THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT, 1975
SECTION-XV
CHAPTER 78
Lead and articles thereof
Note :
In this Chapter, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:
(a) Bars and rods
Rolled, extruded, drawn or forged products, not in coils, which have a uniform solid crosssection along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons (including "flattened circles" and "modified rectangles", of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel). Products with a rectangular (including square), triangular or polygonal cross-section may have corners rounded along their whole length. The thickness of such products which have a rectangular (including "modified rectangular") cross-section exceeds one-tenth of the width. The expression also covers cast or sintered products, of the same forms and dimensions, which have been subsequently worked after production (otherwise than by simple trimming or de-scaling), provided that they have not thereby assumed the character of articles or products of other headings.
(b) Profiles
Rolled, extruded, drawn, forged or formed products, coiled or not, of a uniform cross-section along their whole length, which do not conform to any of the definitions of bars, rods, wire, plates, sheets, strip, foil, tubes or pipes. The expression also covers cast or sintered products, of the same forms, which have been subsequently worked after production (otherwise than by simple trimming or de-scaling), provided that they have not thereby assumed the character of articles or products of other headings.
(c) Wire
Rolled, extruded or drawn products, in coils, which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons (including "flattened circles" and "modified rectangles", of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel). Products with a rectangular (including square), triangular or polygonal crosssection may have corners rounded along their whole length. The thickness of such products which have a rectangular (including "modified rectangular") cross-section exceeds one-tenth of the width.
(d) Plates, sheets, strip and foil
Flat-surfaced products (other than the unwrought products of heading 7801), coiled or not, of solid rectangular (other than square) cross-section with or without rounded corners (including "modified rectangles" of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two being straight, of equal length and parallel) of a uniform thickness, which are;
(i) of rectangular (including square) shape with a thickness not exceeding one-tenth of the width;
(ii) of a shape other than rectangular or square, of any size, provided that they do not assume the character of articles or products of other headings.
Heading 7804, applies, inter alia, to plates, sheets, strip and foil with patterns (for example, grooves, ribs, chequers, tears, buttons, lozenges) and to such products which have been perforated, corrugated, polished or coated, provided that they do not thereby assume the character of articles or products of other headings.
(e) Tubes and pipes
Hollow products, coiled or not, which have a uniform cross-section with only one enclosed void along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons, and which have a uniform wall thickness. Products with a rectangular (including square), equilateral triangular or regular convex polygonal cross-section, which may have corners rounded along their whole length, are also to be considered as tubes and pipes provided the inner and outer cross-sections are concentric and have the same form and orientation. Tubes and pipes of the foregoing cross-sections may be polished, coated, bent, threaded, drilled, waisted, expanded, cone-shaped or fitted with flanges, collars or rings.
Sub heading Note :
In this Chapter the expression "refined lead" means metal containing by weight at least 99.9% of lead, provided that the content by weight of any other element does not exceed the limit specified in the following Table:
TABLE - Other ELEMENTS
0.02
0
0.05
0.08
scrap lead-soft covered by ISRI code word 'Racks'; mixed hard or soft scrap lead covered by ISRI code word 'Radio'; lead covered copper cable covered by ISRI code word 'Relay'; wheel weights covered by ISRI code word 'Ropes'; mixed common babbit covered by ISRI code word 'Roses'; Lead battery plates whether automotive, industrial or mixed covered by ISRI code word 'Rails';
Scrap drained/dry whole intact lead covered by ISRI code word 'Rains';
Battery lugs free of scrap lead, wheel weights, battery plates, rubber or plastic case material and other foreign materials covered by ISRI code word 'Rakes';
Lead covered copper cable free of armoured covered cable and foreign material covered by ISRI code word 'Relay' Lead dross covered by ISRI code word 'Rents';
Scrap wet whole intact lead batteries consisting of SLI (starting, lighting an ignition), automotive, truck, 8-D and commercial golf cart and marine type batteries covered by ISRI code word 'Rink'; Scrap industrial intact lead cells consisting of plates enclosed by some form of complete plastic case covered by ISRI code wordn 'Rono';
Scrap whole Intact Industrial Lead Batteries Consisting of bus, diesel, locomotive, telephone or steel cased batteries covered by ISRI code word 'Roper';