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The principal notification No. 8/2003-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2003 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 138(E), dated the 1st March, 2003 and was last amended by notification No. 47/2008- Central Excise dated the 1st September, 2008 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R. 629(E), dated the 1st September, 2008.
A dispute has been brought to the notice of the Board regarding classification of ‘tea’ fortified with micronutrients and with tapioca, jaggery, chicory, rice flour and vitamins. These additives may be to the extent of 30% with the remaining part being tea. Doubts have been raised as to whether such an admixture is classifiable under chapter 9 as flavoured tea or as a preparation with a basis of tea under chapter 21.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1B) of section 35B of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue No. 5/2007-Central Excise (N.T)
G.S.R. (E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1B) of section 35B of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, No. 24/2005-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 13th May, 2005, namely.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1B) of section 35B of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue No. 25/2005-Central Excise (N.T), dated the 13th May,2005 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.305(E), namely..
The principal notification No.8/2004-Central Excise, dated the 21 st January, 2004 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 60(E) of the same date, and was last amended by notification No.11/2007-Central Excise, dated the 1 st March, 2007, which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.140(E) of the same date.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11C of the said Act, the Central Government hereby directs that the whole of the duty of excise payable under section 3 of the said Act on such parts, when used within the factory in which they have been produced, in the manufacture of goods.
The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), notification No. 23/2004-Central Excise (N.T.),dated the 10th September,2004,vide number, G.S.R. 600 (E), dated the 10th September 2004, and was last amended by notification No. 48/2008-Central Excise(N.T) dated the 5th December 2008, vide number ,G.S.R. 836 (E) , dated the 5th December 2008.
For the purposes of this notification, except for S.No.30, “retail sale price” means the maximum price at which the excisable goods in packaged form may be sold to the ultimate consumer and includes all taxes, local or otherwise, freight, transport charges, commission payable to dealers and all charges towards advertisement, delivery, packing, forwarding and the like, as the case may be, and the price is the sole consideration for such sale.
The principal notification No.4/2006-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2006 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.94 (E), dated the 1st March, 2006, and was last amended by notification No. 58/2008-Central Excise, dated the 7th December, 2008 published vide number G.S.R. 840(E), dated the 7th December 2008.
