REVIEW OF IMPORT DUTY ON CAPITAL, CONSTRUCTION GOODS AND CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS Duties and Taxes on the following items have been increased effective 4.00 p.m., October 17,1997 TARIFF CODE DESCRIPTION NEW RATE % CAPITAL GOODS   84.25 Pulley tackle and hoists other than skip hoists; winches and capstans; jacks -Pulley tackle and hoists other than skip hoists or hoists of a kind used for raising vehicles 5% 8425.11 8425.11 100 8425.11 900 -Powered by electric motor Hoists Other 5% 5% 8425.19 000 -Other 5% 8425.20 000 -Pit-head winding gear; winches specially designed for use underground 5%   -Other winches; capstans: 5% 8425.31 000 -Powered by electric motor   8425.39 000 -Other   -Jacks; hoists of a kind used for raising vehicles 5% 8425.41 000 -Built-in jacking systems of a type used in garages 5% 8425.42 000 -Other jacks and hoists, hydraulic 5% 8425.49 000 -Other 84.26 Ships' derriks; cranes, including cable cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and work trucks fitted with a crane   8426.12 000 -Mobile lifting frames on tyres and straddle carriers 5% 8426.19 -Other: 8426.19 900 Other than bridge cranes and gantry cranes 5% 8426.20 000 -Tower cranes 5%   -Other machinery, self-propelled   8426.41 000 -On tyres 5% 8426.49 000 -Other 5% 8426.91 000 8426.99 000 -Other machinery: -Designed for mounting on road vehicles -Other 5% 5% 84.27 Fork-lift trucks; other works trucks fitted with lifting or handling equipment 8427.10 000 -Self-propelled trucks powered by an electric motor 5% 8427.20 000 -Other self-propelled trucks 5% 8427.90 000 -Other trucks 5% 84.28 Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery   8428.10 -Lifts and skip hoists: 8428.10 900 Other than lifts (skip hoists) 5% 8428.20 000 -pneumatic elevators and conveyors 5% -Other continous-action elevators and conveyers, for goods and materials 8428.31 000 -Specially designed for underground use 5% 8428.32 000 -Other, bucket type 5% 8428.33 000 -Other, belt type 5% 8428.39 000 -Other 5% 8428.40 000 -Escalators and moving walkways 5% 8428.50 000 -Mine wagon pushers, locomative or wagon traversers, wagon tippeers and similar railway wagon handling equipment 5% 8428.60 000 -Teleferics, chai-lifts, ski-draglines, traction mechanisms for funiculars 5% 8428.90 000 -Other machinery 5% 84.31 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machinery headings Nos. 84.25 to 84.30   8431.10 000 -Of machinery of heading Nos. 84.25 5% 8431.20 100 -Of heading Nos. 8427.10 000 & 8427.20 000 5% 8431.20 200 -Of heading Nos. 8427.90 100 5% 8431.20 900 Other -Of machinery of heading No. 84.28 5% 8431.31 -Of lifts, skip hoists or escalators 8431.31 100 Of lifts 5% 8431.31 900 Other: skip hoists or escalators 5% 8431.41 -Buckets, shovels, grabs and grips   8431.41 100 Of heading No. 84.26 5% 8431.49 8431.49 210 -Other : Other parts of heading No. 84.26: of subheading Nos. 8426.12 100 and 8426.41 100 5% 8431.49 290 other 5% 8431.49 300 Of subheading No. 8420.30 5% 87.04 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR TRANSPORT OF GOODS   8704.10 -Dumpers designed for off-highway use:   8704.10 211 g.v.w not exceeding 38 tonnes-new 50% 8704.10 219 g.v.w not exceeding 38 tonnes-old 50% 8704.10 311 g.v.w exceeding 38 tonnes-new 50% 8704.10 319 g.v.w exceeding 38 tonnes-old 50%   -Other, with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)   8704.21 210 g.v.w not exceeding 5 tonnes-new 50% 8704.21 220 g.v.w not exceeding 5 tonnes-old 50% 8704.22 210 5 tons<g.v.w<20 tonnes-new 50% 8704.22 220 5 tons<g.v.w<20 tonnes-old 50% 8704.23 210 g.v.w exceeding 20 tonnes-new 50% 8704.23 220 g.v.w exceeding 20 tonnes-old 50%   -Other, with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine   8704.31 210 g.v.w not exceeding 5 tonnes-new 50% 8704.31 220 g.v.w not exceeding 5 tonnes-old 50% 8704.32 210 g.v.w exceeding 5 tonnes-new 50% 8704.32 220 g.v.w exceeding 5 tonnes-old 50%   -Other 50% 8704.90 210 g.v.w exceeding 20 tonnes-new 50% 8704.90 220 g.v.w exceeding 20 tonnes-old 50% 87.05 SPECIAL PURPOSE MOTOR VEHICLES   8705.10 000 Crane lorries 50% 8705.20 000 Mobile drilling dericks 50% 8705.40 000 Concrete mixer lorries 50% 8705.90 000 Other special purpose vehicles 50% 2833.30 000 Alums 5% CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS   32.08 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions as defined in Note 4 to this chapter.   3208.10 000 -Base on polyesters 25% 3208.20 000 -Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers 25% 3208.90 000 -Other 25% 32.09 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium.   3209.20 000 -Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers 25% 3209.90 000 -Other 25% 3210.00 Other paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers); prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather.   