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The hon’ble Finance Minister of India has introduced the Finance Bill, 2011 on 25.2.2011. This bill has withdrawn a no. of exemptions given to various tariff items. By this bill, a no. of entries that attracted the NIL rate of duty in tariff has also been brought under the purview of excise duty. On some tariff items, rate of duty have been fixed as 5%. These two are the major changes that have been made in the Excise Tariff vide Finance Bill, 2011. But as it mostly happens, these two exemptions have created an ambiguity amongst the assessees. This piece talks about the various spheres of these two notifications.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act,1944 (1 of 1944) (hereinafter referred to as the Act) , the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts perfumes commonly known as “Attar” falling under Chapter 33 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), when removed from a premises from where such goods are sold in retail, after being subjected to any of the processes referred to in Note 5 of the said Chapter from the whole of the duty of excise leviable thereon subject to the following conditions,
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance ( Department of Revenue) no. 76/86- Central Excise, published vide G.S.R 168 (E), dated the 10th February, 1986, except as respects things done or omitted to be done
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), and in supersession of the notification number 32/2007, dated the 30th July , 2007, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. 515 (E), dated the30th July, 2007,except as respects thing done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts parts, components ,assemblies or sub-assemblies falling under Chapter 84 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act,1985(5 of 1986), and removed from one or more factories of a manufacturer to another factory of the same manufacturer, for manufacture of power tillers of heading 8432, from the whole of the duty of excise leviable thereon which is specified in the said Schedule, provided the manufacturer follows the procedure laid down in the Central Excise ( Removal of Goods at Concessional rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 2001.
Notification No. 15/2011-Central Excise, New Delhi, the 1st March, 2011- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 3/2005-Central Excise, dated the 24th February, 2005, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 95(E), dated the 24th February, 2005
Notification No. 14/2011-Central Excise,- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts packaged software or canned software, falling under Chapter 85 of the first Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act,1985 ( 5 of 1986), on which it is not required, under the provisions of The Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010) or the rules made thereunder or under any other law for the time being in force, to declare on the package thereof the retail sale price, from so much of the duty of excise leviable thereon as is equivalent to the excise duty payable on the portion of the value of such goods determined under section 4 of the said Central Excise Act, which represents the consideration paid or payable for transfer of the right to use such goods:
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (2) of rule 9 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), the Central Board of Excise and Customs, hereby exempts from the operation of the said rule 9 every job worker, who undertakes job work in respect of final products falling under Chapter 61, 62 or 63 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), on behalf of any other person who shall pay the duty or duties of excise leviable on the said goods, under sub- rule (1A) of rule 4 and comply with all procedural formalities and discharge all liabilities under the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and the rules made thereunder, in respect of the goods manufactured on behalf of the said other person;
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) read with sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special importance) Act, 1957 (58 of 1957), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 30/2004-Central Excise, dated the 9th July, 2004 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. 421 (E), dated the 9th July, 2004
Notification No.11/2011-Central Excise, New Delhi, the 1st March, 2011- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 29/2004-Central Excise, dated the 9th July, 2004 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. 420 (E), dated the 9th July
Notification No. 10/2011-Central Excise, New Delhi, the 1st March, 2011- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 10/2006-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2006, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 100(E), dated the 1st March, 2006, namely :-
