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Amendments in Various Customs Notifications
Customs Notification No. 28 dated 1st March 2003
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, 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 erstwhile Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), specified in column (2) of the Table below, 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, namely:-
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S.
No. |
Notification No. and date |
Amendments |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
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1. |
136/90-the 20th March, 1990 |
In the said notification, in the Table, in column (2), for the figures �60%� at both the places where they occur, the figures, �50%� shall be substituted. |
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2. |
171/93-the 16th September, 1993 |
In the said notification, in the proviso, for the words �rupees five thousand�, the words � rupees ten thousand� shall be substituted. |
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3. |
117/94-the 27th April, 1994 |
In the said notification, for the Table, the following shall be substituted, namely: -
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�S.No. |
Description of goods |
Rate |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
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1. |
Gold bars, other than tola bars, bearing manufacturer�s or refiner�s engraved serial number and weight expressed in metric units, and gold coins |
Rs. 100 per 10 gms. |
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2. |
Gold in any form other than at S.No.1 above, including tola bars and ornaments, but excluding ornaments studded with stones or pearls |
Rs. 250 per 10 gms. |
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3. |
Silver in any form |
Rs. 500 per kg.� |
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4. |
152/94-the 13th July, 1994 |
In the Table, against S. No. 1, in column (4), in item (ii), the words � abroad in foreign exchange� shall be omitted. |
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5. |
154/94- the 13th July, 1994 |
In the said notification, in the Table, against S. No. 5, in column (3), in clause (ii), for the words �rupees five thousand�, the words � rupees ten thousand� shall be substituted. |
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6. |
26/95-the 16th March, 1995 |
In the said notification, in the Table, -
(A) in S. No. I, -
(i) Against item No. 10, for the entry in column (3), the entry �15% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(ii) Against item No. 12, for the entry in column (3), the entry �20% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(iii) Against item No. 14, for the entry in column (3), the entry �20% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(iv) Against item No. 15, for the entry in column (3), the entry �20% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(v) Against item No. 16, for the entry in column (3), the entry �20% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(vi) Against item No. 17, for the entry in column (3), the entry �20% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(vii) Against item No. 18, for the entry in column (3), the entry �20% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(viii) Against item No. 19, for the entry in column (3), the entry �20% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(ix) Against item No. 20, for the entry in column (3), the entry �20% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(x) Against item No. 22, for the entry in column (3), the entry �20% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(xi) Against item No. 23, for the entry in column (3), the entry �20% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(xii) Against item No. 24, for the entry in column (3), the entry �20% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(xiii) Against item No. 25, for the entry in column (3), the entry �20% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(xiv) Against item No. 26, for the entry in column (3), the entry �15% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(xv) Against item No. 27, for the entry in column (3), the entry �15% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(xvi) Against item No. 28, for the entry in column (3), the entry �15% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(xvii) Against item No. 29, for the entry in column (3), the entry �15% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(xviii) Against item No. 30, for the entry in column (3), the entry �15% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(xix) Against item No. 31, for the entry in column (3), the entry �15% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(xx) Against item No. 32, for the entry in column (3), the entry �20% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(xxi) Against item No. 37, for the entry in column (3), the entry �20% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(xxii) Against item No. 40, for the entry in column (3), the entry �15% ad valorem� shall be substituted; |
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(B) in S. No. II, against item No. 10, for the entry in column (3), the entry �20% ad valorem� shall be substituted. |
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28/95- the 16th March, 1995 |
In the said notification, in the Table, -
(i) Against S. No. 7, for the entry in column (3), the entry �15% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(ii) Against S. No. 8, for the entry in column (3), the entry �19% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(iii) Against S. No. 9, for the entry in column (3), the entry �19% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(iv) Against S. No. 10, for the entry in column (3), the entry �19% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(v) Against S. No. 12, for the entry in column (3), the entry �15% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(vi) Against S. No. 13, for the entry in column (3), the entry �20% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(vii) Against S. No. 14, for the entry in column (3), the entry �15% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(viii) Against S. No. 15, for the entry in column (3), the entry �15% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(ix) Against S. No.16, for the entry in column (3), the entry �15% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(x) Against S. No. 17, for the entry in column (3), the entry �15% ad valorem� shall be substituted;
(xi) Against S. No. 19, for the entry in column (3), the entry �15% ad valorem� shall be substituted. |
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39/96- the 23rd July, 1996 |
In the said notification, in the table, -
(a) Against S.No. 7, for the words �Paints, ferrous and non-ferrous metals in any form and articles thereof�, the words �Paints, consumables (adhesives, glues, resins, additives, sealants, pigments, etc.), metallic (ferrous and non ferrous) and non-metallic (composite reinforced fiber, wood, carbon fiber, glass fiber, Rubber, etc.) materials in any form and articles thereof, conforming to aeronautical specification accompanied with certificate of conformance/ release note /airworthiness certificate for development� shall be substituted;
(b) Against S. No. 8, in column (3), in clause (b), for the words �six months�, the words �two years�� shall be substituted; and
(c) Against S. No. 10, in column (2), in clause (ii), for the words � Jigs, tools and ground handling equipment of aircraft for defence use� the words �Production tooling including jigs, tools, fixtures, tools and gauges, ground support equipments, test / measuring equipments, scientific and technical instruments, apparatus and equipments including spare parts and components thereof, consumables� shall be substituted. |
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9. |
42/96- the 23rd July, 1996 |
In the said notification, after S. No. 30 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be added, namely: -
�31. Project for LNG Regassification Plant.