3210.00 100 Paints (including enamels) 25% 3210.00 200 Varnishes (including lacquers) 25%   Distempers (including whitening for cleaning footwear) and prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather: 3210.00 311 3210.00 319 Whitening: for cleaning footwear other 25% 25% 3210.00 320 Prepared water pigments of a kind 25%   used for finishing leather 25% 3210.00 390 Other   68.02 Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading No. 6801; mosaic cube and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artifially coloured granules, chipping and powder, of natural stone (including slate)   6802.10 Tiles, cubes and similar articles...   6802.10 100 Of marble or slate 30% 6802.10 900 Other 30%   -Other monumental or building stone...     -Marble, travertine and alabaster:   6802.21 100 Marble 30% 6802.21 900 Other 30% 6802.22 000 -Other calcareous stone 30% 6802.23 000 -Granite 30% 6802.29 000 -Other stone 30%   -Other     -Marble, travertine and alabaster:   6802.91 100 Marble 30% 6802.92 000 -Other calcareous stone 30% 6802.93 000 -Granite 30% 6802.99 000 -Other stone 30% 6808.00 Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and similar articles of vegetable fibre, of straw or of shavings, chips, particles, sawdust or other waste, of wood, agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binders.   6808.00 100 Roofing tiles 30% 6808.00 200 Panels, boards, blocks 30% 6808.00 900 Other panels, boards, tiles, blocks, ... 10% 68.09 Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster Boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not ornamented:   6809.11 000 -Faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only 30% 68.10 Articles of cement, of concrete ...   6810.11 000 Building blocks and bricks 20% 6810.19 100 Other: Floor and wall tiles 30% 6810.91 000 Prefabricated structural components for bldg ... 20% 6810.99 000 Other prefabricated structural components ... 20% 68.11 Articles of asbestos-cement, ...   68.11.10 000 Corrugated sheets 20% 68.11.20 900 Other than roofing, partition, floor or wall ties 20% 68.11.30 Tubes, pipes & tube or pipe fittings   6811.30 100 Tubes or pipes 10% 6811.30 900 Other 20% 6811.90 Other articles:   6811.90 100 Building material 20% 6811.90 900 Other 10% 6905.90 000 Other than roofing tiles 10% 69.07 Unglazed ceramics ...   6907.90 900 Other: Other than floor, hearth and wall tiles 10% 69.08 Glazed ceramic ...   6908.90 900 Other: Other than floor, hearth and wall tiles 10% 7216.10 U,I or H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80 mm: 7216.10 100 of a thickness of 5 mm or less 20% 7216.10 900 other 20%   L or T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80 mm:   7216.21 L sections: 7216.21 100 containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon 20% 7216.21 900 other 30% 7216.22 T sections:   7216.22 100 of a thickness of 5 mm or less 20% 7216.22 900 other 20%   U,I or H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80 mm or more: 7216.31 U sections: 7216.31 100 of a thickness of 5 mm or less 20% 7216.31 900 other 20% 7216.32 I sections:   7216.32 100 of a thickness of 5 mm or less 20% 7216.32 900 other 20% 7216.33 H sections:   7216.33 100 containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon 20%   other: steel H sections with thickness of flange not less than thickness of web:   7216.33 911 thickness of web of 9 mm and above 30% 7216.33 919 other 20%   other:   7216.33 991 of a thickness of 5 mm or less 20% 7216.33 999 other 20% 7216.40 L or T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80 mm or more:   7216.40 100 L section T section: 20% 7216.40 910 of a thickness of 5 mm or less 20% 7216.40 990 other 20% 7216.50 Other angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded: containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon   7216.50 111 of a height of 80 mm or more 20% 7216.50 112 of a height of less than 80 mm 20%   other:   7216.50 191 of a height of 80 mm or more 20% 7216.50 192 of a height of less than 80 mm 30%   Shapes and sections: of a height of less than 80 mm: 7216.50 211 of a thickness of 5 mm or less 20% 7216.50 219 other 20%   of a height of 80 mm or more:   7216.50 221 of a thickness of 5 mm or less 20% 7216.50 229 other Angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished: 20% 7216.61 Obtained from flat-rolled products Angles, other than slotted angles: containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon:   7216.61 111 of a height of 80 mm or more 20% 7216.61 112 of a height of less than 80 mm 20%   other:   7216.61 191 of a height of 80 mm or more 20%   of a height of less than 80 mm 30%   Shapes and sections:   7216.61 211 of a thickness of 5 mm or less 20% 7216.61 219 other 20% 7216.69 Other Angles, other than slotted angles: containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon:   7216.69 111 of a height of 80 mm or more 20% 7216.69 112 of a height of less than 80 mm 20%   other:   7216.69 