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The undersigned is directed to refer to the Notification 76/86-CE dated 10.2.86 providing excise duty exemption to handicrafts’, and Board’s circular No. 773/6/2004-CX dated 28 th January, 2004 on the above subject. Certain doubts have been raised about the scope of the aforesaid circular.
I am directed to say that a number of representations have been received in the Board seeking a clarification whether tea packed in containers of capacity more than 20 kgs. was leviable to Central Excise duty during the period 2.6.98 to 23.6.98. Prior to 2.6.1998 tea was exempt from Central Excise duty, vide Notification no. 05/98-CE dated 2.6.98 duty of 8% was levied on tea put up in unit containers bearing a brand name
I am directed to refer to Board’s Circular No. 396/29/1998-CX dated 2nd June, 1998 on the subject of taking recourse to coercive measures to recover duty demanded as a result of adjudication till such time as the stay applications have been disposed of by Commissioner (Appeals). Consequently
I am directed to state that Rule 12B of Central Excise Rules empowers every person to get specified textile and textile article produced or manufactured on his account on job work basis subject to observance of conditions and procedures prescribed. The said person is required to send the goods for job work to a job-worker under a document as described in sub-rule (4) of the said rule
I am directed to refer to Board’s Circular No. 581/18/2001-CX dated 29th June, 2001 which interalia, specifies conditions, procedures, class of exporters and places under sub-rule (2) of rule 20 of Central Excise Rules, 2002 for warehousing of excisable goods for the purpose of export. In paragraph 2(2) of the said Circular, Board has specified places where warehouses may be established. Now
The mater has been examined by Board. As per sub-rule (1) of rule 6 of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2002, the credit is not available on inputs which are used in the manufacture of exempted goods. Sub-rule (2) and sub-rule (3) of the said rule gives an option to the manufacturer to maintain the separate inventory of inputs for use in exempted goods or pay an amount of 8% of the price of the exempted goods
The principal notification No. 58/2003-CENTRAL EXCISE, dated the 22nd July, 2003, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) with G.S.R 575 ( E), dated the 22nd July, 2003 and was last amended by notification No20 /2004-CENTRAL EXCISE, dated the 30th April, 2004 [G.S.R.301 (E), dated the 30th April, 2004.
I am directed to refer to Circular No. 704/20/2003-CX dated 31.3.2003 on the subject mentioned above. The circular has been set aside by the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka in the case of M/s Grasim Industries Ltd. [2004 (163) ELT 10 (Kar.)].
In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (i) and (ii) of section 133 of the Finance Act, 2002 (20 of 2002), the Central Government hereby further amends the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
The principal notification No. 59/2003-CENTRAL EXCISE, dated the 22nd July, 2003, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide G.S.R 576 (E), dated the 22nd July, 2003 and was last amended by notification No. 19/2004-CENTRAL EXCISE, dated the 31st March , 2004 [G.S.R. 247 (E), dated the 31st March, 2004.
