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The table of SROs 575 has been transposed by inlined with HS version 2007

SRO 490(I)/2007Other

SRO 490(I)/2007 is a Customs SRO dated 9 June 2007, listed by FBR as "The table of SROs 575 has been transposed by inlined with HS version 2007".

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GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MINISTRY OF FINANCE, REVENUE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS (REVENUE DIVISION) *** Islamabad, the 9th June, 2007. NOTIFICATION (CUSTOMS) S.R.O. 490(I)/2007.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 19 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), and clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 13 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990, the Federal Government is pleased to direct that the following further amendments shall be made in its Notification No. S.R.O. 575(I)/2006, dated the 5th June, 2006, namely:- In the aforesaid Notification,- (a) for condition (i), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(i). the imported goods as are not listed in the locally manufactured items, notified through a Customs General Order issued by the Central Board of Revenue from time to time or, as the case may be, certified as such by the Engineering Development Board. This condition shall, however, not be applicable in respect of S. Nos. 6, 15, 20, 28, 29 and 31 of the Table;”; (b) after condition (i), the following new condition shall be inserted, namely:- “(ia). The condition (i) above, shall not be applicable to the sectors mentioned at S.Nos.7, 8, 17 and 34 of the Table w.e.f 6th June, 2006, subject to the following conditions, namely:- (a) The project requirement of these sectors shall be approved by the BOI in the prescribed format and manner as per Annex-B; (b) only those companies shall be eligible to avail the aforesaid exception whose names are notified by the CBR on the recommendations of BOI; (c) the exemption shall be available on one time basis for setting up of new projects and expansion of existing ones, and shall not be available on the spare parts; and (d) the goods shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of without prior approval of the CBR and the payment of customs-duties and taxes at statutory rates be leviable at the time of import. Breach of this condition shall be construed as a criminal offence under the Customs Act, 1969;

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(c) in condition (ii), for the figures and words “22, 27 and 34”, the figures, commas and words “23, 28, 35 and 37” shall be substituted;”; and (d) for the Table, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “TABLE S. Description PCT Custom Conditions No heading Duty (1) (2) (3) (4 ) (5) 1. Agricultural Machinery A) Land Leveling 0% Nil Machinery And Equipment 1) Bulldozers and angle 8429.1100 dozers 8429.1900 2) Graders and levelers 8429.2000 3) Scrappers 8429.3000 4) Bulldozer and angle dozer 8431.4200 blades. 5) Bulldozers, pulled soil 8432.8000 scrappers, capacity 20- 25m3. 6) Laser land-levelers, 8432.8090 hydraulically driven land levelers, land planers, stone collectors (capacity 1.5-2.5m) and wind rowers (capacity 1.5-2.5 m). 7) Survey equipment. 9015.2000 9015.8000 (B) Tillage, Seeding And Planting Machinery 0% Nil And Equipment 1) Ploughs 8432.1010 8432.1090 2) Harrows, scarifiers, 8432.2100 cultivators including 8432.2910 inter-row cultivators, 8432.2990 weeders, tillers, hoes, rotary hoes and rotary tiller weeders (above 90 HP).

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3) Seeders, planters, 8432.3010 pneumatic planters, 8432.3090 transplanters, vegetable seedling transplanters, paddy seeding raising equipment, cane ratoners, cane planters and mechanical hand diblers. 4) Rotavators. 8432.8010 5) Para plow-sub-soiler (with 8432.8090 vibratory mechanism) and bed shapers. 6) Discs for agricultural 8432.9000 ploughs (C) Fertilizer and Plant Protection 0% Nil Equipment. 1) Spray pumps (gear and 8413.8110 diaphragm type). 8413.8190 2) All types of mist blowers. 8414.8000 3) All types of sprayers (self 8424.8100 propelled, manual, power driven, ULV, tractor/trolley mountable) and electronic knapsack sprayers excluding manual knapsack sprayers. 4) Spray nozzles assembly, 8424.9010 spray nozzles and nozzles tips. 5) Herbicides applicators 8432.4000 (including band applicators), fire band weed applicators, granular applicators, slurry spreaders, manure spreader/ composite shredder. 6) Dust application machinery 8432.8090 and equipment (D) High Efficiency Irrigation 0% Nil and Drainage Equipment. 1) Submersible pumps (up to 8413.7010 75 lbs and head 150 meters) and field drainage pumps. 2) Sprinklers including high 8424.8100 and low pressure (center pivotal) system, conventional sprinkler equipment, water reel traveling sprinkler, drip or trickle irrigation equipment, mint irrigation sprinkler system.

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3) Tile drain laying 8426.4900 equipment. 4) Dredger/ excavator/ 8429.5100 dragline equipment/ back 8429.5900 hoe trenchers; 5) Tractor mounted rotary 8430.6900 ditcher or chain trencher (excluding tractor). 6) Direct power rotary drilling 8430.4900 rigs. 7) Canal concrete lining 8430.5000 machine. 8) Air release valves, 8481.1000 pressure gauges, water 8481.3000 meters, back flow 9026.2000 preventers, and automatic 9026.2000 controllers. 9032.8900 9) Water and soil moisture 9027.8000 measuring devices. (E) Harvesting and Threshing 0% Nil Machinery. 1) Fodder rake. 8201.3000 2) Pruner/shears. 8201.6000 3) Forage choppers. 8433.2000 4) Haymaking and bailing 8433.3000 machinery. 5) Straw or fodder balers. 8433.4000 6) Combine harvesters - 8433.5100 threshers. 7) Root or tuber harvesting 8433.5300 machines. 8) Sugarcane, potato, onion, 8433.5300 garlic, fruit, groundnut etc., 8433.5900 harvester/ digger; 9) Cotton picker, stock pullers 8433.5900 cum shredder, rotary slusher. 10) Fodder/forage wagon. 8716.8000 (F) Post-harvest Handling and 0% Nil Processing Machinery. 1) Fodder and feed cube 8433.4000 making machinery. 2) Machinery for cleaning, 8433.6000 sorting or grading eggs, fruits or other agriculture produce including Stationery/moveable seed processing units 3) Plants and essence 8436.8000 extractors for flowers/horticulture.

