[PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (I)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
8th January, 2004.
Notification No. 9/2004-Customs
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. 25/99-Customs, dated the 28th February, 1999, namely:-
In the said notification,-
(A) in the opening paragraph,-
for the portion beginning with the words “amount calculated at the rate of -,” and ending with the words and letter “specified in List C:”, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“amount calculated at the rate of,-
(a) Nil in the case of the imported goods specified in List A; and
(b) 5% ad valorem in the case the imported goods specified in List B:”;
(B) in the TABLE,-
(i) In LIST A, after S. No. 168 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| “169. | 76 | Aluminium clad entry foil | Printed circuit board |
| 170. | 28 | Phosphoric acid (MOS/CMOS, electronic grade); Hydrogen peroxide (MOS/CMOS, electronic grade) |
Semi-conductor devices, LED/LED displays |
| 171. | 74, 76, 80 | Aluminium wire with silicon or magnesium with impurity upto 2%; Bonding wire (aluminum, gold and copper based ) |
Semi-conductor devices, LED/LED displays, Hybrid micro-circuits |
| 172. | 80 | Tin silver antimony alloy in any form | Semi-conductor devices, LED/LED displays |
| 173. | 28 | Titanium dioxide of minimum purity 99% | Potentiometers, ceramic capacitors |
| 174. | 28, 29, 35, 72, 81 | Barium bromide; Sodium aluminate ; Barium aluminate; Methoklone; Methyl chloride; Dichloro methane; Titanium metal powder (99% purity); Cesium glass powder; Barium glass powder; Argon -Neon mixed gas (99% purity); Argon-hydrogen mixed gas (99% purity); Copper Plied Steel wire (tin plated ) with dia upto 1.5 mm; Adhesive paste |
Gas discharge tubes |
| 175. | 39 | Tedlar film | Printed circuit boards, semiconductor devices, multi layer laminates, glass epoxy copper clad laminates |
| 176. | 39 | Polyester film | Magnetic tape, plastic film capacitors |
| 177. | 29, 39 | MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone); Polyurethane /Urethane elastomer; Cyclohexanone |
Magnetic tape |
| 178. | 39 | Polyolefin heat shrinkable tubes/ sleeves | Deflection components |
| 179. | 27, 39, 75, 85 | Kilopoise Grease; Polyester mesh; Nickel alloys resistance wires and strips in bare or enameled form; |
Resistors and Potentiometers |
| 180 | 85 | Buffered Oxide Echants | Semi-conductor devices, LED/LED displays |
| 181. | 39 | Conductive silver epoxy and hardener | Mounted Piezoelectric crystals, Hybrid microcircuits |
| 182. | 39 | Noryl; Nylon | LED/LED Displays, switches, power entry connectors |
| 183. | 39 | Polyacetal | LED/LED displays, switches |
| 184. | 39 | HDPE; LDPE; Poly propylene | LED/LED displays |
| 185. | 75, 85 | Stem pin | Electron gun, electronic valves and tubes, parts of electron gun |
| 186. | 39 | Silicon oil | Capacitors, resistors, electronic capacitor grade metallised plastic film/ plastic film capacitors |
| 187 | 27 | Microcrystalline wax | Plastic film capacitors |
| 188. | 72 | Coated/ uncoated CRCA/ Mild stainless steel in the form of sheets/ strips/ coils | Switches, lead frames |
| 89. | 69, 73 | Conveying trays/super refractories/ pusher tiles/ ceramic saggers; Grinding steel balls (hardness 58-60%, carbon minimum 0.15%, chromium 1-1.2%); Steel balls |
Soft ferrite parts/ pre-calcined ferrite powder (spray dried), capacitors, resistors |
| 190. | 69, 70, 74, 85 | Silver copper alloy wires; Glass tubes of sizes between 4mm and 6mm outside diameter, in cut lengths upto 40mm; Brass fuse caps; PPTC chips; Ceramic tubes |
Glass cartridges fuses/ ceramic tube fuses/ PPTC resettable fuses |
| 191 | 28, 29, 38 | Silicon carbide roller for furnace; polyethylene glycol; Zucoplast; Polyamonium citrate; Octanol; Copper oxide |
Soft ferrites parts/ pre-calcinated ferrite powder (spray dried) |
