TMI BlogCustoms Tariff Determination of Origin of Goods under the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between the Republic of India and Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Rules, 2018X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. (1) In the Customs Tariff Determination of Origin of Goods under the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between the Republic of India and Republic of Singapore Rules, 2005, (hereinafter referred to as the said rules),- (2) In the said rules , in Rule 5 , in paragraph 1,- (i) in clause (i) of sub-paragraph (a) for the figure 60% , the words sixty-five per cent. shall be substituted; (ii) in clause (ii) of sub-paragraph (a) for the words four digit , the words six-digit shall be substituted. (3) In the said rule s, after Rule 5 , the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- 5A. De Minimis 1. A good that does not undergo a change in tariff classification pursuant to Rule 5 and Annex B in the final process of production shall be considered as originating if: (a) for all goods except those falling within chapters 50 through 63 of the Harmonised System: (i) the value of all non-originating materials used in its production, which do not undergo the required change in tariff classification, does not exceed ten per cent. of the FOB value of t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... h the documents required at the time of customs clearance of the goods for the importation in accordance with the laws and regulations of the importing Party; (aa) If a claim for preferential treatment is made without producing the Certificate of Origin, the Customs Authority of the importing Party may deny preferential treatment and request a guarantee in any of its modalities or may take any action necessary in order to preserve fiscal interests, as a pre-condition for the completion of the importation subject to and in accordance with the laws and procedures of the importing Party. The guarantee shall be refunded to the importer if a Certificate of Origin is subsequently produced by the Importer in accordance to the laws and procedures of the importing Party. ; (iv) for Rule 15, the following shall be substituted, namely:- (va) RETROACTIVE CHECKS RULE 15 (a) The Customs Authority of the importing Party, may initiate a retroactive check relating to the authenticity of a certificate, as well as the veracity of the information contained therein, in accordance with the procedures established in the Rules, in cases of doubt or on random basis. (b) In cases where ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... est for further information, the Customs Authority of the importing Party shall communicate the fact to the Issuing Authority of the exporting Party within thirty days. The term for the presentation of additional information shall be not more than ninety days, from the date of the receipt of the request for the additional information. . (7) In the said rules , for the Annex B, the following Annex shall be substituted, namely:- ANNEX B PRODUCT SPECIFIC RULES Sr. No. EX Tariff Item Number as per HS 2002 Description of Products Specific Rule (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1 Chapter 1 Live animals Wholly obtained 2 Chapter 2 Meat and edible meat offal All materials of Chapter 1 and 2 used shall be wholly obtained 3 Chapter 3 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nds of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading 1509 CTSH or VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method Chapter 16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1604 Prepared or preserved fish; Caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs 13 160420 - Other prepared or preserved fish VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method Chapter 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparation 14 1804 Cocoa butter, fat and oil VA = 40% based on direct method or = 60% based on indirect method 15 1805 Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s 2905 Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives - Saturated monohydric alcohols: 20 290512 -- Propan-1-ol (propyl alcohol) and propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol) CTH 21 290513 -- Butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol) CTH 22 290516 -- Octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof: CTSH or VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method 23 290516 - - Other VA = 40% based on direct method or = 60% based on indirect method 24 290723 -- 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A, diphenylolpropane) and its salts ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 382490 - Other 29 Ex -- Electroplating salts; water treatment chemicals; ion exchanger; correcting fluid; precipitated silica and silica gel; oil well chemical: - /kGramophone records making material CTH Chapter 39 Plastics and articles thereof 3910 Silicones in primary forms 30 391000 - Silicones in primary forms: VA = 35% based on direct method or = 35% based on indirect method Chapter 44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 31 4401 Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; Wood in chips or particles; Sawdust and wood waste and sc ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... CTH Chapter 48 Paper paperboard, articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4818 Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of width not exceeding 36 cm, or cut to size or shape, handkerchiefs, cleansing tissues, towels, table clothes, serviettes, napkins for babies, tampons, bed sheets and similar household, sanitary or hospital articles, articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres 41 481840 - Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles CTH Chapter 49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... to soles other than outer soles); removable in-soles, heel cushions and similar articles; gaiters, leggings and similar articles, and parts thereof CTH + VA = 40% based on direct method or = 60% based on indirect method Chapter 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 8401 Nuclear reactors; Fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors; Machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation 52 840120 - Machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation, and parts thereof VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method 53 840140 - Parts of nuclear reactors VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method 8402 Steam or other vapour generating boilers (other than centra ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... -- Other VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method 8413 Pumps for liquids, whether or not fitted with a measuring device; Liquid elevators - Parts: 62 841392 -- Of liquid elevators VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method 8415 Air-conditioning machines, comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated 63 841510 - Window or wall types, self-contained or split-system CTSH + VA = 40% based on direct method or = 60% based on indirect method 64 841520 - Of a kind used for persons, in motor ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... -- Of poultry-keeping machinery or poultry incubators and brooders VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method 70 843699 -- Other VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method 8437 Machines for cleaning, sorting or grading seed, grain or dried leguminous vegetables; Machinery used in the milling industry or for the working of cereals or dried leguminous vegetables, other than farm-type machinery 71 843790 - Parts: VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method 8439 Machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material or for making or finishing paper or paperboard - Parts: 72 843991 -- ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 77 845390 - Parts: VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method 8454 Converters, ladles, ingot moulds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries 78 845490 - Parts: VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method 8456 Machine-tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes 79 845630 - Operated by electro-discharge processes VA 40% based on direct method or 60% based on indirect method 80 8459 Machine tools (including way-type unit head machines) for drill ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 88 847890 - Parts VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method 89 848620 - Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits CTSH Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 8504 Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors 90 EX 850440 - - Electric inverters CTSH 91 EX 850440 - - Rectifier: Dip bridge rectifiers CTSH 8507 Electric accumu ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... sed on direct method or = 60% based on indirect method 8516 Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; Electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; Electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; Electric smoothing irons; other electro-thermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading 8545 99 851650 - Microwave ovens CTH + VA = 40% based on direct method or = 60% based on indirect method 8517 Telephone sets, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 8443, 8525, 8527 or 8528 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 8528 Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus 110 852859 -- Other CTH 8536 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables 111 853669 -- Other CTH 8542 Electronic integrated circuits 112 854231 -- Pro ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... apter 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds 8607 Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock Brakes and parts thereof: 121 860721 -- Air brakes and parts thereof VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method 122 860729 -- Other VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method 123 860730 - Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 8805 Aircraft launching gear; Deck-arrestor or similar gear; Ground flying trainers; Parts of the foregoing articles 130 880510 - Aircraft launching gear and parts thereof; deck-arrestor or similar gear and parts thereof: VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method - Ground flying trainers and parts thereof: 131 880521 -- Air combat simulators and parts thereof VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method 132 880529 -- Other VA = 35% based on direct method or = 65% based on indirect method Chapter 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ectro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments 141 901811 -- Electro-cardiographs CTH 142 901839 - - Cardiac catheters CTH 901890 - Other instruments and appliances: 143 Ex ---- Surgical tools: bone saws, drills, trephines CTH 144 Ex ---- Surgical tools: knives, scissors and blades CTH 145 Ex ---- Surgical tools: Forceps, forcep clamps, clips, needles holders, introducers, cephalotribe bone holding and other holding instruments CTH 146 Ex ---- Surgical tools: Chisel, gauges, elevators raspatones, osteotome, craniotome, bone cutters CTH ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Ex ---- Other: Fibrescope CTH 160 Ex ---- Other: Laproscope CTH 161 Ex ---- Other: Vetrasonic lithotripsy instruments CTH 162 Ex ---- Other: Apparatus for nerve stimulation CTH 163 Ex ---- Other: other CTH 9027 Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters); microtomes 164 902790 - - Printed circuit assemblies for the goods of sub-hea ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... by declares that the above details and statement are correct; that all the goods were produced in ............................................................. (Country) and that they comply with the origin requirements specified for these goods in the ISCECA for the goods exported to ............................................................. (Importing Country) ............................................................. Place and date, signature of authorised signatory 12. Certification It is hereby certified, on the basis of control carried out, that the declaration by the exporter is correct. ........................................................................... Place and date, signature and stamp of certifying authority OVERLEAF NOTES 1. India and Singapore will accept this form for the purpose of preferential treatment under the INDIA-SINGAPORE Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement. 2. CONDITIONS: The main conditions for admission to the preferential treatment under the INDIA-SINGAPORE Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Ag ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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