Automatic Service Tax Refund to Exporters on All Industry Rate Allowed

[Service Tax Notification No. 52 dated 30th December 2011]

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) and in supersession of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) notification 17/2009 - Service Tax, dated the 7th July, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, part II, section 3, subsection (i) vide number G.S.R. 489(E), dated the 7th July, 2009, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the taxable services specified in column (3) of the Table below (hereinafter referred to as specified services) falling under sub-clauses of clause (105) of section 65 of the said Act, received by an exporter of goods (hereinafter referred to as the exporter) and used for export of goods (hereinafter referred to as said goods), from the whole of the service tax leviable thereon under section 66 and section 66A of the said Act, subject to the specified conditions:

Provided that–

(a)  the exemption shall be provided by way of refund of service tax paid on the specified services used for export of the said goods;

(b)  the exemption shall be claimed either on the basis of rates specified in the Schedule of rates annexed to this notification (hereinafter referred to as the Schedule), as per the procedure specified in paragraph 2 or on the basis of documents, as per the procedure specified in paragraph 3;

(c)  no CENVAT credit of service tax paid on the specified services used for export of the said goods has been taken under the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004;

(d)  the exemption shall not be claimed by a Unit or Developer of a Special Economic Zone;

(2)  the exemption shall be given effect to in the following manner, namely:-

(a)  manufacturer-exporter, who is registered as an assessee under the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) or the rules made thereunder shall register his central excise registration number and bank account number with the customs;

(b)  exporter who is not so registered under the provisions referred to in clause (a), shall register his service tax code number and bank account number with the customs;

(c)  service tax code number referred to in clause (b), shall be obtained by filing a declaration in Form A-2 to the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over the registered office or the head office, as the case may be, of such exporter;

(d)  the exporter shall make a declaration in the electronic shipping bill or bill of export, as the case may be, while presenting the same to the proper officer of customs, to the effect that--

(i)   the refund of service tax paid on the specified services is claimed as a percentage of the declared FOB value of the said goods, on the basis of rate specified in the Schedule;

(ii)  no further refund shall be claimed in respect of the specified services, under procedure specified in paragraph 3 or in any other manner, including on the ground that the refund obtained is less than the service tax paid on the specified services;

(e)  service tax paid on the specified services eligible as refund under this exemption, shall be calculated by applying the rate specified for goods of a class or description, in the Schedule, as a percentage of the FOB value of the said goods;

(f)  amount so calculated as refund shall be deposited in the bank account of the exporter;

(g)  shipping bill or bill of export on which refund has been claimed on the basis of rate specified in the Schedule, by way of procedure specified in this paragraph, is not eligible for refund claim on the basis of documents, specified in paragraph 3;

(h)  where the refund involved in a shipping bill or bill of export is less than rupees fifty, the same shall not be allowed;

(3)  the exemption shall be given effect to in the following manner, namely:-

(a)  the exporter claiming the exemption has actually paid the service tax on the specified service used for export of the said goods;

(b)  the person liable to pay service tax under section 68 of the said Act on the specified service provided to the exporter and used for export of the said goods shall not be eligible to claim exemption for the specified service;

(c)  exemption by way of refund claimed by following the procedure specified in this paragraph shall be subject to the conditions specified against the specified service in column (4) of the said Table;

(d)  the manufacturer-exporter, who is registered as an assessee under the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) or the rules made thereunder, shall file a claim for refund of service tax paid on the specified service to the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over the factory of manufacture in Form A-1;

(e)  the exporter who is not so registered under the provisions referred to in clause (d), shall before filing a claim for refund of service tax, file a declaration in Form A-2, seeking allotment of service tax code , to the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over the registered office or the head office, as the case may be, of such exporter;

(f)  the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, shall, after due verification, allot a service tax code number to the exporter referred to in clause (e), within seven days from the date of receipt of the said Form A-2;

(g)  on obtaining the service tax code, exporter referred to in clause (e), shall file the claim for refund of service tax to the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over the registered office or the head office, as the case may be, in Form A-1;

(h)  the claim for refund shall be filed within one year from the date of export of the said goods.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this clause the date of export shall be the date on which the proper officer of Customs makes an order permitting clearance and loading of the said goods for exportation under section 51 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962);

(i)   where the refund involved in a claim is less than rupees five hundred, the same shall not be allowed;

(j)   where the total amount of refund sought under a claim is upto 0.25% of the total FOB value of export goods and the exporter is registered with the Export Promotion Council sponsored by Ministry of Commerce or Ministry of Textiles, Form A-1 shall be submitted along with relevant invoice, bill or challan, or any other document including documents specified in column (4) of the said Table for each taxable service, in original, issued in the name of the exporter, evidencing payment for the specified service used for export of the said goods and the service tax payable, certified in the manner specified in sub-clauses (A) and (B);

