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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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