Table Sl. No.

Chapter or heading or sub-heading or tariff item of the First Schedule

Description of excisable goods

Rate

Condition No.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1

040291 10 04029920

Condensed milk

Nil

-

2

0902

Tea, including tea waste

Nil

-

3

1108 12 00, 1108 13 00, 1108 14 00, or 11 08 19

Maize starch, potato starch, tapioca starch

6%

-

4

1301 90 13

Compounded asafoetida, commonly known as RsheengRs

Nil

-

5

1301 90 99

Lac

Nil

-

6

1302 20 00

All goods

Nil

-

7

1302

Vegetable saps and extracts, used within the factory of their production for the manufacture of medicaments which are exclusively used in Ayurvedic, Unani or Siddha systems

Nil

-

8

7 or 13

Guar meal or guar gum refined split

Nil

-

9

1507 to 1515

All goods other than crude palm stearin

Nil

-

10

1516 (except 1516 10 00)

All goods

Nil

-

11

1517 90

or 1518

All goods (other than margarine and similar edible preparations)

Nil

-

12

16 or 19 - (except 1905)

Food preparations, including food preparations containing meat, which are prepared or served in a hotel, restaurant or retail outlet whether or not such food is consumed in such hotel, restaurant or retail outlet

Nil

-

13

20

Food preparations, including food preparations containing fruits and vegetables , which are prepared or served in a hotel, restaurant or retail outlet whether or not such food is consumed in such hotel, restaurant or retail outlet

Nil

-

14

1701

Sugar (other than khandsari sugar),-

(a) Required by the Central Government to be sold under clause (f) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955)

(b) Other sugar

Rs.38 per quintal

Rs. 71 per

quintal

-

-

15

1701 13 20, 1701 14 20

All goods

Nil

-

16

1701 91 00

Bura, makhana, mishri, hardas or battasa(patashas)

Nil

-

17

1703

Molasses (Other than produced in the manufacture of sugar by the vacuum pan process), for use in the manufacture of goods other than alcohol

Nil

-

18

1703

All goods

Rs.750 per MT

-

19

1704 90

Sugar confectionery (excluding white chocolate and bubble gum)

6%

-

20

1801 or 1802 or 1803

Following goods, namely:-

(a) Cocoa beans whole or broken, raw or roasted;

(b) Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste; and

(c) Cocoa paste whether or not de-fatted

Nil

-

21

1901

Food preparations put up in unit containers and intended for free dis-tribution to economically weaker sections of the society under a programme duly approved by the Central Government or any State Government.

Nil

5

22

1901 20 00

Dough for preparation of bakersRs wares of heading 1905

Nil

-

23

1901 10 90 or

1901 90 90

All goods, which are not put up in unit containers (other than food preparations containing malt or malt extract or cocoa powder in any proportion)

Nil

-

24

1902

The following goods, namely :-

(a) Seviyan (vermicelli)

(b) all goods, other than put up in unit containers

Nil

-

25

1904

All goods which are not put up in unit containers

Nil

-

26

1904 10 10, 1904 10 30, 1904 10 90, 1904 30 00 and

1904 90 00

All goods

6%

-

27

1905 31 00

or

1905 90 20

Biscuits cleared in packaged form, with per kg. retail sale price equivalent not exceeding Rs.100

Explanation 1. – For the purposes of this entry, "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 sole consideration for such sale.

Explanation 2. - For the purposes of this entry, ‗per kg. retail sale price equivalent‘ shall be calculated in the following manner, namely :-

If the package contains X gm of biscuits and the declared retail sale price on it is Rs Y, then, the per kg. retail sale price equivalent = (Y*1000)/X

Illustration.- If the package contains 50 gm of biscuits and the declared retail sale price on it is Rs2, then, per kg. retail sale price equivalent = Rs (2*1000)/50 = Rs40

Nil

-

28

1905 32 19

or

1905 32 90

Wafer biscuits

6%

-

29

18, 19, 20, 21 or 22

Ice-cream and non-alcoholic beverages, prepared and dispensed by vending machines.

