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SECTION-XV

BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL

Notes :

1. This Section does not cover :

(a) Prepared paints, inks or other products with a basis of metallic flakes or powder (headings 3207 to 3210, 3212, 3213 or 3215);

(b) Ferro-cerium or other pyrophoric alloys (heading 3606);

(c) Headgear or parts thereof of heading 6506 or 6507;

(d) Umbrella frames or other articles of heading 6603;

(e) Goods of Chapter 71 (for example, precious metal alloys, base metal clad with precious metal, imitation jewellery);

(f) Articles of Section XVI (machinery, mechanical appliances and electrical goods);

(g) Assembled railway or tramway track (heading 8608) or other articles of Section XVII (vehicles, ships and boats, aircraft);

(h) Instruments or apparatus of Section XVIII, including clock or watch springs;

(ij) Lead shot prepared for ammunition (heading 9306) or other articles of Section XIX (arms and ammunition);

(k) Articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, mattress supports, lamps and lighting fittings, illuminated signs, prefabricated buildings);

(l) Articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports requisites);

(m) Hand sieves, buttons, pens, pencil-holders, pen nibs or other articles of Chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles); or

(n) Articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art).

2. Throughout this Schedule the expression “parts of general use” means :

(a) Articles of heading 7307, 7312, 7315, 7317 or 7318 and similar articles of other base metal;
(b) Springs and leaves for springs, of base metal, other than clock or watch springs (heading 9114); and
(c) Articles of headings 8301, 8302, 8308, 8310 and frames and mirrors, of base metal, of heading 8306.

In Chapters 73 to 76 and 78 to 82 (but not in heading 7315) references to parts of goods do not include references to parts of general use as defined above.

Subject to the preceding paragraph and to Note 1 to Chapter 83, the articles of Chapter 82 or 83 are excluded from Chapters 72 to 76 and 78 to 81.

3. Throughout this Schedule, the expression “base metals” means : iron and steel, copper, nickel, aluminium, lead, zinc, tin, tungsten (wolfram), molybdenum, tantalum, magnesium, cobalt, bismuth, cadmium, titanium, zirconium, antimony, manganese, beryllium, chromium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, hafnium, indium, niobium (columbium), rhenium and thallium.

4. Throughout this Schedule, the term “cermets” means products containing a microscopic heterogenous combination of a metallic component and a ceramic component. The term “cermets” includes sintered metal carbides (metal carbides sintered with a metal).

5. Classification of alloys (other than ferro-alloys and master alloys as defined in Chatpers 72 and 74) :

(a) An alloy of base metals is to be classified as an alloy of the metal which predominates by weight over each of the other metals;

(b) An alloy composed of base metals of this Section and of elements not falling within this Section is to be treated as an alloy of base metals of this Section if the total weight of such metals equals or exceeds the total weight of the other elements present;

(c) In this Section the term “alloys” includes sintered mixtures of metal powders, heterogeneous intimate mixtures obtained by melting (other than cermets) and intermetallic compounds.

6. Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Schedule to a base metal includes a reference to alloys which, by virtue of Note 5 above, are to be classified as alloys of that metal.

7. Classification of composite articles :

Except where the headings otherwise require, articles of base metal (including articles of mixed materials treated as articles of base metal under the Interpretive Rules) containing two or more base metals are to be treated as articles of the base metal predominating by weight over each of the other metals.

For this purpose:

(a) Iron and steel, or different kinds of iron or steel, are regarded as one and the same metal;
(b) An alloy is regarded as being entirely composed of that metal as an alloy of which, by virtue of Note 5, it is classified; and
(c) A cermet of heading 8113 is regarded as a single base metal.

8. In this Section, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them :

(a) Waste and scrap
Metal waste and scrap from the manufacture or mechanical working of metals, and metal goods definitely not usable as such because of breakage, cutting-up, wear or other reasons.

(b) Powders
Products of which 90% or more by weight passes through a sieve having a mesh aperture of 1 mm.

Additional Notes :

Goods obtained by breaking up of ships boats and other floating structures are classifiable under respective heading/sub-headings

CHAPTER 72

IRON AND STEEL

Notes:

1. In this Chapter and, in the case of Notes (d), (e) and (f) throughout this Schedule, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:

(a) Pig Iron

Iron-carbon alloys not usefully malleable, containing more than 2% by weight of carbon and which may contain by weight one or more other elements within the following limits:

- not more than 10% of chromium
- not more than 6% of manganese
- not more than 3% of phosphorus
- not more than 8% of silicon
- a total of not more than 10% of other elements

(b) Spiegeleisen

Iron-carbon alloys containing by weight more than 6% but not more than 30% of manganese and otherwise conforming to the specification at (a) above.

(c) Ferro-alloys

Alloys in pigs, blocks, lumps or similar primary forms, in forms obtained by continuous casting and also in granular or powder forms, whether or not agglomerated, commonly used as an additive in the manufacture of other alloys or as de-oxidants, de-sulphurising agents or for similar uses in ferrous metallurgy and generally not usefully malleable, containing by weight 4% or more of the element iron and one or more of the following:

- more than 10% of chromium
- more than 30% of manganese
- more than 3% of phosphorus
- more than 8% of silicon
- a total of more than 10% of other elements, excluding carbon, subject to a maximum content of 10% in the case of copper.

(d) Steel

Ferrous materials other than those of heading 7203 which (with the exception of certain types produced in the form of castings) are usefully malleable and which contain by weight 2% or less of carbon. However, chromium steels may contain higher proportions of carbon.

