Rule 8 - De minimis. - Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of Goods under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the Republic of India and Japan) Rules, 2011

8. De minimis. (1) Non-originating materials used in the production of a good which do not satisfy an applicable rule for the good shall be disregarded, subject to the condition that totality of such materials does not exceed the percentages in value or weight of the good as specified below: (a) in the case of a good classified under Chapters 15 through 24 (except 1604.20, 1605.20, 1605.90, 2101.11, 2101.20, 2106.10, 2106.90, 2207.10 and 2207.20), 2501.00, 2906.11, 2918.14, 2918.15, 2940.00, 3505.10, 3505.20, 3809.10 and 3824.60 of the Harmonized System, seven percent in value of the good; (b) in the case of a good classified under Chapters 28 through 49 (except 2905.44, 2906.11, 2918.14, 2918.15, 2940.00, 3502.11, 3502.19, 3505.10, 3505.20, 3809.10, 3824.60, 4601.29, 4601.94 and 4602.19) and 64 through 97 of the Harmonized System, ten percent in value of the good; and (c) in the case of a good classified under Chapters 50 through 63 (except 5001.00, 5003.00, heading 51.02, 51.03, 52.01 through 52.03, 53.01 and 53.02) of the Harmonized System, seven percent in weight of the good. Explanation.- For the purposes of this rule, the term value of the good means the free-on-board value of the good referred to in rule 6 or the value set out in clause (a) of Explanation 2 to rule 6. (2) This rule shall not be applied in calculating the qualifying value content set out in rule 6.