(A)  if the exporter is a proprietorship concern or partnership firm, the documents enclosed with the claim shall be self-certified by the exporter and if the exporter is a limited company, the documents enclosed with the claim shall be certified by the person authorised by the Board of Directors;

(B)  the documents enclosed with the claim shall also contain a certificate from the exporter or the person authorised by the Board of Directors, to the effect that specified service to which the document pertains has been received, the service tax payable thereon has been paid and the specified service has been used for export of the said goods under the shipping bill number;

(k)  where the total amount of refund sought under a claim is more than 0.25% of the total FOB value of export goods, the procedure specified in clause (j) above shall stand modified to the extent that the certification prescribed thereon, in sub-clauses (A) and (B)        shall be made by the Chartered Accountant who audits the annual accounts of the exporter for the purposes of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or the Income Tax Act, 1961(43 of 1961), as the case may be;

(l)   the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, shall, after satisfying himself,-

(i)   that the service tax refund claim filed in Form A-1 is complete in every respect;

(ii)  that the specified documents have been enclosed after due certification;

(iii)  that refund has not been already received on the shipping bills or bills of export on the basis of procedure prescribed in paragraph 2;and

(iv) that the refund claimed is arithmetically accurate,

refund the service tax paid on the specified service within a period of one month from the receipt of said claim:

Provided that where the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, has reason to believe that the claim, or the enclosed documents are not in order or that there is a reason to deny such refund, he may, after recording the reasons in writing, take action, in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and the rules made thereunder;

(4)  Where any refund of service tax paid on specified service utilized for export of said goods has been allowed to an exporter but the sale proceeds in respect of said goods are not received by or on behalf of the exporter, in India, within the period allowed by the Reserve Bank of India under section 8 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), including any extension of such period, such refund shall be deemed never to have been allowed and recovered under the provisions of the said Act and the rules made thereunder, as if it is a recovery of service tax erroneously refunded;

(5)  This notification shall come into effect on the 3rd day of January, 2012.

Table

SNo.

Classification under sub – clauses of clause (105) of section 65 of the said Act

Taxable Services (referred to as ‘specified services’)

Conditions

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1.

(d)

Service provided to an exporter by an insurer, including a reinsurer carrying on general insurance business in relation to insurance of said goods.

Exporter shall submit document issued by the insurer, including re-insurer, for payment of insurance premium and the document shall be specific to export goods and shall be in the name of the exporter.

2.

(zn)

Service provided by a port or any person authorised by the port in respect of the export of said goods.

 

3.

(zzh)

Service provided by a technical testing and analysis agency, in relation to technical testing and analysis of said goods.

 

4.

(zzi)

Service provided by a technical inspection and certification agency in relation to inspection and certification of export goods.

 

5.

(zzl)

Service provided by other port or any person authorised by that port in respect for export of said goods.

 

6.

(zzp)

(i) Service provided for transport of said goods from the inland container depot to the port of export; (ii) Service provided to an exporter in relation to transport of export goods directly from the place of removal, to inland container depot or port or airport, as the case may be, from where the goods are exported.

(i) exporter shall certify that the benefit of exemption provided vide notification number 18/2009-S.T. has not been claimed; and (ii) details, those are specified in the invoice of exporter relating to export goods, are specifically mentioned in the lorry receipt or consignment note or transporters’ invoice and the corresponding shipping bill;

(iii) invoice issued by the exporter in relation to export goods shall indicate the inland container depot or port or airport from where the goods are exported.

7.

(zzzp)

(i) Service provided for transport of said goods from the inland container depot to the port of export, and (ii) services provided to an exporter in relation to transport of export goods directly from the place of removal to inland container depot or port or airport, as the case may be, from where the goods are exported.

8.

(zzzd)

Specialized cleaning services namely disinfecting, exterminating, sterilizing or fumigating of containers used for export of said goods provided to an exporter.

 

9.

(zza)

Service provided for storage and warehousing of said goods.

 

10.

(f)

Service provided by a courier agency to an exporter in relation to transportation of time sensitive documents, goods or articles relating to export, to a destination outside India.

(i) The receipt issued by the courier agency shall specify the importer exporter code (IEC) number of the exporter, export invoice number, nature of courier, destination of the courier including name and address of the recipient of the courier; and (ii) exporter produces documents relating to the use of courier service to export goods.

11.

