BUDGET
List of revised customs duty and cess on some items
This story was originally published at 17:36 IST on 1 February 2025
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NEW DELHI – The Centre Saturday announced changes in basic customs duty and cess in the Budget for 2025-26 (Apr-Mar). The Budget has estimated customs revenue for FY26 at INR 2.400 trillion rupees compared with the revised estimate of INR 2.350 trillion rupees for FY25.
Following are the changes proposed in customs duty:
| Items | New (%) | Old (%) |
| Cobalt powder | 0 | 5 |
| Zinc waste and scrap | 0 | 5 |
| Lead waste and scrap | 0 | 5 |
| Lithium-Ion battery scrap and waste | 0 | 5 |
| Carrier grade ethernet switches | 10 | 20 |
| Open cell (with or without touch) for interactive flat panel display, touch glass sheet, touch sensor printed circuit board | 5 | 15/10 |
| Wet blue leather | 0 | 10 |
| Shuttle-less loom papier looms below 650 metres per minute, shuttle-less loom air jet looms below 1,000 metres per minute for making textiles | 0 | 7.5 |
| Frozen fish paste (Surimi) for making Surimi analogue products, for export | 5 | 30 |
| Fish Hydrolysate for making aquatic feed | 5 | 15 |
| Platinum findings | 5 | 25 |
| Inputs, parts of open cells for making panels of LED/LCD TV | 0 | 2.5 |
| Motor vehicles for transport of 10 or more persons | 20 | 25/40 |
| Motor vehicles with cost-insurance-freight value above $40,000, or with above 3000-cc- petrol/2500-cc-diesel engine capacity | 70 | 100 |
| Motor vehicles for transport of goods | 20 | 25/40 |
| Motor cycles with less than 1600 cc engine capacity in completely built unit form | 40 | 50 |
| Motor cycles with less than 1600 cc engine capacity in semi knocked-down form | 20 | 25 |
| Motor cycles with less than 1600 cc engine capacity in completely knocked-down form | 10 | 15 |
Following are the changes proposed in customs tariff rate:
| Items | New (%) | Old (%) |
| Glycerol crude, glycerol waters, glycerol lye | 20 | 30 |
| Phosphoric Acid | 7.5 | 20 |
| Flat-rolled products in coils of thickness 4.75-10 mm | 15 | 22.5 |
| Flat-rolled products in coils of thickness 3-4.74 mm | 15 | 22.5 |
| Flat-rolled stainless steel products of width 600 mm or more - nickel chrome austenitic type | 15 | 22.5 |
| Flat-rolled stainless steel products of width 600 mm or more - other sheets and plates | 15 | 22.5 |
| Marble and travertine, crude or roughly trimmed, cut into blocks, slabs | 20 | 40 |
| Granite, crude or roughly trimmed, cut into blocks, slabs | 20 | 40 |
| Synthetic flavouring essences used in food and drink | 20 | 100 |
| Candles, tapers and the like | 20 | 25 |
| Articles of Jewellery and parts thereof | 20 | 25 |
| Articles of goldsmith and silversmith wares | 20 | 25 |
| Copper waste and scrap | 0 | 2.5 |
| Tin waste and scrap | 0 | 5 |
| Tungsten waste and scrap | 0 | 5 |
| Molybdenum waste and scrap | 0 | 5 |
| Tantalum waste and scrap | 0 | 5 |
| Cobalt waste and scrap | 0 | 5 |
| Bismuth and bismuth alloy waste and scrap | 0 | 5 |
| Solar cells | 20 | 25 |
| Solar module, other semiconductor devices, photovaltaic cells | 20 | 40 |
| Yachts, rowing boats, canoes | 20 | 25 |
| All dutiable articles imported by a passenger or a member of a crew in baggage | 70 | 100 |
| All dutiable goods imported for personal use | 20 | 35 |
Following are the changes proposed in agriculture infrastructure and development cess:
| Items | New (%) | Old (%) |
| Marble and travertine, crude or roughly trimmed, cut into blocks, slabs | 20 | 0 |
| Granite, crude or roughly trimmed, cut into blocks, slabs | 20 | 0 |
| Candles, tapers and the like | 7.5 | 0 |
| PVC Flex Films, PVC Flex Sheets, PVC Flex Banner | 7.5 | 0 |
| Waterproof Footwear with outer soles and Uppers of Rubber or Plastics | 18.5 | 0 |
| Other Footwear With Outer Soles And Uppers of Rubber or Plastics | 18.5 | 0 |
| Marble slab | 20 | 0 |
| Platimum findings | 1.4 | 0 |
| Solar cells | 7.5 | 0 |
| Solar module, other semiconductor devices, photovaltaic cells | 20 | 0 |
| Motor vehicles for transport of 10 or more persons | 20 | 0 |
| Motor vehicles for transport of goods | 20 | 0 |
| Used motor vehicles | 67.5 | 0 |
| Used motorcycles and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor | 40 | 0 |
| Yachts and other vessels for pleasure of sports | 7.5 | 0 |
Following goods are being exempted from levy of social welfare surcharge:
| Items: |
| Candles, tapers and the like |
| PVC flex films including flex banner and PVC flex sheets |
| Solar cells |
| Yachts and other vessels for pleasure of sports |
| Electricity meters for alternating current |
| Mattress supports, articles of bedding and similar furnishing |
| Luminaries and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof |
| Parts of electronic toys |
| Waterproof Footwear with outer soles and Uppers of Rubber or Plastics |
| Other Footwear with Outer Soles and Uppers of Rubber or Plastics |
| Solar Module, other semiconductor devices and photovoltaic cells |
| Motor vehicles for transport of 10 or more persons |
| Motor vehicles for transport of goods |
| Used motorcycles and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor with or without side-car |
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Compiled by Rajesh Gajra
Filed by Akul Nishant Akhoury
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