Seeks to amend notification No. 17/2006-Central Excise (N.T) dated the 1st August, 2006 so as to exempt a manufacturer or principal manufacturer of articles of jewellery or parts of articles of jewellery or both, falling under heading 7113 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986) from filing of annual return.
A person engaged in manufacture of articles of jewellery or parts of articles of jewellery or both, falling under chapter heading 7113 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), either through a job-worker or otherwise, may get himself registered by 31st day of July, 2016.
Form E.R.-8 – [See rule 12 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002]- [To be submitted by the assessee falling under fourth proviso to rule 12(1) of the Central Excise Rules, 2002] Return of excisable goods cleared @ 1% or @ 2% duty for the quarter:
(i) in relation to articles of jewellery or parts of articles of jewellery or both, falling under heading 7113 of the First Schedule to the Excise Tariff Act, includes a person who is liable to pay duty of excise leviable on such goods under sub-rule (1) of rule 9 of the Articles of Jewellery (Collection of Duty) Rules, 2016;
Does not manufacture any other excisable goods other than those specified in the said notifications, he shall file a quarterly return in the form specified by notification by the Board, of production and removal of goods and other relevant particulars, within ten days after the close of the quarter to which the return relates.
These rules may be called the Articles of Jewellery (Collection of Duty) Rules, 2016. Date for determination of duty. – (1) The rate of duty applicable to the articles, shall be the rate in force on the date when such articles are sold for the first time by the manufacturer or principal manufacturer, as the case may be, from his registered premises or centrally registered premises or branches of such centrally registered premises.
Articles of jewellery or parts of articles of jewellery or both, (other than those which are manufactured from the precious metal provided by the retail customer)- Value at which such excisable goods are sold for the first time from the registered premises or from the centrally registered premises, or branches of such centrally registered premises
Handicrafts, other than the handicrafts falling under heading 7113 of the said Schedule to the said Act.
First clearances of the articles of jewellery or parts of articles of jewellery or both for home consumption, other than articles of silver jewellery but inclusive of articles of silver jewellery studded with diamond, ruby, emerald or sapphire, falling under chapter heading 7113 of the First Schedule upto an aggregate value not exceeding ten crore rupees made on or after the 1st day of April in any financial year, from the whole of the duty of excise specified thereon in the First Schedule :
Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts articles of jewellery manufactured,-(i) from jewellery provided by a retail customer; or (ii) by mounting of precious stones provided by a retail customer,
