Custom Duty On Led Panels
50 2017 customs dated the 30th june 2017.
Custom duty on led panels. Currently the zero customs duty is applicable for open cells 15 6 inches and above used in the manufacture of liquid crystal display lcd and light emitting diode led tv panels. The government notified the levy of 5 customs duty on open cell for led lcd tv panels from october 1. The central board of indirect taxes and customs cbic said in a. This is yet another wrong information on some websites.
Television sets will soon become expensive as the 5 percent customs duty on open cell panels has been re imposed from october 1. Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings excluding those of a kind used for lighting public open spaces or thorough fares. The government had on june 2017 imposed a customs duty of 5 percent on import of such panel. This is the most critical component used in led tv manufacturing accounting for 65 70 of the total production cost.
But i read that the central government has reduced import duty on tv. The ministry of finance has scrapped the import duty on open cell led tv panel from 5 to zero in a late night notification issued on tuesday. The other goods for use in the manufacture of open cell of liquid crystal display lcd and light emitting diode led tv panels of heading 8529 would also attract nil duty. Section 3 12 of the customs tariff act 1975 on being satisfied that it is necessary for the public interest so to do amended the notification no.
Customs import duty of led panel in india customs import duty of led panel under hs code 94051090 94051090.