{"id":8466,"date":"2026-03-26T08:45:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T03:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centaxonline.com\/blog\/?p=8466"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:45:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T03:15:29","slug":"student-interactive-response-system-classified-under-cth-8471-cestat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centaxonline.com\/blog\/student-interactive-response-system-classified-under-cth-8471-cestat","title":{"rendered":"Student Interactive Response System Classified Under CTH 8471 | CESTAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre><strong>Case Details: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centaxonline.com\/latest-news-updates\/customs\/101010000000416830\/student-interactive-response-system-classified-under-cth-8471-as-it-is-used-along-with-adp-machine-same-consistent-with-other-gst-deptt-view-cestat\">Commissioner of Customs, Cochin vs. Next Education India Pvt. Ltd. (2026) 39 Centax 391 (Tri.-Bang)<\/a><\/strong><\/pre>\n<h2><em>Judiciary and Counsel Details<\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shri P.A. Augustian,<\/strong> Member (J) &amp; <strong>Mrs R. Bhagya Devi,<\/strong> Member (T)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shri K.A. Jathin,<\/strong> AR, for the Appellant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shri M. Balagopal,<\/strong> Adv., for the Respondent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>Facts of the Case<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The respondent-assessee, engaged in imparting education, imported a \u2018student interactive response system\u2019 and classified the same under Customs Tariff Heading (CTH) 8471 as an input or output unit of an automatic data processing machine. The department disputed such classification and proposed classification under CTH 8543 on the grounds that the goods constituted electronic machines having individual functions. The respondent-assessee submitted that the impugned goods functioned only in conjunction with automatic data processing machines and did not possess any independent or standalone functionality. It was further contended that similar goods had been consistently classified under CTH 8471 by other formations. The matter was accordingly placed before the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT).<\/p>\n<h2><em>CESTAT Held<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The CESTAT held that the impugned goods were classifiable under CTH 8471 as input or output units of automatic data processing machines. It was observed that, as per the explanatory notes to CTH 8543, goods falling under the said heading must possess an individual function, which was absent in the present case. The Tribunal noted that the student interactive response system operated only in conjunction with automatic data processing machines and was used as a teaching aid to facilitate classroom interaction, thereby lacking any standalone functionality. It further took note of the fact that similar goods had been cleared under CTH 8471 by other formations, thereby supporting the classification adopted by the respondent-assessee.<\/p>\n<h2><em>List of Cases Cited<\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centaxonline.com\/search?searchData=2009%20(237)%20E.L.T.%20608%20(Tribunal)&amp;itemType=AP\">D-Link India Ltd. v. Commissioner<\/a> \u2014 2009 (237) E.L.T. 608 (Tribunal) \u2014 Referred [Para 1]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centaxonline.com\/search?searchData=2010%20(260)%20E.L.T.%20161%20(S.C.)&amp;itemType=AP\">Xerox India Ltd. v. Commissioner<\/a> \u2014 2010 (260) E.L.T. 161 (S.C.) \u2014 Referred [Para 5]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Case Details: Commissioner of Customs, Cochin vs. Next Education India Pvt. 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