Court Rules "Idler" as Machinery Spare; Subject to 12% Tax Due to Lack of Evidence on Function.

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....Classification of goods - Equipment - idler - In the present case, the Petitioner does not appear to have placed on record materials to show what the function of the ‘idler’ is. The STO treated it as “machinery spare” whereas the ACST took the view that components parts and accessories thereof constituted a separate part of the entry and therefore 12% rate in respect of unspecified taxability came into play when it concerned component parts and accessories. While it is true that idler by itself may not be a complete machine, what is exigible to tax is not only the complete machinery but also spare parts and accessories of machines. - HC....