Nil

-

30

2102

Yeast

Nil

-

31

Any Chapter

Processed food products of soya

6%

-

32

2106

Texturised vegetable proteins (soya bari).

Nil

-

33

2106

Prasad and Prasadam

Nil

-

34

2106 90 11

All goods

6%

-

35

2106 90 20

All goods

12%

-

36

2106 90 20

All goods containing not more than 15% betel nut

6%

6

37

2106 90

Sweetmeats (known as RsmisthansRs or RsmithaiRs or by any other name), namkeens, bhujia, mixture, chabena and similar edible preparations in ready for consumption form, papad and jaljeera

Nil

-

38

2106 90 99

Food preparations not cleared in sealed containers

Nil

-

39

2201 90 90

Waters not cleared in sealed containers

Nil

-

40

2207 20 00

All spirits (other than denatured ethyl alcohol of any strength)

Nil

-

41

2401

Unmanufactured tobacco or tobacco refuse, other than bearing a brand name

Nil

-

42

2402 10 10

Hand-rolled cheroots with per cheroot retail sale price equivalent not exceeding Rs 3.

Explanation 1 .- For the purposes of this entry, "hand-rolled cheroot" means a tobacco product manufactured by manually rolling tobacco leaves wrapped in an outer covering of tobacco leaf without the aid of power or machine, with both ends cut flat

Explanation 2. - For the purposes of this entry, "retail sale price" shall have the same meaning as given in Explanation 1 at Sl. No. 27

12%

-

43

2403 11 10

Tobacco, used for smoking through RshookahRs or RschilamRs, commonly known as RshookahRs tobacco or RsgudakuRs

12%

-

44

2403 11 10

Hookah or gudaku tobacco, not bearing a brand name

Nil

-

45

2403 11 90

or

2403 19 90

Other smoking tobacco, not bearing a brand name

12%

-

46

2403 19 21

Biris, other than paper rolled biris, manufactured without the aid of machines, by a manufacturer by whom or on whose behalf no biris are sold under a brand name, in respect of first clearances of such biris for home consumption by or on behalf of such manufacturer from one or more factories up to a quantity not exceeding 20 lakhs cleared on or after the 1st day of April in any financial year

Nil

7

47

2403 19 21

All goods

Rs.10 per thousand

-

48

2403 19 90

All goods

Rs.21 per thousand

-

49

2403 91 00

All goods, not bearing a brand name

Nil

-

50

2403 99 90

Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, not bearing a brand name

12%

-

51

2523 29

All goods, manufactured and cleared in packaged form,-

(i) from a mini cement plant

(ii) other than from a mini cement plant

6%+Rs 120 PMT

12%+Rs. 120 PMT

1

-

52

2523 29

All goods, whether or not manufactured in a mini cement plant, other than those cleared in packaged form

Explanation.- For the purposes of Sl. Nos. 51 and 52,-

―mini cement plant" means-

(i) a factory using vertical shaft kiln, with installed capacity not exceeding 300

tonnes per day or 99,000 tonnes per annum and the total clearances of cement produced by the factory, in a financial year, shall not exceed 1,09,500 tonnes; or

(ii) a factory using rotary kiln, with installed capacity not exceeding 900 tonnes per day or 2,97,000 tonnes per annum and the total clearances of cement produced by the factory, in a financial year, shall not exceed 3,00,000 tonnes

12%

-

53

2523 10 00

All goods

12%

-

54

2515 12 20 2515 12 90

6802 21 10

or

6802 21 90

Marble slabs and tiles

Rs.30 per square meter

-

55

2503 00 10

All goods for manufacture of fertilizers

Nil

2

56

2601 to 2617

Ores

Nil

-

57

2619

Slag arising in the manufacture of iron and steel

Nil

-

58

27

Naphtha or natural gasoline liquid for use in the manufacture of fertilizer, if such fertilizer is cleared as such from the factory of production

