Government exempts 82 Products on import from Thailand

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Government exempts 82 Products on import from Thailand

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NEW DELHI. According to a Senior FinMin Official ; the Government has exempted 82 Products of Thai Origin when imported into India from Thailand vide Customs Tariff Notification No. 86 with effect form 1st September 2006 which amends Customs Tariff Notification No. 85/2004. The exemption is result of Early Harvest Scheme under Framework Agreement for establishing Free Trade Area between the Republic of India and the Kingdom of Thailand. Thailand has also exempted Indian Goods on reciprocal basis. The list of Products exempted from Customs duty is as under. However, the import will be subject to levy of CVD equivalent to Central Excise duty.

S. No.	Sub-heading or tariff item	Description of goods
(1)	(2)	(3)
1.	0804 50	Fresh mangosteens, mangoes
2.	0806 10 00	Fresh grapes
3.	0808 10 00	Apples
4.	0810 60 00	Durians
5.	0810 90	Fresh rambutans, longans, pomegranates
6.	1001 10	Durum wheat
7.	1001 90	All goods
8.	1604 11 00	Salmon
9.	1604 13	Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats
10.	1604 15 00	Mackerel
11.	1605 10 00	Crab
12.	2501 00	Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free flowing agents; Sea water
13.	2610 00	Chromium ores and concentrates
14.	2811 19	All goods
15.	2818 20	Aluminium oxide, other than artificial corundum
16.	2818 30 00	Aluminium hydroxide
17.	2917 39	All goods
18.	3906 90	All goods
19.	3907 10 00	Polyacetals
20.	3907 30	Epoxide resins
21.	3907 40 00	Polycarbonates
22.	3907 99	All goods
23.	3908 10	Polyamide-6,-11,-12,-6,6,-6,9,-6,10 or -6,12
24.	3908 90	All goods
25.	3909 50 00	Polyurethanes
26.	3919 90	All goods
27.	4412 19	All goods
28.	7103 10	Rubies, emeralds and sapphires, unset and imported uncut
28A.	7103 10	All goods, other than the goods mentioned against S. No.28
29.	7104 90 00	All goods
30.	7105 10 00	All goods
31.	7113 19	All goods
32.	7201 50	Alloy pig iron
32A.	7201 50	Spiegeleisen
33.	7207 11	All goods (other than seconds and defectives)
33A.	7207 11	Seconds and defectives
34.	7207 19	All goods (other than seconds and defectives)
34A.	7207 19	Seconds and defectives
35.	7226 19 00	All goods (other than seconds and defectives)
35A.	7226 19 00	Seconds and defectives
36.	7229 90	All goods (other than seconds and defectives)
36A.	7229 90	Seconds and defectives
37.	7307 92	Threaded elbows, bends and sleeves
38.	7320 20 00	Helical springs
39.	732690	All goods
40.	7601 10	Aluminium, not alloyed
41.	7601 20	Aluminium alloys
42.	8404 90 00	All goods
43.	8409 91	All goods
44.	8413 60	All goods
45.	8413 81	All goods
46.	8414 51	Table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125 W
47.	8414 59	All goods
48.	8414 90	All goods
49.	8415 10	All goods
50.	8418 21 00	All goods
51.	8419 90	All goods
52.	8421 99 00	All goods
53.	8423 90