30th December, 2006

 

Notification  No. 129/2006-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. 21/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R.118 (E), dated the 1st March, 2002, namely:-

 

            In the said notification,-

 

(1) in the Table,- 

(i) against S.No.15, for the entry in column (2), the entry “0802 60 00 or 0802 90” shall be substituted;

(ii) against S.No.17, for the entry in column (3), the entry “All goods, other

      than black, white or red currants and gooseberries” shall be substituted;

 

(iii) against S.No.26, for the entry in column (3), the entry “All goods (other than liquorice roots)” shall be substituted;

 

(iv) against S.No.28, for the entry in column (3), the entry “All goods (other than vegetable seeds and extracts of pyrethrum or of the roots of plants containing rotenone)” shall be substituted;

 

(v) after S. No.53 and the entries relating thereto, following S. No and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

 

“53A.

2302 40 00

Bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of rice

15%

-

-”;

 

 

(vi) against S.No.54, for the entry in column (2), the entry “2304, 2305 or 2306” shall be substituted;

 

(vii) against S.No.130, for the entry in column (2), the entry “3701 20 00 or  3702” shall be substituted;

 

(viii) against S.No.132, for the entry in column (2), the entry “3704 or 8523” shall be substituted;

 

(ix) against S.No.138, for the entry in column (2), the entry “2852 or 3822” shall be substituted;

 

(x) against S.No.150, for the entry in column (3), the entry “All goods (other than those falling under tariff item 4301 30 00)” shall be substituted;

 

(xi) after S. No.150 and the entries relating thereto, following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

“150A.

4103 90 00

Raw hides and skins of camels (including dromedaries)

Nil

-

-”;

 

 

(xii) against S.No.157, for the entry in column (2), the entry “49 or 8523” shall be substituted;

 

(xiii) against S.No.243, in column (3), for the words and figures “heading 85.41 or 85.42”, the words and figures “heading/sub-heading/tariff item 8523 52 00, 8541, 8542, 8543 90 00 or 8548 90 00” shall be substituted;

 

(xiv) against S.No.257, for the entry in column (2), the entry “84, 85 or 90” shall be substituted;

 

(xv) against S.No.277, for the entry in column (2), the entry “8443 99 or 8473 40 90” shall be substituted;

 

(xvi) against S.No.288, for the entry in column (2), the entry “84 or 85” shall be substituted;

 

(xvii) against S.No.300A, for the entry in column (3), the following entry shall be substituted, namely:-

 

“The following goods, for use in the manufacture of static converters for automatic data processing machines and units thereof of heading/sub-heading/ tariff item 8443 31 00, 8443 32 00, 8471, 8517 62, 8528 41 00, 8528 49 00, 8528 51 00 or 8528 61 00, namely:-

 

(a)    Populated Printed Circuit Boards falling under sub-heading/ tariff item 8443 99 or 8473 30 or 8517 70 10 or 8529 90 90;

(b)    Transformers falling under tariff item 8504 31 00;

(c)    All goods falling under sub-heading 8504 90;

(d)    SMF Battery falling under tariff item 8507 20 00;

(e)    Enamelled copper wire falling under heading 8544”;

 

(xviii) against S.No.309, for the entry in column (2), the entry “8523” shall be substituted;

 

(xix) against S.No.310, for the entry in column (2), the entry “8523” shall be substituted;

 

(xx) against S.No.319, for the entry in column (2), the entry “8517 70 or 8529 90 90” shall be substituted;

 

(xxi)  for S. No.394 and the entries relating thereto, following entries shall be substituted, namely:-

 

“394.

9503

Parts of electronic toys for the manufacture of electronic toys, namely, parts of electric trains, including tracks, signals and other accessories therefor;

 

5%

-

5”;

 

(xxii)  after S. No.394 and the entries relating thereto, following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

“394A.

9503

Parts of electronic toys for the manufacture of electronic toys, other than those of reduced size (“scale”) model assembly kits, whether or not working models, other construction sets and constructional toys,  toys representing animals or non-human creatures, toy musical instruments and apparatus, other toys put up in sets or outfits, other toys and models incorporating a motor    

5%

-

5”;

 

 

(xxiii) against S.No.417, for the entry in column (2), the entry “1301 90” shall be substituted;

 

(xxiv) against S.No.458, for the entry in column (2), the entry “7801, 7802, 7804” shall be substituted;

 

(xxv) after S. No. 458 and the entries relating thereto, following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

“458A.

7806

Lead bars, rods, profiles and wire

5%

-

-”;

 

 

(xxvi) after S.No.460 and the entries relating thereto, following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

“460A.

8101 99 90

Tungsten (wolfram) bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil

7.5%

-

-”;

 

 

(xxvii) against S.No.496, for the entry in column (2), the entry “7806” shall be substituted;

 

 (xxviii) against S.No.497, for the entry in column (2), the entry “8001, 8002, 8003” shall be substituted;

 

(xxix) after S.No 497 and the entries relating thereto, following S.No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

   (1)

 

     (2)

      (3)

 (4)

      (5)

    (6)

“497A.

8007

Tin plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm; tin foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials), of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2 mm;  tin powders and flakes

7.5%

-

-“;

 

(xxx) against S.No 498, for the entries in columns (2) and (3), the entries “8443 91 00 or 8443 99” and “Parts of printing presses” respectively, shall be substituted;

 

(xxxi) against S.No.539, for the entry in column (2), the entry “8519 89 40, 8519 89 90 or 8521 90 90” shall be substituted;

 

(2) In List 32A,-

(i) for the entry against item (3)(i), the entry “Slab cutter, falling under tariff item 8477 80 90 or 8486 20 00” shall be substituted;

(ii) for the entry against item (3)(ii), the entry “Shredder, falling under tariff item 8477 80 90 or 8486 20 00” shall be substituted;

(iii) for the entry against item (3)(iv), the entry “Plastimeter/PRI ageing oven, falling under tariff item 8486 10 00, 8486 20 00 or 8514 10 00” shall be substituted;

 

2.         This notification shall come into force on the 1st day of January, 2007.

 

[F.No.528/5/2006-Cus(TU)]

 

Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 118(E), dated the 1st March, 2002 and was last amended by notification No.120/2006-Customs, dated the 22nd December, 2006 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 765(E), dated the 22nd December, 2006.