Supreme Court of India

M/s. Western India Plywoods Ltd. v. Collector of Customs, Kochin

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 218
Bench Ruma Pal and S.H. Kapadia JJ.
Decided 7 October 2005

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Customs Tariff Act, 1975--SH 8439.91 and SH 8479.89-Jmport of Pulp making machinery-Machinery comprising of five components including motor vibrator with actuator-Classification of motor vibrator with actuator­ CEGA T classifying it under residuary heading 8479.89-Challenged by the importer-Held: Residuary heading is applicable only if machinery does not fall within any other heading-,-The function of Motor vibrator with actuator is to regulate .the flow of wood chips into screw feeder at a predetermined rate and therefore it is not a prime mover as held by CEGAT-This aspect requires in-depth

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