(h)

Service provided by a custom house agent in relation to export goods exported by the exporter.

Exporter shall produce,- (i) invoice issued by custom house agent for providing services specified in column (3) specifying,- (a) number and date of shipping bill; (b) number and date of the invoice issued by the exporter relating to export goods; (c) details of all the charges, whether or not reimbursable, collected by the custom house agent from the exporter in relation to export goods; (ii) details of other taxable services provided by the said custom house agent and received by the exporter, whether or not relatable to export goods.

12.

(zm)

(i) Service provided in relation to collection of export bills; (ii) Service provided in relation to export letters of credit such as advising commission, advising amendment, confirmation charges; (iii) Service of purchase or sale of foreign currency, including money changing provided to an exporter in relation to export goods.

 

13.

(zzk)

Service of purchase or sale of foreign currency including money changing provided to an exporter in relation to export goods.

 

14.

(zzzzj)

Service of supply of tangible goods for use, without transferring right of possession and effective control of tangible goods, provided to an exporter in relation to goods exported by the exporter.

 

15.

(j)

Service provided by a clearing and forwarding agent in relation to export goods exported by the exporter.

Exporter shall produce,- (i) invoice issued by clearing and forwarding agent for providing services specified in column (3) specifying,- (a) number and date of shipping bill; (b) description of export goods; (c) number and date of the invoice issued by the exporter relating to export goods; (d) details of all the charges, whether or not reimbursable, collected by the clearing and forwarding agent from the exporter in relation to export goods; (ii) details of other taxable services provided by the said clearing and forwarding agent and received by the exporter, whether or not relatable to export goods.

16.

classified under any sub-clause of clause (105) of section 65.

Payment of service tax paid on services commonly known as terminal handling charges in relation to export goods exported by the exporter

 

17.

(zzzzl)

Service provided for transport of export goods through national waterway, inland water and coastal shipping.

(i) The exporter shall-

(a) produce the Bill of Lading or a Consignment Note or a similar document by whatever name called, issued by name;

(b) produce evidence to the effect that the said transport is provided for export of said goods.

18.

(zzm)

Service provided by airports authority or any other person in any airport in respect of the export of said goods.

 

Form A – 1

Application for claiming refund of service tax paid on specified services used for export of the said goods, under Notification No.___ / 20__-ST

To,

The Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise

Sir,

I/We claim refund of Rs........... (Rupees in words), under Notification No.____ dated______ , in respect of service tax paid on specified services used for export of goods.

1.   Name of the exporter:

2.   Membership number of the Export Council:

3.   Name of the Export Council:

4.   Address of the registered / head office of exporter:

5.   Telephone Number and e-mail ID of the exporter:

6.   Division ……… Commissionerate ……………

7.   Central Excise Registration Number (for manufacturer exporter) / Service Tax Code Number (for exporters other than manufacturer exporter)

8.   Import Export Code Number…………..

9.   Details of Bank Account (Name of Bank, branch address and account number)

10.  Details of the refund claim (separately for each Shipping Bill):

(Rupees in thousands)

S. No.

Details of goods exported on which refund of service tax claimed.

 

Details of shipping bill/ bill of export, etc.
(2)

Details of goods exported.
(3)

 

No.

Date.

Date of Let export order.

Bill of lading or Airway bill number

Date.

Description of goods exported

Quantity.

Unit.

FOB value.

1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Details of specified services used for export of goods mentioned in
Columns 2 and 3.
(4)

Documents attached to evidence the amount of service tax paid and establish the use of service in exports.
(5)

Total amount of service tax claimed as refund.
(6)

Name of service provider.

Service Tax Registration No./ Service Tax Code

Invoice No (pl. attach original invoice

Date.

Description of specified service.

Classification under the Finance Act, 1994.

Total amount of service tax paid.

 

In Figure s.

As a percentage of f.o.b. value in shipping bill

9.   Declaration:-

I / We hereby declare that-

(i)   the information given in this application form is true, correct and complete in every respect, in accordance with the notification and that I am authorised to sign on behalf of the exporter; electronic refund of service tax has not been received from customs on the shipping bills on which refund is claimed;

(ii)  no CENVAT credit of service tax paid on the specified services used for export of said goods is/shall be taken under the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004;

(iii)  the exemption has been claimed for service tax which has been actually paid on the specified services;

(iv) I / we shall maintain records pertaining to export of said goods and the specified services used for export of the said goods and shall make available, at the declared premises, at all reasonable time, such records for inspection and examination by the Central Excise Officer authorised in writing by the jurisdictional Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be.