191 of a height of 80 mm or more 20% 7216.69 192 of a height of less than 80 mm 30%   Shapes and sections:   7216.69 211 of a thickness of 5 mm or less 20% 7216.69 219 other 20% 7219.69 300 slotted angles, roll-formed from pure-punched steel strips, whether or not painted or galvanished 20% 7216.91 Other: Cold-formed or cold-finished from flat-rolled products Angles, other than slotted angles: containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon: 7216.91 111 of height of 80 mm or more 20% 7216.91 112 of a height of less than 80 mm 20%   other:   7216.91 191 of a height of 80 mm or more 20% 7216.91 192 of a height of less than 80 mm 30% 7216.91 300 Shapes and sections: 7216.91 211 of a thickness of 5 mm or less 20% 7216.91 219 other 20% 7216.91 300 slotted angles, roll-formed from pure-punched steel strips, whether or not painted or galvanished 20% 7216.99 Other: Angles, other than slotted angles: containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon:   7216.99 111 of a height of 80 mm or more 20% 7216.99 112 of a height of less than 80 mm 20%   other:   7216.99 191 of a height of 80 mm or more 20% 7216.99 192 of a height of less than 80 mm 30%   Shapes and sections:   7216.99 211 of a thickness of 5 mm or less 20% 7216.99 219 other 20% 7216.99 300 slotted angles, roll-formed from pure-punched steel strips, whether or not painted or galvanished 20% CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS   70.13 Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than that of heading No. 70.10 or 70.18) -Drinking glass f glass ceramics   7013.21 000 Of lead crystal 30% 7013.29 000 Other -Glassware of a kind used for table 9other than drinking glasses) or kitchen purposes other than of glass-ceramics 30% 7013.31 000 Of lead crystal 30% 7013.32 000 Of glass having a linear coefficient of .. within a temperature range of 0 to 300 degrees C 30% 7013.39 000 Other 30% 7013.91 000 Other glassware: of lead crystal 30% 7013.99 000 Other glassware: other 30% 7020.00 Other articles of glass   7020.00 100 Blinds 30% 7020.00 900 Other 30% 84.18 Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading No. 84.15. 30% 8418.10 Combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external door: Electrically operated: 8418.10 110 not over 350 litres 30% 8418.10 120 over 350 litres 30% 8418.10 900 Other 30% 8418.21 Refrigerator, household type: Compression type: Electrically operated:   8418.21 110 not over 350 litres 30% 8418.21 120 over 350 litres 30%   Other:   8418.21 910 not over 350 litres 30% 8418.21 990 over 350 litres 30% 8418.22 Absorption-type, electrical:   8418.22 100 not over 350 litres 30% 8418.22 200 over 350 litres 30% 8418.29 Other: Electrically operated:   8418.29 110 not over 350 litres 30% 8418.29 120 over 350 litres 30%   Other:   8418.29 910 not over 350 litres 30% 8418.29 990 over 350 litres 30% 8418.30 - Freezers of the type, not exceeding 800 I capacity   8418.30 100 Domestic 30% 8418.30 900 Other 30% 8418.40 - Freezers of the upright type, not exceeding 900 I capacity   8418.40 100 Domestic 30% 8418.40 900 Other 30% 8418.50 000 - Other refrigerating or freezing chests, cabinets, display counters, showcases and similar refrigerating or freezing furniture     - Other refregerating or freezing equipment heat pumps: 30% 8418.61 - Compression type refrigerating units whose condensers are heat exchangers:   8418.61 100 8418.61 900 Domestic Other 30% 30% 8418.69 - Other:   8418.69 100 8418.69 900 Domestic Other 30% 30%   - Parts:   8418.90 000 - Furniture designed to receive refrigerating or freezing equipment 30% 8418.99 - Other:     For non-domestic:     evaporators and condensers:   8418.99 111 8418.99 112 8418.99 119 evaporators for automative air-conditioners condensers for automative air-conditioners other 30% 30% 30% 8418.99 190 other 30%   For domestic:   8418.99 210 8418.99 290 evaporators and condensers other 30% 30% 85.09 Electro-mechanical domestic appliances, with self-contained electric motor   8509.10 000 Vacuum cleaners 30% 8509.20 000 Floor polishers 30% 8509.30 000 Kitchen waste disposers 30% 8509.40 000 Food grinders and mixers 30% 8509.80 000 Other appliances 30% 8509.90 000 Parts 30% 8516.21 000 Storage heating radiators 20% 8516.29 000 Other 20% 8516.31 000 8516.32 000 8516.33 000 8516.40 000 8516.50 000 Electro-thermic hair-dressing or hand-drying apparatus: Hair dryers Other hair-dressing apparatus Hand-drying apparatus Electric smoothing irons Microwave ovens 25% 25% 25% 25% 30% 8516.60 8516.60 200 8516.60 300 8516.60 400 8516.60 900 Other ovens; cookers; cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters: Electric kettles Rice cookers Other ovens Other 30% 30% 30% 30% 8516.71 000 8516.72 000 8516.79 000 Other electro-thermic appliances: Coffee or tea-makers Toasters Other 25% 25% 25% 8516.80 000 Electric heating resistors 25%

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