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Telematic infrastructural equipments, when imported into India for being
used for the export of software out of India under the Software Technology Parks
Hundred Percent Export Oriented Scheme
Notification
No. 153 dated 13th August 1993 (As
amended by notification no. 55/99, 71/2000)
In
exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs
Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is
necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the telematic
infrastructural equipments (hereinafter referred to as the said goods) as
specified in the Annexure to this Notification, when imported into India for
being used for the export of software out of India under the Software Technology
Parks Hundred Percent Export Oriented Scheme from the Whole of the customs duty
leviable thereon under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51of
1975 ) and the additional duty if any leviable thereon under section 3 of the
second mentioned Act subject to the following conditions, namely:-
(i)
The importer has been granted the necessary permission to import the said
goods by the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee for Hundred Percent Export
Oriented Units in the Electronics Hardware Technology Parks (EHTP) and Software
Technology Park (STP) appointed by the notification of the Government of India
in the Ministry of Industry, Department of Industrial Development No.S.O.117
(E), dated the 22nd February, 1993.
(ii)
The importer uses the said goods only for the purpose of export of
software.
(iii)
The said imported goods shall be under customs bond and subject to such
other conditions as may be specified by the Assistant Commissioner in this
behalf.
(iv)
The importer agrees to �
(a)
bring the said goods into the unit and use them within the unit in connection
with the export of software;
(b)
not to move the said goods from the unit without the approval of Assistant
Commissioner of Customs; and
(c)
to use the said goods only for the purposes of export of software.
(v)
The importer shall produce a certificate to the Assistant Commissioner of
Customs from the concerned Chief Executive of the Software Technology parks
Society set up by the Government of India, Department of Electronics, to the
effect that the said imported goods are to be installed or used in the unit and
that the importer of such goods has been authorised by the said
Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee.
(vi)
The importer executes a bond in such form and for such sum and with such
authority as may be prescribed by the Assistant Commissioner of customs binding
himself to use the said goods for export of software and to fulfill the
conditions stipulated in this notification, and in or under the Import and
Export Policy, 1992-97 and the conditions as may be specified by the Department
of Electronics, and to pay on demand an amount equal to the duty leviable on the
said goods as are not proved to the satisfaction of the Assistant Commissioner
to have been used for the purposes for which the said goods were allowed to be
imported.
(vii)
The Commissioner of Customs, may subject to such conditions as may be
prescribed by him, allow a unit to re-export the said goods subject to the
necessary permission being granted by the Chief Executive of the Software
Technology Park.
(viii)
The procedure as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Customs is
followed by such unit.
ANNEXURE
l.
TELECOMMUNICATION TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT
IA.
TERRESTRIAL TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT
II.
SATELLITE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
III.
DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
IV.
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS FOR THE TELEMATIC EQUIPMENT
AT l TO lll ABOVE
V.
OTHER ITEMS
I
TELECOMMUNICATION TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT
1.
Network/ Transmission Surveillance System
2.
Multi Access Radio Telephone System
3.
Shared Radio System (Analog and digital)
4.
Sub system of above telecommunication transmission equipment viz. Antenna, Power
Supply, Feeder Cables, Dulexing, Modulator, Demodulator, Equilish and Power
Amplifier
1.
Point to Point Radio System
1.
High Power Amplifier
2.
Solid State Power Amplifier
3.
Low Noise Amplifier
4.
Ground Communication Equipment
5.
Up/ Down Converter
6.
Modulator/ Demodulator
7.
Antenna system
8.
TDMA/ DSI
9.
Master Earth Station
10.
Micro Earth Station
11.
Radio Network Terminal
12.
Interfacility Link
13.
Pilot Receivers
14.
Radio Frequency Terminal (RFT)
15.
Framing Unit
16.
Switches
17.
Interface and Rate Converters
18.
Data Hubs (active and passive)
19.
Software/firmware for any of the above
1.
Concentrator
2.
Controller/ System Controller
3.
Data Modem
4.
Data Multiplexer
5.
Front End Processor
6.
Protocol Converter
7.
Integrated Voice Data Terminal
8.
Packet Assembler/ Dissembler and Packet Switch
9.
Network Management Center
10.
Software/Firmware for any of above
11.
Direct Access Cross-Connect System (DCAS)
12.
Digital Cross-Connect System (DCCS)
13.
Routers
14.
Data Switches
IV.
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING
MACHINES AND UNITS FOR THE TELEMATIC EQUIPMENT AT l TO lll ABOVE
1.
Analog or Hybrid Automatic Data Processing Machines
V.
OTHER ITEMS
1.
Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)
2.
Diesel Generating Set
3.
Servo Control System
4.
Air-Conditioner
5.
Private Automatic Branch Exchange
6.
Fax Machine
7.
Video Projection System
8.
Security System
9.
Computer Furniture
10.
Tool, Kits and Spares for the goods specified at number 1 to 9 above.
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