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4) Machine for cleaning, 8437.1000 sorting or grading seed, grain or dried leguminous vegetables. (G) Dairy, Livestock and 0% Nil Poultry, Machinery. 1) Milk chillers irrespective of 8418.6910 the fact whether 8418.6990 manufactured locally or not. 2) Milking machines. 8434.1000 3) Dairy machinery 8434.2000 4) Milk evaporator. 8419.3900 5) Tubular heat exchanger 8419.5000 (for pasteurization). 6) Cream separators. 8421.1100 7) Homogenizer. 8434.2000 8) Milk processing plant, milk 8419.8100 spray drying plant, Milk UHT plant. 9) Milko scans. 9027.3000 10) Machinery for preparing 8436.1000 animal feeding stuffs. 11) Slurry digester. 8436.8000 12) Veterinary equipment 9018.9090 13) Incubators, brooders and 8436.2100 other poultry equipments. 8436.2900 14) Evaporative Air 8479.6000 Cooler/Cooling System. 15) Evaporative Cooling Pad. 8479.9010 16) Grain storage silos for 9406.0030 poultry. 17) Insulated sand witch 9404.0090 panels 18) Pre-fabricated buildings. 9406.0090 5% Nil (H) Green House Farming and Other Green House 0% Nil Equipment. 1) Geo-synthetic liners (PP/PE 3921.9010 Geo synthetic films of more 3921.9090 than 500 microns). 2) Nets for green houses (mesh 5608.1900 size 6” or above). 5608.9000 3) Tunnel farming equipment. 8430.3100 8430.3900 4) Green houses (prefabricated). 9406.0010 (I) Machinery, Equipment and 0% 1. In respect of goods Other Capital Goods of Sr.No. 1(I), the for Miscellaneous Agro- Ministry of Food, Based Industries Like Milk Agriculture, and Processing, Fruit, Livestock shall certify Vegetable or Flowers in the prescribed Grading, Picking or manner and format Processing etc. as per Annex-B that

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1) Packing or wrapping 8422.4000 the imported goods machinery (including heat are bonafide shrink wrapping requirement. The machinery). authorized officer of 2) Scales for continuous 8423.2000 the Ministry shall weighing of goods on furnish all relevant conveyors. information online to 3) Machinery for the 8438.5000 Pakistan Customs preparation of meat or Computerized poultry. System (PACCS) 4) Conveyor belt of a kind 8428.3900 against a specific used in slaughter house. 8428.3990 user ID and 5) Evaporators for juice 8419.8900 password obtained concentrate. under section 155D 6) Machinery used for 8419.3100 of the Customs Act, dehydration and freezing. 8418.6990 1969. 7) Heat exchange unit. 8419.5000 2. The goods shall not be sold or 8) Machinery used for filtering 8421.2900 otherwise disposed and refining of pulps/juices. of within a period of 9) Machinery for filling, 8422.3000 five years of its closing, sealing or labeling import except with bottles, canes etc. the prior approval of the CBR. 10) Presses, crushers and 8435.1010 similar machinery used in the manufacture of fruit juices. 11) Shear machinery. 8433.2000 12) Machinery used in the 8437.8000 milling industry. 13) Machinery for the 8438.6000 preparation of roots, nuts or vegetables. 14) Pressing and ginning 8445.1900 machinery for cotton 8479.8990 ginning industry. 15) Solar heating equipment. 8541.4000 16) Complete Rice Par Boiling 8419.8990 0% Nil Plant & other Respective Headings. (J) Horticulture and 0% Nil Floriculture 1) Machines for making 8441.3000 cartons, boxes, cases, tubes, drums or similar containers, other than by moulding 2) Evaporative air coolers 8479.6000 3) PU panels (Insulation) 9406.0040 4) Battery Operated Fork 8427.1000 Lifters (upto 3 tons) 5) Gen set 10-25 KVA 8502.1120 8502.1130

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6) Refrigerating machines 8418.6920 with engine fitted on common base for refrigerated containers. 7) Knives & cutting blades 8208.4000 8) Other refrigerating or 8418.5000 freezing chests, cabinets 9) Other machinery 8438.8090 10) Tubes, pipes and hollow 7304.3100 profiles of iron and steel 7304.3900 11) Hand tools Respective Headings 12) Agricultural horticultural 8432.0000 machinery & parts thereof 8436.2000 13) Other agricultural, horticultural, forestry or be- keeping machinery. 2. Machinery and equipment for Respective 0% Nil development of grain handling Headings and storage facilities. 3. Cool chain machinery and Respective 0% Nil equipment. Headings 4. Following items imported by 5% Nil Call Centers, Business Processing Outsourcing facilities duly approved by Telecommunication Authority. . 1) UPS, inverters/converters. 8504.4010 8504.4090 2) Fax machines 8443.3260 3) Photo copiers 8443.3910 4) IP Phones 8517.1890 5) Telephone sets/head sets. 8517.1100 6) Dialers 8517.7000 7) Generator. 8502.1200 8) Cat 5/Cat 6/Power cables 8544.4990 9) PAPX Switch 8517.6290 10) Multimedia projectors 8528.6110 11) Video conferencing 8525.8090 equipment. 12) CCTV 8525.8010 13) Plasma TV 8528.7212 14) PUD’s 8525.8090 15) Dedicated telephone 8517.6290 exchange system for call centers. 5. Following items imported by Only approved the local assemblers of models or brands as vehicles and companies mentioned in chapter having CNG licenses: VII of the Customs General Order No 12 of 2002 dated 15th June 2002 shall be entitled to this exemption. The

