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Notification No- 27/2006-CE(N.T.) dated 29.12.2006
Amendments in the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985

G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary so to do in the public interest, hereby makes the following amendments in the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986),namely:-

1. In the First Schedule,-

(i) in Chapter 22, in column (1), in heading 2208, for the sub-headings and tariff items, the following sub-headings and tariff items shall be substituted, namely:-
 

“2208 20 ----
2208 20 11 ----
2208 20 12 ----
2208 20 19 ----
2208 20 91 ----
2208 20 92 ----
2208 20 99 ----
2208 30 ----
2208 30 11 ----
2208 30 12 ----
2208 30 13 ----
2208 30 19 ----
2208 30 91 ----
2208 30 92 ----
2208 30 93 ----
2208 30 99 ----
2208 40 ----
2208 40 11 ----
2208 40 12 ----
2208 40 91 ----
2208 40 92 ----
2208 50 ----
2208 50 11 ----
2208 50 12 ----
2208 50 13 ----
2208 50 91 ----
2208 50 92 ----
2208 50 93 ----
2208 70 ----
2208 70 11 ----
2208 70 12 ----
2208 70 91 ----
2208 70 92 ----
2208 90 ----
2208 90 11 ----
2208 90 12 ----
2208 90 19 ----
2208 90 91 ----
2208 90 92 ----
2208 90 99 ----”;


(ii) In Chapter 25, in heading 2508, in tariff item 2508 10 90, for the entry in column (2), the following entry shall be substituted, namely:-

“Other (includes processed and ground)”;

(iii) in Chapter 28,-

(a) in heading 2825, in sub-heading 2825 90, tariff item 2825 90 30 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

(b) in heading 2827, in sub-heading 2827 39, tariff items 2827 39 10 and 2827 39 20 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

(c) in heading 2833, in sub-heading 2833 29, tariff item 2833 29 20 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

(iv) in Chapter 29, in heading 2931, in sub-heading 2931 00, tariff item 2931 00 10 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

(v) in Chapter 30,-

(a) in heading 3003, in sub-heading 3003 90, after tariff item 3003 90 35, the following tariff item and the entry shall be inserted, namely:-

“3003 90 36 ---- Ketamine kg. 16%”;


(b) in heading 3004, in sub-heading 3004 90, after tariff item 3004 90 95, the following tariff item and the entry shall be inserted,namely:-

“3004 90 96 ---- Ketamine kg. 16%” ;


(c) in heading 3006,in sub-heading 3006 10 for the entry in column (2), the following entry shall be substituted,namely:-

“ -Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable :”;

(vi) in Chapter 54,in heading 5404, in sub-heading 5404 19, in column (2),for the entry “-other”, the entry “-- Other:” shall be substituted;

(vii) in Chapter 61, in heading 6103, for tariff items 6103 10 90 and 6103 22 00 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely :-

“6103 10 90 --- Other u 8%
  - Ensembles    
6103 22 00 -- Of cotton u 8%”;

(viii) in Chapter 63,in heading 6303, in column (1), for tariff items “6203 11 00, 6203 12 00 and 6203 19 00”, the tariff items “6303 11 00, 6303 12 00 and 6303 19 00” shall be substituted;

(ix) in Chapter 73, in sub-heading 7320 10, in column (1),for tariff item “7310 10 20”, the tariff item “7320 10 20” shall be substituted;

(x) In Chapter 84,-

(a) in heading 8443,for tariff item 8443 19 00 and the entries relating thereto, the following sub-heading, tariff items and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

“8443 19 -- Other:    
8443 19 10 --- Flat bed printing presses u 16%
8443 19 20 --- Platen printing presses u 16%
8443 19 30 --- Proof presses u 16%
  --- Machinery for printing repetitive word or design or colour:    
8443 19 41 ----On cotton textile u 16%
8443 19 49 ----Other u 16%
8443 19 90 --- Other u 16%”;

(b) in heading 8443,for tariff item 8443 32 00 and the entries relating thereto, the following sub-heading, tariff items and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

“8443 32 -- Other, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network:
8443 32 10 --- Line printer u 16%
8443 32 20 --- Dot matrix printer u 16%
8443 32 30 ---Letter quality daisy wheel printer u 16%
8443 32 40 ---Laser jet printer u 16%
8443 32 50 ---Ink jet printer u 16%
8443 32 60 ---Facsimile machine u 16%
8443 32 90 ---Other u 16%”;

(c) in heading 8443,in sub-heading 8443 39, for tariff items 8443 39 10 to 8443 39 59 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff items and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