32. Aerial Passenger Ropeway Project. |
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10. |
51/96-dated the 23rd July, 1996 |
In the said notification, in the Table, after S. No. 2 and the entries relating thereto, and before the Explanation, the following S. Nos. and entries relating thereto shall be inserted, namely: -
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
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�3. |
Departments and laboratories of the Central Government and State Government, other than a hospital |
(a) Scientific and technical instruments, apparatus, equipment (including computers);
(b) Accessories, parts, consumables and live animals (for experimental purposes);
(c) Computer software, Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), recorded magnetic tapes, microfilms, microfiches; and
(d) Prototypes, the CIF value of which does not exceed rupees fifty thousand in a financial year. |
(i) The importer produces a certificate from the head of the institute, in each case, certifying that the said goods are required for research purposes only;
(ii) in the case of import of live animals for experimental purposes, the importer produces, at the time of importation, a certificate from the head of the institution that the live animals are required for research purposes and encloses a no objection certificate issued by the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals; and
(iii) When the goods are imported for delivery to an institution, the certificates specified in the clauses (i) and (ii) above shall be produced at the time of clearance of the goods from a warehouse appointed under section 57 or section 58 of the said Customs Act. |
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Regional Cancer Center (Cancer Institute) |
(a) Scientific and technical instruments, apparatus, equipment (including computers);
(b) Accessories, parts, consumables and live animals (for experimental purposes);
(c) Computer software, Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), recorded magnetic tapes, microfilms, microfiches. |
(i) The goods are imported by the Regional Cancer Centre registered with the Government of India, in the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research; and the importer produces a certificate to this effect from an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary in the concerned Department;
(ii) The importer produces a certificate from the head of the institute, in each case, certifying that the said goods are required for research purposes only;
(iii) in the case of import of live animals for experimental purposes, the importer produces, at the time of importation, a certificate from the head of the institution that the live animals are required for research purposes and encloses a no objection certificate issued by the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals; and
(iv) When the goods are imported for delivery to an institution, the certificates specified in the clauses (i) and (ii) above shall be produced at the time of clearance of the goods from a warehouse appointed under section 57 or section 58 of the said Customs Act.� |
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11. |
80/97-the 21st October, 1997 |
In the said notification, for the Table, the following shall be substituted, namely: -
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�S.No. |
Description of goods |
Rate |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
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1. |
Gold bars, other than tola bars, bearing manufacturer�s or refiner�s engraved serial number and weight expressed in metric units, and gold coins |
Rs. 100 per 10 gms. |
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2. |
Gold in any form other than at S.No. 1 above including tola bars and ornaments, but excluding ornaments studded with stones or pearls |
Rs. 250 per 10 gms. |
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3. |
Silver in any form |
Rs. 500 per kg.� |
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12. |
25/99- the28th February, 1999 |
In the said notification, in the Table, in List A, -
(i) Against S. No. 16, in column (4), for the words �Moulded Piezoelectric Crystal�, the words �mounted piezo electric crystal� shall be substituted;
(ii) Against S. No. 17, in the entry in column (3), for the words �manganous manganic oxide of purity 99% or above�, the words �manganous manganic oxide with manganese content 71% or above� shall be substituted;
(iii) Against S. No. 31, for the entry in column (3), the entry �internal dag, aqua dag, graphite, hitasols, external quoting graphite or external dag� shall be substituted;
(iv) Against S. No. 44, in column (3), the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely: -
�Explanation. - for the removal of doubts, �plain plastic film� includes bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film�;