Nil

2 and 3

59

27

Naphtha or natural gasoline liquid for use in the manufacture of ammonia: Provided that such ammonia is used in the manufacture of fertilizers and the fertilizer so manufactured is cleared as such from the factory of production

Nil

2 and 3

60

27

Naphtha used in a fertilizer plant during shut-down and start-up periods

Nil

2 and 3

61

27

Naphtha and natural gasoline liquid intended for use- (i) within the heavy water plant at Vadodara or Tuticorin or Hazira or Thal for the manufacture of synthesis gas or ammonia or steam, which are to be utilised in the manufacture of heavy water in such plants;

(ii) by M/s Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd., Vadodara or M/s Southern Petro Chemicals Industrial Corporation, Tuticorin, or M/s Krishak Bharati Co-operatives Ltd. (KRIBHCO), Hazira or M/s Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. (RCF), Thal for the manufacture of synthesis gas or ammonia or steam and if the synthesis gas or ammonia or steam so manufactured is supplied respectively to the heavy water plants at Vadodara or Tuticorin or Hazira or Thal for the manufacture of heavy water in such Plants

Nil

2 and 3

62

27

Furnace oil intended for use as feedstock in the manufacture of fertilizers

Nil

2 and 3

63

27

Bio-gas

Nil

-

64

27

Lean gas obtained from natural gas.

Nil

-

65

27

Residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, including heavy petroleum stock, low sulphur heavy stock and other residual fuel oils falling under heading 2713 of the First Schedule, intended for use as feedstock in the manufacture of fertilizers

Nil

2 and 3

66

27 or 28

Synthesis gas, if used in the manufacture of heavy water

Nil

-

67

2701

All goods

1%

25

68

2710

Kerosene received by the factory from the refinery intended for use in the manufacture of linear alkyl benzene or heavy alkylate and returned by the factory to the refinery from where such kerosene is received, or to a warehouse of such refinery Explanation.-For the purposes of this entry,- (a) the quantity of kerosene consumed in the manufacture of linear alkyl benzene or heavy alkylate shall be calculated by subtracting from the quantity of kerosene received by the factory manufacturing linear alkyl benzene or heavy alkylate, the quantity of mineral oil, falling under heading 2710 of the said Schedule, generated in such manufacture and returned by the factory to a refinery, or a warehouse, as the case may be; (b) ―warehouse" means a warehouse approved under rule 20 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002; (c) ―refinery" means a unit which makes kerosene either from crude petroleum oil or natural gas

Nil

4

69

2710

Avgas

6%

-

70

2710

Motor spirit commonly known as petrol,-

(i) intended for sale without a brand name;

(ii) other than those specified at (i)

Rs.6.35 per litre

Rs.7.50 per litre

-

-

71

2710 19 30

High speed diesel (HSD),-

(i) intended for sale without a brand name;

(ii) other than those specified at (i)

Nil

Rs.Rs 3.75 per litre

-

-

72

2710

Kerosene for ultimate sale through public distribution system

Nil

-

73

2710

Food grade hexane

14%

-

74

2710

5% ethanol blended petrol that is a blend,- (a) consisting, by volume, of 95% motor spirit, (commonly known as petrol), on which the appropriate duties of excise have been paid and of 5% ethanol on which the appropriate duties of excise have been paid; and

(b) conforming to Bureau of Indian Standards specification 2796. Explanation.-For the purposes of this entry ―appropriate duties of excise" shall mean the duties of excise leviable under the First Schedule and Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), the additional duty of excise leviable under section 111 of the Finance (No.2) Act, 1998 (21 of 1998) and the special additional excise duty leviable under section 147 of the Finance Act, 2002 (20 of 2002), read with any relevant exemption notification for the time being in force

Nil

-

75

2710

10% ethanol blended petrol that is a blend,- (a) consisting, by volume, of 90% Motor spirit, (commonly known as petrol), on which the appropriate duties of excise have been paid and of 10% ethanol on which the appropriate duties of excise have been paid; and

(b) conforming to Bureau of Indian Standards specification 2796. Explanation.-For the purposes of this entry, ― appropriate duties of excise" shall mean the duties of excise leviable under the First Schedule and Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), the additional duty of excise leviable under section 111 of the Finance (No.2) Act, 1998 (21 of 1998) and the special additional excise duty leviable under section 147 of the Finance Act, 2002 (20 of 2002), read with any relevant exemption notification for the time being in force.