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importer shall also furnish quality certificate of the original manufacturer duly witnessed by the designated third party inspectors mentioned in chapter VII of the above stated Customs General Order regarding safety standards as laid down in Pakistan CNG Rules, 1992. 1) Compressors 8414.8030. 5% -do- 2) Mass Flow CNG 8413.1100 5% -do- dispensers 3) Storage cylinders 7311.0000 0% -do- 4) CNG vehicle Cylinders. 7311.0000 0% -do- 5) CNG vehicle conversion 8409.9191 0% -do- kits. 8409.9991 6. Machinery and equipment for Respective 5% Nil initial installation, balancing, Headings modernization, replacement or expansion of desalination plants, coal firing system, gas processing plants and oil and gas field prospecting. 7. Following machinery, 5% Nil equipment, apparatus, and medical, surgical, dental and veterinary furniture, materials, fixtures and fittings imported by hospitals and medical or diagnostic institutes:- A. Medical Equipment. 1) Dentist chairs 9402.1010 5% Nil 2) Medical surgical dental or 9402.9010 5% Nil veterinary furniture 3) Operating Table. 9402.9010 5% Nil 4) Operating Lights. 9405.4090 5% Nil 5) Emergency Operating 9405.4090 5% Nil Lights. 6) Hospital Beds with 9402.9020 5% Nil mechanical fittings 7) Gymnasium equipment. 9506.9100 5% Nil 8) Cooling Cabinet. 8418.5000 5% Nil 9) Refrigerated Liquid Bath. 3824.9099 5% Nil 10) Contrast Media Injections 3822.0000 5% Nil (for use in Angiography & MRI etc).

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11) Breathing Bags. 9020.0020 5% Nil 12) Automatic blood cell counter. 9018.9090 0% Nil 13). Automatic Cell Separator for 9018.9090 0% Nil preparation of platelets. B. Cardiology/Cardiac Surgery Equipment 1) Cannulas. 9018.3940 5% Nil 2) Manifolds. 8481.8090 5% Nil 3) Intra venous cannula i.v. 5% Nil 9018.3940 catheter. C. Disposable Medical Nil Devices 1) Self disabling safety sterile 5% Nil syringes. 9018.3110 2) Insulin syringes. 9018.3110 5% Nil 3) Burettes. 7017.9000 5% Nil E. Other Related Equipments 1) Fire extinguisher. 8424.1000 5% Nil 2) Fixtures & fittings for Respective 5% Nil hospitals Headings 8. i. Machinery, equipment Respective 5% The Ministry of and other items Headings Tourism shall approve required for setting up, the item wise up-gradation and requirement of every expansion of hotels (3 project on the format stars and above), prescribed as Annex- tourism; sporting and B. The authorized other recreation officer of the Ministry services related shall furnish all projects as approved relevant information by the Ministry of Online to Pakistan Tourism. Customs Computerized System (PACCS) against a specific user ID and password obtained under section 155D of the Customs Act, 1969. In order to avoid misuse of items/equipment imported by hotel industry at concessional duty rates, Ministry of Tourism shall also ensure that these items/equipment are imported in relation to approved room capacity and are installed in the same hotel project and not elsewhere; and. ii. Machinery and Respective 5% Nil equipment for hotels Headings.

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(below 3 stars). 9. 1. Machinery, equipment, Respective 0% 1. This concession materials, capital goods, Headings shall be available to specialized vehicles (4x4 non those Mineral luxury) i.e single or double Exploration and cabin pickups, accessories, Extraction Companies spares, chemicals and or their authorized consumables meant for operators or mineral exploration phase. contractors who hold permits, licences, 2. Construction machinery, leases and who enter equipment and specialized into agreements with vehicles, excluding passenger the Government of vehicles, imported on Pakistan or a temporary basis as required Provincial for the exploration phase. Government. 2. Temporarily imported goods shall be cleared against a security in the form of a post dated cheque for the differential amount between the statutory rate of customs duty and sales tax and the amount payable under this notification, along with an undertaking to pay the customs duty and sales tax at the statutory rates in case such goods are not re- exported on conclusion of the project. 3. The goods shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of without prior approval of the CBR and the payment of customs duties and taxes leviable at the time of import. These shall however be allowed to be transferred to other entitled mining companies with prior approval of the Board. 10. 1. Machinery, equipment, Respective 5% -do- materials, capital goods, Headings specialized vehicles (4x4 non luxury) i.e single or double cabin pickups, accessories,

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spares, chemicals and consumables meant for mine construction phase or extraction phase. Imports made for mine construction phase shall also be entitled to deferred payment of duty for a period of five years. However a surcharge @ 6% per annum shall be charged on the differed amount. 2. Construction machinery, equipment and specialized vehicles, excluding passenger vehicles, imported on temporary basis as required for mine construction or extraction phase. 11. 1. Machinery, equipment and Respective 5% Temporarily imported spares meant for initial Headings goods shall be cleared installation, balancing, against a security in modernization, replacement or the form of a post expansion of projects for dated cheque for the power generation through oil, differential amount gas, coal, wind and wave between the statutory energy including under rate of customs duty construction projects, which and sales tax and the entered into an amount payable under implementation agreement this notification, along with the Government of with an undertaking to Pakistan. pay the customs duty and sales tax at the 2. Construction machinery, statutory rates in case equipment and specialized such goods are not re- vehicles, excluding passenger exported on vehicles, imported on conclusion of the temporary basis as required project. for the construction of project. 12. 1. Machinery, equipment and Respective 5% -do- spares meant for initial Headings installation, balancing, modernization, replacement or expansion of projects for power generation through gas, coal, hydel, and oil including under construction projects. 2. Construction machinery, equipment and specialized vehicles, excluding passenger vehicles, imported on temporary basis as required for the construction of project.

