The duties are effective from Thursday. The imports concerned were valued at about 860 billion rupees ($11.84 billion) in the last financial year that ended on March 31.
Here is a list of the new tariffs.
SL | Item | Existing | Revised |
1 | Air conditioners | 10 | 20 |
2 | Household Refrigerators | 10 | 20 |
3 | Washing machines less than 10 Kg | 10 | 20 |
4 | Compressor for air conditioners and refrigerators | 7.5 | 10 |
5 | Speakers | 10 | 15 |
6 | Footwears | 20 | 25 |
7 | Radial Car tyres | 10 | 15 |
8 | Non industrial diamond (other than rough diamonds), i.e., cut and polished diamond | 5 | 7.5 |
9 | Diamonds-semi processed, half cut or broken | 5 | 7.5 |
10 | Lab grown diamonds | 5 | 7.5 |
11 | Cut and polished Colored gemstone | 5 | 7.5 |
12 | Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | 15 | 20 |
13 | Articles of Goldsmith or silversmith wares and parts thereof of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | 15 | 20 |
14 | Bath, shower bath, sink, wash basin, etc. of plastics | 10 | 15 |
15 | Articles of plastics for conveyance and packing such as boxes, case, containers, bottles, insulated ware etc. | 10 | 15 |
16 | Tableware, kitchenware and other household items of plastics | 10 | 15 |
17 | Miscellaneous items of plastics such as office stationery, fitting for furniture’s, decorative sheets, statuettes, beads, bangles etc. | 10 | 15 |
18 | Trunks, Suitcase, Executive cases, Brief Cases, travel bags and other bags etc. | 10 | 15 |
19 | Aviation turbine fuel | 0 | 5 |