Nil

-

76

2710

High speed diesel oil blended with alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids obtained from vegetable oils, commonly known as bio-diesels, up to 20% by volume, that is, a blend, consisting 80% or more of high speed diesel oil, on which the appropriate duties of excise have been paid and, up to 20% bio-diesel on which the appropriate duties of excise have been paid.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, ―appropriate duties of excise" shall mean the duties of excise leviable under the First Schedule and Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), the additional duty of excise leviable under section 133 of the Finance Act, 1999 (27 of 1999) and the special additional excise duty leviable under section 147 of the Finance Act, 2002 (20 of 2002), read with any relevant exemption notification for the time being in force.

Nil

-

77

2710 19 20

Aviation turbine fuel

8%

-

78

2710 19 40

Light diesel oil

14% + Rs2.50 per litre

-

79

2711 11 00

Liquefied natural gas

Nil

-

80

2711 12 00, 2711 13 00, 2711 19 00

Liquefied petroleum gases (LPG)

8%

-

81

2711 12 00, 2711 13 00, 2711 19 00

Liquefied Propane and Butane mixture, Liquefied Propane, Liquefied Butane and Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) for supply to household domestic consumers at subsidised prices under the public distribution system Kerosene and Domestic LPG Subsidy Scheme, 2002 as notified by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, vide notification No.P-20029/18/2001-PP, dated the 28th January, 2003

Nil

-

82

2711

Liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) received by the factory from the refinery intended for use in the manufacture of Propylene or Di-butyl Para Cresol (DBPC) and returned by the factory to the refinery from where such liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) were received.

Explanation.-For the purposes of this entry, the amount of Liquefied Petroleum Gases consumed in the manufacture of propylene shall be calculated by subtracting from the quantity of Liquefied Petroleum Gases received by the factory manufacturing propylene the quantity of Liquefied Petroleum Gases returned by the factory to the refinery, declared as such under rule 20 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, from which such Liquefied Petroleum Gases were received

Nil

-

83

2711

Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons received by the factory from the refinery intended for use in the manufacture of polyisobutylene or Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) and returned by the factory to the refinery from where such petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons are received

Explanation.-For the purposes of this entry, the quantity of the petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons consumed in the manufacture of polyisobutylene shall be calculated by subtracting from the quantity of the said gases received by the factory manufacturing polyisobutylene the quantity of the said gases returned by the factory to the refinery, declared as such under rule 20 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, which supplied the said gases

Nil

-

84

2711 21 00

Natural gas (other than compressed natural gas)

Nil

-

85

28

Steam

Nil

-

86

28

Sulphuric acid, oleum, oxygen and ammonia used in the manufacture of fertilizers

Nil

2

87

28

Sulphuric acid used in a fertilizer plant for demineralisation of water

Nil

-

88

28

Ammonia used in a fertilizer plant in refrigeration and purification process

Nil

-

89

28

Ammonium chloride and manganese sulphate intended for use– (a) as fertilizers; or

(b) in the manufacture of fertilizers, whether directly or through the stage of an intermediate product

Explanation.-For the purposes of this entry, ―fertilizers" shall have the meaning assigned to it under the Fertilizer (Control) Order, 1985

Nil

-

90

28

Gold potassium cyanide manufactured from gold and used in the electronics industry

12% of the value of such gold potassium cyanide excluding the value of gold used in the manufactu-re of such goods

-

91

28

Gold potassium cyanide solution used within the factory of production for manufacture of -,

