Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
12. All other sorts of arms, ammunition, *ad valorem*.
and military stores.
SCHEDULE III.—(Import Tariff.)
LIQUORS, OPIUM, SALT AND SALTED FISH.
| No. | Names of Articles. | Per | Rate of duty. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | LIQUORS—
Ale, beer and porter .
Cider and other fermented liquors. | Imperial gallon
or six quart bottles. | R a.
0 1 |
Liqueurs
1894.] Tariff. 55
SCHEDULE III.—(Import Tariff)—contd.
Liquors, Opium, Salt and Salted Fish—contd.
| No. | Names of Articles. | Per | Rate of duty. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Liquors—contd.
Liqueurs | Imperial gallon
or six quart bottles. | R a.
6 0 |
| | Spirit intended to be used exclusively in arts or manufactures, or in chemistry, and which has been rendered effectually and permanently unfit for human consumption. | …… | Five per cent. of valorem. |
| | Spirit when used in drugs, medicines or chemicals in a proportion of less than twenty per cent. of spirit of the strength of London proof. | …… | |
| | Spirit when so used in a proportion of twenty per cent. and upwards. | Imperial gallon
or six quart bottles
of the strength of London proof. | 6 0
and the duty to be increased or reduced in proportion as the strength of the spirit exceeds or is less than London proof. |
| | Spirit, perfumed, in wood or in bottles. | Imperial gallon
or six quart bottles. | 8 0 |
| | Spirit, other sorts | Imperial gallon
or six quart bottles
of the strength of London proof. | 6 0
and the duty to be increased or reduced in proportion as the strength of the spirit exceeds or is less than London proof. |
| | Wines—
Champagne and all other sparkling wines not containing more than 42 per cent. of proof spirit. | Imperial gallon
or six quart bottles. | 2 8 |
| | Champagne and all other sparkling wines containing more than 42 per cent. of proof spirit. | " | 6 0 |
| | All other sorts of wines not containing more than 42 per cent. of proof spirit. | " | 1 0 |
All
56 Tariff. [ACT VIII
SCHEDULE III.—(IMPORT TARIFF)—concld.
LIQUORS, OPIUM, SALT AND SALTED FISH—concld.
| No. | Names of Articles. | Per | Rate of duty. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | LIQUORS—concld.
Wines—
All other sorts of wines
containing more than 42
per cent. of proof spirit. | Imperial gallon
or six quart
bottles. | R a.
6 0 |
| 2 | OPIUM, not covered by a Government pass. | ser of 80 tolas . | 24 0 |
| 3 | SALT | Indian maund of
82⅝ avoir-
dupois weight. | The rate at which
excise-duty is
for the time being
leviable on
salt manufactured
in the place where the
import takes place. |
| 4 | SALTED fish, wet or dry | " | Such rate or rates
of duty not exceeding
twelve annas, as the
Governor General
in Council may, by notification
in the Gazette of India,
from time to time prescribe. |
SCHEDULE IV.—(IMPORT TARIFF.)
GENERAL DUTIES.
| No. | Names of Articles. | Per | Tariff Valuation. | Duty. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Articles of Food and Drink. | | R a. | |
| 2 | COFFEE | cwt. | 65 0 | Five per cent. |
| | FRUITS AND VEGETABLES—
Almonds without shell | " | 40 0 | " |
| | " in the shell | " | 13 0 | " |
| | Cashew or cajoo kernels | " | 12 0 | " |
| | Cocoanuts | thousand | 40 0 | " |
| | " kernel (khopra) | cwt. | 9 0 | " |
| | Currauts, European | " | 35 0 | " |
| | " Persian | " | 12 0 | " |
| | Dates, dry, in bags | " | 5 0 | " |
| | " wet | " | 4 0 | " |
| | " in pots and boxes | " | 8 0 | " |
Figs
1894.]
Tariff.
SCHEDULE IV.—(IMPORT TARIFF)—contd.
GENERAL DUTIES—contd.
| No. | Names of Articles. | Per | Tariff Valuation. | Duty. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Articles of Food and Drink —contd. | | R a. | |
| FRUITS AND VEGETABLES—contd.
Figs, European | cwt. | 42 0 | Five per cent. |
| „ Persian, dried | „ | 6 8 | „ |
| Garlic | „ | 5 0 | „ |
| Pistachio nuts | „ | 25 0 | „ |
| Prunes, Bussora (diu-Bokhara) | „ | 10 0 | „ |
| Raisins, black, Persian Gulf, Red Sea and Kishmish. | „ | 12 0 | „ |
| „ Munakka, Persian Gulf and Red Sea. | „ | 10 0 | „ |
| „ Malaga and bloom | lb | 0 10 | „ |
| „ Other sorts | ... | ad valorem | „ |
| Walnuts | cwt. | 6 0 | „ |
| All other sorts, except fresh fruits and vegetables not separately enumerated, which are free. | ... | ad valorem | „ |
| 3 | PROVISIONS, OILMAN'S STORES AND GROCERIES— | | | |
| Bacon in cans, jowls and cheeks | lb | 0 12 | „ |
| Beef and Pork | † | 75 0 | „ |
| Fiche de mer | † | 50 0 | „ |
| Butter | cwt. | 50 0 | „ |
| Cheese | lb | 1 0 | „ |
| China preserves | ... | 0 12 | „ |
| Fish-maws | box of six jars. | 8 0 | „ |
| Flour | cwt. | 100 0 | „ |
| Ghi | barrel or sack of 200lb. | 20 0 | „ |
| Groceries not otherwise described. | cwt. | 40 0 | „ |
| Pork hams | ... | ad valorem | „ |
| Sago | lb | 0 12 | „ |
| Shark-fins | cwt. | 10 0 | „ |
| Singally and Sozille | ... | 30 0 | „ |
| Tapioca | ... | 15 0 | „ |
| Vinegar, European, in wood | ... | 12 0 | „ |
| „ Persian | Imperial gallon. | 1 0 | „ |
| „ Country | ... | 1 0 | „ |
| All other sorts of Provisions, Oil-man's Stores and Groceries. | ... | 0 6 | „ |
| 4 | SPICES—
Aniseed, star | cwt. | 25 0 | „ |
Betelnuts
58 Tariff. [ACT VIII
SCHEDULE IV.—(IMPORT TARIFF)—contd.
