value of seafood products exported during the preceding financial year

2.

134

The modified description covers specified goods for use in the manufacture of sheets/encapsulants of EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate), PoE (Polyolefin Elastomer) or combinations thereof or backsheet, which are used in the manufacture of solar photovoltaic cells or modules

3.

12, 140, 142

The time period of export of value-added products manufactured from specified inputs imported at concessional rate of duty is being extended from six months to twelve months.

4.

143

The benefit of duty exemption on specified inputs for manufacture of leather/synthetic footwear for export is being extended to exporters of shoe-uppers also. The time period of export of value-added products manufactured from specified inputs imported at concessional rate of duty is being extended from six months to twelve months.

5.

 222

The modified description covers copper wire of refined copper of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6 mm or copper rods of refined copper, for the manufacture of photovoltaic ribbon, or tinned copper interconnect or cell interconnect or string interconnect or the photovoltaic connect or photovoltaic ribbon or solar ribbon or manufacture of solar photovoltaic cell or modules.

6.

220 & 230

S.No. 220 pertaining to “Forged steel rings for manufacture of special bearings for use in wind operated electricity generators” is being merged with S.No. 230.

Subsequently, the description of S.No. 230 covering goods for manufacture or the maintenance of wind operated electricity generator components, has been modified.

Note: Description of entries is indicative. Notification may be referred to for complete description.

(iv) The following exemption entries of notification No. 45/2025-Customs are being omitted with effect from 02.02.2026 as these are redundant. The effective BCD rate would remain the same and will apply from First Schedule of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. The details are as under:

Sl.No.

S. No. of TABLE I in notification No. 45/2025- Customs

Brief Description

1.

139

Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)

2.

157

New Pneumatic tyres, of rubber, of a kind used on aircrafts (other than goods covered under S. Nos. 155 and 156 of the notification No. 45/2025-Customs)

3.

217

Other screws and bolts, nuts and other non-threaded articles falling under tariff items 7318 15 00, 7318 16 00, 7318 29 90

Note: Description of entries is indicative. Notification may be referred to for complete description.

 


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