(i) zari

(ii) gold jewellery

(iii) goods falling under Chapter 71

Nil

-

92

28

Thorium oxalate

Nil

-

93

28

The following goods- (a) Enriched KBF4 (enriched potassium fluroborate); (b) Enriched elemental boron

Nil

8

94

28

Nuclear fuel

Nil

-

95

2801 20 00

Iodine

6%

-

96

2804 10 00

Hydrogen, consumed within the factory of production

Nil

-

97

2804 30 00

Nitrogen-

(i) for use in the manufacture of heavy water;

(ii) in liquid form, for use in processing and storage of semen for artificial insemination of cattle; or

(iii)consumed within factory of production

Nil

-

98

2804 40 90

or

2814

The following goods, for use in the manufacture of heavy water, namely:-

(i) Oxygen

(ii) Ammonia(anhydrous or in aqueous solution)

Nil

-

99

2805 11

Nuclear grade sodium

Nil

9

100

2805 19 00

Potassium metal for use in a heavy water plant

Nil

-

101

2808 00 10, 2809 10 00, 2809 20 10 or

2809 20 20

All goods used in the manufacture of fertilizers

Nil

2

102

2811 29 50

or

2811 29 90

Sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide, consumed in the manufacture of sulphuric acid, within the factory of production

Nil

-

103

2833 29

Agricultural grade zinc sulphate ordinarily used as micronutrient

Nil

-

104

2853

The following goods used within the factory of production, namely:-

(i)Distilled or conductivity water and water of similar purity

(ii) Liquid air (whether or not any fraction has been removed)

Nil

-

105

28 or 29

The bulk drugs specified in List 1

Explanation.-For the purposes of this entry, the expression ―bulk drugs", means any pharmaceutical, chemical, biological or plant product including its salts, esters, stereo-isomers and derivatives, conforming to pharmacopoeial or other standards specified in the Second Schedule to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940), and which is used as such or as an ingredient in any formulation.

Nil

-

106

28 or 29

The goods specified in List 2, used for the manufacture of bulk drugs specified in List 1

Nil

2

107

28 or 38

The following goods– (a) Supported catalysts of any of the following metals, namely:- (i) Gold (ii) Silver (iii) Platinum (iv) Palladium (v) Rhodium (vi) Iridium (vii) Osmium (viii) Ruthenium; (b) compounds of the following metals, for making such catalysts and manufactured out of used or spent catalysts of such metals or metals recovered from old or used articles; or both, namely:- (i) Gold (ii) Silver (iii) Platinum (iv) Palladium (v) Rhodium (vi) Iridium (vii) Osmium (viii) Ruthenium.

12% of the value of material , if any,added and the amount charged for such manufact-ure

-

108

28, 29, 30 or 38

The following goods, namely, (A) Drugs or medicines including their salts and esters and diagnostic test kits, specified in List 3 or List 4 appended to the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012, dated the 17th March, 2012)

(B) Bulk drugs used in the manufacture of the drugs or medicines at (A)

Nil

Nil

-

2

109

28, 29 or 30

All goods used within the factory of production for the manufacture of drugs or medicines which are fully exempted from duty of excise

Nil

-

110

29

2-Cyanopyrazine

Nil

-

111

2902 43 00

p-Xylene

6%

-

112

29 or 38

Gibberellic acid

Nil

-

113

29 or 38

Alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids obtained from vegetable oils, commonly known as bio-diesels.