Date:

Place:

Signature and full address of Exporter

(Affix stamp)

Form A-2

Declaration by an exporter, for obtaining Service Tax Code

(referred under clause 3(e) of Notification No. ___ /20__- ST dated __________)

1.   Name of the exporter:

2.   Address of the registered office or head office of the Exporter :

3.   Permanent Account Number (PAN) of the Exporter :

4.   Import Export Code (IEC) of the Exporter:

5.   Details of Bank Account of the Exporter: (a) Name of the Bank : (b) Name of the Branch : (c) Account Number :

6.   (a) Constitution of Exporter [Proprietorship /Partnership /Registered Private Limited Company /Registered Public Limited Company /Others (specify)]

(b)  Name, address and telephone number of proprietor /partner /director

7.   Name, designation and address of the authorised signatory / signatories:

8.   I / We hereby declare that-

(i)   the information given in this application form is true, correct and complete in every respect and that I am authorised to sign on behalf of the exporter;

(ii)  I / we shall maintain records pertaining to export of said goods and the specified services used for export of the said goods and shall make available, at the declared premises, at all reasonable time, such records for inspection and examination by the Central Excise Officer authorised in writing by the jurisdictional Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be.

(Signature of the applicant / authorised person with stamp)

Date:

Place:

Schedule of rates

The Chapter or sub-Heading and descriptions of goods in the following Schedule are aligned with the tariff items and descriptions of goods in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975(51 of 1975). The General Rules for the Interpretation of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, 1975 shall mutatis mutandis apply for classifying the export goods listed in the Schedule.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 SNo.

 Chapter or sub-Heading No.

 Description of goods

 Rate

 (1)

 (2)

 (3)

 (4)

 1

 01

 Live animal

 -

 2

 02

 Meat and Edible Meat Offal

 0.10

 3

 03

 Fish and Crustaceans, Molluscs and other Aquatic Invertebrates

 0.10

 4

 04

 Dairy Produce; Birds’ Eggs; Natural honey; Edible Products of Animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

 0.10

 5

 05

 Product of animal origin not elsewhere specified or included.

 0.10

 6

 06

 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage

 0.10

 7

 07

 Edible Vegetables and certain Roots and Tubers

 0.10

 8

 08

 Edible Fruits and Nuts, Peel of Citrus Fruit or Melons

 0.10

 9

 09

 Coffee, Tea, Mate and Spices

 0.10

 10

 10

 Cereals

 0.10

 11

 11

 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten.

 0.10

 12

 12

 Oil seeds and Oleaginous Fruits; Miscellaneous Grains, Seeds and Fruit; Industrial and Medicinal Plants; Straw and Fodder

 0.10

 13

 13

 Lac; Gums, Resins and Other Vegetable Saps and Extracts

 0.10

 14

 14

 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products, not elsewhere specified or included.

 0.10

 15

 15

 Animal or Vegetable fats and oils and their Cleavage products prepared edible fats; Animal or Vegetable Waxes

 0.10

 16

 16

 Preparations of Meat, or Fish or of Crustaceans, Molluscs or other Aquatic Invertebrates

 0.10

 17

 17

 Sugars and sugar confectionery

 0.10

 18

 18

 Cocoa and Cocoa preparations

 0.10

 19

 19

 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastry cooks' products

 0.10

 20

 20

 Preparation of Vegetables, Fruits, nuts or other parts of plants

 0.20

 21

 21

 Miscellaneous Edible Preparations

 0.10

 22

 2201

 Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter not flavoured; ice and snow

 0.10

 23

 2202

 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009

 0.10

 24

 2203

 Beer made from malt

 0.10

 25

 2204

 Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 2009

 0.10

 26

 2205

 Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances

 0.10

 27

 2206

 Other fermented beverages (for example cider, perry, mead); mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included

 0.10

 28

 2207

 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength

 0.20

 29

 2208

 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol.; spirit, liquors and other spirituous beverages

 0.10

 30

 2209

 Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid

 0.10

 31

 23

 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder

 0.03

 32

 24

 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes

 0.03

 33

 25

 Salt; Sulphur; Earths And Stone; Plastering Materials, Lime And Cement

 0.10

 34

 26

 Ores, Slag And Ash

 -

 35

 27

 Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils And Products Of Their Distillation; Bituminous Substances; Mineral Waxes

 -

 36

 28

 Inorganic Chemicals; Organic Or Inorganic Compounds Of Precious Metals, Of Rare-Earth Metals, Of Radioactive Elements Or Of Isotopes