(e) Stainless Steel

Alloy steels containing, by weight, 1.2% or less of carbon and 10.5% or more of chromium, with or without other elements.

(f) Other Alloy Steel

Steels not complying with the definition of stainless steel and containing by weight one or more of the following elements in the proportion shown:

- 0.3% or more of aluminum
- 0.0008% or more of boron
- 0.3% or more of chromium
- 0.3% or more of cobalt
- 0.4% or more of copper
- 0.4% or more of lead
- 1.65% or more of manganese
- 0.08% or more of molybdenum
- 0.3% or more of nickel
- 0.06% or more of niobium
- 0.6% or more of silicon
- 0.05% or more of titanium
- 0.3% or more of tungsten (wolfram)
- 0.1% or more of vanadium
- 0.05% or more of zirconium
- 0.1% or more of other elements (except sulphur, phosphorus, carbon and nitrogen), taken separately.

(g) Remelting Scrap Ingots of Iron and Steel

Products roughly cast in the form of ingots without feeder-heads or hot tops, or of pigs, having obvious surface faults and not complying with the chemical composition of pig iron, spiegeleisen or Ferro-alloys.

(h) Granules

Products of which less than 90% by weight passes through a sieve with a mesh aperture of 1 mm and of which 90% or more by weight passes through a sieve with a mesh aperture of 5 mm.

(ij) Semi-finished Products:

Continuous cast products of solid section, whether or not subjected to primary hot-rolling; and
Other products of solid sections, which have not been further worked than subjected to primary hot-rolling or roughly shaped by forging, including blanks for angles, shapes or sections.

These products are not presented in coils

(k) Flat-rolled Products:

Rolled products of solid rectangular (other than square) cross-section, which do not conform to the definition at (ij) above in the form of:

- coils of successively superimposed layers, or
- straight lengths, which if of a thickness less than 4.75 mm are of width measuring at least ten times the thickness or if of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more are of a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness.

Flat-rolled products include those with patterns in relief derived directly from rolling (for example, grooves, ribs, chequers, tears, buttons, and lozenges) and those, which have been perforated, corrugated or polished, provided that they do not thereby assume the character of articles or products of other headings.

Flat-rolled products of a shape other than rectangular or square, of any size, are to be classified as products of a width of 600 mm or more, provided that they do not assume the character of articles or products of other headings.

(l) Bars and Rods, Hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils:

Hot-rolled products in irregularly wound coils, which have a solid cross-section in the shape of circles, segments of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), triangles, or other convex polygons (including “flattened circles” and “modified rectangles”, of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel). These products may have indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process (reinforcing bars and rods).

(m) Other Bars and Rods:

Products which do not conform to any of the definitions at (ij), (k) or (l) above or to the definition of wire, which have a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length in the shape of circles, segments of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), triangles or other convex polygons (including “flattened circles” and “modified rectangles”, of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel). The products may:

- have indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process (reinforcing bars and rods):
- be twisted after rolling.

(n) Angles, Shapes and Sections:

Products having a uniform solid cross-section along their whole length which do not conform to any of the definitions at (ij), (k), (l) or (m) above or to the definition of wire.

Chapter 72 does not include products of heading 7301 or 7302.

(o) Wire:

Cold-formed products in coils, or any uniform solid cross-section along their whole length, which do not conform to the definition of flat-rolled products.

(p) Hollow Drill Bars and Rods:

Hollow bars and rods of any cross-section, suitable for drills, of which the greatest external dimension of the cross-section exceeds 15 mm but does not exceed 52 mm, and of which the greatest internal dimension does not exceed one half of the greatest external dimension. Hollow bars and rods of iron or steel not conforming to this definition are to be classified in heading 7304.

2. Ferrous metals clad with another ferrous metal are to be classified as products of the ferrous metal predominating by weight.

3. Iron or steel products obtained by electrolytic deposition, by pressure casting or by sintering are to be classified, according to their form, their composition and their appearance, in the headings of this Chapter appropriate to similar hot-rolled products.

SUB-HEADING NOTES:

1. In this Chapter the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:

(a) Alloy Pig Iron:

Pig iron containing, by weight, one ore more of the following elements in the specified proportions:

- more than 0.2% of chromium
- more than 0.3% of copper
- more than 0.3% of nickel
- more than 0.1% of any of the following elements:
aluminium, molybdenum, titanium, tungsten (wolfram) vanadium.

(b) Non-alloy free-cutting Steel:

Non-alloy steel containing, by weight, one or more of the following elements in the specified proportions:

- 0.08% or more of sulphur
- 0.1% or more of lead
- more than 0.05% of selenium
- more than 0.01% of tellurium
- more than 0.05% of bismuth.

(c) Silicon-electrical Steel:

Alloy steels containing by weight at least 0.6% but not more than 6% of silicon and not more than 0.08% of carbon. They may also contain by weight not more than 1% of aluminium but no other element in a proportion that would give the steel the characteristics of another alloy steel.

(d) High Speed Steel:

Alloy steels containing, with or without other elements, at least two of the three elements molybdenum, tungsten and vanadium with a combined content by weight of 7% or more, 0.6% or more of carbon and 3 to 6% of chromium.

(e) Silico Manganese Steel:

Alloy steels containing by weight:

- not more than 0.7% of carbon
- 0.5% or more but not more than 1.9% of manganese, and
- 0.6% or more but not more than 2.3% of silicon, but no other element in a proportion that would give the steel the characteristics of another alloy steel.