Nil

-

114

28, 29 or 30

The bulk drugs or formulations specified in List 3

Nil

-

115

29

Menthol

Nil

-

116

30

Menthol crystals

Nil

-

117

30

Diagnostic kits for detection of all types of hepatitis

Nil

-

118

30

All types of contraceptives

Nil

-

119

30

Desferrioxamine injection or deferiprone

Nil

-

120

30

Formulations manufactured from the bulk drugs specified in List 1

Explanation.-For the purposes of this entry, the expression ―formulation" means medicaments processed out of or containing one or more bulk drugs, with or without the use of any pharmaceutical aids (such as diluent, disintegrating agents, moistening agent, lubricant, buffering agent, stabiliser or preserver) which are therapeutically inert and do not interfere with therapeutical or prophylactic activity of the drugs, for internal or external use, or in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of disease in human beings or animals, but shall not include any substance to which the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940) do not apply

Nil

-

121

30

Cyclosporin

Nil

-

122

30

Medicaments (including veterinary medicaments) used in bio-chemic systems and not bearing a brand name

Nil

-

123

30

Oral re-hydration salts

Nil

-

124

30 or any Chapter

Nicotine polacrilex gum

6%

-

125

30 or any Chapter

Drugs and materials

Nil

10

126

3002

Vaccines specified under the National Immunisation program

Nil

-

127

31

All goods, other than those which are clearly not to be used in the manufacture of other fertilizers, whether directly or through the stage of an intermediate product.

Nil

-

128

31

All goods, other than those which are clearly not to be used as fertilisers

1%

25

129

32

Wattle extract, quebracho extract, chestnut extract

Nil

-

130

32

Nitrocellulose lacquers produced in Ordnance factories belonging to the Central Government and intended for consumption for defence purposes or for supply to the Department of Central Government

Nil

-

131

32

Security ink manufactured by Bank Note Press, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) and supplied to –

(i) Bank Note Press, Dewas

(ii) Currency Note Press, Nasik

(iii) India Security Press Nasik

(iv) Security printing press, Hyderabad (v) Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Limited, Mysore

(vi) Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Limited, Salbony

Nil

-

132

3202 90 30

Enzymatic preparations for pretanning

Nil

-

133

3204 or 3809

Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, printing paste and other products and preparations of any kind used in the same factory for the manufacture of textiles and textile articles

Nil

-

134

33

Henna powder, not mixed with any other ingredient

6%

-

135

3301 24, 3301 25, 3301 90 51, 3301 90 59, 3301 90 60

(i)Fractionated/de-terpenated mentha oil (DTMO), (ii)De-mentholised oil (DMO),

(iii)Spearmint oil,

(iv)Mentha piperita oil

(v)Any intermediate or by-products arising in the manufacture of menthol , other than (i) to (iv)

Nil

-

136

3307 90

Kumkum (including sticker kumkum), kajal, sindur, alta or mahavar

Nil

-

137

3401 19 42

Laundry soaps produced by a factory owned by the Khadi and Village indus-tries Commission or any organisation approved by the said Commission for the purpose of manufacture of such soaps

Nil

-

138

3402 90 20

Sulphonated castor oil, fish oil or sperm oil

Nil

-

139

3504 00 91

Isolated soya protein

6%

-

140

3507 90 40

Pectin esterase pure used in food processing sector

Nil

-

141

3605 00 10

or

3605 00 90

Matches, in or in relation to the manufacture of which, none of the following processes is ordinarily carried on with the aid of power, namely:-

(i) frame filling; (ii) dipping of splints in the composition for match heads; (iii) filling of boxes with matches; (iv) pasting of labels on match boxes, veneers or cardboards; (v) packaging

Nil

-

142

3605 00 10

or

3605 00 90

Matches, in or in relation to the manufacture of which, any or both the processes of ‗Frame filling‘ and ‗Dipping of splints in the composition for match heads‘ are carried out with the aid of power

6%

-

143

37

Colour positive unexposed cinematographic film in rolls of any size and length and colour negative unexposed cinematographic film in rolls of 400 feet and 1000 feet.

