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Domestic Information
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise & Customs
New Delhi
Notification No. 120/2007-Customs (N.T.)
Dated 13th December, 2007
G.S.R.(E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-Section (2) of Section 75 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962),
Sub-Section (2) of Section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and Section 93A and Sub-Section (2) of Section
94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) read with rules 3 and 4 of the Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax
Drawback Rules, 1995, the Central Government, hereby makes the following amendments in the Notification of the Government
of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 68/2007-Customs (N.T.), dated the 16th July, 2007 (hereinafter
referred to as the said notification), namely :-
In the said Notification, in the Schedule,-
(a) in chapter 44, for the entry in column 4 against tariff item 4420, the entry “3%” shall be substituted;
(b) in Chapter 50,-
(i) for the entry in column 2 against tariff item 500701, the entry “silk fabrics containing 85% or more by weight of silk
or of silk waste other than noil silk” shall be substituted;
(ii) for the entry in column 2 against tariff item 500702, the entry “fabrics of noil silk” shall be substituted;
(c) in Chapter 51, for tariff items 510701 and 510702 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff items and the
entries shall be substituted, namely :-
510701 Containing 85% or more by weight
of wool, grey – weaving quality
KG 8% 48 5% 30
510702 Containing 85% or more by weight
of wool, dyed – weaving quality
KG 9% 58 5.5% 35
(d) in Chapter 55, for tariff items 550905 and 550906 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff items and the
entries shall be substituted, namely :-
550905 Other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with
Wool or fine animal hair (Grey)
KG 12.5% 45 5.5% 20
550906 Other yarn, mixed mainly or solely with
Wool or fine animal hair (Dyed)
KG 13.8% 55 6% 24
(e) in Chapter 57, for tariff item 570501 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff item and the entries shall be
substituted, namely:-
570501 Cotton Durries/Cotton Rugs (including Chindi
Durries/Cotton Chenille Durries/Rag Rug
Durries/Printed Durries/Druggets/Mats and
Mattings including Bath Mats, where cotton
predominates by weight
KG 11.5% 32 4.1% 11
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(f) in Chapter 74,-
(i) for tariff items 741801 and 741802 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff items and the entries shall be
substituted, namely :-
741801 of copper KG 18% 165 2.1% 19
741802 of brass and other copper alloys KG 18% 135 3.6% 27
(ii) for tariff items 741901, 741902, 741903 and 741904 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff items and
the entries shall be substituted, namely :-
741901 Other articles of copper KG 18% 165 2.1% 19
741902 Other articles of brass KG 18% 135 3.6% 27
741903 Artware/Handicraft of Brass KG 18% 135 4.4% 33
741904 Artware/Handicraft of copper KG 18% 180 2.6% 26
(g) in Chapter 83,-
(i) for tariff item 830101 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff item and the entries shall be substituted,
namely :-
830101 Brass KG 18% 135 4.4% 33
(ii) for tariff item 830201 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff item and the entries shall be substituted,
namely :-
830201 Brass builder Hardware KG 18% 135 4.4% 33
(iii) for tariff items 830601 and 830602 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff items and the entries shall be
substituted, namely :-
830601 of brass and other copper alloys KG 18% 135 4.4% 33
830602 of copper KG 18% 180 2.6% 26
(iv) for tariff item 831001 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff item and the entries shall be substituted,
namely :-
831001 of Brass KG 18% 135 2.5% 19
(h) in Chapter 85, for tariff items 853801 and 853802 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff items and the
entries shall be substituted, namely :-
853801 of copper 18% 165 2.1% 19
853802 of brass 18% 135 3.6% 27
(i) in Chapter 94, for tariff items 940502 and 940503 and the entries relating thereto, the following tariff items and the
entries shall be substituted, namely :-
940502 Lamps made of brass KG 18% 135 4.4% 33
940503 Lamps made of copper KG 18% 180 2.6% 26
Sd/-
(S. R. MEENA)
[F. No. 609/10/2007-DBK] Under Secretary to the Government of India
Note.- The principal Notification No. 68/2007-Customs (N.T.) was published in the Gazette of India, vide number G.S.R.
485(E), published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i) dated the 16th July, 2007 and was last
amended by Notification No. 118/2007-Customs(N.T.), vide number G.S.R.754(E), dated the 5th December, 2007.
Member-exporters can avail the Notification No. 68/2007-Customs (N.T.), dated 16th July, 2007 and Notification No. 118/2007-Customs
(N.T.) dated 5th December, 2007 from the following links :
http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cs-act/notifications/notfns-2k7/csnt68-2k7.htm
http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cs-act/notifications/notfns-2k7/csnt118-2k7.htm
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