Amendment to 21 Notifications consequent to alignment of Customs Tariff with HSN - 175/95 - Customs -Tariff

Amendment to 21 Notifications consequent to alignment of Customs Tariff with HSN Notification No. 175/95-Cus. Dated 29-12-1995 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 directs that each of the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) specified in column (2) of the Table hereto annexed, shall be amended or further amended, as the case may be, in the manner specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table. TABLE S. No. Notification No. and date Amendment (1) (2) (3) 1. 29/89-Customs, dated the 1st March, 1989 In the Table annexed to the said notification, against S. No. 1, in column (2), for the figures "0801.30", the figures "0801.31" shall be substituted; 2. 32/89-Customs, dated the 1st March, 1989 In the Table annexed to the said notification, - (a) S. No. 1 shall be renumbered as 1A; (b) before S. No. 1A so renumbered and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be added, namely, - (1) (2) (3) (4) " 1. 2106.90 or 3302.1 Compound alco-holic preparation preparations of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages, of an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 0.5% volume, determined at 20 degree centigrade Nil"; (c) S. No. 13 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (d) after S.No. 17 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. Nos. and entries shall be inserted, namely, - "17A. 2208.60 Vodka Nil 17B. 2208.70 Liqueurs and Cordials Nil"; 3. 236/89-Cus- toms, dated the 1st September, 1989 In the Table annexed to the said notification, against S. No. 18, in column (3), for the figures and word "5205.11 to 5205.45", the figures and word "5205.11 to 5205.48" shall be substituted; 4. 83/90-Customs, dated the 20th March, 1990 In the said notification, in the opening paragraph, for the words, letters and figures "falling under heading No. 72.04", the words, letters and figures "falling under heading No. 72.04 or sub-heading No. 8548.10" shall be substituted; 5. 93/91-Customs, dated the 25thJuly, 1991 In the said notification, - (a) in the opening paragraph, for the words and figures "Computer peripheral devices, falling under heading 84.71", the words and figures "Computer peripheral devices falling under heading 84.71 and power supply units which supply power under the control of the computer system to which they belong" shall be substituted ; (b) in condition (ii), for the words "the imported computer peripheral devices", the words "imported computer peripheral devices and power supply units" shall be substituted ; 6. 11/94-Customs, dated the 1st March, 1994 In the Table annexed to the said notification, against S.No. 1, in column (3), for the words "Vegetable saps and extracts", the words and brackets "Vegetable saps and extracts (excluding vanilla oleoresin or vanilla extract)" shall be substituted; 7. 15/94-Customs, dated the 1stMarch, 1994 In the Table annexed to the said notification, after S.No. 2 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.Nos. and entries shall be added, namely :- (1) (2) (3) (4) "3. 21 Compound alcoholic preparations of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages, of an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 0.5% by volume, determined at a temperature of 20 degrees centigrade, falling within sub-heading No. 2106.90 200% ad valorem 4. 21 All goods falling within sub-Heading No. 2106.90, other than those specified at S.No. 3 above. 50% ad valorem" ; 8. 17/94-Customs, dated the 1st March, 1994 In the Table annexed to the said notification, after S. No. 1 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely :- (1) (2) (3) (4) "1A 25.03 Crude or unrefined sulphur Nil "; 9. 39/94-Customs, dated, the 1stMarch, 1994. In the Table annexed to the said notification, against S. No. 3, in column (3), for the entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely, - "The following types of newsprint, namely :- (i) uncoated paper of a kind used for the printing of newspapers, of which not less than 65% by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres obtained by a mechanical process, unsized or very lightly sized, having a smoothness on each side not exceeding 200 seconds Bekk, weighing not less than 40gm. per square metre and not more than 57 gm. per square metre and having an ash content by weight not exceeding 8% ; or (ii) uncoated paper (excluding chrome paper, marble paper, flint paper, poster paper, stereo paper and art paper) containing mechanical wood pulp amounting to not less than 70 per cent. by weight of the total fibre content and weighing more than 57 gm. per square metre but not more than 65 gm. per square metre" ; 10. 50/94-Customs, dated the 1st March, 1994 In the Table annexed to the said notification, after S. No. 3 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be added, namely,- (1) (2) (3) "4. Ash and residues containing precious metal or precious metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal 10% ad valorem"; 11. 