SHIPS, BOATS AND FLOATING STRUCTURES Notes: 1. A hull, an unfinished or incomplete vessel, assembled, unassembled, or disassembled, or a complete vessel unassembled or disassembled, is to be classified in heading 8906 if it does not have the essential character of a vessel of a particular kind. ______________________________________________________________________________________ | Exim Code | Item Description | Policy | Policy Conditions | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | 8901 | CRUISE SHIPS, EXCURSION BOATS, FERRY-BOATS, CARGO SHIPS, BARGES AND SIMILAR VESSELS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS OR GOODS | 8901 10 | Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels principally designed for the transport of persons; ferry-boats or all kinds : | | | 8901 10 10 | Ships | Free | | 8901 10 20 | Launches | Free | | 8901 10 30 | Boats | Free | | 8901 10 40 | Barges | Free | | 8901 10 90 | Other | Free | | 8901 20 00 | Tankers | Free | | 8901 30 00 | Refrigerated vessels, other than those of sub heading | Free | | 8901 90 00 | Other vessels for transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | Free | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | 8902 | FISHING VESSELS; FACTORY SHIPS AND OTHER VESSELS FOR PROCESSING OR PRESERVING FISHERY PRODUCTS | 8902 00 | Fishing vessles; factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products | | | 8902 00 10 | Trawlers and other fishing vessels | Free | Import subject to approval or guidelines issued by Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying. | 8902 00 90 | Other | Free | Import subject to approval or guidelines issued by Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying. | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | 8903 | YACHTS AND OTHER VESSELS FOR PLEASURE OR SPORTS; ROWING BOATS AND CANOES | 8903 10 00 | Inflatable Other : | Free | | 8903 91 00 | Sail boats, with or without auxiliary motor | Free | | 8903 92 00 | Motorboats, other than outboard motor boats | Free | | 8903 99 | Other: | | | 8903 99 10 | Canoes | Free | | 8903 99 90 | Other | Free | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | 8904 | TUGS AND PUSHER CRAFT. | 8904 00 00 | TUGS AND PUSHER CRAFT. | Free | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | 8905 | LIGHT-VESSELS, FIRE-FLOATS, DREDGERS, FLOATING CRANES, AND OTHER VESSELS THE NAVIGABILITY OF WHICH IS SUBSIDIARY TO THEIR MAIN FUNCTION; FLOATING DOCKS; FLOATING OR SUBMERSIBLE DRILLING OR PRODUCTION PLATFORMS | 8905 10 00 | Dredgers | Free | | 8905 20 00 | Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | Free | | 8905 90 | Other : | | | 8905 90 10 | Floating docks | Free | | 8905 90 90 | Other | Free | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | 8906 | OTHER VESSELS, INCLUDING WARSHIPS AND LIFEBOATS OTHER THAN ROWING BOATS | 8906 10 00 | Warships | Restricted | | 8906 90 00 | Other | Free | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | 8907 | OTHER FLOATING STRUCTURES ( FOR EXAMPLE, RAFTS, TANKS, COFFER-DAMS, LANDING-STAGES, BUOYS AND BEACONS) | 8907 10 00 | Inflatable rafts | Free | | 8907 90 00 | Other | Free | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | 8908 | VESSELS AND OTHER FLOATING STRUCTURES FOR BREAKING UP | 8908 00 00 | VESSELS AND OTHER FLOATING STRUCTURES FOR BREAKING UP | Free | | ______________________________________________________________________________________ | Import Licensing Notes (1) Import of ships, vessels, boats and other coastal water transport craft may be made without a licence on the basis of approval or guidelines issued by the Ministry of Surface Transport, Government of India. Import of Trawlers may be made without a licence on the basis of approval or guidelines issued by Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India. Old ships, vessels etc., for the purpose of breaking, are freely importable. i. Any item required for the specific purpose or use in connection with ship building, and the import of which has been shown as restricted in the ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import items may be imported without an import licence by the industrial undertakings engaged in ship building, subject to actual user condition. ii. Any item required for the specific purpose or use in connection with ship repairing and the import of which has been shown as restricted in the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import items, may be imported without any import licence by ship repairing units, duly registered with the Director General (Shipping),Mumbai (working in customs bonded premises), subject to actual user condition and also subject to such conditions as may be notified by the Deptt. of Revenue from time to time in this regard. |