 0.10

 37

 29

 Organic Chemicals

 0.10

 38

 30

 Pharmaceutical Products

 0.20

 39

 31

 Fertilizers

 -

 40

 32

 Tanning Or Dyeing Extracts; Tannins And Their Derivatives; Dyes, Pigments And Other Colouring Matter; Paints And Varnishes; Putty And Other Mastics; Inks

 0.03

 41

 33

 Essential Oils And Resinoids; Perfumery, Cosmetic Or Toilet Preparations

 0.10

 42

 34

 Soap, Organic Surface-Active Agents, Washing Preparations, Lubricating Preparations, Artificial Waxes, Prepared Waxes, Polishing Or Scouring Preparations, Candles And Similar Articles, Modeling Pastes, “Dental Waxes” And Dental Preparations With A Basis Of Plaster

 0.10

 43

 35

 Albuminoidal Substances; Modified Starches; Glues; Enzymes

 0.10

 44

 36

 Explosives

 -

 45

 37

 Photographic or Cinematographic Goods

 0.10

 46

 38

 Miscellaneous Chemical Products

 0.10

 47

 39

 Plastics And Articles Thereof

 0.10

 48

 40

 Rubber and Articles Thereof

 0.05

 49

 41

 Raw Hides And Skins (Other Than Fur skins) And Leather

 0.03

 50

 4201

 Saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and the like), of any material

 0.05

 51

 4202

 Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, insulated food or beverages bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping-bags, wallets, purses, map-cases, cigarette-cases, tobacco- pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle- cases, jewellery boxes, powder-boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanized fiber or of paper-board, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper

 0.10

 52

 4203

 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or of composition leather

 0.10

 53

 4204

 Omitted

 -

 54

 4205

 Other articles of leather or of composition leather

 0.10

 55

 4206

 Articles of gut (other than silk-worm gut), of goldbeater’s skin, of bladders or of tendons

 0.10

 56

 4301

 Raw fur skins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers’ use), other than raw hides and skins of headings 4101, 4102 or 4103

 Nil

 57

 4302

 Tanned or dressed fur skins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings), unassembled, or assembled (without the addition of other materials) other than those of heading 4303

 0.10

 58

 4303

 Articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other articles of fur skin

 0.10

 59

 4304

 Artificial fur and articles thereof

 0.10

 60

 4401

 Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms

 Nil

 61

 4402

 Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated

 Nil

 62

 4403

 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared

 Nil

 63

 4404

 Hoop wood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chip wood and the like

 Nil

 64

 4405

 Wood wool; wood flour

 Nil

 65

 4406

 Railway or tramway sleepers (crossties) of wood

 Nil

 66

 4407

 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm

 Nil

 67

 4408

 Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm

 0.10

68

 4409

 Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, v-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed

 0.10

 69

 4410

 Particle board, oriented strand board (OSB) and similar board (for example wafer board) of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances

 0.10

 70

 4411

 Fiberboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances

 0.10

 71

 4412

 Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood

 0.10

 72

 4413

 Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes

 0.10

 73

 4414

 Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects

 0.10

 74

 4415

 Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, Box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood

 0.10

 75

 4416

 Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers’ products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves

 0.10

 76

 4417

 Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood; boot or shoe lasts and trees, of wood

 0.10

 77

 4418

 Builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, Shingles and shakes

 0.10

 78

 4419

 Tableware and kitchenware, of wood

 0.10

 79

 4420

 Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases for jewellery or cutlery, and similar articles, of wood; statuettes and other ornaments, of wood; wooden articles of furniture not falling in chapter 94

 0.10

 80

 4421

 Other articles of wood

 0.10

 81

 45

 Cork And Articles Of Cork

 Nil

 82

 46

 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basket-ware and wickerwork.

 0.10

 83

 47

 Pulp Of Wood Or Of Other Fibrous Cellulosic Material; Recovered (Waste And Scrap) Paper Or Paperboard

 Nil

 84

 4801

 Newsprint, in rolls or sheets

 0.10

 85

 4802

 Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and non perforated punch card and punch tape paper , in rolls or rectangular (including square)sheets of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; hand-made paper and paperboard

 0.10

 86

 4803

 Toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock and similar paper of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, whether or not creped, crinkled, embossed, perforated, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or sheets

 0.10

 87

 4804

 Uncoated Craft Paper And Paperboard, In Rools Or Sheets, Other Than That Of Heading 4802 Or 4803

 0.10

 88

 4805

 Other uncoated paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, not further worked or processed than as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter

 0.10

89

 4806

 Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets

 0.10

 90

 4807

 Composite paper and paperboard (made by sticking flat layers of paper or paperboard together with an adhesive), not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls or sheets

