Notification No. 24/2005-Cus Dated 01-03-2005

Exemption on import of specified goods falling under CH 38,84, 85, 90, etc.- 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 exempts the 1[following goods of the description as specified in column (3) of the Table below and falling under the heading, sub-heading or tariff-item of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table] Old[following goods, falling under the heading, sub-heading or tariff-item of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and specified in column (2) of the Table below], when imported into India, from the whole of the duty of customs livable thereon under the said First Schedule, namely:- 

1[Table

Sr. No.

Heading, sub-heading or tariff item

Description

1

2

3

1

3818 00

All goods

6[2 8443 31 00 All goods
2A 8443 32 10 All goods
2B 8443 32 20 All goods
2C 8443 32 30 All goods
2D 8443 32 40 All goods
2E 8443 32 50 All goods
2F 8443 32 60 All goods]

OLD[2.

8443 31 00 or 8443 32 00

All goods ]

3

8443 39

(a) Electrostatic photocopying apparatus, operating by reproducing the original image directly onto the copy (direct process ); and

(b) Photocopying apparatus, other than electrostatic, incorporating an optical system

6[4 8443 99 (except
8443 99 51,
8443 99 52,
8443 99 53)
Parts and accessories of the following goods 18[except cartridges or toners with print head assembly; cartridges or toners, without print head assembly; Ink spray nozzle] [helldodold[except Ink cartridges, with print head assembly; Ink cartridges, without print head assembly; Ink spray nozzle]helldod] namely :-

(a) All goods falling under tariff items 8443 31 00; 8443 32 10, 8443 32 20, 8443 32 30, 8443 32 40, 8443 32 50, 8443 32 60;

(b) Electrostatic photocopying apparatus, operating by reproducing the original image directly onto the copy (direct process); and

(c) Photocopying apparatus, other than electrostatic, incorporating an optical system]

OLD[4

8443 99

Parts and accessories of the following goods namely

(a)    all goods falling under tariff items 8443 3100, and 8443 3200;

 (b) Electrostatic photocopying apparatus, operating by reproducing the original image directly onto the copy (direct process ); and

(c) Photocopying apparatus, other than electrostatic, incorporating an optical system ]

5

8456  90 10 or 8486 20

Machine tools for dry etching pattern on semi conductor material

6

5[8472 90 91] Old[8469  00 10 ]

All goods

7

8470

All goods

8

8471

All goods

9

8473 21 00 or 8473 29 00

All goods

10

8473 30

All goods

11

8473 50 00

All goods

12

8486 20 00

Apparatus for the projection or drawing of circuit patterns on sensitized semiconductor materials

6[13A 8517 11 10 All goods
13B 8517 11 90 All goods  
13C 8517 18 10 All goods
13D 8517 18 90 All goods
13E 8517 62 10 All goods
13F 8517 62 20 All goods
13G 8517 62 30 All goods
16omit[13H 8517 62 40 All goods]
13I 8517 62 50 All goods
13J 8517 62 60 All goods
13K 8517 62 70 All goods
13L 8517 69 10 All goods
13M 8517 69 20 All goods
11[13N 8517 69 30 Routers]
old[13N 8517 62 90 All goods]
13O 8517 69 40 All goods
16omit[13P 8517 69 50 All goods]
13Q 8517 69 60 All goods
13R 8517 69 70 All goods
9[13S
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


old[8[13S

13[8517 79 10]old[8517 70 10]
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


8517 70 10

All goods other than Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) of following goods, namely: -
(a) Cellular mobile phones
(b) Base station
(c) Optical transport equipment
(d) Combination of one or more of Packet Optical Transport Product or Switch (POTP or POTS)
(e) Optical Transport Network (OTN) products
(f) IP Radios
(g) Soft switches and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) equipment, namely, VoIP phones, media gateways, gateway controllers and session border controllers;
(h) Carrier Ethernet Switch, Packet Transport Node (PTN) products, Multiprotocol Label Switching-Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) products;

12[(i) Multiple Input/Multiple Output (MIMO) products;

