Customs Tariff 

Chapter 98

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Sub-heading
No. 

Description of article 

 Unit

Rate of duty 
       

Standard 

   Preferential    Areas 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 
9801   All items of machinery including prime movers, instruments, apparatus and appliances, control gear and transmission equipment, auxiliary equipment (including those required for research and development purposes, testing and quality control), as well as all components (whether finished or not) or raw materials for the manufacture of the aforesaid items and their components, required for the initial setting up of a unit, or the substantial expansion of an existing unit, of a specified:

(1) Industrial plant,

(2) Irrigation project,

(3) Power project,

(4) Mining project,

(5) Project for the exploration for oil or other minerals, and

(6) Such other projects as the Central Government may having regards to the economic development of the country notify in the Official Gazette in this behalf;  and spare parts, other raw materials (including semi finished material) or consumable stores not exceeding 10% of the value of the goods specified above provided that such spare parts, raw materials or consumable stores are essential for the maintenance of the plant or project mentioned in (1) to (6) above

      
9801 00   - All items of machinery including prime movers, instruments, apparatus and appliances, control gear and transmission equipment, auxiliary equipment (including those required for research and development purposes, testing and quality control), as well as all components (whether finished or not) or raw materials for the manufacture of the aforesaid items and their components, required for the initial setting up of a unit, or the substantial expansion of an existing unit, of a specified:

(1) Industrial plant,

(2) Irrigation project,

(3) Power project,

(4) Mining project,

(5) Project for the exploration for oil or other minerals, and

(6) Such other projects as the Central Government may having regards to the economic development of the country notify in the Official Gazette in this behalf;  and spare parts, other raw materials (including semi finished material) or consumable stores not exceeding 10% of the value of the goods specified above provided that such spare parts, raw materials or consumable stores are essential for the maintenance of the plant or project mentioned in ( 1) to ( 6) above

      
    -- Machinery :      
  9801 00 11 -- For industrial plant project kg 20% ....
  9801 00 12 -- For irrigation plant kg 20% ....
  9801 00 13 -- For power project kg 20% ....
  9801 00 14 -- For mining project kg 20% ....
  9801 00 15 -- Project for exploration of oil or other minerals kg 20% ....
  9801 00 19 -- For other projects kg 20% ....
  9801 00 20 -- Components (whether or not finished or not) or raw materials for the manufacture of aforesaid items required for the initial   setting up of a unit or the substantial expansion of a unit kg 20% ....
  9801 00 30 -- Spare parts and other raw materials (including semi-finished materials or consumable stores for the maintenance of plant or project kg 20% ....
9802 00 00   Laboratory chemicals kg 20% ....
9803 00 00   All dutiable articles imported by a passenger or a member of a crew in his baggage kg 150% ....
9804   All dutiable articles, intended for personal use, imported by post or air, and exempted from any prohibition in respect of the imports thereof under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation Act, 1992 (22 of 1992) but excluding articles falling under heading 9803.      
  9804 10 00 - Drugs and medicines kg 20% ....
  9804 90 00 - Other kg 20% ....
9805   The following articles of stores on board a vessel or aircraft on which duty is leviable under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) namely:      
  9805 10 00 - Prepared or preserved meat, fish and vegetables; dairy products; soup; lard; fresh fruits kg 20% ....
  9805 90 00 - All other consumable stores excluding fuel, lubricating oils, alcoholic drinks and tobacco products kg 20% ....