Prescribes effective rate of basic customs duty on specified goods of iron and steel falling under Chapter 73 - 085/90 - Customs -Tariff

Prescribes effective rate of basic customs duty on specified goods of iron and steel falling under Chapter 73. Notification No. 85/90-Cus. Dated 20-3-1990 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 exempts the goods specified in column (3) of the Table hereto annexed and falling under the Heading No. of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) specified in column (2) of the said Table, when imported into India, from so much of that portion of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the said First Schedule as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table : Provided that nothing contained in this notification shall affect the exemption granted under any other notification of the Government of India for the time being in force, from the duty of customs specified in the said First Schedule in respect of the goods referred to in this notification. 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No. Heading No. Description of goods Rate (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. 73.01 Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections of iron or steel- (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other 55% ad valorem 2. 73.02 Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for jointing or fixing rails- (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other 40% ad valorem 3. 73.03 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron 70% ad valorem 4. 73.04, 73.05 and 73.06 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of iron or steel- (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other - (a) Drilling tubes and pipes 55% ad valorem (b) Tubes and pipes for boilers   falling within the Heading No. 84.02 55% ad valorem (c) Tubes and pipes sheathed or   lined with corrosion resistant material, such as glass, rubber or    plastics 55% ad valorem (d) others 70% ad valorem 5. 73.07 Tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves) of iron or steel - (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) Other 70% ad valorem 6. 73.08 Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of Heading No. 94.06) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, towers lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balus trades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel- (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other 40% ad valorem 7. 73.09 and 73.10 Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers for any material (other than compressed or liquified gas), of iron or steel, whether or not lined or heat insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment- (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other 70% ad valorem 8. 73.11 Containers for compressed or liquified gas, of iron or steel. 55% ad valorem 9. 73.12 Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated- (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other 70% ad valorem 10. 73.13 Barbed wire of iron or steel; twisted hoop or single flat wire, barbed or not, and loosely twisted double wire, of a kind used for fencing, of iron or steel- (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other 70% ad valorem 11. 73.14 Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire; expanded metal of iron or steel- (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other 70% ad valorem 12. 73.15 Chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel - (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other - (a) mooring chains 35% ad valorem (b) other   70% ad valorem 13. 73.16 Anchors, grapnels and parts thereof, of iron or steel. 35% ad valorem . 14. 73.17 Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, and similar articles (excluding staples), of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but exclu ding such articles with heads of copper. 70% ad valorem 15. 73.18 Screws, bolts, nuts, coach-screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel. 70% ad valorem 16. 73.19 Sewing needles, knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, embroidery stilettos, and similar articles, for use in the hand, of iron or steel; safety pins and other pins of iron or steel, not elsewhere specified or included- (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other 100% ad valorem 17. 73.20 Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel- (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other 100% ad valorem 18. 73.21 Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for central heating), barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, plate warmers and similar non-electric domestic appliances, and parts thereof, of iron or steel- (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other 100% ad valorem 19. 73.22 Radiators for central heating, not electri cally heated, and parts thereof, of iron or steel; air heaters and hot air distributors (including distributors which can also distribute fresh or conditioned air), not electrically heated, incorporating a motor driven fan or blower, and parts thereof, of iron or steel- (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other 100% ad valorem 20. 73.23 Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel; iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of iron or steel- (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other 100% ad valorem 21. 73.24 Sanitary ware and parts thereof, of iron or steel- (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other 100% ad valorem 22. 73.25 Other cast articles of iron or steel- (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other 100% ad valorem 23. 73.26 Other articles of iron or steel- (i) of stainless steel 155% ad valorem (ii) other 100% ad valorem