(j) Long Term Evolution (LTE) products]

14[(k) Wrist wearable devices (commonly known as smart watches)]

old[(i) Multiple Input/Multiple Output (MIMO) and Long Term Evolution (LTE) products.]
Subject to the condition that the importer follows the procedure set out in the Customs (Imports of Goods at Concessional Rateof Duty) Rules 2017 and at the time of importation of the above goods furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of the Customs, as the case may be to the effect that, -
(A) imported goods shall not be used in the manufacture of goods mentioned at (b) to (i) above;
(B) in the event of failure to comply with (A) above, he shall be liable to pay an amount equal to the difference between the duty leviable on the imported goods but for the exemption under this notification and that already paid at the time of importation.]

All goods other than Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) of cellular mobile phones]]

old[13S 8517 70 10 All goods]]

OLD[13

8517

2[All goods, except the following:-

(i) soft switches and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) equipment, namely, VoIP phones, media gateways, gateway controllers and session border controllers;

(ii) optical transport equipments, combination of one or more of Packet Optical Transport Product or Switch (POTP or POTS), Optical Transport Network(OTN) products, and IP Radios;

(iii) Carrier Ethernet Switch, Packet Transport Node (PTN) products, Multiprotocol Label Switching-Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) products;

(iv) Multiple Input / Multiple Output (MIMO) and Long Term Evolution (LTE) Products]]

Old[All goods]

14

13[8519 81 00]old[8519 50 00]

13[Telephone Answering Machines]old[All goods]

15

8523

(a)All prepared unrecorded media for sound recording or similar recording of other phenomena, other than cards incorporating a magnetic stripe

(b)Recorded media for reproducing phenomena other than sound or image 

16

11[8525 60 00]
old
[8525 60]

All goods

17

5[8528 42, 8528 52 or 8528 62] old[8528 41 or

 8528 51 or 8528 61]

5[All goods of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data processing system of heading 8471] old [All goods]

18

8529 90 90

5["Parts and accessories of goods of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data processing system of heading 8471] old [Parts and accessories of 8528 41 or 8528 51 or 8528 61]

19

8531 20 00

All goods

20

8532

All goods

21

8533

All goods

22

8534 00 00

All goods

15[23.

8541 (except 8541 42 00 or 8541 43 00)

All goods other than Photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels.]

old[23

8541

All goods ]

24

8542 or 8523 52

Electronic Integrated circuits

25

8543 10 10 or 8486 20

Ion Implanters for doping semi conductor material

26

8543 70 11 or 8523 59

Proximity cards and Tags

27

13[8543 90 or 8548 00 00]old[8543 90 or 8548 90]

Electronic Microassemblies

28

8544 70

All goods

13[29

17[8524 11 10, 8524 11 90, 8524 91 10, or 8524 91 90]
old
[8524]

Liquid crystal devices for goods mentioned at S. Nos. 1 to 38A]

old[29

9013 80 10

All goods]

13[30

8529

Parts of liquid crystal devices for goods mentioned at S. Nos. 1 to 38A]

old[30

9013 90 10

All goods]

31

9026

All goods

32

9027 20 00

All goods

33

9027 30

All goods

34

9027 50

All goods

35

13[9027 81 or 9027 89]old[9027 80]

All goods

36

9030 40 00

All goods

37

9030 82 00

All goods

38

9031 41 00

All goods

14[38A.

8541 42 00 or 8541 43 00

All goods for use solely and exclusively with goods covered under S. Nos. 1 to 38.]
39   10[Any Chapter except Chapter 74]old[All chapters] All goods4[except Omitted[charger or adapter, battery, wired headsets and speakers of mobile handsets including cellular phones and] solar tempered glass or solar tempered (anti-reflective coated) glass] for the manufacture of goods covered by S.Nos. 1 to 38 above, provided that the importer follows the procedure set out in the Customs 13[(Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty) Rules, 2017] old[(Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996.]

