Exemption and effective rates for specified goods of Chapters 1 to 99 - Amendment to Notification No. 11/97-Cus. - 51/97 - Customs -Tariff

Exemption and effective rates for specified goods of Chapters 1 to 99 - Amendment to Notification No. 11/97-Cus. Notification No. 51/97-Cus. Dated 2-6-1997 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 amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 11/97-Customs, dated the 1st March, 1997 namely :- In the said notification, - (a) in the table, after S. No. 149 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely :- (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) "149A. 85 Goods specified in List 9A required for basic telephone service 20% Nil 33A 149B 84, 85 or 90 Goods specified in List 9B required for cellular mobile telephone service 20% Nil 33B 149C 84, 85 or 90 Goods specified in List 9C required for radio paging service 20% Nil 33C 149D 84 or 85 Goods specified in List 9D required for closed user's group 64 KBPS domestic data network via INSAT satellite system in extended C band 20% Nil 33D"; (b) in the Annexure, - (i) after List 9, the following Lists shall be added, namely :- "List 9A (See S. No. 149A of the Table) 1. Radio communication equipment including VHF, UHF and microwave communication equipment of the following description, namely :- (a) wireless in local loop system (excluding terminal equipment) 2. Apparatus, for carrier current line systems or digital line systems of the following description, namely :- (a) HDSL system (b) DLC system (c) SDH system List 9B (See. S. No. 149B of the Table) 1. Telephonic or telegraphic apparatus of the following description : (a) switching apparatus for cellular mobile telephone service. (b) base station controllers. 2. Radio communication equipment including VHF, UHF and microwave communication equipment with following description : (a) base transceivers stations (BTS) 3. Network management stations 4. Cellular repeaters 5. BTS ancillary equipment 6. Computers for billing and customer service 7. Voice mail service hardware 8. Short message service hardware 9. Automatic call distribution system 10. Transcoders 11. BSS test equipment List 9C (See. S. No. 149C of the Table) 1. Paging control terminal 2. Transmitter controller 3. Paging transmitter 4. Link transmitter/link repeater, monitor receiver 5. Link receiver 6. N+1 Arbitrators for the above, hot standby panel 7. Combiners 8. Automatic monitoring system 9. Network management control system 10. Integrated ACD/OAP system 11. Isolators 12. Cavity filters 13. Multicouplers 14. Directional power sensors 15. Communication analysers 16. Radio communication test setup, spectrum analyser, field strength meter 17. POCSAG or FLEX encoders 18. Global positioning system 19. Simul cast controller 20. Automatic call distribution equipment/system List 9D (See. S. No. 149D of the Table) 1. Satellite communication equipment (other than customer premises equipment) 2. Network management system"; (ii) after Condition 33, the following Conditions shallbe added, namely : - "33A. If imported by a person licensed by the Department of Telecommunications of the Government of India for the purpose of providing basic telephone service. 33B. If imported by a person licensed by the Department of Telecommunications of the Government of India for the purpose of providing cellular mobile telephone service. 33C. If imported by a person licensed by the Department of Telecommunications of the Government of India for the purpose of providing radio paging service. 33D If imported by a person licensed by the Department of Telecommunications of the Government of India for the purpose of providing value added services via VSAT system.". 2. This notification shall be valid upto and inclusive of the 31st day of March, 1999.