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 further amendments in the following notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), specified in column (2) of the Table below to the extent specfied in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, namely: -
(i) against Sr. No. 13S, in column (3), after item (j), the following item shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2022, namely: - "(k) Wrist wearable devices (commonly known as smart watches)";
(ii) for Sr. No. 23 and the entries relating thereto, the following Sr. No. and entries shall be substituted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2022, namely: -
(iii) after Sr. No. 38, the following Sr. No. and entries shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2022, namely :-
(i) against S. No. 9, for the entry in column (3), the entry "Line telephone handsets" shall be substituted;
(ii) for S. No. 28 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be substituted, namely :-
(iii) against S. No. 28, in column (3), for the words "mobile phones", the words "mobile phones or wrist wearable devices (commonly known as smart watches" shall be substituted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2022.
(iv) after S. No. 32, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2022, namely :-
(i)against S. No. 5, in column (3), for item (a), the following item shall be substituted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2022, namely: -
"(a) All goods other than the parts of cellular mobile phones or wrist wearable devices (commonly known as smart watches)";
(ii) against S. No. 6B, in column (3), the proviso shall be omitted;
(iii) after S. No. 13A and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be substituted, namely: -
(b) Insulation tape
(c) Ferrite core (d) Copper wires enameled
(e) Triple insulated winding wire Provided that nothing in this S. No. shall have effect after the 31st March, 2024.
(iv) against S. No. 18, in column (2), for the entries, the entries "8518 (except 8518 21, 8518 22, 8518 29, 8518 30 and 8518 90 00)" shall be substituted.
2. Save as otherwise provided, this notification shall come into force on the 2nd February, 2022.
(Nitish Karnatak)
Under Secretary to Government of India
Note:
1. The principal notification No. 25/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section-3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.122(E), dated the 1st March, 2002 and was last amended by notification No. 57/2021- Customs, dated the 29th December, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i), vide number G.S.R. 906(E), dated the 29th December, 2021.
2. The principal notification No. 24/2005-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2005 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section-3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.122(E), dated the 1st March, 2005 and was last amended by notification No. 57/2021- Customs, dated the
29th December, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i), vide number G.S.R. 906(E), dated the 29th December, 2021.
3. The principal notification No. 25/2005-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2005 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section-3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.123(E), dated the 1st March, 2005 and was last amended by notification No. 57/2021- Customs, dated the 29th December, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i), vide number G.S.R. 906(E), dated the 29th December, 2021.
4. The principal notification No.57/2017-Customs, dated the 30th June, 2017 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 798(E), dated the 30th June, 2017 and was last amended by notification No. 57/2021- Customs, dated the 29th December, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i), vide number G.S.R. 906(E), dated the 29th December, 2021.
5. The principal notification No.8/2020-Customs, dated the 2nd February, 2020 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 68(E), dated the 2nd February, 2020 and was last amended by notification No. 22/2021- Customs, dated the 31st March, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 237(E), dated the 31st March, 2021.