2. For the classification of Ferro-alloys in the sub-headings of heading 7202 the following rule should be observed:

A Ferro-alloy is considered as binary and classified under the relevant sub-heading (if it exists) if only one of the alloy elements exceeds the minimum percentage laid down in Chapter Note 1(c); by analogy, it is considered respectively as ternary or quaternary if two or three alloy elements exceed the minimum percentage.

For the application of this rule the unspecified “other elements” referred to in Chapter Note 1(c) must each exceed 10% by weight.

SUPPLIMENTARY NOTES

1. Skelp means hot- rolled narrow strip of width not exceeding 600 mm with rolled (square, slightly round or bevelled ) edge.

2. Ferrous metals clad with another ferrous metal are to be classified as products of the ferrous mental predominating by weight.

3. Iron and steel products obtained by electrolytic deposition, by pressure casting by sintering are to be classified, according to their form, their composition and their appearance, in the headings of this chapter appropriate to similar hot - rolled products.

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Exim Code	Item Description	Policy	Policy Conditions
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���� I.- PRIMARY MATERIALS; PRODUCTS IN GRANULAR OR POWDER FORM
7201	Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms
7201 10 00	Non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus	Free
7201 20 00	Non-alloy pig iron containing by weight more than 0.5% of phosphorus	Free
7201 50	Alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen:
7201 50 10	Cast iron	Free
7201 50 90	Other	Free
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7202	Ferro alloys Ferro-manganese:
7202 11 00	Containing by weight more than 2% of carbon	Free
7202 19 00	Other Ferro-silicon:	Free
7202 21 00	Containing by weight more than 55% of silicon	Free
7202 29 00	Other	Free
7202 30 00	Ferro-silico-manganese Ferro-chromium:	Free
7202 41 00	Containing by weight more than 4% of carbon	Free
7202 49 00	Other	Free
7202 50 00	Ferro-silico-chromium	Free
7202 60 00	Ferro-nickel	Free
7202 70 00	Ferro-molybdenum	Free
7202 80 00	Ferro tungsten and ferro-silico-tungsten Other:	Free
7202 91 00	Ferro-titanium and Ferro-silico-titanium	Free
7202 92 00	Ferro-vanadium	Free
7202 93 00	Ferro-niobium	Free
7202 99	Other Ferro-phosphorus, Ferro-selenium, Ferro-cobalt, Ferro-columbium, Ferro-zirconium, Ferro-tantalum:
7202 99 11	Ferro-phosphorus	Free
7202 99 12	Ferro-selenium	Free
7202 99 13	Ferro-cobalt	Free
7202 99 14	Ferro-columbium	Free
7202 99 15	Ferro-zirconium	Free
7202 99 16	Ferro-tantalum Ferro-silico-zirconium, Ferro-silico-magnesium:	Free
7202 99 21	Ferro-silico-zirconium	Free
7202 99 22	Ferro-silico-magnesium, Ferro-boron, Charge-chrome:	Free
7202 99 31	Ferro-boron	Free
7202 99 32	Charge-chrome	Free
7202 99 90	Other	Free
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7203	Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or similar forms; iron having minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms
7203 10 00	Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction Of iron ore	Free
7203 90 00	Other	Free
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7204	Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel
7204 10 00	Waste and scrap of cast iron Waste and scrap of alloy steel:	Free
7204 21	Of stainless steel:
7204 21 10	Empty or discharged cartridges of all bores and sizes	Restricted
7204 21 90	Other	Free
7204 29	Other:
7204 29 10	Empty or discharged cartridges of all bores and sizes	Restricted
7204 29 20	Of High speed steel	Free
7204 29 90	Other	Free
7204 30 00	Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel Other waste and scrap:	Free
7204 41 00	Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, saw dust, fillings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles	Free
7204 49 00	Other	Free
7204 50 00	Remelting scrap ingots	Free
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7205	Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel
7205 10	Granules Of iron:
7205 10 11	Shot and angular grit	Free
7205 10 12	Wire pellets	Free
7205 10 19	Other Of alloy steel:	Free
7205 10 21	Shot and angular grit	Free
7205 10 22	Wire pellets	Free
7205 10 29	Other	Free
7205 10 90	Other: Powders:	Free
7205 21 00	Of alloy steel	Free
7205 29	Other:
7205 29 10	Of iron	Free
7205 29 90	Other II. IRON AND NON-ALLOY STEEL	Free
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7206	Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots other primary forms (excluding iron of heading 7203)
7206 10	Ingots:
7206 10 10	Of iron	Free
7206 10 20	Of high carbon steel	Free
7206 10 90	Other	Free
7206 90	Other:
7206 90 11	Puddled bars and pilings	Free
7206 90 12	Blocks, lumps and similar forms	Free
7206 90 19	Other Other:	Free
7206 90 91	Puddled bars and pilings	Free
7206 90 92	Blocks, lumps and similar forms	Free
7206 90 99	Other	Free
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7207	Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel Containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon:
7207 11	Of rectangular (including square) cross-section, the width measuring less than twice the thickness:
7207 11 10	Electrical quality	Free
7207 11 20	Forging quality	Free
7207 11 30	Seamless steel tube quality	Free
7207 11 90	Other	Free
7207 12	Other, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section:
7207 12 10	Electrical quality	Free
7207 12 20	Forging quality	Free
7207 12 30	Seamless steel tube quality	Free
7207 12 90	Other	Free
7207 19	Other:
7207 19 10	Forged blanks of non-alloy steel	Free
7207 19 20	Mild steel (MS) billets	Free
7207 19 90	Other	Free
7207 20	Containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon:
7207 20 10	Forging quality	Free
7207 20 20	Spring steel quality	Free
7207 20 30	Seamless steel tube quality	Free
7207 20 90	Other	Free
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7208	Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated
7208 10 00	In coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, with patterns in relief Other, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, pickled:	Free