51/94-Customs, dated the 1st March, 1994 In the Table annexed to the said notification, against S. No. 2, in column (2), for the figures "7204.21", the figures and word "7204.21 or 8548.10" shall be substituted; 12. 25/95-Customs, dated the 16th March, 1995 In the said notification, after S.No. 4 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely ,- (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) "4A. 4407.29 All goods other than those of the following tropical woods, namely,- Keruing, Ramin, Kapur, Teak, Jong-Kong, Merbau, Jelutong, Kempas, Okoume,Obeche, Sapelli, Sipo, Acajou d' Afrique, Makore, Iroko, Tiama, Mansonia, Ilomba, Dibetou, Limba and Azobe. 35% -"; 13. 26/95-Customs, dated the 16th March, 1995 In the Table annexed to the said notification,- (a) against S. No. (I), - (i) in column (2), for item number 2 and the entry relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely :- "2. Dessicated coconut falling under sub-heading No. 0801.11"; (ii) in column (2), for item number 7 and the entry relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely :- "7. All goods falling under sub-heading No. 3823.12"; (iii) in column (2), for item number 8 and the entry relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely :- "8. All goods falling under sub-heading No. 3823.13" (iv) in column (2), for item number 9 and the entry relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely :- "9. All goods falling under sub-heading No. 3823.19" ; (v) in column (2), for item number 10 and the entry relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely :- "10. All goods falling under sub-heading No. 3823.70"; (vi) in column (2), for item number 11 and the entry relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely :- "11. Glycerine (crude) falling under sub-heading No. 1520.00"; (vii) item No. 12 and the entry relating thereto in column (2) and the corresponding entry in column (3), shall be omitted ; (viii) after item No. 18 and the entry relating thereto in column (2) and the corresponding entry in column (3), the following item number and entries shall be inserted, namely :- (1) (2) (3) "18A. All goods falling under sub-heading No. 2905.45 20 per cent. ad valorem " ; (ix) in column (2), for item number 60 and the entry relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely :- "60. All goods falling under sub-heading No. 8540.40, 8540.50 and 8540.60"; (x) in column (2), for item number 61 and the entry relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely :- "61. All good falling under sub-heading No. 8540.71"; (xi) in column (2), for item number 62 and the entry relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely : - "62. All goods falling under sub-heading No. 8540.72"; (b) against S.No. (II), in column (2), for item number 11 and the entry relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely :- "11. Newsprint falling within Chapter 48, of the following type, namely, uncoated paper of a kind used for the printing of newspapers of which not less than 65% by weight of the total fibre content consists of wood fibres, obtained by a mechanical process, unsized or very lightly sized, having a smoothness on each side not exceeding 200 seconds Bekk, weighing not less than 40 gm. per square metre and not more than 57 gm. per square matre and having an ash content by weight not exceeding 8%"; 14. 28/95-Customs, dated the 16th March, 1995 In the Table annexed to the said notification, against S.No. 19, in column (2), for the figures "38.23", the figures "38.24" shall be substituted ; 15. 47/95-Customs, dated the 16th March, 1995 In the Table annexed to the said notification, against S.No. 14, in column (2), for the figures "8543.80", the figures "8543.89" shall be substituted ; 16. 49/95-Customs, dated the 16th March, 1995 In the Table annexed to the said notification,- (a) against S. No. 1, in column (3), for the entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely,- "All goods (excluding pumps, to be used with swimming pools, falling under heading No. 84.13)" ; (b) against S. No. 5, in column (3), for the entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely,- "All goods (excluding filtering machinery and apparatus, to be used with swimming pools, falling under heading No. 84.21)" ; (c) against S. No. 15, in column (3), for the entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely,- "All goods (other than hydraulic tools, for working in the hand without a self-contained non-electric motor, falling under Heading No. 84.67" ; (d) after S. No. 15 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely,- (1) (2) (3) "15A 84.67 Hydraulic tools for working in the hand without a self-contained non-electric motor, used for boring or sinking or for public works, building or the like"; (e) against S. No. 17A, in column (2), for the figures "8479.89", the figures and word "8479.50 or 8479.89" shall be substituted; (f) in column (3), against S. No. 19, for the entry, the entry "All goods (other than roller screws falling within sub-heading No. 8483.40 and mechanical seals falling within sub-heading No. 8484.20)" shall be substituted; 17. 