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13. 1. Machinery, equipment and Respective 0% -do- spares meant for initial Headings installation, balancing, modernization, replacement or expansion of projects for power generation through nuclear and renewable energy sources like solar, wind, micro-hydel bio-energy, ocean, waste-to-energy and hydrogen cell etc. 2. Construction machinery, equipment and specialized vehicles, excluding passenger vehicles, imported on temporary basis as required for the construction of project. Explanation. -The expression “projects for power generation” means any project for generation of electricity whether small, medium or large and whether for supply to the national grid or to any other user or for in house consumption. 14. 1. Machinery, equipment, Respective 5% -do- apparatus, appliances, Headings metering and testing apparatus and appliances, mechanical and electrical controls, transmission gear, and parts thereof, meant for power transmission and grid stations, including under construction projects. 2. Construction machinery, equipment and specialized vehicles, excluding passenger vehicles, imported on temporary basis as required for the construction of project. 15. Complete plants for Respective 5% Nil relocated industries. Headings 16. Machinery, equipment and Respective 5% 1. Except for telecom other capital goods for Headings sector, BOI shall Service Sectors mentioned certify in the below:- prescribed manner (i) Wholesale, and format as per distribution and Annex-B that the retail trade, imported goods are (ii) transportation, bonafide project (iii) storage, requirement. The (iv) communication, authorized officer of

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(v) infrastructure the BOI shall furnish projects including all relevant information development of Online to Pakistan industrial zones, Customs (vi) telecommunication Computerized System i.e. (PACCS) against a Email/internet/electr specific user ID and onic information password obtained services (EIS), data under section 155D of communication the Customs Act, network services, 1969. trunk radio services, cellular 2. The mobile telephone telecommunication services, audiotex companies having services, voice mail valid license or NOC services, card pay and type approval phone services, from Pakistan close user group Telecommunication for banking Authority and PEMRA, operations, as the case may be, international shall be entitled for satellite operations exemption without for domestic data requiring any communications, exemption certificate paging service and from the BOI. The any other Chief Executive or the telecommunication person next in service which is hierarchy duly deregulated in authorized by the future; Chief Executive of the (vii) technical testing importing facilities, telecommunication (viii) Audio-visual company shall services, however certify in the (ix) Rental services prescribed manner relating to transport and format as per equipment and Annex-A that the machinery; imported items are the (x) Environmental bonafide requirement. services; and (xi) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in any other activity of service sector. 17. Following machinery, Respective 5% Nil equipment and capital goods Headings imported for establishing wholesale/retail chain stores:- 1) Refrigeration system, including shelves and chests. 2) Butcher equipment, preparation equipment. 3) Rotisserie equipment, preparation equipment. 4) Fishery equipment,

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preparation equipment. 5) Bakery equipment, preparation equipment. 6) High racks, self service racks, round stands. 7) Trolley, wire material, customer guidance. 8) Fork lift trucks, pallet movers. 9) Advertising and decoration material. 10) Waste re-processing systems. 11) Euro pallets 12) Merchandise security- /video control system. 13) Pneumatic dispatch system 14) Office equipment 15) Equipment for workshop 16) Antenna system 17) Canteen equipment 18) Cashier desks and chairs. 19) Cleaning machinery and materials. 20) Wrapping machinery and equipment. 21) Safes 22) Scales 23) EDP equipment 24) Telephone system 25) Sectional steel, reinforcement, metal sheets. 26) Concrete admixtures- curing-fixtures 27) Insulation and waterproofing materials 28) Doors, shutter doors, sliding doors. 29) Windows, sun shading. 30) Sky domes 31) Flooring materials 32) Paint, coating, sealing material 33) Suspended ceiling system. 34) Plaster board wall system 35) WC dividing wall system 36) Lock system 37) Crash barriers, traffic signs 38) Insulated panels for cooling chambers 39) Container 40) Dock leveling systems 41) Air conditioning and heating system. 42) Air ventilation system.

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43) Sprinkler system. 44) Fire detection system. 45) Fire extinguishers. 46) Weak current system. 47) Intruder alarm security system. 48) Sewage treatment system. 49) Lighting arrester system. 50) Elevators. 51) Gasoline generator. 52) Main and secondary switchboards. 53) Illumination. 18. Following machinery, 0% Nil equipment and other education and research related items imported by technical, training institutes, research institutes, schools, colleges and universities:- 1) Quartz reactor tubes and 7017.1010 holders designed for insertion ` into diffusion and oxidation furnaces for production of semiconductor wafers. 2) Other dryers 8419.3900 3) Filtering or purifying 8421.2100 machinery and apparatus for water 4) Other filtering or purifying 8421.2900 machinery and apparatus for liquids 5) Personal weighing 8423.1000 machines, including baby scales; household scales 6) Scales for continuous 8423.2000 weighing of goods on conveyors 7) Constant weight scales and 8423.3000 scales for discharging a predetermined weight of material into a bag or container, including hopper scales 8) Other weighing machinery 8423.8100 having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg 9) Other weighing machinery 8423.8200 having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30 kg but not exceeding 5,000kg 10) Other weighing machinery 8423.8900