 0.10

 91

 4808

 Paper and paperboard, corrugated (with or without glued flat surface sheets), creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of the kind described in heading 4803

 0.10

 92

 4809

 Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers (including coated or impregnated paper for duplicator stencils or offset plates), whether or not printed, in rolls or sheets

 0.10

 93

 4810

 Paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin (China clay) or other inorganic substances, with or without a binder, and with no other coating, whether or not surface – coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size

 0.10

 94

 4811

 Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than goods of the kind described in heading 4803, 4809 or 4810

 0.10

 95

 4812

 Filter blocks, slabs and plates, of paper pulp

 0.10

 96

 4813

 Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes

 0.10

 97

 4814

 Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper

 0.10

 98

 4815

 Deleted

 -

 99

 4816

 Carbon-paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers (other than those of heading 4809), duplicator stencils and offset plates, of paper, whether or not put up in boxes

 0.10

 100

 4817

 Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery

 0.15

 101

 4818

 Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width not exceeding 36 cm, or cut to size or shape; handkerchiefs, cleansing tissues, towels, table cloths, serviettes, napkins for babies, tampons, bed sheets and similar household, sanitary or hospital articles, articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres

 0.15

 102

 4819

 Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres; box files, letter trays, and similar articles, of paper or paperboard of a kind used in offices, shops or the like

 0.15

103

 4820

 Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, excise books, blotting-pads, binders (loose-leaf or other), folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon sets and other articles of stationery, of paper or paperboard; albums for samples or for collections and book covers, of paper or paperboard

 0.15

 104

 4821

 Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed

 0.15

 105

 4822

 Bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports of paper pulp, paper or paperboard (whether or not perforated or hardened)

 0.15

 106

 4823

 Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape; other articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres

 0.15

 107

 49

 Printed Books, Newspapers, Pictures And Other Products Of The Printing Industry; Manuscripts, Typescripts And Plans

 0.10

 108

 50

 Silk

 0.10

 109

 51

 Wool, Fine or Coarse Animal hair, Horsehair Yarn and Woven Fabrics

 0.10

 110

 5201

 Cotton, not carded or combed

 Nil

 111

 5202

 Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

 Nil

 112

 5203

 Cotton, carded or combed

 Nil

 113

 5204

 Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale

 Nil

 114

 5205

 Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale

 0.05

 115

 5206

 Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale

 0.05

 116

 5207

 Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread) put up for retail sale

 0.05

 117

 5208

 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2

 0.10

 118

 5209

 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2

 0.10

 119

 5210

 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing not more than 200 g/m2

 0.10

 120

 5211

 Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/m2

 0.10

 121

 5212

 Other woven fabrics of cotton

 0.10

 122

 53

 Other Vegetable Textile Fibres; Paper yarn and Woven Fabrics of Paper yarn

 0.10

 123

 5401

 Sewing thread of man-made filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale

 0.05

 124

 5402

 Synthetic filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex

 0.05

 125

 5403

 Artificial filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put for retail sale, including artificial mono filament of less than 67 decitex

 0.05

126

 5404

 Synthetic monofilament of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm; strip and the like (for example, artificial straw) of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5 mm

 0.05

 127

 5405

 Artificial monofilament of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm; strip and the like (for example, artificial straw) of artificial textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5 mm

 0.05

 128

 5406

 Man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale

 0.05

 129

 5407

 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading 5404

 0.10

 130

 5408

 Woven fabrics of artificial filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading 5405

 0.10

 131

 5501

 Synthetic filament tow

 0.05

 132

 5502

 Artificial filament tow

 0.05

 133

 5503

 Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning

 0.05

 134

 5504

 Artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning

 0.05

 135

 5505

 Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garneted stock) of man-made fibres

 0.05

 136

 5506

 Synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning

 0.05

 137

 5507

 Artificial staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning

 0.05

 138

 5508

 Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres, whether or not put up for retail sale

 0.05

 139

 5509

 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale

 0.05

 140

 5510

 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale

 0.05

 141

 5511

 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibres, put up for retail sale

 0.05

 142

 5512

 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres

 0.10

 143

 5513

 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170g/m2

 0.10

 144

 5514

 Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170 g/m2

 0.10

 145

 5515

 Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres

 0.10

 146

 5516

 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres

 0.10

 147

 56

 Wadding, Felt and Non-Woven; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and Articles thereof

 0.10

 148

 57

 Carpets and Other Textile Floor Coverings

 0.10

 149

 58

 Special Woven Fabrics; Tufted Textile Fabrics; Lace; Tapestries; Trimmings; Embroidery

