2026-VIL-1622-CESTAT-DEL-CU
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Customs - Train Protection and Warning System, Eligibility for concessional rate of duty, Disc Brake Units and Pole Wheels, Classification under Notification No. 50/2017-Cus - Appellant imported Disc Brake Units and Pole Wheels for manufacturing Axle Mounted Disc Brake Systems for installation in high-speed coaches supplied to Indian Railways, availing concessional Basic Customs Duty rate of 7.5% under Sl. No. 521 of Notification No. 50/2017-Cus claiming the goods constitute Train Protection and Warning System. Post-clearance audit raised objections on the exemption availment and Show Cause Notice was issued proposing demand of differential customs duty - Whether Disc Brake Units and Pole Wheels, as components of Axle Mounted Disc Brake Systems, constitute Train Protection and Warning System and are eligible for concessional rate of duty under Sl. No. 521 of Notification No. 50/2017-Cus - HELD - Train Protection and Warning System has a specific, well-recognised technical meaning in the railway engineering domain and is not defined by mere dictionary meanings of protection and warning. Per Indian Railways Specification RDSO/SPN/183/2016, the Disc Brake Unit is listed as interface to existing brake control system rather than as TPWS component. TPWS equipment comprises track side system with Balises, Line side Electronic Unit and communication links, and on-board system with On Board Computer, Driver Machine Interface, Balise Transmission Module and interface to existing brake control system. The impugned goods serve the function of preventing wheel lock and derailment whereas TPWS is designed to prevent Signal Passed at Danger and collision. TPWS is governed by Signal and Telecom Department while braking systems are governed by Mechanical and Rolling Stock Department, reflecting that they belong to entirely different technical and administrative domains within Indian Railways. Exemption notification must be interpreted strictly and the burden is on the claimant of exemption to prove that the goods squarely fall within the notification. Therefore, the impugned goods do not form a part of Train Protection and Warning System and are not eligible for concessional rate of duty. However, the demand for differential duty can only be upheld for Bills of Entry falling within the normal period of limitation of two years prior to the Show Cause Notice dated 18.09.2020 - Appellant is not eligible for the concessional rate of duty under Sl. No. 521 of Notification No. 50/2017-Cus. The demand for differential duty is limited to the normal period of limitation - Appeal is allowed to the extent that the impugned order stands modified accordingly
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