Construction
Commercial and industrial buildings, garages, workshops and sheds …….. 5%
Processing cabins …………………………………………………………………………….. 5%
Dam waterfall installations ………………………………………………………………… 5%
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Dwelling houses ………………………………………………………………………………. 5%
Lime-kilns and plaster ………………………………………………………………… 10%
Electric furnaces ………………………………………………………………………… 10%
Temporary or demountable buildings ……………………………………………….. 20%
Stationary and fixed Equipment
Steam – boilers ……………………………………………………………………………….10%
Concrete tank …………………………………………………………………………………… 5%
Electric-power transmission-lines:
* permanent …………………………………………………………………………………… 15%
* temporary …………………………………………………………………………………… 20%
Paper and cotton machines ………………………………………………………….. 10%
Oil refining equipment (reforming, visbreaking and distilling
equipment) …………………………………………………………………………………….. 10%
Hydraulic presses …………………………………………………………………………… 10%
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Heavy-oil engine ……………………………………………………………………………. 10%
Oil tanks ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 10%
Heavy and high voltage transformers ………………………………………………… 10%
Turbines and steam machines …………………………………………………………… 10%
Mobile equipment
Kneading machines and mixers ………………………………………………………… 15%
Excavators …………………………………………………………………………………….. 15%
Tanks, brewery distilling and verification tanks …………………………………. 10%
Wood-cutting equipment …………………………………………………………………. 20%
Purification and titration equipment ………………………………………………….. 10%
Rolling and spinning appliances ………………………………………………….. 10%
Lightwheight machines, lathes, slotting machines, planers and
drilling-machines ……………………………………………………………………………. 20%
Factory equipment, including machine-tools ……………………………………… 20%
Hammers tires ……………………………………………………………………………….. 20%
Perforators …………………………………………………………………………………….. 20%
Hand tools known as small tools …………………………………………………….. 100%
Transportation equipment
Carts……………………………………………………………………………………………… 25%
Naval and air equipment ………………………………………………………………….. 20%
Transport barrels (beer, wine) ………………………………………………………….. 20%
Metallic transport drums ……………………………………………………………… 20%
Containers ……………………………………………………………………………………… 25%
Locomotive equipment:
* Light equipment used in towns ……………………………………………………. 25%
* Light equipment for rental and driving schools …………………………. 33.33%
Heavy or used in the bush …………………………………………………………… 33.33%
Tractors ……………………………………………………………………………………. 20%
Tractors used in forest exploitation ………………………………………………. 33.33%
Port handling equipment:
* Freight-elevators ……………………………………………………………………….. 20%
* Large cranes ……………………………………………………………………………… 10%
* Self-propelling cranes ……………………………………………………………….. 10%
* Railways …………………………………………………………………………………….. 5%
* Trucks ………………………………………………………………………………………… 5%
Railway Lines
Rails ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5%
Wood sleepers …………………………………………………………………………….. 6.67%
Double block sleepers ………………………………………………………………………. 5%
Steel sleepers …………………………………………………………………………………… 5%
Ballast …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10%
Platform ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5%
Leased Lines ……………………………………………………………………………………. 1%
Passenger carriages ………………………………………………………………………….. 5%
Line-side structures
Culverts- box drains- road beds- earth structures ……………………………… 6.67%
Bridges, Tunnels – Viaducts ……………………………………………………………… 5%
Level crossings ………………………………………………………………………………… 5%
Leased line-side structures ………………………………………………………………… 2%
Locomotives
Purchase of new engines or engines below 10 years …………………………….. 5%
Rehabilitation
Body of the engine …………………………………………………………………………… 5%
Diesel engines …………………………………………………………………………………. 5%
Traction engines ………………………………………………………………………………. 5%
Complete overhaul of CC engines …………………………………………………. 8.33%
Complete overhaul of BB engines ……………………………………………….. 12.55%
Partial overhaul of CC engines …………………………………………………….. 16.67%
Partial overhaul of BB engines …………………………………………………………. 25%
Second-hand rail cars …………………………………………………………………… 10%
Road engines …………………………………………………………………………………… 5%
Other equipment used for railway activities
Radio equipment and modems …………………………………………………………. 15%
Antennas, beams and level crossing signs …………………………………………. 20%
Leased telecommunications and flagging equipment ……………………………. 5%
Passenger transport vehicles ……………………………………………………………… 5%
Goods transport carriages ………………………………………………………………….. 5%
Furniture and Fittings and other equipment
Furniture and fittings and other equipment ………………………………………… 10%
Office-furniture and others …………………………………………………………… 10%
Data-processing equipment ……………………………………………………………… 25%
Reproduction equipment …………………………………………………………….. 33.33%
Special Depreciation
Fishing equipment
Fishing vessels ……………………………………………………………………………….. 15%
Hotels, bars, restaurants
Glassware, plates and dishes, kitchen utensil ……………………………………… 50%
Linen ……………………………………………………………………………………… 33.33%
Silverware ……………………………………………………………………………………… 20%
Decoratives ……………………………………………………………………………………. 20%
Carpets, curtains and dyeing materials ………………………………………………. 25%
Fridges and air-conditioners …………………………………………………………….. 25%
Cookers …………………………………………………………………………………………. 20%
Plastic materials (moulding)
Moulds ……………………………………………………………………………………… 33.33%
Pre-heaters or stoves ……………………………………………………………………….. 20%
Pelletizers ……………………………………………………………………………………… 20%
Injection press ……………………………………………………………………………….. 20%
Light shaping machines: Metallizing machines ………………………………….. 20%
Welding machines and cutters …………………………………………………………. 20%
Crushing presses …………………………………………………………………………….. 10%
Gelling and plastification machines ………………………………………………….. 20%
Transfer press ………………………………………………………………………………… 10%
Equipment using chemicals
Washers and mixers ……………………………………………………………………….. 20%
Recycling appliances ………………………………………………………………………. 20%
Bleaching appliances ………………………………………………………………………. 20%
Cooking appliances ……………………………………………………………………….. 20%
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