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I am directed to refer to Board’s Circular No.786/19/2004-CX dated 19.5.2004 and to state that inadvertently the district of Kancheepuram in the State of TamilNadu was omitted.
I am directed to state that doubts have been raised by field formations that whether goods manufactured using materials obtained without payment of duty for use in manufacture of export goods under notification No.43/2001-C.E.(N.T.) dated 26th June, 2001 as amended, can be exported under claim of rebate of duty under rule 18 of Central Excise Rules
(vi) The goods shall be exported on the application in Form ARE-2 specified in the Annexure and the Procedures specified in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) notification No.42/2001-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th June, 2001 (vide G.S.R.471(E), dated the 26th June, 2001, shall be followed.
I am directed to state that in continuation of its efforts for-trade-facilitation, Central Board of Excise and Customs proposes to provide the facility of filing the monthly/quarterly excise returns, namely, ER-1, ER-2, ER3 under Central Excise Rules and dealers return prescribed under sub-rule (6) of rule 7 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2002 electronically to all manufacturers of excisable goods, EOUs and registered dealers.
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