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11) Weighing machine weights 8423.9010 of all kinds; parts of weighing machinery of machines of heading 8423.2000 & 8423.3000 12) Other weighing machine 8423.9000 weights of all kinds; parts of weighing machinery of machines of heading 8423.2000 & 8423.3000 13) Networking equipments like 8517.6970 routers, LAN bridges, hubs excluding switches and repeaters. 14) Other furnaces and ovens 8514.3000 15) Electronic balances of a 9016.0010 sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights. 16) Other balances of a 9016.0090 sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights. 17) Thermostats of a kind used 9032.1010 in refrigerators and air- conditioners 18) Other thermostats 9032.1090 19) Manostats 9032.2000 20) Other instruments and 9032.8100 apparatus Hydraulic or pneumatic 21) Other instruments and 9032.8900 apparatus 22) Parts and accessories of 9032.9000 automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus ` 23) Spares, accessories, and Respective reagents for scientific Headings equipments. 19. Machinery, equipment, raw Respective 0% Nil materials, components and Headings other capital goods for use in buildings, fittings, repairing or refitting of ships, boats or floating structures imported by Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works Limited. 20. Machinery, equipment and Respective 5% Nil other capital goods meant for Headings initial installation, balancing, modernization, replacement or expansion of oil refining (mineral oil, hydro- cracking and other value added petroleum products),

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petrochemical and petrochemical downstream products including fibers and heavy chemical industry, cryogenic facility for ethylene storage and handling. 21. Machinery, equipment and Respective 5% Nil other capital goods imported Headings by an industrial concern. 22. (i.) Off-highway dump trucks 8704.1090 5% If imported by the of 320 hp and above. cement manufacturers ii). On Highway Dump Trucks 8704.2299 5% subject to the of 320 HP and above imported 8704.2390 following conditions, w.e.f 17th January, 2007. namely:- (i) these shall be registered as on or off-highway dump trucks as the case may; (ii) registration details shall be furnished to the Collector of Customs within three months of the clearance; and (iii) these shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of within next 10 years of clearance except to other cement manufacturer with prior approval from the Collector of Customs concerned. (iii) Cement bulk semi-trailers, 8716.3190 5% If imported by the without prime movers. cement manufacturers subject to the condition that these shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of within next ten years of import except to other cement manufacturer with prior approval from the Collector of Customs concerned.

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23 Machinery and equipment Respective 5% Nil imported by any other Headings importer. 24. Air Handling Units 8415.8300 5% Of those specifications which are not manufactured locally. 25. Following items imported by If imported by local the manufacturing sector:- manufacturer recognized by the Ministry of Industries, Production and Special Initiatives. 1) Fin tubes 7304.3100 5% -do- 7304.9000 2) Dish heads 7326.1990 5% -do- 7326.9090 3) Induced draught fans. 8414.5990 5% -do- 4) High pressure valves 8481.8090 5% -do- 5) Automatic valves 8481.8090 5% -do- 6) Safety valves including Non 8481.4000 5% -do- return valves 7) Control valves for steam 8481.8090 5% -do- duty. 8) Core wire of base metal in 8311.2000 5% -do- coils (for machine welding) 26. Following machinery and 0% 1. For the projects of equipment for marble, granite Gem Stone & and gem stone extraction and Jewelery Industry, processing industries. CEO/COO, Pakistan Gem and Jewelery Company shall certify in the prescribed format and manner as per Annex-B that the imported goods are bonafide project requirement. The authorized person of the Company shall furnish all relevant information online to Pakistan Customs Computerized System (PACCS) against a specific user ID and password obtained under section 155D of the Customs Act, 1969. 2. For the projects of

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Marble & Granite Industry, CEO/COO, Pakistan Stone Development Company shall certify in the prescribed format and manner as per Annex-B that the imported goods are bonafide project requirement. The authorized persons of the Company shall furnish all relevant information online to Pakistan Customs Computerized System (PACCS) against a specific user ID and password obtained under section 155D of the Customs Act, 1969. 3. The goods shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of within a period of five years of their import except with the prior approval of the CBR and payment of customs duties and taxes leviable at the time of import. 1) Polishing cream or material 3405.4000 0% -do- 3405.9000 2) Hand sharpening and 6804.3000 0% -do- polishing stones. 3) Fiber glass mesh 7019.5190 0% -do- 4) Compressed air tank 7311.0000 0% -do- capacity 300 galn, material carbon steel. 5) Chain saw/diamond wire 8202.4000, 0% -do- saw in all sizes and dimensions 8202.9100 and spares thereof, diamond wire joints all types and dimensions, chain for chain saw and diamond wires for wire saw and spare widia. 6) Gin saw blades. 8202.9910 0% -do- 7) Gang saw blades/diamond 8202.9990 0% -do-

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saw blades/multiple blades or all types and dimensions. 8) All interchangeable tools 8207.9000 0% -do- 9) Air compressor (27cft and 8414.8010 0% -do- above) 10) Quarry winches (100 ton 8425.3100 0% -do- capacity and above. 11) Quarry winches and 8425.3900 electric motor jacks 30 ton capacity and above. 12) Quarry crane. 8426.3000 0% -do- 13) Fork lifter 8427.9000 0% -d- 14) Excavators 8429.5900 0% -do- 15) Ultrasonic machine tools. 8456.2090 0% -do- 16) Sharpening machine. 8460.3900 0% -do- 17) All diamond saw machines, 8464.1000 0% -do- diamond tools and segments. & Respective headings 18) Grinding machines. 8464.2010 0% -do- 19) Polishing machines of all 8464.2090 0% -do- types and dimensions. & Respective headings 20) Other machine tools for 8464.9000 0% -do- working stones 21) Pneumatic machines and 8467.1100 0% -do- tools. 22) Horizontal and Vertical 8467.1900 0% -do- pneumatic line drilling machine. Pneumatic grinding machines. 23) Machine and tool for stone 8464.9000 0% -do- work; sand blasting machines; & tungsten carbide tools; diamond Respective tools & segments (all type & headings dimensions), hydraulic jacking machines, hydraulic manual press machines, air/hydro pillows, compressed air rubber pipes, hydraulic drilling machines, manual and power drilling machines, steel drill rods and spring (all sizes and dimensions), whole finding system with accessories, manual portable rock drills, cross cutter and bridge cutters. 24) Integral drilling steel for 8466.9100 0% -do- horizontal and vertical drilling, extension thread rods for pneumatic super long drills, tools and accessories for rock drills. 27. Machinery, equipment and Respective 0% 1. Ministry of other project related items Headings Industries, including capital goods, for Production & Special setting up of hotels, power Initiatives, shall