7208 25	Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more:
7208 25 10	Plates	Free
7208 25 20	Universal plates	Free
7208 25 30	Sheets	Free
7208 25 40	Strip	Free
7208 25 90	Other	Free
7208 26	Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm:
7208 26 10	Plates	Free
7208 26 20	Universal plates	Free
7208 26 30	Sheets	Free
7208 26 40	Strip	Free
7208 26 90	Other	Free
7208 27	Of a thickness of less than 3 mm:
7208 27 10	Plates	Free
7208 27 20	Universal plates	Free
7208 27 30	Sheets	Free
7208 27 40	Strip	Free
7208 27 90	Other Other, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled:	Free
7208 36	Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm:
7208 36 10	Plates	Free
7208 36 20	Universal plates	Free
7208 36 30	Sheets	Free
7208 36 40	Strip	Free
7208 36 90	Other	Free
7208 37	Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm:
7208 37 10	Plates	Free
7208 37 20	Universal plates	Free
7208 37 30	Sheets	Free
7208 37 40	Strip	Free
7208 37 90	Other	Free
7208 38	Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm:
7208 38 10	Plates	Free
7208 38 20	Universal plates	Free
7208 38 30	Sheets	Free
7208 38 40	Strip	Free
7208 38 90	Other	Free
7208 39	Of a thickness of less than 3 mm:
7208 39 10	Plates	Free
7208 39 20	Universal plates	Free
7208 39 30	Sheets	Free
7208 39 40	Strip	Free
7208 39 90	Other	Free
7208 40	Not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, with patterns in relief:
7208 40 10	Plates	Free
7208 40 20	Universal plates	Free
7208 40 30	Sheets	Free
7208 40 40	Strip	Free
7208 40 90	Other Other, not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled:	Free
7208 51	Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm:
7208 51 10	Plates	Free
7208 51 20	Universal plates	Free
7208 51 30	Sheets	Free
7208 51 40	Strip	Free
7208 51 90	Other	Free
7208 52	Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm:
7208 52 10	Plates	Free
7208 52 20	Universal plates	Free
7208 52 30	Sheets	Free
7208 52 40	Strip	Free
7208 52 90	Other	Free
7208 53	Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm:
7208 53 10	Plates	Free
7208 53 20	Universal plates	Free
7208 53 30	Sheets	Free
7208 53 40	Strip	Free
7208 53 90	Other	Free
7208 54	Of a thickness of less than 3 mm:
7208 54 10	Plates	Free
7208 54 20	Universal plates	Free
7208 54 30	Sheets	Free
7208 54 40	Strip	Free
7208 54 90	Other	Free
7208 90 00	Other	Free
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7209	Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated In coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced):
7209 15	Of a thickness of 3 mm or more:
7209 15 10	Plates	Free
7209 15 20	Sheets	Free
7209 15 30	Strip	Free
7209 15 90	Other	Free
7209 16	Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm:
7209 16 10	Plates	Free
7209 16 20	Sheets	Free
7209 16 30	Strip	Free
7209 16 90	Other	Free
7209 17	Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm:
7209 17 10	Plates	Free
7209 17 20	Sheets	Free
7209 17 30	Strip	Free
7209 17 90	Other	Free
7209 18	Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm:
7209 18 10	Plates	Free
7209 18 20	Sheets	Free
7209 18 30	Strip	Free
7209 18 90	Other Not in coils, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced):	Free
7209 25	Of a thickness 3 mm or more:
7209 25 10	Plates	Free
7209 25 20	Sheets	Free
7209 25 30	Strip	Free
7209 25 90	Other	Free
7209 26	Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm:
7209 26 10	Plates	Free
7209 26 20	Sheets	Free
7209 26 30	Strip	Free
7209 26 90	Other	Free
7209 27	Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm
7209 27 10	Plates	Free
7209 27 20	Sheets	Free
7209 27 30	Strip	Free
7209 27 90	Other	Free
7209 28	Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm:
7209 28 10	Plates	Free
7209 28 20	Sheets	Free
7209 28 30	Strip	Free
7209 28 90	Other	Free
7209 90 00	Other:	Free
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7210	Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated Plated or coated with tin:
7210 11	Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more:
7210 11 10	OTS/MR Type	Free
7210 11 90	Other	Free
7210 12	Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm:
7210 12 10	OTS/MR Type	Free
7210 12 90	Other	Free
7210 20 00	Plated or coated with lead, including terne-plate	Free
7210 30	Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc:
7210 30 10	Corrugated	Free
7210 30 90	Other Otherwise plated or coated with zinc:	Free
7210 41 00	Corrugated	Free
7210 49 00	Other	Free
7210 50 00	Plated or coated with chromium oxides or with chromium and chromium oxides Plated or coated with aluminium:	Free
7210 61 00	Plated or coated with aluminium-zinc alloys	Free
7210 69 00	Other	Free
7210 70 00	Painted, varnished or coated with plastics	Free
7210 90	Other:
7210 90 10	Lacquered	Free
7210 90 90	Other	Free
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7211	Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad, plated or coated Not further worked than hot-rolled:
7211 13 00	Rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm and a thickness of not less than 4 mm, not in coils and without patterns in relief	Free
7211 14	Other, of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more:
7211 14 10	Flats	Free
7211 14 20	Universal plates	Free
7211 14 30	Hoops	Free
7211 14 40	Sheets	Free
7211 14 50	Strip	Free
7211 14 60	Skelp	Free
7211 14 90	Other	Free
7211 19	Other:
7211 19 10	Flats	Free
7211 19 20	Universal plates	Free
7211 19 30	Hoops	Free
7211 19 40	Sheets	Free
7211 19 50	Strip	Free
7211 19 60	Skelp	Free
7211 19 90	Other Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced):	Free
7211 23	Containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon:
7211 23 10	Flats	Free
7211 23 20	Universal plates	Free
7211 23 30	Hoops	Free
7211 23 40	Sheets	Free
7211 23 50	Strip	Free
7211 23 90	Other	Free
7211 29	Other:
7211 29 10	Flats	Free
7211 29 20	Universal plates	Free
7211 29 30	Hoops	Free
7211 29 40	Sheets	Free
7211 29 50	Strip	Free
7211 29 60	Skelp	Free
7211 29 90	Other	Free
7211 90	Other: Universal plates:
7211 90 11	Of boiler quality	Free
7211 90 12	Of high tensile quality	Free
7211 90 13	Of ship building quality	Free
7211 90 90	Other	Free