GENERAL DUTIES—contd.
| No. | Names of Articles. | Per | Tariff Valuation. | Duty. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | Articles of Food and Drink —coneld. | | R a. | |
| | Spices—contd.
Betelnuts—Goa. | cwt. | 14 0 | Five per cent. |
| | —in the husk | thousand | 2 0 | " |
| | —white, srivarddhan | cwt. | 28 0 | " |
| | all other sorts | " | 7 0 | " |
| | Cardamoms, other than bastard | " | 250 0 | " |
| | Chillies, dry | " | 9 0 | " |
| | Cloves | " | 20 0 | " |
| | stems and heads | " | 5 0 | " |
| | in seeds, narlavang | " | 8 0 | " |
| | Ginger, dry | " | 20 0 | " |
| | Mace | lb | 1 8 | " |
| | Nutmegs | " | 1 0 | " |
| | in shell | " | 0 10 | " |
| | Pepper, black and long | cwt. | 16 0 | " |
| | white | " | 35 0 | " |
| | All other sorts of spices | … | ad valorem | " |
| 5 | Sugar, China, candy | cwt. | 20 0 | " |
| | loaf | " | 23 0 | " |
| | crystallised beet | " | 14 0 | " |
| | all other sorts, including
saccharine produce of all
kinds and confectionery. | … | ad valorem | " |
| | | | | |
| 6 | Tea, black | lb | 0 10 | " |
| | green | " | 1 4 | " |
| | Chemicals, Drugs, Medicines
and Narcotics and Dyeing
and Tanning Materials. | | | |
| 7 | CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS— | | | |
| | Acid, sulphuric | lb | 0 2 | " |
| | Alkali, country (sajji-khár) | cwt. | 2 0 | " |
| | Alum | " | 5 0 | " |
| | Arsenic | " | 25 0 | " |
| | China mansil | " | 16 0 | " |
| | Bicarbonate of soda | " | 7 0 | " |
| | Copperas, green | " | 3 0 | " |
| | Explosives, namely, blasting gelatine, dynamite, roburite, tonite,
and all other descriptions. | … | ad valorem | " |
| | Sal ammoniac | cwt. | 30 0 | " |
| | Sulphur (brimstone), flour | " | 5 8 | " |
| | " ( ) roll | " | 5 0 | " |
| | " ( ) rough | " | 4 0 | " |
| | All other sorts of chemical products
and preparations. | … | ad valorem | " |
S. DRUGS
1894.]
Tariff.
SCHEDULE IV.—(IMPORT TARIFF)—contd.
GENERAL DUTIES—contd.
| No. | Names of Articles. | Per | Tariff Valuation. | Duty. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 | Chemicals, Drugs, Medicines and Narcotics and Dyeing and Tanning Materials—contd. | | R a. | |
| Drugs, Medicines and Narcotics— | | | |
| Alces, black | cwt. | 14 0 | Five per cent. |
| " Socotra | " | 25 0 | " |
| Aloe-wood | lb | 3 0 | " |
| Asafantida (hing) | cwt. | 80 0 | " |
| " coarse (hingra) | " | 18 0 | " |
| Atáry, Persian | " | 15 0 | " |
| Brimstone (amalsára) | " | 45 0 | " |
| Camphor, bhemsaini (baras) | lb | 100 0 | " |
| " refined cake | " | 1 0 | " |
| " crude, in powder | " | 0 12 | " |
| Cassia lignea | cwt. | 20 0 | " |
| China root (chobchini), rough | " | 7 0 | " |
| " " " scraped | " | 16 0 | " |
| Galangal, China | " | 8 0 | " |
| Pellitory (akalkára) | " | 30 0 | " |
| Salep | " | 100 0 | " |
| Senna leaves | " | 4 8 | " |
| Storax, liquid (rose mellocs) | " | 46 0 | " |
| Tobacco, manufactured and unmanufactured. | " | ad valorem | " |
| All other sorts of drugs, medicines and narcotics, except Quinine, which is free, and Opium (for which see Schedule III). | " | " | " |
| 9 | DYEING AND TANNING MATERIALS— | | | |
| Alizarine dyes, all colours | " | " | " |
| Aniline | lb | 1 8 | " |
| Cochineal | " | 1 0 | " |
| Gallnuts, myrabolams | cwt. | 4 8 | " |
| " Persian | " | 37 0 | " |
| Madder or manjit | " | 12 0 | " |
| Orechilla weed | " | 9 8 | " |
| Sappan wood and root | " | 5 8 | " |
| All other sorts of dyeing and tanning materials. | " | ad valorem | " |
| Metals and Manufactures of Metals. | | | |
| HARDWARE AND CUTLERY, including ironmongery and plated-ware, but excluding machinery and the component parts of machinery, which are free. | " | " | " |
Source: India Code