“8443 39 10 --- Ink-jet printing machine u 16%
8443 39 20 ---Electrostatic photocopying apparatus operated by reproducing the original image directly onto the copy (direct process) u 16%
8443 39 30 ---Electrostatic photocopying apparatus operated by reproducing the original image via an intermediate onto the copy (indirect process) u 16%
8443 39 40 ---Other photocopying apparatus incorporating an optical system u 16%
8443 39 50 ---Other photocopying apparatus of the contact type u 16%
8443 39 60 ---Thermo-copying apparatus u 16%
8443 39 70 ---Facsimile machine not capable of getting connected to automatic data processing machine u 16%
8443 39 90 ---Other u 16%”;

(d) in heading 8443,for tariff item 8443 99 00 and the entries relating thereto, the following sub-heading, tariff items and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

“8443 99 --Other :    
8443 99 10 ---Automatic document feeders of copying machines kg. 16%
8443 99 20 ---Paper feeders of copying machines kg. 16%
8443 99 30 ---Sorters of copying machines kg. 16%
8443 99 40 ---Other parts of copying machine kg. 16%
8443 99 50 ---Parts and accessories of goods of sub-headings 8443 31, 8443 32    
8443 99 51 ----Ink cartridges, with print head assembly kg. 16%
8443 99 52 ----Ink spray nozzle kg. 16%
8443 99 70 ---Parts and accessories of goods of sub-heading 8443 39 kg. 16%
8443 99 90 ---Other kg. 16%”;

(e) in heading 8471, in sub-heading 8471 60, tariff items 8471 60 21, 8471 60 22, 8471 60 23, 8471 60 26, 8471 60 27 and 8471 60 30 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

(f) in heading 8473,in sub-heading 8473 30, tariff items 8473 30 50 and 8473 30 60 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

(g) in heading 8479, in sub-heading 8479 89, tariff item 8479 89 91 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

(h) in Chapter 84, in heading 8487, for the entry in column (2), the following entry shall be substituted, namely:-

“MACHINERY PARTS, NOT CONTAINING ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS, INSULATORS, COILS, CONTACTS OR OTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURES NOT SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS CHAPTER”;

(xi) in Chapter 85,-

(a) in heading 8523, for tariff item 8523 52 00 and the entries relating thereto, the following sub-heading, tariff items and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

“8523 52 -- Smart Cards:    
8523 52 10 --- SIM cards u 16%
8523 52 20 ---Memory cards u 16%
8523 52 90 ---Other u 16%”;

(b) in heading 8523,for tariff item 8523 59 00 and the entries relating thereto, the following sub-heading, tariff items and entries shall be substituted ,namely:-

“8523 59 -- Other:    
8523 59 10 ---Proximity cards and tags u 16%
8523 59 90 ---Other u 16%”;

(c) in heading 8542, for sub-heading 8542 39, tariff items 8542 39 10 to 8542 39 90 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff item and entries shall be substituted, namely:-
 

“8542 39 00 --Other u 16%”;


(d) in heading 8543,in sub-heading 8543 70, tariff item 8543 70 11 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

(e) in Chapter 85, in heading 8544, for tariff item 8544 42 90, sub-heading 8544 49 and tariff items 8544 49 11 to 8544 49 90 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

  “ --- Other:    
8544 42 91 ----Paper insulated, of a kind used in telecommunication Kg. 16%
8544 42 92 ----Plastic insulated, of a kind used in telecommunication Kg. 16%-
8544 42 93 ----Rubber insulated, of a kind used in telecommunication Kg. 16%
8544 42 99 ----Other Kg. 16%
8544 49 --Other:    
8544 49 10 ---Paper insulated kg 16%
8544 49 20 ---Plastic insulated kg 16%
8544 49 30 ---Rubber insulated kg 16%
  --- Other:    
8544 49 91 ----Paper insulated, of a kind used in telecommunication Kg. 16%
8544 49 92 ----Plastic insulated, of a kind used in telecommunication Kg. 16%
8544 49 93 ----Rubber insulated, of a kind used in telecommunication Kg. 16%
8544 49 99 ----Other Kg. 16% ”;

(xii) in Chapter 95, in sub-heading 9503 00, in column (2), for the word “dolls’”, the words “dolls’ carriages; dolls’” shall be substituted.

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

[F.No. 354/12/2006-TRU(Pt)]

(Dilip Goyal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.

[Note: The First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986),was amended by the Central Excise Tariff (Amendment) Act,2004(5 of 2005),and was further amended by the Finance Act, 2006 (21 of 2006).]