Amendments in Customs duty - 044/2001 - Customs -Tariff

Amendments in Customs duty 26th April, 2001 Notification No. 44/2001 - Customs G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments, in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.17/2001-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2001, namely :- In the said notification,- (a) in the Table,- (i) serial number 32 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (ii) after serial number 64 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:- (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) "64A. 27.04 Metallurgical coke when imported by a manufacturer of pig iron or steel using a blast furnace 5% - 7 " ; (iii) after serial number 245 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:- (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) "245A. 84, 85 or 90 Machinery or equipment specified in List 18A, required for textile industry 5% Nil -" ; (iv) against serial number 246, in column (3), for the word and figures "List 18", the words, figures and letter "List 18 or List 18A" shall be substituted; (v) after serial number 276 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:- (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) "276A. 8517.90 Parts (other than populated PCBs) 5% - -"; (vi) for serial number 292 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be substituted, namely:- (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) "292. 8529.90 The following goods, namely:- (i) Parts (including populated PCBs) of digital still image video cameras (ii) Parts (excluding populated PCBs) of transmission apparatus other than apparatus for radio broadcasting or television; transmission apparatus incorporating reception apparatus 15% 5% - - - -"; (vii) for serial number 314 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely:- (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) "314. 87.03 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading No.87.02), including station wagons and racing cars, new, which have not been registered anywhere prior to importation,- (a) if imported as Completely Built-up units (CBU) Explanation .- "Completely Built-up unit" means completely assembled vehicle, whether or not fitted with tyres or batteries. (b) if imported in any other form 60% 35% - - - -"; (viii) for serial number 315 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely:- (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) "315. 87.11 Motor cycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side cars, and side cars, new, which have not been registered anywhere prior to importation,- (a) if imported as Completely Built-up units (CBU) Explanation .- "Completely Built-up unit" means completely assembled vehicle, whether or not fitted with tyres or batteries. (b) if imported in any other form 60% 35% - - - -"; (ix) after serial number 321 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:- (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) "321A. 89.01 All goods (excluding vessels and other floating structures as are imported for breaking up) Nil Nil 70"; (x) against serial number 322, for the entry in column (2), the entry "89.02, 89.04, 8905.10 or 8905.90" shall be substituted; (b) in the Annexure, Condition No. 5 shall be omitted; (c) in List 18, items Nos. (23), (27), (28), (39), (56), (78), (88), (128), (129), (131), (134) and (136) shall be omitted; (d) after List 18, the following List shall be inserted, namely:- "List 18A (See S.No. 245A and 246 of the Table) (1) Effluent treatment unit with biopaq reactor, activated sludge process, activated carbon, ultrafiltration ozonisation facilities (2) Combined contipress/decatising machine (3) Effluent treatment unit with automatic sensing devices, automatic controlled chemical dosing, dissolved air floatation (DAF), reverse osmosis, sludge dewatering, decanters, ultrafilters, vacuum filters to deliver water for reuse (4) Hydraulic Flat Paper Press/continuous Hydraulic Flat Paper Press / Rotary Press (5) Fully fashioned high speed knitting machine (6) Computerised Pattern maker / Pattern grading / marker (7) Computerised embroidery pattern-making machine with plotter (8) High Speed Warping machine with yarn tensioning, pneumatic suction devices and accessories (9) Shuttleless loom (air jet, water jet, rapier and projectile) (10) Beam knotting machines (11) Auto control type humidification plant (12) Carding Sets, for use in woolen textile industry"; (e) in List 20, after item (24), the following shall be inserted, namely:- " (25) Fourier Transform Infra-red (FTIR) Spectrophotometer for measuring Epitaxy Thickness, Boron and Phosphorus weight percentage (26) Parts of FTIR instrument (27) Interferometer and nano-scan meter for measuring deposited metal or oxide thickness (28) Ellipsometer for measurement of refractive thickness, thickness of layers deposited on semi-conductor wafer (29) De-Oxo purifiers and puridriers for Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen and Argon gases (30) Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen gas generators and accessories for producing high purity process gases for semiconductor wafer/device manufacture (31) Automatic lead frame loaders for semiconductor devices (32) Mercury probing apparatus and accessories for measuring oxide purity and carrier concentration of semiconductor wafers (33) Parts of mercury probing apparatus (34) Fume scrubbers for toxic process gases used in semiconductor industry (35) Apparatus for profiling and measurement of the surface including topography of semiconductor wafers and or any layers deposited on it (36) Mass Flow Controllers (MFC) and Source Vaporiser for various process gases used in semiconductor wafer processing (37) RF Generator for Epitaxial Reactors heating (38) Parts of RF Generator (39) Equipment used for quality control namely Burn-in Systems, moisture monitors and parts thereof (40) Tools forMoulding, Cutting, Trimming operations used in the semiconductors manufacture (41) Apparatus for the measurement of dynamic electrical parameters of Semiconductor wafer devices (42) Apparatus for measuring physical parameters of junction in semiconductor wafers (43) Automatic trim and form/die equipment for semiconductor devices (44) Electro polished SS pipes, Swagelok fittings, nupro bellows valves, manual shut-off valves, non-return valves, high purity gas and chemical filters (45) Optical pyrometer for measuring infra-red radiated temperature (46) Gas Chromatograph / Analyzer for analyzing purity of process gases (47) Toxic gas monitors and Alarms (48) Milli-Volt generator for temperature profiling of diffusion furnace used in semiconductor industry (49) Curve Tracer for measurement of dynamic electrical parameters of semiconductor wafers/devices (50) Apparatus for measurement of life time carriers/Switching time for semiconductor devices (51) Contact Printer for photomask (52) Die sheer Tester (53) XRP Tester for inspection of the Moulded / Encapsulated devices for finding out the defects (54) Trace Moisture Analyzer / Dew point analyzer for measuring moisture contents in PPMS (55) UV light intensity measurement apparatus in semiconductor manufacture (56) Critical Dimension measurement system for Mask making". (T.R.RUSTAGI) Joint Secretary to the Government of India F.No. B-9/4 /2001-TRU Note.- The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification No. 17/2001-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2001 [G.S.R. 116 (E), dated the 1st March, 2001] and was last amended by notification No. 43/2001 - Customs, dated the 25th April, 2001.