7[3[40

All chapters

All goods for the manufacture of following goods, namely:-

(i) soft switches and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) equipment, namely, VoIP phones, media gateways, gateway controllers and session border controllers;

(ii) optical transport equipments, combination of one or more of Packet Optical Transport Product or Switch (POTP or POTS), Optical Transport Network(OTN) products, and IP Radios;

(iii) Carrier Ethernet Switch, Packet Transport Node (PTN) products, Multiprotocol Label Switching-Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) products;

(iv) Multiple Input / Multiple Output (MIMO) and Long Term Evolution (LTE) Products:

provided that the importer follows the procedure set out in the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996.]]

Old[Table

S.No. Goods falling under Heading, Sub-heading or Tariff item
(1) (2)
1. 3818 00
2. 8456 91 00, 8469 11 00, 8470, 8471, 8473 21 00, 8473 29 00, 8473 30, 8473 50 00
3. 8517, 8520 20 00, 8523 (other than those falling under tariff item 8523 30 00), 8524 31 19, 8524 31 90, 8524 40 19, 8524 40 90, 8524 91 19, 8524 91 90, 8525 20, 8531 20 00, 8532, 8533, 8534 00 00, 8541, 8542, 8543 11 00, 8543 81 00,8544 70
4. 9009 11 00, 9009 21 00, 9009 91 00, 9009 92 00, 9009 93 00, 9009 99 00, 9010 41 00, 9010 42 00, 9010 49 00, 9013 80 10, 9013 90 10, 9026, 9027 20 00, 9027 30, 9027 50, 9027 80, 9030 40 00, 9030 82 00, 9031 41 00
5. All goods for the manufacture of goods covered by S.Nos. 1 to 4 above, provided that the importer follows the procedure set out in the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996.

CORRIGENDUM Dated : March 2,2005

G.S.R. (E).- In the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 24/2005-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2005 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide G.S.R. 122 (E), dated the 1st March, 2005, at page 81, in lines 13 and 14, for “8524 31, 8524 40, 8524 91”, read “8524 31 19, 8524 31 90, 8524 40 19, 8524 40 90, 8524 91 19, 8524 91 90”.

1. Substituted vide Notification No. 132/2006-Cus Dated 30/12/2006

2. Substituted vide Notification No. 11/2014-Cus Dated 11/07/2014

3. Inserted vide Notification No. 11/2014-Cus Dated 11/07/2014

4. Inserted vide Notification No. 19/2016-Cus Dated 01/03/2016

5. Substituted vide Notification No. 67/2016-Cus Dated 31/12/2016

6. Substituted vide Notification No. 58/2017-Cus Dated 30/06/2017

7Omitted vide Notification No. 58/2017-Cus Dated 30/06/2017

8. Substituted vide Notification No. 38/2018-Cus Dated 02/04/2018

9. Substituted vide Notification No. 76/2018-Cus Dated 11/10/2018

10. Substituted vide Notification No. 06/2020-Customs dt.02.02.2020

11.Substituted vide:- Notification No. 36/2019-Cus dated 30.12.2019 [w.e.f 01.01.2020]

12.Substituted vide:- Notification No. 05/2021-Cus dated 01.02.2021 [w.e.f 02.02.2021]

13.Substituted Vide:-Notification No. 57/2021-Cus dated 29.12.2021 [ w.e.f 01.01.2022]

14.Inserted Vide:-Notification No. 15/2022-Cus dated 01.02.2022 [ w.e.f 01.04.2022]

15.Substituted Vide:-Notification No. 15/2022-Cus dated 01.02.2022 [ w.e.f 01.04.2022]

16. Omitted vide Notification No. 34/2023-Cus Dated 29/04/2023  [w.e.f 01.05.2023]

17. Substituted Vide: Notification No. 34/2023-Cus Dated 29/04/2023  [w.e.f 01.05.2023]

18. Substituted Vide: Notification No. 45/2024-Cus Dated 30/09/2024  [w.e.f 01.10.2024]

as amended by [Corrigendum dt 2-3-2005and Notification No. 132/2006-Cus Dt 30/12/2006.]