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generation plants, water certify in the treatment plants and other prescribed manner infrastructure related projects and format as per located in an area of 30 km Annex-B that the around the zero point in imported goods are Gwadar. bonafide project requirement. The authorized officer of the Ministry shall furnish all relevant information online to Pakistan Customs Computerized System (PACCS) against a specific user ID and password obtained under section 155D of the Customs Act, 1969. 2. The goods shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of without prior approval of the CBR and payment of customs duties and taxes leviable at the time of import. 28. Following goods imported by 5% The goods shall not municipal authorities/local be sold or otherwise bodies/cantonment boards:- disposed of within a period of 5 years of their import without prior approval of the CBR and payment of customs duties and taxes leviable at the time of import. 1) Ambulances 8702.1090 5% 8702.9090 8703.2329 8703.2490 8703.3229 8703.3390 8703.9000. 2) Fire fighting vehicles. 8705.3000 5% 3) Waste disposal truck 8704.2290 5% 8704.2390 4) Incinerators for disposal 8417.8000 5% waste management. 5) Motorized sweepers 8508.6090 5% 6) Brake down lorries 8705.9000 5% 7) Special purpose vehicles 8705.9000 5% for the maintenance of streetlights and overhead

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cables. 8) Snow ploughs 8430.2000 5% 29. Aircraft spares, parts, tyres, Respective 0% If imported by navigational equipment, Headings domestic airlines for accessories for maintenance maintenance of their and operations of aircrafts, aircrafts. chemicals, lubricants and paints, air tickets, aircraft carpet, aircraft fabric, skydrol (brake fluid), laminated sheet, aluminum alloy sheets, aluminum alloy extrusions, aircrafts seats, tools, test equipment, life jackets, spares of TGS vehicle, meals trolley, ball hand seal, standard units, exterior washing liquid, air head set electronics, air head set pneumatic and sealants. 30. Proprietary Formwork System 7308.4000 5% (i) If not for building/structures of a manufactured locally height of 100 ft and above and and imported by the its various items/ components construction consisting of the following, companies registered namely:- with the Pakistan Engineering Council; 1) Plastic tube. 3917.2390 (ii) the system is to be procured from a well renowned international manufacturer; 2) Plastic tie slot filters/plugs, 3926.9099 (iii) a certificate from plastic cone. one of the following International Pre- shipment Inspection Companies/Survey Firms to the extent that all the components/parts are to be used in the Proprietary Formwork System for construction of structures/buildings of more than 100 feet height, is produced, namely:- 3) Standard steel ply panels, 7308.4000 (a) Messrs Lloyds of Special sized steel ply London; panels, wedges, tube (b) Messrs Quality clamps (B-Type & G Type), Tech, push/pull props, brackets LLC; (structure), steel soldiers (c) Messrs ABS; (structure), drop head, (d) Messrs Bureau standard, prop tic, buard Veritas; and rail post (structure), coupler (e) Messrs SGS;

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brace, cantilever frame, and decking beam/Infill beam (iv) The Pakistan and doorway angles. Engineering Council shall certify that the imported Proprietary Formworks System conform to the requirement of the Company’s project.”. 4) Lifting Unit (Structure) 7308.9090 -do- 5) Bolts, tie bolts, anchor bolt 7318.1590 -do- assembly (fastener), anchor screw (fastener). 6) Nuts 7318.1690 -do- 7) Steel pins, tie wing nut 7318.1900 -do- (fastener). 8) Steel washers, water plate 7318.2200 -do- (fastener). 9) Special hammers 8205.2000 -do- 10) Extraction keys. 8205.5900 -do- 11) Adjustable base jack 8425.4900 -do- (thread rod with nut and steel plate), adjustable fork head (threaded rod with nut and steel channel). 31 Effluent treatment plants Respective 5% Nil headings 32. Heat ventilation air 8415.8200 0% Subject to conditioner certification by the Ministry of Health. 33. Following machinery and 5% 1. If imported by equipment relating to broadcasting broadcasting:- companies duly licensed by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA). 2. The Licensee prior to the import shall obtain NOC from PEMRA. 1) Video tape recorders 8521.1010 -do- (VTRs), S-VHS Tape 8521.1010 Recorders. 2) Broadcast cameras 8525.8090 -do- 3) Video Switcher. 8521.1090 -do- 4) Video/Audit Routers 8517.6290 -do- 8525.6090

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5) Audio Limiter/ Monitor/ 8519.8190 -do- Mixer equipment. 8519.8990 6) Broadcast digital maximiser 8525.5090 -do- 7) Analog video distribution 8518.4000 -do- amplifiers. 8) SD/AES distribution 8518.4000 -do- amplifiers. 9) SDI monitoring/equalizing 8518.4000 -do- amplifiers. 10) SD/AES Multiplexers/de- 8518.4000 -do- multiplexers 11) Audio distribution 8518.4000 -do- amplifiers. 12) Video/audit converters. 8528.1290 -do- 13) SDI input board. 8521.1090 -do- 14) Amplified loud speaker 8518.4000 -do- 15) Under monitor displays 8528.5990 -do- (UMDs) 16) LCD monitors. 8528.7211 -do- 17) Picture tube monitors. 8528.7212 -do- 18) Plasma screens. 8528.7212 -do- 19) Broadcast video 8528.7212 -do- visualization/monitoring system 20) Wave form/ 8528.5990 -do- Vectroscope monitors. 21) Video/audio frame 8521.1090 -do- synchronizer. 22) Audio delay/monitoring 8528.7212 -do- equipment. 8519.8990 23) Sync pulse generator. 8543.2000 -do- 24) Intercom system/ 8517.1900 -do- microphones. 25) Digital clock system. 9105.9900 -do- 26) Consoles, racks, patch 8537.1000 -do- panels, cables other & installation material. Respective Headings 27) Video format converters. 8521.1090 -do- 28) Transformers. 8504.4090 -do- 29) Video play out/ ingest/ 8521.1090 -do- preview servers. 30) Fiber optic transceivers. 8517.6290 -do- 31) Ethernet switch. 8517.6990 -do- 32) Video automation servers 8471.9090 -do- 33) Automation industrial PCs 8471.4190 -do-

