Dispute over MC PCB classification resolved using Rule 3(a) of Import Tariff; specificity of description emphasized.

Classification of imported goods - MC PCB - The specificity of description in the claimed classification is not anywhere matched by the description within which the assessing authorities have sought to place the impugned goods. Moreover, it is clear from the description that ‘parts’, if at all finding fitment within heading 9405 of First Schedule to Customs Tariff Act, 1975, should not be specified or included elsewhere. In the light of the specific description, notwithstanding the addition of a metallic layer which does not find elaboration in the rival heading too, rule 3 (a) of The General Rules for the Interpretation of Import Tariff offers the solution without having to proceed further. - AT .....

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