50/95-Customs, dated the 16th March, 1995 In the Table annexed to the said notification, - (a) against S. No. 3, in column (3), for the entry, the following entry shall be subsituted, namely, - "All goods other than the following:— (i) goods falling under sub-heading No. 8504.10; (ii) separately presented uninterrupted power supply units that supply power to computers under the control of the computer system to which they belong"; (b) against S.No. 10, in column (3), for the entry, the entry "All goods other than those falling under sub-heading Nos. 8543.40, 8543.81 and 8543.89" shall be substituted; 18. 56/95-Customs, dated the 16th March, 1995 In the said notification, in the opening paragraph, for the words, letters and figures "heading Nos.90.18, 90.19, 90.20, 90.21 and sub-heading Nos. 9022.11 and 9022.21", the words, letters and figures "heading Nos. 90.18, 90.19, 90.20, 90.21 and sub-heading Nos. 9022.12, 9022.13, 9022.14 and 9022.21" shall be substituted; 19. 59/95-Customs, dated the 16th March, 1995 In the Table annexed to the said notification — (1) against S.No. 1, in column (3), for the entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely, - "All goods other than - (i) computer printers capable of being used with one or more of the following, namely,- (a) automatic typewriters; (b) word processors; (c) office machines of sub-heading No. 8472.90 (ii) ink-jet printers (iii) X-Y co-ordinate input devices (such as mouse, light pen, joy-stick) (iv) disc storage units, not separately housed (v) hard disc drives and floppy disc drives, separately housed"; (2) against S. No. 2, in column (3), for the entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely, - "The following goods, namely, - (a) Hard disc drives or floopy disc drives, separately housed, and (b) ink-jet printers"; (3) after S. No. 2 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely, - (1) (2) (3) (4) "2A. 84.71 The following goods, namely,- (i) X-Y coordinate input devices (such as mouse, light pen, joy-stick) (ii) disc storage units, not separately housed 35% ad valorem"; (4) after S. No. 4 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely, - (1) (2) (3) (4) "5. 85.04 Separately presented uninterrupted power supply units that supply power to computers under the control of the computer system to which they belong 40% ad valorem"; 20. 118/95-Customs, dated the 30th June, 1995 In the Table annexed to the said notification, after S. No. 1 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and the entries shall be added, namely, - (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) "2. 07.14 All goods other than frozen roots and tubers 10%ad--"; valorem 21. 165/95-Customs, dated the 7th December, 1995 (i) In the said notification, in the opening paragraph, in the first proviso, for the letters, figures and words "S. Nos. 1, 2, 19, 20, 21, 37 to 44 and 46 to 48", the letters, figures and words "S. Nos. 1, 2, 19, 20, + 21, 37 to 39, 39A, 40 to 44 and 46 to 48" shall be substituted; (ii) In the Table annexed to the said notification, - (a) against S. No. 15, in column (2), for the entry, the following entry shall be subsituted, namely :- "Chocolate and other foods preparations containing cocoa, other than, - (i) cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; or (ii) food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract containing cocoa in a proportion by weight 40% or more but less than 50%, calculated on a totally defatted basis; or (iii) food preparations of goods of heading Nos. 04.01 to 04.04 containing cocoa in a proportion by weight 5% or more but less than 10%, calculated on a totally defatted basis; or (iv) prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products and cereals [other than maize (corn)] in grain form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared containing more than 6% but not more than 8% by weight of cocoa, calculated on a totally defatted basis"; (b) against S. No. 39, in column (3), for the figures and word "4410.10 or 4410.90, the figures and words "4410.11, 4410.19 or 4410.90" shall be substituted; (c) after S.No. 39 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely,- (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) "39A. Newsprint of the following kind, namely- 4801.00 -50%"; (i) consisting essentially of fibres obtained by a chemi-mechanical process; or (ii) weighing more than 57g/sqm. but not more than 65g/sqm. (d) against S.No. 48, in column (3), for the figures "7404.00", the figures and word "7404.00 or 8548.10" shall be substituted. 2. This notification shall come into force on the first day of January, 1996.