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7212	Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated
7212 10	Plated or coated with tin:
7212 10 10	OTS/MR Type	Free
7212 10 90	Other	Free
7212 20	Electrlytically plated or coated with zinc
7212 20 10	Corrugated	Free
7212 20 90	Other	Free
7212 30	Otherwise plated or coated with zinc:
7212 30 10	Corrugated	Free
7212 30 90	Other	Free
7212 40 00	Painted, varnished or coated with plastic	Free
7212 50	Otherwise plated or coated:
7212 50 10	Plated or coated with lead	Free
7212 50 20	Lacquered	Free
7212 50 90	Other	Free
7212 60 00	Clad	Free
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7213	Bars and Rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel
7213 10	Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process:
7213 10 10	Of free cutting steel	Free
7213 10 90	Other	Free
7213 20	Other, of free-cutting steel:
7213 20 10	Electrode quality	Free
7213 20 20	Cold heading quality	Free
7213 20 90	Other Other:	Free
7213 91	Of circular cross-section measuring less than 14 mm in diameter:
7213 91 10	Electrode quality	Free
7213 91 20	Cold heading quality	Free
7213 91 90	other	Free
7213 99	Other:
7213 99 10	Electrode quality	Free
7213 99 20	Cold heading quality	Free
7213 99 90	Other	Free
7214	Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling
7214 10	Forged:
7214 10 10	Spring steel quality	Free
7214 10 90	Other	Free
7214 20	Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling:
7214 20 10	Spring steel quality	Free
7214 20 90	Other	Free
7214 30 00	Other, of free cutting steel Other:	Free
7214 91	Of rectangular (other than square) cross-section:
7214 91 10	Mild steel bright bar	Free
7214 91 90	Other	Free
7214 99	Other:
7214 99 10	Of spring steel quality	Free
7214 99 90	Other	Free
______________________________________________________________________________________
7215	Other bars and Rods of iron or non-alloy steel
7215 10 00	Of free-cutting steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished	Free
7215 50	Other, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished:
7215 50 10	Mild steel bright bar	Free
7215 50 90	Other	Free
7215 90	Other:
7215 90 10	Plated or coated with zinc	Free
7215 90 20	Plated or coated with other base metals	Free
7215 90 90	Other	Free
______________________________________________________________________________________
7216	Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel
7216 10 00	U, I or H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded of a height of less than 80 mm: L or T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80 mm:	Free
7216 21 00	L sections	Free
7216 22 00	T sections U, I or H sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded of a height of 80 mm or more:	Free
7216 31 00	U sections	Free
7216 32 00	I sections	Free
7216 33 00	H sections	Free
7216 40 00	L or T sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80 mm or more	Free
7216 50 00	Other angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded Angles, shapes and sections, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished:	Free
7216 61 00	Obtained from flat-rolled products	Free
7216 69 00	Other Other:	Free
7216 91 00	Cold-formed or cold-finished from flat rolled products	Free
7216 99	Other:
7216 99 10	Plated or coated with zinc	Free
7216 99 20	Plated or coated with base metals other than zinc	Free
7216 99 30	Slotted angles and slotted channels	Free
7216 99 40	Forged	Free
7216 99 90	Other	Free
______________________________________________________________________________________
7217	Wire of iron or non-alloy steel
7217 10	Not plated or coated, whether or not polished:
7217 10 10	Of a thickness of 18 SWA and below	Free
7217 10 20	Of a thickness above 18 SWA but upto 26 SWA	Free
7217 10 30	Of a thickness above 26 SWA	Free
7217 20	Plated or coated with zinc:
7217 20 10	Of a thickness of 18 SWA and below	Free
7217 20 20	Of a thickness above 18 SWA but upto 26 SWA	Free
7217 20 30	Of a thickness above 26 SWA	Free
7217 30	Plated or coated with other base metals:
7217 30 10	Of a thickness of 18 SWA and below	Free
7217 30 20	Of a thickness above 18 SWA but upto 26 SWA	Free
7217 30 30	Of a thickness above 26 SWA	Free
7217 90	Other: Shaped and profiled wire:
7217 90 11	of cross section � half round	Free
7217 90 12	of cross section � flat and rectangular	Free
7217 90 13	of cross section � �z� shaped	Free
7217 90 19	of cross section � other shapes Other:	Free
7217 90 91	High tensile quality	Free
7217 90 92	Electrode quality	Free
7217 90 93	Electric resistance wire (including electric resistance heating wire)	Free
7217 90 99	Other III � STAINLESS STEEL	Free
______________________________________________________________________________________
7218	Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel
7218 10 00	Ingots and other primary forms Other:	Free
7218 91 00	Of rectangular (other than square) cross-section	Free
7218 99	Other:
7218 99 10	Billets	Free
7218 99 90	Other	Free
______________________________________________________________________________________
7219	Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more Not further worked than hot-rolled, in coils:
7219 11	Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm: Chromium type:
7219 11 11	Not exceeding 14 mm	Free
7219 11 12	Exceeding 14 mm	Free
7219 11 90	Other	Free
7219 12 00	Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm	Free
7219 13 00	Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm	Free
7219 14 00	Of a thickness of less than 3 mm Not further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils:	Free
7219 21	Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm: Universal plates of stainless steel/heat resisting steel and chromium type
7219 21 11	Not exceeding 14 mm	Free
7219 21 12	�Exceeding 14 mm Universal plates of stainless steel/heat resisting steel, nickel chromium austenitic type:	Free
7219 21 21	Not exceeding 14 mm	Free
7219 21 22	Exceeding 14 mm Other Chromium type:	Free
7219 21 31	Not exceeding 14 mm	Free
7219 21 32	Exceeding 14 mm Other Nickel chromium austenitic type:	Free
7219 21 41	Not exceeding 14 mm	Free
7219 21 42	Exceeding 14 mm	Free
7219 21 90	Other	Free