| 192. | 68 | Grinding wheels (metal bond, resin bond, diamond wheel, Conc 50-100%, grit D15-D30-400 mesh)/slicing wheels | Soft ferrites parts/ pre-calcined ferrite powder (spray dried), semiconductor devices |
| 193. | 25, 28, 40, 69, 73, 85 | High speed spindles of more than 10,000 RPM; silicon carbide hollow heating rods, with or without perforations; Heating coils (made of kanthal wire suitable for 13750 C dia 1 mm ); Cobalt oxide (99% pure); Conveying trays (335 X 340 X 30 mm Alumina / cumulite); Setting batts (320X320X15 mm alumina / cumulite); Alumina sandwiched silicon carbide plate (340X170X15 mm alumina / cumulite); Magnesium oxide; Cupric oxide; Miraflow-A (polycarbon acid); Chloropolyethylene (CPE); Temperature measuring rings |
Ferrites |
| 194. | 69, 85 | Piezo ceramic formulated material / powder; Piezo ceramic discs/ mounted piezo electric plates; diaphragm of permalloy; weight of permalloy; terminal pins; yoke | Buzzers/ sirens /ringers |
| 195. | 73 | Needle and springs | Print head |
| 196. | 72, 85 | T-yoke | Loudspeakers |
| 197. | 28, 39 | Acetylene black carbon/ other carbon and carbon powders; PTFE powder solutions |
Resistors and potentiometers |
| 198. | 39, 74, 85 | Former, bases, bobbins, brackets; CP wires; P.B.T.; Phenol resin moulding powder; Lamination/ El silicon steel strips |
Transformers |
| 199. | 39 | Polybutylene terephthalate | Connectors |
| 200. | 29 | Ammonium adipate; Acelaic acid; P.Nitro benzoic acid |
Electrolytic capacitors |
| 201 | 71 | Pelladium copper contact tapes | Relays |
| 202 | 34, 72 | Polywax; Tin coated CRCA sheets |
Tuners |
| 203 | 85 | Parts of remote control | Remote control |
| 204 | 85 | Diffusion elements | Semiconductor devices |
| 205 | 71 | Silver copper alloy wire in dia upto 0.25 mm | Metal to ceramic brazing rings for GD tubes |
| 206 | 38, 39, 40, 68, 74, 85 | Ceramic disc single layer; pin; washer; axial lead finish; solder/ solder paste/ solder with paste/ solder flux; solder with flux; wire leads; eyelet finish; eyelet fixing collect; marking ink; epoxy resin/ stycast; carrier tape/ cover tape/ taping material/ sealing tape/ plastic reels | EMI/RFI filters |
| 207 | 34 | Termination paste | Capacitors, EMI/RFI filters |
| 208 | 39 | Phenolic resins; epoxy phenolic resins; silicon adhesive agent | Capacitors, resistors |
| 209 | 73 | Rivets | Potentiometers |
| 210 | 69, 75, 85 | Parts of cathodes | Cathodes for electron guns |
| 211 | 72 | Soft magnetic iron strips | Relays |
| 212 | 79 | Zinc manganate | Soft ferrites |
| 213 | 39 | Polypropylene granules | Capacitors |
| 214 | 38 | Catalysts | Resistors |
| 215 | 74 | Bronze powder | Resistors |
| 216 | 38 | Bentone | Resistors |
| 217 | 25 | Quartz powder | Resistors |
| 218 | 32 | Pigments | Capacitors, resistors |
| 219 | 28 | Magnesium aluminum silicate | Resistors |
| 220 | Fabric coated with rubber; Wax emulsion; basoplast |
Loudspeakers, paper cones/ spiders/ dust caps for loudspeakers | |
| 221 | 39, 40, 84 | Polyacetals, Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene(ABS) copolymers; polystyrene; Rubber belts /ring upto 150 mm; Acetal plastic powder/ resin /granule; Capstan shafts, sintered bush, rubber belts |
CD /DVD mechanism, loudspeakers |
| 222 | 28, 39, 40, 70 | Polyester latex; glass cloth tape; acry emulsion; cobalt blue | Cathode ray tubes |
| 223 | 69, 72, 75, 85 | Stainless steel wire of dia below 0.8 mm; Stainless steel strips of thickness below 0.6mm; ceramic bases; eyelets; sleeves; caps; nails | Parts of electron guns” |
(ii) LIST C and the entries relating there to shall be omitted.
2. This notification shall come into force on the 9th day of January, 2004.
G.S.Karki
Under Secretary to the Government of India
F.No.349/1/2004-TRU
Note:- The principal notification No.25/99-Customs dated the dated the 28th February, 1999, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R.161 (E), dated the 28th February, 1999 and was last amended by notification No.28/2003-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2003 [G.S.R. 163 (E), dated the 1st March, 2003].