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34) Newsroom management 8521.1090 -do- servers. 35) Non-Linear/Linear video 8521.1090 -do- editing equipment. 36) Video storage network 8471.9090 -do- servers. 37) Video archival servers. 8471.9090 -do- 38) LTO robotic tape library 8471.7050 -do- 39) Video conferencing system 8517.1890 -do- (picturetel/polycom /Tandberg). 40) Audio conferencing 8517.1890 -do- system. 41) Satellite video phones. 8525.2090 -do- 42) Digital Video/audio media 8528.7212 -do- delivery system. 43) Studio lights. 9405.4090 -do- 44) Video graphic servers. 8471.9090 -do- 45) On air video in & out 8521.1090 -do- graphic servers. 46) Content asset 8471.9090 -do- management servers. 47) Virtual set system. 8521.1090 -do- 48) Camera tracing heads. 8528.8090 -do- 49) Teleprompters. 8528.5190 -do- 50) C/Ku Band uplink antenna 8529.1010 -do- equipment. 51) IF & LNBs, wave guiders, 8529.1010 -do- splitters. 52) High powered uplink 8525.5090 -do- amplifiers. 53) Up converters. 8529.1010 -do- 54) Uplink monitoring/control 8529.1010 -do- equipment. 55) Spectrum analyzer. 9027.8000 -do- 56) MPEG 2, MPEG 4 Video 8521.1090 -do- Encoders. 57) Video statistical 8525.5090 -do- multiplexing equipment. 58) Modulators. 8525.5090 -do- 59) Satellite reception 8528.7212 -do- IRDs/TVROs/Decoders. 60) Video compression control 8521.1090 -do- & monitoring equipment. 61) Video 8471.9090 -do- encryption/conditional

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access servers. 62) Smart cards for video -do- encryption. 8529.5990 63) Subscription management 8471.9090 -do- servers. 64) Digital setup box (STBs) 8528.1220 -do- 65) Personal video recorder 8521.1010 -do- (PVR); Digital Video Recorder (DVR) 66) Call center equipment. 8471.9090 -do- 67) Satellite receive dish. 8529.1090 -do- 68) LNBs. 8529.1020 -do- 69) Advertisement insertion 8471.9090 -do- servers. 70) Audio video dubbing 8521.1010 -do- equipment. 71) Character generator. 8471.9090 -do- 72) Logo generator. 8471.9090 -do- 73) Channel branding 8471.9090 -do- equipment 74) Sub titling equipment. 8471.9090 -do- 75) Video animation 8471.9090 -do- equipment. 76) Video streaming gateway. 8525.5090 -do- 77) SMS/MMS to TV servers. 8471.9090 -do- 78) DVB-H Mobile handsets for 8525.8090 -do- TV delivery. 79) DMB Mobile handsets for 8525.8090 -do- TV delivery. 80) RG 11/RG 6 cables. 8544.1190 -do- 81) RF connectors. 8529.9090 -do- 82) Toolkit for satellite dish 8206.0000 -do- installation. 83) Drill machine for satellite 8467.2100 -do- dish installation. 84) Payment gateway servers. 8471,9090 -do- 85) Modems for setup box. 8527.9910 -do- 86) Power distribution 8537.1000 -do- equipment, UPS, 8504.4010 Generators. 8502.0000 87) Interactive TV Servers. 8471.9090 -do- 88) GPS/electronic compass 9014.8000 -do- equipment. 89) Broadcast chopper 8529.9090 -do- 90) Acoustics. 8529.9090 -do- 91) Teletext equipment. 8529.9090 -do-

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92) Studio air conditioning. 8415.1000 -do- 93) Studio furniture/fixtures. 9403.6000 -do- 94) Studio/TV Station/Uplink 8525.5090 -do- station video surveillance security equipment. 95) Wireless camera 8525.8090 -do- equipment. 96) Microwave multi point 8525.6090 -do- video distribution equipment. 97) IP satellite news gathering 8528.7290 -do- equipment. 98) Still store equipment. 8521.1090 -do- 99) Low resolution servers. 8471.9090 -do- 100) Accessories for video 8529.9090 -do- switching, routing, distribution, recording, amplification, locking, equalizing, encryption, up linking, down linking, encoding/decoding, multiplexing, transmission etc. 101) FM transmitters 8525.5010 1. If imported by broadcasting companies duly licensed by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA). 2. The Licensee prior to the import shall obtain NOC from PEMRA. 3. NOC from PEMRA and FAB. 102) FM antenna (broad band 8529.1090 -do- and tuned) 103) FM exciter 8525.5090 -do- 104) FM power amplifiers 8535.5090 -do- 105) Audio processor 8519.8990 -do- 106) Microphones 8518.1090 -do- 107) Patch bays 8519.8990 -do- 108) Telephone hybrids 8517.1290 -do- 109) Outdoor recording 8521.9090 -do- equipment 110) Outdoor live coverage Respective -do- equipment. heading 111) Studio transmitter link 8525.5090 1. If imported by (STL) broadcasting companies duly licensed by the Pakistan Electronic

