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      OTHER PROPOSALS INVOLVING CHANGES IN BASIC CUSTOMS DUTY RATES IN NOTIFICATIONS

      3 February, 2020

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      Heading, sub-heading, tariff item

      Commodity

      From

      To

       

       

      Animals

       

       

      1.

      0101 21 00

      Pure-bred breeding horses

      30%

      Nil

       

       

      Fuels, Chemicals and Plastics

       

       

      2.

      27

      Very low Sulphur fuel oil meeting ISO 8217:2017 RMG380 Viscosity in 220-400 CST standards/Marine Fuel 0.5% (FO), under the same conditions as available to IFO 180 CST and IFO 380 CST under entry at S. No. 139 of notification No. 50/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017.

      10%

      Nil

      3.

      2713 12 10, 2713 1290

      Calcined Petroleum Coke

      10%

      7.5%

      4.

      2843

      Colloidal precious metals; compounds of precious metals; amalgams of precious metals

      7.5%

      10%

      5.

      2916 12 10

      Butyl Acrylate

      5%

      7.5%

      6.

      3907 99 90

      Polyester Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCP) for use in manufacture of connectors

      7.5%

       Nil

      7.

      3920 10 99

      Calendared plastic sheets for use in manufacturing of smart cards

      10%

      5%

       

       

      Paper Industry

       

       

      8.

      48

      a) Newsprint, if the importer, at the time of import is an establishment registered with the Registrar of Newspapers, India (RNI)

      b) Uncoated paper used for printing newspaper, if the importer, at the time of import' is an establishment registered with the Registrar of Newspapers, India (RNI)

      c) Lightweight coated paper used for printing magazines, subject to end-use conditions

      10%

      5%

       

       

      Sports Goods

       

       

      9.

      44

      List of items allowed duty free import up to 3% of FOB value of sports goods exported in the preceding financial year is being amended to include-Willow

      Applicable rate

      Nil

       

       

      Precious Stones and Metals

       

       

      10.

      7108

      Gold used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices or light emitting diodes

      Nil

      12.5%

      11.

      7103

      Rubies, emeralds, sapphires - unset and imported uncut

      Nil

      0.5%

      12.

      7103

      Rough coloured gemstones

      Nil

      0.5%

      13.

      7103

      Rough semi-precious stones

      Nil

      0.5%

      14.

      7103

      Pre-forms of precious and semi-precious stones

      Nil

      0.5%

      15.

      7104

      Rough synthetic gemstones

      Nil

      0.5%

      16.

      7104

      Rough cubic zirconia

      Nil

      0.5%

      17.

      7104

      Polished Cubic Zirconia

      5%

      7.5%

      18.

      7110

      Platinum or Palladium used in manufacture of-.

      a) All goods, including Noble Metal Compounds and Noble Metal Solutions [2843]

      b) Catalyst with precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance [3815 12]

      12.5%

      7.5%

      19.

      7112

      Spent Catalyst/Ash containing precious metal like gold from which such precious metal is retrieved subject to specified conditions.

      12.5%

      11.85%

       

       

      Machinery

       

       

      20.

      84

      Goods specified in List 10 of Notification No. 50/2017-Customs dated 30.62017, required for use in high voltage power transmission project

      5%

      7.5%

      21.

      8432 80 20

      Rotary tillers/weeder

      2.5%

      7.5%

      22.

      84 or any other Chapter

      Goods specified in List 14 of Notification No. 50/2017 - Customs dated 30.6.2017, required for construction of road like paver finisher, machines for filling up cracks in roads, mobile bridge inspection units etc.

      Nil

      Applicable BCD

      23.

      8501

      Motors like Single Phase AC motors, Stepper motors, Wiper Motors etc.

      7.5%

      10%

       

       

      Electronic goods, parts thereof

       

       

      24.

      74

      Copper and articles thereof used in manufacturing of specified electronic items

      Nil

      Applicable BCD

      25.

      8504 40

      Specified Chargers and power adapters

      Applicable BCD

      20%

      26.

      8517 70 10

      PCBA of Cellular mobile phones (with effect from 01.04.2020)

      10%

      20%

      27.

      8517 70 90

      Fingerprint readers/scanner, for use in Cellular mobile phones

      Nil

      15%

      28.

      8517 70 90

      Vibrator/Ringer of Cellular mobile phones(with effect from 01.10.2020)

      Nil

      10%

      29.

      8517 70 90

      Display Panel and Touch Assembly of Cellular mobile phones (with effect from 01.10.2020)

      Nil

      10%

      30.

      8518 30 00

      Headphones and Earphones

      Applicable BCD

      15%

      31.

      8518 90 00

      Following parts of Microphone for use in manufacture of Microphone namely,

      a) microphone cartridge

      b) microphone holder

      c) microphone grill

      d) microphone body

      10%

      Nil

      32.

      8538

      Micro-fuse base, sub-miniature fuse base, Micro-fuse Cover and sub-miniature fuse cover for use in manufacture of micro fuse and sub-miniature fuse.

      7.5%

      Nil

       

       

      Automobile and automobile parts

       

       

      33.

      2843

      Noble metal solutions and noble metal compounds used in manufacture of catalytic converter and their parts

      5%

      10%

      34.

      7110

      Platinum or Palladium used in manufacturing of catalytic converter and their parts

      5%

      Applicable BCD

      35.

      84 or any other Chapter

      (A) Parts of catalytic converter tor manufacture of catalytic converters.

      (B) The following goods for use in the manufacture of catalytic converters and its parts, namely: -

      (i) Raw substrates (ceramics)

      (ii) Wash coated substrates (ceramics)

      (iii) Raw substrates (metal)

      (iv) Wash coated substrates (metal)

      (v) Stainless steel wire cloth stripe

      (vi) Wash coat

      5%

      7.5%

      36.

      8702, 8704

      Completely Built Units (CBUs) of commercial vehicles (other than electric vehicles) (with effect from 01.04.2020)

      30%

      40%

      37.

      8702, 8704

      Completely Built Units (CBUs) of commercial electric vehicles (with effect from 01.04.2020)

      25%

      40%

      38.

      8703

      Semi Knocked Down (SKD) forms of electric passenger vehicles (with effect from 01.04.2020)

      15%

      30%

      39.

      8702, 8704, 8711

      Semi Knocked Down (SKD) forms of electric vehicles- Bus, Trucks and Two wheelers (with effect from 01.04.2020)

      15%

      25%

      40.

      8702, 8703, 8704, 8711

      Completely Knocked Down (CKD) forms of electric vehicles - Passenger vehicles, Three wheelers, Two wheelers, Bus and Trucks (with effect from 01.04.2020)

      10%

      15%

       

       

      Defence sector

       

       

      41.

      73,84,85,87,88,89,90,93

      Exemption from import duty for specified military equipment, when imported by Defense PSUs and other PSUs for defence forces.

      As applicable

      Nil

       

       


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