7219 22	Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm: Universal plates of stainless steel or heat resisting steel:
7219 22 11	Chromium type	Free
7219 22 12	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7219 22 19	Other	Free
7219 22 91	Chromium type	Free
7219 22 92	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7219 22 99	Other	�Free
7219 23	Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm:
7219 23 10	Chromium type	Free
7219 23 20	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7219 23 90	Other	Free
7219 24	Of a thickness of less than 3 mm: Chromium type of a thickness:
7219 24 11	Below 0.35 mm	Free
7219 24 12	0.35 mm and above but below 0.56 mm	Free
7219 24 13	0.56 mm and above but below 0.90 mm	Free
7219 24 19	Other Nickel chromium austenitic type of a thickness:	Free
7219 24 21	Below 0.35 mm	Free
7219 24 22	0.35 mm and above but below 0.56 mm	Free
7219 24 23	0.56 mm and above but below 0.90 mm	Free
7219 24 29	Other	Free
7219 24 90	Other Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold reduced):	Free
7219 31	Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more: Chromium type:
7219 31 11	Not exceeding 14 mm	Free
7219 31 12	Exceeding 14 mm Nickel chromium austenitic type:	Free
7219 31 21	Not exceeding 14 mm	Free
7219 31 22	Exceeding 14 mm	Free
7219 31 90	Other	Free
7219 32	Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm:
7219 32 10	Chromium type	Free
7219 32 20	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7219 32 90	Other	Free
7219 33	Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm:
7219 33 10	Chromium type	Free
7219 33 20	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7219 33 90	Other	Free
7219 34	Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm:
7219 34 10	Chromium type	Free
7219 34 20	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7219 34 90	Other	Free
7219 35	Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm:
7219 35 10	Chromium type	Free
7219 35 20	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7219 35 90	Other	Free
7219 90	Other: Sheets and plates:
7219 90 11	Thickness more than 4.75 mm, worked	Free
7219 90 12	Thickness 3 mm to 4.75 mm, worked	Free
7219 90 13	Thickness less than 3 mm, worked	Free
7219 90 90	Other	Free
______________________________________________________________________________________
7220	Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm Not further worked than hot-rolled:
7220 11	Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more:
7220 11 10	Skelp (strips for pipes and tubes) Strips for pipes and tubes (other than skelp):	Free
7220 11 21	Chromium type	Free
7220 11 22	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7220 11 29	Other	Free
7220 11 90	Other
7220 12	Of a thickness of less than 4.75 mm:
7220 12 10	Skelp (strips for pipes and tubes) Strips for pipes and tubes (other than skelp):	Free
7220 12 21	Chromium type	Free
7220 12 22	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7220 12 29	Other	Free
7220 12 90	Other	Free
7220 20	Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold reduced):
7220 20 10	Strips for pipes and tubes Strips for pipes and tubes (other than skelp):	Free
7220 20 21	Chromium type	Free
7220 20 22	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7220 20 29	Other	Free
7220 20 90	Other	Free
7220 90	Other:
7220 90 10	Skelp (strips for pipes and tubes) Strips for pipes and tubes (other than skelp):	Free
7220 90 21	Chromium type	Free
7220 90 22	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7220 90 29	Other	Free
7220 90 90	Other	Free
______________________________________________________________________________________
7221	Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of stainless steel
7221 00	Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of stainless steel: Bright bars:
7221 00 11	Chromium type	Free
7221 00 12	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7221 00 19	Other	Free
7221 00 90	Other	Free
______________________________________________________________________________________
7222	OTHER BARS AND RODS OF STAINLESS STEEL; ANGLES, SHAPES AND SECTIONS OF STAINLESS STEEL Bars and rods, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded:
7222 11	Of circular cross section: Bright bars:
7222 11 11	Chromium type	Free
7222 11 12	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7222 11 19	Other Other:	Free
7222 11 91	Chromium type	Free
7222 11 92	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7222 11 99	Other	Free
7222 19	Other: Bright bars:
7222 19 11	Chromium type	Free
7222 19 12	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7222 19 19	Other Other:	Free
7222 19 91	Chromium type	Free
7222 19 92	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7222 19 99	Other	Free
7222 20	Bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished: Bright bars:
7222 20 11	Chromium type	Free
7222 20 12	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7222 20 19	Other Other:	Free
7222 20 91	Chromium type	Free
7222 20 92	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7222 20 99	Other	Free
7222 30	Other bars and rods Bright bars:
7222 30 11	Chromium type	Free
7222 30 12	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7222 30 19	Other Other:	Free
7222 30 91	Chromium type	Free
7222 30 92	Nickel chromium austenitic type	Free
7222 30 99	�Other	�Free
7222 40	Angles, shapes and sections:
7222 40 10	Of thickness of 80 mm and above	Free
7222 40 20	Of below 80 mm	Free
______________________________________________________________________________________
7223	Wire of stainless steel
7223 00	Wire of stainless steel
7223 00 10	Electrode quality Other:	Free
7223 00 91	Of thickness of above 1.5 mm	Free
7223 00 92	Of thickness of 0.46 mm and above but not exceeding 1.5 mm	Free
7223 00 99	Of thickness of below 0.46 mm	Free
IV � OTHER ALLOY STEEL; HOLLOW DRILL BARS AND RODS, OF ALLOY OR NON-ALLOY STEEL
______________________________________________________________________________________
7224	Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel
7224 10 00	Ingots and other primary forms	Free
7224 90	Other:
7224 90 10	Of tool steel quality	Free
7224 90 20	Of die steel quality	Free
7224 90 30	Of cobalt bearing high speed steel quality	Free
