Customs Duty Changes in Budget 2010 at Final Stage

[Customs Notification No. 54 dated 29th April 2010]

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 makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 21/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. 118 (E) of the same date, namely: - In the said notification, -

(I) in the Table,-

(i) against S. No. 202, for the entry in column (4), the entry “2.5%” shall be substituted;

(ii) after S.No. 363 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
“363A.	Any chapter	The following goods, namely:- (A) Ostomy products (Appliances) for managing Colostomy, Illcostomy, Ureterostomy, Illeal Conduit Urostomy Stoma cases such as bags, belts, adhesives seals or discs or rolls, adhesive remover, bag closing clamps, karaya seals paste or powder, irrigation sets, plastic or rubber faceplates, flanges, male or female urinary incontinency sets, skin gels, in parts or sets; (B) Accessories of the medical equipment at (A) above; (C) Parts required for the manufacture of the medical equipment at (A) above;	5% 5% 5%	- - Nil	- - 5”;

(iii against S.No. 436, for the entry in column (4), the entry “Nil” shall be substituted;

(iv) for S. No. 598 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
“598.	84 or any other Chapter	The following goods, namely:- (A) Tunnel boring machines (B) Parts and components of (A) above for use in the assembly of Tunnel boring machines	Nil Nil	Nil Nil	107 107”;

(v) after S.No. 603 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
“604.	84 or any other chapter	The following goods required for manufacture of Optical disk drives( ODD), namely:- (i) Pick up assembly (ii) Digital signature procession integrated circuit (iii) DC motor (iv) LDO voltage regulator	Nil	-	5”;

(II) in the Annexure, in List 3, after item (159), the following shall be inserted, namely:-

(160) Agalsidase Beta (161) Anidulafungin

(162) Capsofungin acetate

(163) Desflurane USP

(164) Heamostatic Matrix with Gelatin and human Thrombin

(165) Imiglucerase

(166) Maraviroc

(167) Radiographic contrast media (Sodium and Meglumine ioxitalamate, Iobitridol and Sodium and meglumine ioxaglate)

(168) Sorafenib tosylate

(169) Varenciline tartrate

(170) 90Yttrium

[F. No. B-1/22/2010-TRU]