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Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA). 2. The Licensee prior to the import shall obtain NOC from PEMRA. 3. NOC from PEMRA, PTA/FAB. 112) Audio amplifiers 8518.4000 1. If imported by broadcasting companies duly licensed by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA). 2. The Licensee prior to the import shall obtain NOC from PEMRA. 34. Pre-fabricated buildings and 9406.0020 5% If imported by the sheds. 9406.0090 sectors specified at S.Nos.7, 8 and 17. 35. Following items with 0% Subject to dedicated use of solar certification by energy:- Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB), Islamabad. 1. Solar Home Systems. a). Inverters. 8504.9090 b). Solar Panels of different 8541.5000 sizes. c). Charge controllers/current 9032.8900 controllers. d). Energy saver lamps of 8539.3910 varying voltages (operating on DC). e). Energy saver lamps of 8539.3910 varying voltages (operating on AC). f). Light emitting diodes (light 8541.5000 emitting indifferent colors). g). Water pumps operating on 8413.7090 solar energy. h). Water purification plants 8421.2100 operating on solar energy. Batteries NiCd, 8507.3000 Li-ion & Lead Acid specific utilization 8507.8000 and integrated with solar electrification system. 2. Solar Parabolic Trough 8502.3900 Power Plants.

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a). Parabolic Trough collectors 8503.0080 modules. b). Absorbers/Receivers tubes. 8503.0090 c). Steam turbine of an output 8406.8100 exceeding 40MW. d). Steam turbine of an output 8406.8200 not exceeding 40MW. e). Sun tracking control 8543.7000 system. f). Control panel with other 8537.1090 accessories. 3. Solar Dish Sterling Engine. 8412.8090 a). Solar concentrating dish. 8543.7000 b). Sterling engine. 8543.7000 c). Sun tracking control system. 8537.2000 d).Control panel with 8406.8200 accessories. 4. Solar Air Conditioning 8415.1090 System a). Absorption chillers. 8418.6990 b). Cooling towers. 8419.8910 c). Pumps. 8413.3090 d). Air handling units. 8415.8200 e). Fan coils units. 8415.9099 f). Charging & Testing 9031.8000 equipment. 5. Solar Desalination System 8421.2100 a) Solar photo voltaic panels 8541.4000 b) Solar water pumps 8413.3090 c) Storage batteries. 8507.2090 d) Charge controllers. 9032.8990 e) Inverters. 8504.9090 6. Solar Thermal Power 8501.2050 Plants with accessories. 7. Solar Water Heaters with 8419.1900 accessories. a) Vacuum tubes (Glass). 7070.0090 b) Selective coating for absorber plates. c) Copper, aluminum and stainless steel sheets. d) Copper and aluminum tubes. 8. PA Models 8541.4000 a). Solar cells. 8541.4000 b) . Tempered Glass. 7007.2900 c) Aluminum frames. 7610.9000 d) O-Ring. 4016.9990 e) Flux 8541.1000 f) Adhesive labels. 3919.9090 g) Junction box + Cover 8530.9000 h) Tedler (sheet mixture of 3920.9900 paper & plastic) i) Ribbon for PV Modules (made of silver & Lead) j) Bypass diodes. 8541.1000

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k) EVA (Ethyl Vinyl Acetate) 3920.9900 Sheet (Chemical). 9. Solar Cell Manufacturing Equipment. a) Crystal (Grower) Puller (if 8479.8990 machine). b). Diffusion furnace. 8514.3000 c) Oven. 8514.3000 d). Wafering machine 8479.8990 e). Cutting and shaping 8461.9000 machines for silicon ingot. f). Solar grade polysilicon 3824.9099 material. g). Phosphene Gas. 2848.0000 h). Aluminum and silver paste. 3212.9010 3212.9090 10. Wind Turbines. 8412.8090 a). Rotor 8412.9090 b). Hub 8412.9090 c) Generator 8501.6490 36 Following items imported by 5% The goods shall not Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) be sold or otherwise for air traffic services and disposed of within a training:- period of 5 years of their import without prior approval of the CBR and payment of customs duties and taxes leviable at the time of import. Navigation equipment. 8526.9100 VOR, NDB, ILS Satellite based instrument landing system and/or any other satellite based navigation equipment used for the provision of air traffic services. Surveillance Equipment 8526.1000 Radars and satellite based surveillance equipment like ADS (C) & ADS (B) and/or any other surveillance equipment used for the provision of air traffic services. Rescue and Fire Fighting 8705.3000 Equipment. All fire fighting vehicles, operational vehicles used on air side. Rescue & fire equipment 8424.1000 including spare parts. Display System 8543.8900 FIDS (Flight Information Display System). Training equipment 9023.0000

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All training equipment including simulators and their spare parts. Calibration equipment. 9031.8090 All equipment being utilized for the purpose of calibration radar & radio navigational aids. 37 Following machinery and 0% 1. Ministry of equipment imported by Industries, surgical industry. Production & Special Initiatives, shall certify in the prescribed manner and format as per Annex-B that the imported goods are bonafide project requirement. The authorized officer of the Ministry shall furnish all relevant information online to Pakistan Customs Computerized System (PACCS) against a specific user ID and password obtained under section 155D of the Customs Act, 1969. 2. The goods shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of without prior approval of the CBR and payment of customs duties and taxes leviable at the time of import.” Hand sharpening and polishing 8460.0000 stones numerically controlled and others, honing and lapping machines. 2. This notification shall take effect from the 10th June, 2007. [C.No. 1/1/Tar.II/2007] (MUSARRAT JABEEN) ADDITIONAL SECRETARY

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