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1998 (8) TMI 221

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..... Heading No. Sub-heading No. Description of Goods Rate of Duty 94.01 9401.00 Seats (other than those of Heading No. 94.02), whether or not convertible into beds, and parts thereof. 20%  2.1 We may at this stage reproduce the Tariff Heading 94.04 and the said Chapter Note 3. Head- ing No. Sub-hea- ding No. Description of Goods Rate of Duty 94.04 9404.00 Mattress supports; articles of bedding and similar furnishing (for example, mattresses, quilts, eiderdowns, cushions, pouffes and pillows) fitted with springs or stuffed or internally fitted with any material or of cellular rubber or plastics, whether or not covered. 75% " 3. (a) In heading Nos. 94.01 to 94.03 references to parts of goods do not include references .....

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..... prings or stuffed or internally fitted with any material or of cellular rubber or plastics, whether or no covered ....... 75%." Section Note 3 (b) reads as under :- "Goods described in heading 94.04, presented separately, are no to be classified in heading No. 94.01, 94.02 or 94.03 as parts of goods" "The above would reveal that sub heading 9401.00 covers only complete seats. The parts of seats viz., back-rest, arm-rest, head-rest and seat cushions of polyurethane foam, which are manufactured as per requirements of the customer and which are presented separately in bare condition are appropriately covered under sub-heading 94.04 in view of the Section Note 3(b) supra. This allegation was brought against the assessee in the show cause not .....

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..... the heading "Parts" under Tariff Heading 94.01 at page 1576 of HSN (already abstracted above). 6. Opposing the contention learned Advocate for the respondents Shri V. Lakshmikumaran submits that the goods, in order to be classified under Tariff Heading 94.04 must be (i) mattress suport or (ii) articles of bedding or (iii) furnishing similar to articles of bedding. It is not disputed by the Revenue that the respondents are clearing identifiable parts of bus-seats of ISI specification 8255 of 1976. It is also referred to in the impugned order. And the purchase order etc., referred to in the impugned order testified that the products of the respondents satisfy the aforesaid specifications. He therefore submits that the products cannot be .....

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