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AMENDMENTS IN THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT, 1975

3 February, 2020

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Tariff rate changes for Basic Customs Duty [to be effective from 02.02.2020] * [Clause 115 (a) of the Finance Bill, 2020]

Rate of Duty

S.No.

Heading, sub-heading, tariff item

Commodity

From

To

 

 

Food processing

 

 

1.

0802 32 00

Walnuts, shelled

30%

100%

 

 

Chemicals

 

 

2.

3824 99 00

Other Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified

10%

17.5%

 

 

Footwear

 

 

3.

6401, 6402,

6403, 6404, 6405

Footwear

25%

35%

4.

6406

Parts of footwear

15%

20%

 

 

Household Items

 

 

5.

6911 10, 6911 90 20, 6911 90 90

Tableware, kitchenware, water filters (of a capacity not exceeding 40 litres) and other household articles, of porcelain of china.

10%

20%

6.

6912 00 10, 6912 00 20, 6912 00 40, 6912 00 90

Ceramic tableware, kitchen-ware, clay articles and other household articles

10%

20%

7.

7013

Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or Similar purposes (other than that of heading 7010 or 7018)

10%

20%

8.

7323

Table kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel, iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of iron or steel, including pressure cookers pans utensils, misc articles such as iron & steel wool, polishing pads, gloves etc.

10%

20%

9.

7418 10

Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of copper; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of copper.

10%

20%

10.

7615 10

Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of aluminum; pot scourer and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of aluminum.

10%

20%

11.

8301

Padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically operated) of base metal; Clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks of base metals; keys for any of the foregoing articles, of base metals (Other than lock of a kind used for automobiles.)

10%

20%

12.

9603

Brooms, brushes, hand operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorized, mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; Squeegees (other than roller squeegees).

10%

20%

13.

9604 00 00

Hand sieves and hand riddles.

10%

20%

14.

9615

Combs, hair-slides and the like, hairpins curling pins, curling grips, hair curlers and the like other than those of heading 8516 and parts thereof.

10%

20%

15.

9617

Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners.

10%

20%

16.

8414 51 10

Table Fans

10%

20%

17.

8414 51 20

Ceiling Fans

10%

20%

18.

8414 51 30

Pedestal Fans

10%

20%

19.

8414 59 20

Blowers, Portable

10%

20%

20.

8509 40 10

Food Grinders

10%

20%

21.

8509 40 90

Other grinders and Mixer

10%

20%

22.

8509 80 00

Other Appliances

10%

20%

23.

8510 10 00

Shavers

10%

20%

24.

8510 20 00

Hair Clippers

10%

20%

25.

8510 30 00

Hair-removing appliances

10%

20%

26.

8516 10 00

Water heaters and immersion heaters

10%

20%

27.

8516 21 00

Storage heating radiators

10%

20%

28.

8516 29 00

Other electrical space heating apparatus

10%

20%

29.

8516 31 00

Hair Dryers

10%

20%

30.

8516 32 00

Other hair dressing apparatus

10%

20%

31.

8516 33 00

Hand Drying apparatus

10%

20%

32.

8516 40 00

Electric smoothing irons

10%

20%

33.

8516 60 00

Other ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters

10%

20%

34.

8516 71 00

Coffee and Tea Makers

10%

20%

35.

8516 72 00

Toasters

10%

20%

36.

8516 79 10

Electro-thermic fluid heaters

10%

20%

37.

8516 79 20

Electrical or electronic devices for repelling insects

10%

20%

38.

8516 79 90

Other electro-thermic appliances used for domestic purposes

10%

20%

39.

8516 80 00

Electric heating resistors

10%

20%

 

 

Precious Metals

 

 

40.

7118

Coin

10%

20%

 

 

Machinery

 

 

41.

8414 51 40

Railway Carriage fans

7.5%

10%

42.

8414 51 90

Other fans with a self-contained electric motor not exceeding 125W

7.5%

20%

43.