(v) the entry against S.No. 121 shall be omitted;
(vi) against S.No.128, in column (3), the words, �Nickel Eyelets� shall be omitted;
(vii) against S.No.138, in column (3), the words, brackets and figures, �Nickel Oxide (Purity not less than 98%)� shall be omitted;
(viii) Against S. No. 157, for the entry in column (3), the entry �SRBP (Synthetic resin bonded paper) sheets and substrate� shall be substituted. |
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25/2002- the 1st March, 2002 |
In the said notification, in the Table,-
(i) against S.No. 17, in column (2), for the words �Panel Surface Coating Equipment�, the words �panel surface coating equipment; bucket elevator; belt conveyor; shuttle conveyor system; shuttle dryer and accessories; screener; raw material bin and silo cyclone separator and dust collector; vibratory feeder; rotary distributor; air knocker; weighing scale system and accessories; load cells; screw feeder; raw material mixer; jaw crusher; metal detector; magnetic separator; raw material hoists and elevators; furnace and forehearth refractory; refractory mortar; furnace control system and accessories; furnace reversal system; pyrometer; furnace combustion system with burners; control system and accessories; fuel supply metering and reversal system; combustion and cooling air fan system; combustion air metering and control system; natural gas � LPG air mixer system and accessories; glass level controller and accessories; oxygen bubbling system and accessories; platinum lined bubbler tubes; high temperature CCTV system; thermox analyzer; oxygen sensor; glass laboratory equipment; components of platinum and rhodium, including thermocouples, gobbing stirrer and bowl; well liner, orifice ring and accessories; molybdenum frame for stirrer; stirrer mechanism and accessories; feeder mechanism and accessories; shear mechanism and accessories; hydraulic press accessories, tools and spare parts; hydraulic power unit and accessories; press table and base and accessories; ram assembly and accessories; gob wiper; gob spanker; air former system; basket valve; shell transfer system; turn over system; take out system; gob weight measuring and control system; pin sealer and accessories; pin sealer body and base; oscillator and control system; button sealing machine; ware auto loader and unloader system and accessories; annealing lehr and accessories; ware dimension control gauges and accessories; hot end gauge; combination gauge; inside contour gauge; outside contour gauge; periphery and out of flat gauge; metal master for gauges; LVDT sensor; laser marking system; lap grinder and polisher and accessories; drum grinder and polisher and accessories; edge grinder and polisher and accessories; pad grinder and accessories; washer and dryer system; transfer conveyor; hydraulic power system for grinding and polishing equipment; slurry system including tanks, agitators, pumps, separator and accessories; process control computer with accessories, cables and software; trolley conveyors and hangers; mold blasting machine; mold5-Axis machining center and tools and accessories; mold 3-axis machining center and tools and accessories; mold surface grinder machine and tools and accessories; mold NC lathe machine, ware 3 D measuring machine and accessories; mold plunger, shell, ring and bottom casting; mold assembly including plunger, shell, ring, bottom and accessories� shall be substituted;
(ii) Against S.No. 18, in column (2), for the words �Thickness Tester�, the words � thickness tester; coating; and bare board tester� shall be substituted;
(iii) Against S.No. 23, for the entry in column (2), the entry � Forming machine for manufacture of formed oil; Assembly machine; Packing machine; Measuring and testing equipments; Stitching machine; Winding machine; Combined stitching machine and winding machine; and Lead tab making machine� shall be substituted; |
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(iv) After S.No. 24 and the entries relating there to, the following shall be added, namely: -
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(2) |
(3) |
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� 25. |
DVD 9 manufacturing machinery or replication lines comprising 2-injection moulding machines, 1 to 2 metallisers, 1-UV bonding station, 1-inspection station; DVD 9 printing machines (screen and offset); DVD 9 mastering equipment with laser beam recorder, electroplating equipment, stamper punch and back polishing equipment |
Digital Video Disk (DVD) |
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26. |
High speed precision press (400 strokes per minute or above); and optical comparators |
Electronic components |
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Histeric or permeability tester; de-ioners |
Relays.� |
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