7224 90 40	Forged blanks of alloy steel Other:	Free
7224 90 91	Billets	Free
7224 90 99	Other	Free
______________________________________________________________________________________
7225	Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more Of silicon-electrical steel:
7225 11 00	Grain-oriented	Free
7225 19 00	Other	Free
7225 20	Of high speed steel Hot-rolled:
7225 20 11	In coils	Free
7225 20 19	Not in coils Cold-rolled:	Free
7225 20 21	In coils	Free
7225 20 29	Not in coils	Free
7225 30	Other, not further worked than hot-rolled, in coils:
7225 30 10	Of spring steel quality	Free
7225 30 90	Other	Free
7225 40	Other, not further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils: Of a thickness of above 4.75 mm:
7225 40 11	Boiler quality	Free
7225 40 12	Pressure vessel quality	Free
7225 40 13	High tensile quality	Free
7225 40 19	Other	Free
7225 40 20	Of a thickness of 3 mm and above but not exceeding 4.75 mm	Free
7225 40 30	Of a thickness of below 3 mm	Free
7225 50	Other, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced):
7225 50 10	Of a thickness of less than 3 mm	Free
7225 50 20	Of a thickness of 3 mm to 4.75 mm	Free
7225 50 30	Of a thickness of above 4.5 mm Other:	Free
7225 91 00	Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc	Free
7225 92 00	Otherwise plated or coated with zinc	Free
7225 99 00	Other	Free
______________________________________________________________________________________
7226	Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm Of silicon-electrical steel:
7226 11 00	Grain-oriented	Free
7226 19 00	Other	Free
7226 20	Of high speed steel: Hot-rolled:
7226 20 11	In coils	Free
7226 20 12	Other Cold-rolled:	Free
7226 20 21	In coils	Free
7226 20 22	Other	Free
7226 20 30	Hoops and strips: Other:	Free
7226 91	Not further worked than hot-rolled:
7226 91 10	Of a thickness of below 3 mm	Free
7226 91 20	Of a thickness of 3 mm and above but not exceeding 4.75 mm	Free
7226 91 30	High tensile quality of a thickness of above 4.75 mm	Free
7226 91 90	Other	Free
7226 92	Not further worked than cold-rolled (cold reduced):
7226 92 10	Of a thickness of below 3 mm	Free
7226 92 20	Of a thickness of 3 mm and above but not exceeding 4.75 mm	Free
7226 92 30	Of a thickness of above 4.75 mm	Free
7226 93 00	Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc	Free
7226 94 00	Otherwise plated or coated with zinc	Free
7226 99	Other:
7226 99 10	Of a thickness of above 4.75 mm	Free
7226 99 20	Of a thickness of above 3 mm and but not exceeding 4.75 mm	Free
7226 99 30	Of a thickness of below 3 mm	Free
7226 99 40	Skelp (strips for pipes and tubes) Hoops and strips:	Free
7226 99 51	Hot rolled	Free
7226 99 52	Cold rolled	Free
7226 99 53	Of spring steel, other than skelp	Free
7226 99 60	Skelps and strips for razor blades and saw blades	Free
7226 99 90	Other	Free
______________________________________________________________________________________
7227	Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy steel
7227 10 00	Of high speed steel	Free
7227 20 00	Of silico-manganese steel	Free
7227 90	Other:
7227 90 10	Of valve spring steel quality	Free
7227 90 20	Of other spring steel quality	Free
7227 90 30	Of ball bearing quality	Free
7227 90 40	Of cold heading quality	Free
7227 90 50	Lead-free cutting quality	Free
7227 90 60	Sulphur free cutting quality	Free
7227 90 90	Other	Free
______________________________________________________________________________________
7228	Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel
7228 10	Bars and rods, of high speed steel:
7228 10 10	Bright bars	Free
7228 10 90	Other	Free
7228 20 00	Bars and rods, of silico-manganese steel	Free
7228 30	Other bars and rods, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded Bright bars:
7228 30 11	Of alloy tool steel	Free
7228 30 19	Other Other:	Free
7228 30 21	Of lead bearing steel	Free
7228 30 22	Of spring steel	Free
7228 30 23	Of sulphur bearing steel	Free
7228 30 24	Of tool and die steel	Free
7228 30 29	Other	Free
7228 40 00	Other bars and rods, not further worked than forged	Free
7228 50	Other bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished:
7228 50 10	Of engine valves and cold heading steel	Free
7228 50 90	Other	Free
7228 60	Other bars and rods: Bright bars:
7228 60 11	Of alloy tool steel	Free
7228 60 12	Other Other:	Free
7228 60 91	Lead bearing steel	Free
7228 60 92	Spring steel	Free
7228 60 93	Sulphur bearing steel	Free
7228 60 94	Tool and die steel	Free
7228 60 99	Other	Free
7228 70	Angles, shapes and sections: Not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded:
7228 70 11	Of 80 mm or more	Free
7228 70 12	Of less than 80 mm Not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished:	Free
7228 70 21	Of 80 mm or more	Free
7228 70 22	Of less than 80 mm	Free
7228 80	Hollow drill bars and rods
7228 80 10	Of alloy steel	Free
7228 80 20	Of non alloy steel, forged	Free
7228 80 90	Other	Free
______________________________________________________________________________________
7229	Wire of other alloy steel
7229 10 00	Of high speed steel	Free
7229 20 00	Of silico-manganese steel	Free
7229 90	Other: Tinned wire, Bronze coated wire, Trapezoidal wire, Half round wire, Crimped wire and Copper coated wire Nor insulated :
7229 90 11	Tinned wire	Free
7229 90 12	Bronze coated wire	Free
7229 90 13	Trapezoidal wire	Free
7229 90 14	Half round wire	Free
7229 90 15	Crimped wire	Free
7229 90 16	Copper coated wire Electrode quality, Wire rope quality and ACSR quality:	Free
7229 90 21	Electrode quality	Free
7229 90 22	Wire rope quality	Free
7229 90 23	ACSR quality Wire (excluding wire type lead), Spring, High tensile, Hardened and tempered wires, not insulated:	Free
7229 90 31	Wire (excluding wire type lead)	Free
7229 90 32	Spring wire	Free
7229 90 33	High tensile wire	Free
7229 90 34	Hardened and tempered wire	Free
7229 90 40	Other wire Shaped and profiled wires of cross-section:	Free
7229 90 51	Half round	Free
7229 90 52	Flat and rectangular	Free
7229 90 53	'L'shape	Free
7229 90 54	'Z' Shape	Free
7229 90 59	Other	Free
7229 90 60	Electric resistance wire (including electric resistance heating wire)	Free
7229 90 70	Crimped wire	Free
7229 90 70	Crimped wire	Free
7229 90 90	Other	Free