8414 59 10

Air Circulator

7.5%

10%

44.

8414 59 30

Industrial fans blowers and similar blowers

7.5%

10%

45.

8414 59 9

Other industrial fans

7.5%

10%

46.

8414 30 00, 8414 80 11

Compressor of Refrigerator and Air conditioner

10%

12.5%

47.

8419 89 10

Pressure vessels

7.5%

10%

48.

8418 10 10

Commercial type combined refrigerator freezers, fitted separate external doors

7.5%

15%

49.

8418 30 10

Commercial freezer of chest type, not exceeding 800 litre capacity

7.5%

15%

50.

8418 30 90

Other chest type freezers

10%

15%

51.

8418 40 10

Electrical freezers of upright type, not exceeding 800 litre capacity

7.5%

15%

52.

8418 40 90

Other freezers of upright type, not exceeding 800 litre capacity

7.5%

15%

53.

8418 50 00

Refrigerating or freezing display counters, cabinets, Show-cases and the like

7.5%

15%

54.

8418 61 00

Heat pumps other than air conditioning machines

7.5%

15%

55.

8418 69 10

Ice making machinery

7.5%

15%

56.

8418 69 20

Water cooler

10%

15%

57.

8418 69 30

Vending machine, other than automatic

10%

15%

58.

8418 69 40

Refrigerating equipment/devices used in leather industry

7.5%

15%

59.

8418 69 50

Refrigerated farm tanks, industrial ice cream freezer

7.5%

15%

60.

8418 69 90

Others (like freezers of capacity 800 litres and more etc.]

7.5%

15%

61.

8515 (except 8515 90 00)

Welding and Plasma cutting machines

7.5%

15%

 

 

Other Electronic goods

 

 

62.

8504 40 (except 8404 40 21)

Static Converters

15%

20%

63.

8504 40 21

Dip bridge rectifier

10%

20%

64.

8517 70 10

Populated, loaded or stuffed printed circuit boards

10%

20%

 

 

Automobile and automobile parts

 

 

65.

8421 39 20, 8421 39 90

Catalytic Convertor

10%

15%

 

 

Furniture Goods

 

 

66.

9401

Seats and parts of seats (other than aircraft seats and their parts)

20%

25%

67.

9403

Other Furniture and parts thereof

20%

25%

68.

9404

Mattress supports: Articles of bedding and similar furnishing

20%

25%

69.

9405

Lamps and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and pads thereof; Illuminated signs, illuminated name plates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof (except solar lantern and solar lamps).

20%

25%

 

 

Toys

 

 

70.

9503

Tricycles, scooters, pedal-cars and similar wheeled-toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-Size (“scale”) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds

20%

60%

 

 

Stationary items

 

 

71.

8304 00 00

Filing, cabinets. card-index cabinets, paper-trays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and similar office or desk equipment of base metal, Other than office furniture of heading 9403

10%

20%

72.

8305

Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips, indexing tags and similar office articles, of base metal; staples in strips (for example, for offices, upholstery, packaging), of base metal

10%

20%

73.

8310

Sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 9405

10%

20%

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

74.

6702

Artificial Flowers

10%

20%

75.

7018 10 20

Glass Beads

10%

20%

76.

8306

Bells, gongs, statuettes, trophies and like, non-electric of base metal; statuettes and other ornaments of base metal; photograph, picture or similar frames, of base metal; mirrors of base metal.

10%

20%

B.

New entries added to the First Schedule [to be effective from 02.02.2020] * [Clause 115(b) of the Finance Bill, 2020]

S. No

Tariff Item

Description

Tariff Rate

Effective rate

1.

8414 51 50

Wall fans

20%

20%

2.

8529 90 30

Open cell for television set

15%

0%

3.

8541 40 11

Solar cells, not assembled

20%

0%

4.

8541 40 12

Solar cells, assembled in modules or made up in panels

20%

0%

*Will come into effect immediately owing to a declaration under the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1931.

 


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