 0.10

150

 59

 Impregnated, Coated, Covered or Laminated Textile Fabrics; Textile Articles of a kind suitable for Industrial use

 0.10

 151

 60

 Knitted or crocheted fabrics

 0.10

 152

 61

 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories, Knitted or Crocheted

 0.15

 153

 62

 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories, Not Knitted or Crocheted

 0.15

 154

 63

 Other Made Up Textiles Articles; Sets; Worn Clothing and Worn Textile Articles; Rags

 0.15

 155

 64

 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles

 0.10

 156

 65

 Headgear and parts thereof

 0.05

 157

 66

 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof

 0.03

 158

 67

 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair

 0.10

 159

 68

 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials

 0.15

 160

 69

 Ceramic Products

 0.15

 161

 70

 Glass And Glassware

 0.15

 162

 71

 Natural Or Cultured Pearls, Precious Or Semi-Precious Stones, Precious Metals, Metals Clad With Precious Metal, And Articles Thereof; Imitation Jewellery; Coin

 0.03

 163

 7201

 Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms

 0.03

 164

 7202

 Ferro alloys

 0.15

 165

 7203

 Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or similar forms; iron having minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms

 0.03

 166

 7204

 Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel

 0.03

 167

 7205

 Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel

 0.03

 168

 7206

 Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading 7203)

 0.03

 169

 7207

 Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel

 0.03

 170

 7208

 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated

 0.03

 171

 7209

 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated

 0.03

 172

 7210

 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated

 0.03

 173

 7211

 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad, plated or coated

 0.03

 174

 7212

 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated

 0.03

 175

 7213

 Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel

 0.03

 176

 7214

 Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling

 0.03

 177

 7215

 Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel

 0.03

 178

 7216

 Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel

 0.03

 179

 7217

 Wire of iron or non-alloy steel

 0.15

 180

 7218

 Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel

 0.03

 181

 7219

 Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more

 0.03

 182

 7220

 Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm

 0.03

 183

 7221

 Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of stainless steel

 0.03

 184

 7222

 Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel

 0.03

 185

 7223

 Wire of stainless steel

 0.15

 186

 7224

 Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel

 0.03

 187

 7225

 Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more

 0.03

 188

 7226

 Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm

 0.03

 189

 7227

 Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy steel

 0.03

 190

 7228

 Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel

 0.03

 191

 7229

 Wire of other alloy steel

 0.15

 192

 7301

 Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel

 0.05

 193

 7302

 Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for jointing or fixing rails

 0.05

 194

 7303

 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron

 0.05

 195

 7304

 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel

 0.05

 196

 7305

 Other tubes and pipes (for example, welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, the external diameter of which exceeds 406.4 mm, of iron or steel

 0.05

 197

 7306

 Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, riveted or similarly closed), of iron or steel

 0.05

 198

 7307

 Tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel

 0.05

 199

 7308

 Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel

 0.05

200

 7309

 Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity exceeding 300 l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment

 0.05

 201

 7310

 Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity not exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment

 0.05

 202

 7311

 Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel

 0.05

 203

 7312

 Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated

 0.05

 204

 7313

 Barbed wire of iron or steel; twisted hoop or single flat wire, barbed or not, and loosely twisted double wire, of a kind used for fencing of iron or steel

 0.05

 205

 7314

 Cloth (including endless bands), Grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire; expanded metal of iron or steel

 0.05

 206

 7315

 Chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel

 0.05

 207

 7316

 Anchors, grapnels and parts thereof, of iron or steel

 0.05

 208

 7317

 Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (other than those of heading 8305) and similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper

 0.15

 209

 7318

 Screws, bolts, nuts, coach-screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel

 0.15

 210

 7319

 Sewing needles, knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, embroidery stilettos and similar articles, for use in the hand, of iron or steel; safety pins and other pins, of iron or steel, not elsewhere specified or included

 0.15

 211

 7320

 Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel

 0.15

 212

 7321

 Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for central heating), barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, plate warmers and similar non-electric domestic appliances, and parts thereof, of iron or steel

 0.15

 213

 7322

 Radiators for central heating, not electrically heated, and parts thereof, of iron or steel; air heaters and hot air distributors (including distributors which can also distribute fresh or conditioned air), not electrically heated, incorporating a motor-driven fan or blower, and parts thereof, of iron or steel

 0.15

 214

 7323

 Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel; iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of iron or steel

