Customs Tariff 

Chapter 98

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Basic Customs Duty (Standard)

Basic Customs Duty (Effective)

Basic Customs Duty (Preferential)

CVD Education Cess on CVD Secondary & Higher Education Cess on CVD Customs Education Cess Customs Secondary & Higher Education Cess Addl. Customs Duty/ Special CVD Anti-Dumping Duty Customs Exemptions Central Excise Exemptions

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(8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16)
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 10% * ( Old 12.5% ) 7.5% ....           4%   Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 399

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 433

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 441

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 510

Notification No. 81/2005-Cus Dated 8/92005

 
  9801 00 12 -- For irrigation plant kg 10% * ( Old 12.5% ) 7.5% ....           4%   Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 399

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 441

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 510

Notification No. 81/2005-Cus Dated 8/92005

 
  9801 00 13 -- For power project kg 10% * ( Old 12.5% ) 7.5% ....           4%   Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 399

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 400 & 401

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 441

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 510

Notification No. 81/2005-Cus Dated 8/92005

 
  9801 00 14 -- For mining project kg 10% * ( Old 12.5% ) 7.5% ....           4%   Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 399

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 441

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 510

Notification No. 81/2005-Cus Dated 8/92005

 
  9801 00 15 -- Project for exploration of oil or other minerals kg 10% * ( Old 12.5% ) 7.5% ....           4%   Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 399

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 441

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 510

Notification No. 81/2005-Cus Dated 8/92005

 
  9801 00 19 -- For other projects kg 10% * ( Old 12.5% ) 7.5% ....           4%   Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 399

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 401A

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 433

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 441

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 510

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 545

Notification No. 81/2005-Cus Dated 8/92005

 
  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 10% * ( Old 12.5% ) 7.5% ....           4%   Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 399

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 400 & 401

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 441

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 510

Notification No. 81/2005-Cus Dated 8/92005

 
  9801 00 30 -- Spare parts and other raw materials (including semi-finished materials or consumable stores for the maintenance of plant or project kg 10% * ( Old 12.5% ) 7.5% ....           4%   Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 399

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 441

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 510

Notification No. 81/2005-Cus Dated 8/92005

 
9802 00 00   Laboratory chemicals kg 10% * ( Old 12.5% ) 10% .... 0% 2% 1% 2% 1% 4% Notification No. 1/2006-Cus Dated 10/1/2006    
9803 00 00   All dutiable articles imported by a passenger or a member of a crew in his baggage kg 100% 10% .... 0% 2% 1% 2% 1% 0%   Notification No. 20/2006-Cus Dated 1/3/2006 Sl. No. 3  
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 10% * ( Old 12.5% ) 10% .... 0% 2% 1% 2% 1% 4%   Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 403  
  9804 90 00 - Other kg 10% * ( Old 12.5% ) 10% .... 0% 2% 1% 2% 1% 4%   Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 403

Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 388

 
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 10% * ( Old 12.5% ) 10% .... 16% 2% 1% 2% 1% 4%   Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 404  
  9805 90 00 - All other consumable stores excluding fuel, lubricating oils, alcoholic drinks and tobacco products kg 10% * ( Old 12.5% ) 10% .... 16% 2% 1% 2% 1% 4%   Notification No. 21/2002-Cus Dated 1/3/2002 Sl. No. 404  

* Changes w.e.f. enactment of Finance Bill, please click Second Schedule of Finance Bill 2007