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Customs - Notifications (Tariff)30.12.2006

Preferential area imports - Further amends notification No.105/99-Cus. dated 10th  August, 1999.

Document Text

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART-II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (ii)] GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ……… NEW DELHI, THE 30TH DECEMBER, 2006. 9TH PAUSA, 1928(SAKA ) NOTIFICATION No. 127/2006-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, on 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.105/99-Customs, dated the 10th August, 1999, namely:- In the said notification, in the TABLE:- (a) in part A; (i) (ii) against S.No. 18, for the entry in column (3), the entry “1209 30 00” shall be substituted; after S.No. 18 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and the entries shall be inserted, namely:- “18A Liquorice roots 1211 90 10%”; (iii) S.No. 20 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (iv) against S. No. 21, for the entry in column (2), the entry “Resin-Gum and Lac” shall be substituted; (v) against S.No. 33, (a) the numbers “2838” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted; (b) for the numbers “2851” occurring in column (3), the numbers “2853” shall be substituted; (vi) against S. No. 34, for the entry in column (2), the entry “Other chromates and dichromates excluding chromates of zinc or of lead” shall be substituted; (vii) after S. No 34 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:- “34A The following goods, namely:- inorganic (i) namely:- compounds of mercury 2852 00 00 10%”; cyanates (a) Mercury oxides (mercuric oxide); (b) Sulphides and polysulphides of mercury; (c) Polyphosphates of mercury; (d) Cyanides, complex cyanides and cyanide oxides of mercury; (e) Fulminates, thiocyanates of mercury; Chromates, (f) peroxochromates of mercury; (g) mercury salts of inorganic acids or peroxides, (including aluminosilicates, whether or not chemically defined), (h) Phosphides of mercury whether or not chemically defined; (i) Carbides, hydrides, nitrides azides, silicides, or Borides of mercury; dichromates and or (ii) Organo-mercury compounds (akin to those falling under 2931) (viii) against S. No 35, in column (3), (a) (b) (c) for the figures “2903.30” occurring in column (3), the figures “2903 31 00, 2903 39” shall be substituted; the figures “2917.31” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted; for the figures “2920.10” occurring in column (3), the figures and words “2920 11 00 and 2920 19” shall be substituted; (d) figures “(except 2930.90)” for the words and occurring in column (3), the words and figures “(except 2930 50 00 and 2930 90)” shall be substituted; (ix) after S. No.35 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:- “35A Dithiocarbonates (xanthates) 2930 90 10%”; (x) against S.No. 36A, in column (3), the figures “3006 10” shall be omitted; (xi) after S.No. 36A and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entry shall be inserted, namely:- 3006 10 10%”; “36B for Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials and sterile tissue adhesives surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents: sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics absorbable sterile (excluding surgical or dental yarn and sterile surgical dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable) (xii) against S. No. 51, in column (3), for the figures “4418.50”, the figures “4418 50, 4418 60 00” shall be substituted; (xiii) against S.No. 52, and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be substituted, namely:- “52 Paraquet Panels 4418 71 00, 4418 72 00, 4418 79 00 15%”; (xiv) against S. No. 62B, the figures “7012 00 00” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted; (xv) after S.No. 62B and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:- “62BA Glass inners for vacuum flasks or for 7020 00 10%”; other vacuum vessels (xvi) against S. No. 67, the figures ‘8505 30 00’ occurring in column (3), shall be omitted; (xvii) after S.No. 67 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.Nos. and respective entries shall be inserted, namely:- “67A Electro-magnetic lifting heads 67B Parts of industrial vacuum cleaner 8505 90 00 8508 70 10% 10%”; (xviii) against S. No. 70, the figures ‘8708.40’ occurring in column (3), shall be omitted; (xix) after S.No. 75 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:- 76 Gear Box 8708 40 00 10% (b) in Part B,- (i) (ii) against S.No. 6, for the entry in column (3), the entry “0802 60 00, 0802 90” shall be substituted; against S.No. 6A, the figures “0810 90” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted; (iii) after S.No. 6A and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:- “6B All goods, other than black, white or red currants and gooseberries 0810 90 75%”; (iv) against S.No. 7A, the figures “0910.50” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted; (v) against S.No. 18, and the entries relating thereto the following S.Nos. and entries shall be substituted, namely:- surgical “18 All goods other than sterile absorbable or dental yarn and sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004 31, 3004 39, 3004 40, 3004 90, 3006 (except 3006 50 00, 3006 70 00, and 3006 92 00) 100%”; (vi) against S.No. 18B, for the figures ‘3006 80 00’ occurring in column (3), the figures ‘3006 92 00’ shall be substituted; (vii) after S.No. 18B and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:- “18C Sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarn and sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable, other than those made up of knitted and crocheted fabrics 18D All goods 3006 10 50% 3006 91 00 50%”; (viii) against S.No. 30A, in column (2), for the entry ‘All goods’ the entry “All goods, other than articles of leather or of composition leather, of a kind used in machinery or mechanical appliances or for other technical uses” shall be substituted; (ix) against S.No. 31, the figures ‘4204’ occurring in column (3), shall be omitted; (x) after S.No. 31A and the entries relating, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:- “31B Articles of leather or of composition leather, of a kind used in machinery or mechanical appliances or for other technical uses 4205 60%”; (xi) against S.No. 38, (a) for the entry in column (2), the entry “All goods, other than 3-thread or 4-thread twill including cross- twill unbleached woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing not more than 200g/m2” shall be substituted; (b) in column (3), the brackets, words and figures “(except 5210 12)” occurring therein shall be omitted; (xii) against S.No. 39, in column (3), the figures “5210 12” occurring therein shall be omitted; (xiii) after S.No. 39 and the entries relating, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:- “39A 3-thread or 4-thread twill including cross-twill unbleached woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing not more than 200g/m2 5210 19 00 60%”; (xiv) against S.No. 44, the brackets, word and figure “(except 5607 10)” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted; (xv) against S.No. 45 and the entries relating, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:- “45 Of jute and other textile bast fibres of 5607 90 60%”; heading 5303 (xvi) against S.No 49, the figures “6103.21, 6111.10 and 6114.10” occurring in column (3) shall be omitted; (xvii) after S. 49 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:- “49A Ensembles of wool or fine animal hair 49B 49C Of wool or fine animal hair Of wool or fine animal hair 6103 29 90 6111 90 90 6114 90 90 50% 50% 50%”; (xviii) against S.No. 50 and the entries relating, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:- “50 All goods other than those listed 6103 (except 6103 31 00), 6104 32 00, 6104 33 00, 6104 60%”; at S. Nos. 49A, 49B 49C and above 39, 6105 20, 6105 90, 6107, 6108 11, 6108 19, 6108 21 00, 6108 22, 6108 29, 6109 10 00, 6110 90 00, 6111, 6112 11 00, 6112 20, 6113 00 00, 6114 (xvi) against S.No. 51, the figures “6203.21” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted; (xvii) after S. No. 51 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:- “51A Ensembles of wool or fine animal 6203 29 00 50%”; hair (xviii) against S.No. 52, (a) in column (2), for the entry “All goods” the entry “All goods, other than men’s or boys’ ensembles of wool or fine animal hair or babies’ garments and clothing accessories of wool or fine animal hair” shall be substituted; (b) the figure ‘6203.21’ occurring in column (3) shall be omitted; (xix) (xx) against S.No. 55 the figures “6402.99 and 6403.30” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted; against S.No. 55A, in column (2), for the entry “All goods” the entry “All goods, other than footwear made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole or a protective metal toe-cap” shall be substituted; (xxi) after S. 55A and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No.’ and entries shall be inserted, namely :- “55B All goods, other than footwear 6402 99 60% incorporating a protective metal toe- cap 55C Footwear made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole or a protective metal toe-cap. 6403 91 or 6403 99 75%”; (xxii) against S.No. 56, the figures “6402.30” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted; (xxiii) after S. 56 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:- “56A Other footwear incorporating a protective 6402 99 50%” metal toe-cap (xxiv) after S. 58 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely :- “58A Ceramic connectors for optical fibres, bundles or cables 8536 70 00 50%”; (xxv) against S.No. 67D, the figures “8544 59” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted; (xxvi) against S.No. 68, the figures “8544 59” occurring in column (3), shall be omitted; (xxvii) against S.No. 72B, in column (3), for the entry “9403 80” the entry “9403 81 00, 9403 89 00” shall be substituted; (xxviii) against S.No.73, for the entry in column (3), the entry “9503” shall be substituted; (xxix) against S.No.74 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely; “74 Dolls representing only human beings 9503 60%”; whether or not dressed This notification shall come into force with effect from the 1st day 2. of January, 2007. F.No. 528/5/2006-Cus (TU) (S. Bajaj) Under Secretary to the Government of India Note: The principal notification No. 105/1999-Customs, dated the 10th August, 1999, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R.No.582(E), dated the 10th August, 1999 and was last amended by notification No. 69/2006-Customs, dated the 30th June, 2006 [G.S.R. No.395 (E), dated the 30th June, 2006].

Source: Government of India — Customs - Notifications (Tariff), dated 30.12.2006. Text is machine-extracted for reference; the officially published version prevails. Not legal advice.

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120912111928196219992006200728382851285228532903291729202930293130013002300330043006420442054418521053035607610361046105

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