 0.15

 215

 7324

 Sanitary ware and parts thereof, of iron or steel

 0.15

 216

 7325

 Other cast articles of iron or steel

 0.15

 217

 7326

 Other articles of iron and steel

 0.15

 218

 7401

 Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)

 0.03

 219

 7402

 Unrefined copper; copper anodes for electrolytic refining

 0.03

 220

 7403

 Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought

 0.03

 221

 7404

 Copper waste and scrap

 0.03

 222

 7405

 Master alloys of copper

 0.03

 223

 7406

 Copper powders and flakes

 0.03

 224

 7407

 Copper bars, rods and profiles

 0.03

 225

 7408

 Copper wire

 0.03

 226

 7409

 Copper plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15 mm

 0.03

 227

 7410

 Copper foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, per board , plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.15 mm

 0.03

 228

 7411

 Copper tubes and pipes

 0.15

 229

 7412

 Copper tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)

 0.15

 230

 7413

 Stranded wire, cables, plated bands and the like, of copper, not electrically insulated

 0.15

 231

 7414

 Deleted

 -

 232

 7415

 Nails, tacks, drawing pins, staples (other than those of heading 8305) and similar articles, of copper or of iron or steel with heads of copper; screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of copper

 0.15

 233

 7416

 Deleted

 -

 234

 7417

 Deleted

 -

 235

 7418

 Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of copper; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of copper; sanitary ware and parts thereof, of copper

 0.15

 236

 7419

 Other articles of copper

 0.15

 237

 75

 Nickel and articles thereof

 0.03

 238

 7601

 Unwrought aluminium

 0.03

 239

 7602

 Aluminium waste and scrap

 0.03

 240

 7603

 Aluminium powders and flakes

 0.03

 241

 7604

 Aluminium bars, rods and profiles

 0.03

 242

 7605

 Aluminium wire

 0.03

 243

 7606

 Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm

 0.03

 244

 7607

 Aluminium foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm

 0.03

 245

 7608

 Aluminium tubes and pipes

 0.15

 246

 7609

 Aluminium tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)

 0.15

 247

 7610

 Aluminium structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, balustrades, pillars and columns); aluminium plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures

 0.15

248

 7611

 Aluminium reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment

 0.15

 249

 7612

 Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers (including rigid or collapsible tubular containers), for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity not exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment

 0.15

 250

 7613

 Aluminium containers for compressed or liquefied gas

 0.15

 251

 7614

 Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, of aluminium, not electrically insulated

 0.15

 252

 7615

 Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of aluminium; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of aluminium; sanitary ware and parts thereof, of aluminium

 0.15

 253

 7616

 Other articles of aluminium

 0.15

 254

 78

 Lead and articles thereof

 0.03

 255

 79

 Zinc and articles thereof

 0.03

 256

 80

 Tin and articles thereof

 0.03

 257

 81

 Other base metals; cermets, articles thereof

 0.03

 258

 82

 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal

 0.15

 259

 83

 Miscellaneous articles of base metal

 0.15

 260

 84

 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

 0.05

 261

 85

 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof ; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

 0.05

 262

 86

 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signaling equipment of all kinds

 0.05

 263

 8701

 Tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709)

 0.05

 264

 8702

 Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver

 0.05

 265

 8703

 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), including station wagons and racing cars

 0.05

 266

 8704

 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods

 0.05

 267

 8705

 Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles, concrete-mixers lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units)

 0.05

 268

 8706

 Chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of heading 8701 to 8705

 0.05

 269

 8707

 Bodies (including cabs), for the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

 0.05

 270

 8708

 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

 0.05

 271

 8709

 Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short distance transport of goods; tractors of the type used on railway station platforms; parts of the foregoing vehicles

 0.05

 272

 8710

 Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, motorized, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles

 0.05

 273

 8711

 Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars;

 0.05

 274

 8712

 Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorised

 0.10

 275

 8713

 Carriages for disabled persons, whether or not motorised or otherwise mechanically propelled

 0.05

 276

 8714

 Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713

 0.15

 277

 8715

 Baby carriages and parts thereof

 0.05

 278

 8716

 Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof

 0.05

 279

 88

 Aircraft , spacecraft, and parts thereof

 0.05

 280

 89

 Ships, boats and floating structures

 0.05

 281

 90

 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof

 0.10

 282

 91

 Clocks and watches and parts thereof

 0.05

 283

 92

 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles

 0.20

 284

 93

 Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof

 -

 285

 94

 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings

 0.05

 286

 95

 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof

 0.20

 287

 96

 Miscellaneous manufactured articles

 0.03

 288

 97

 Works of art, collector’s' pieces and antiques

 -

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