Import Licensing notes

1. Deleted

2. Seconds and defectives of items specified below is permitted for imports free except those in respect of which the c.i.f value of imports is below the value specified against each of these items:

Sl.No.	ITC(HS) Code	Description	Minimum c.i.f. value (US $ per Tonne)
1.	72.08	H.R. Coils	190.5
2.	72.08	HR Sheets	201.75
3.	72.09	CR Coils/Sheets	263
4.	72.10	Tinplate Waste/Waste/Tinplate Misprints	465
5.	72.25./72.26	Electrical Sheets (CRNO)	493
6.	72.08/72.11	Plates	278
7.	72.27.90	Alloy Steel Bars & Rods (Hot Rolled in Coils)	435

3. Prime steel items specified below are permitted for imports free, except those, in respect of which the c.i.f. value of imports is below the value specified against each of these items:

S.No.	ITC(HS) Code	Description	Minimum c.i.f. value (US $ per Tonne)
1.	72.08	H.R. Coils	254
2.	72.08	HR Sheets	269
3.	72.09	CR Coils/Sheets	351
4.	72.10	Tinplates	620
5.	72.25/72.26	Electrical Sheets (CRNO)	657
6.	72.08/72.11	Plates	370
7.	72.27.90	Alloy Steel Bars & Rods (Hot Rolled in Coils)	580

The price restrictions on prime steel items as above, has been withdrawn with effect from 1.1.2000 vide notification no. 31 (RE-1999)/1997-2002 dated 1.11.1999. However, these restrictions shall apply to the extent specified in the order passed by the Hon’ble High Court at Madras on 21.1.2004 in W.P. No. 38864 and 38865 of 2003.

4. Import of seconds/defectives of steel items as mentioned at sl. No. 1 to 7 of the notes at sl. No. 2 above, shall be allowed only through customs sea port at Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. Import consignments of these items shall be accompanied by a pre-shipment certificate regarding description material quality, chemical analysis of the material, visual inspection, thickness and width of the material and the ITC(HS) code no. from any of the inspection agency as specified in Appendix 28 of the Handbook of Procedures, Vol. I, 2002-2007.

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