Nil

-

144

38

Concrete mix manufactured at the site of construction for use in construction work at such site

Nil

-

145

3818

Silicon wafers

Nil

-

146

39

Urea formaldehyde resins or binders captively consumed within the factory of production, in the manufacture of particle board in respect of which exemption is claimed under notification No. 49/2003 CE and 50/2003 CE both dated 10/06/2003

Nil

-

147

3901

to

3914

Plastic materials reprocessed in India out of the scrap or the waste of goods falling within Chapters 39, 54, 56, 59, 64, 84, 85, 86, 87, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96

Explanation.- For the removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that nothing contained in this exemption shall apply to plastic materials reprocessed in an export-oriented undertaking and brought to any other place in India

Nil

-

148

3904

Plastic material commonly known as polyvinyl chloride compounds (PVC compounds), used in the factory of its production for the manufacture of goods which are exempt from the whole of the duty of excise leviable thereon or are chargeable to ―Nil" rate of duty

Nil

-

149

3923 90 20

Aseptic bags

6%

-

150

4005

The following goods, namely:-

(a) Plates, sheets or strip, whether or not combined with any textile material, in relation to the manufacture of which no CENVAT credit of the duty paid on inputs used has been availed ; or (b) Used within factory of production for the manufacture of excisable goods falling within First Schedule to the Excise Tariff Act

Nil

-

151

4007 00 10

Latex rubber thread

6%

-

152

4008 11 10

Plates, sheets or strips of micro-cellular rubber but not of latex foam sponge, used in the manufacture of soles, heels or soles and heels combined, for footwear

Nil

-

153

4011

or

4012

or

4013

Tyres, flaps and tubes used in the manufacture of-

(a) power tillers of heading 8432 of the First Schedule to the Excise Tariff Act;

(b) two-wheeled or three-wheeled motor vehicles specially designed for use by handicapped persons

Nil

2

154

4011 50, 4011 69 00, 4011 99 00, 4013 20 00 or

4013 90 50

Pneumatic tyres and inner tubes, of rubber, of a kind used on/in bicycles, cycle -rickshaws and three wheeled powered cycle rickshaws

Nil

-

155

4016

Rice rubber rolls for paddy de-husking machine

Nil

-

156

4016 95 90

Toy balloons made of natural rubber latex

Nil

-

157

4401, 4402, 4403 or 4404

All goods

Nil

-

158

4408

Veneer sheets and sheets for Plywood (whether or not sliced) and other wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6mm used within factory of production for the manufacture of goods falling under headings 4419, 4420 or 4421.

Nil

-

159

45, 48, 68, 73, 84, 85 or 87

Parts of main battle tanks intended to be used in the manufacture of such tanks

Nil

2 and 11

160

4707

Waste paper and paper scrap

6%

-

161

4707

Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paper board, arising from writing or printing paper ,in the course of printing of educational textbooks

Nil

-

162

48

Paper splints for matches, whether or not waxed, Asphaltic roofing sheets

Nil

-

163

48

Paper and paperboard or articles made there from manufactured, starting from the stage of pulp, in a factory, and such pulp contains not less than 75% by weight of pulp made from materials other than bamboo, hard woods, soft woods, reeds (other than sarkanda) or rags

6%

12

164

48

Newsprint, in reels

Nil

-

165

4802

(a) Security paper (cylinder mould vat made), manufactured by the Security Paper Mill, Hoshangabad, and supplied to the Bank Note Press, Dewas, the Currency Note Press, Nashik, the India Security Press, Nashik, the Security Printing Press, Hyderabad, Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Limited, Mysore, or the Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Limited, Salbony;

(b) Intermediate products arising during the course of manufacture of the security paper, and used within the factory of its production for pulping

Nil

Nil

-

-

166

4802

Mould vat made watermarked bank note paper, procured by the Bank Note Press, Dewas, the Currency Note Press, Nasik, the India Security Press, Nasik, the Security Printing Press, Hyderabad, the Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Limited, Mysore, or the Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Limited, Salbony

Nil

-

167

4802 or 4804

Maplitho paper or kraft paper supplied to a Braille press against an indent placed by the National Institute for Visually Handicapped, Dehradun

Nil

-

168

4810

Light weight coated paper weighing upto 70 g/m2, procured by actual users for printing of magazines

Nil

-

169

4811 59 10

Aseptic packaging paper

6%

-

170

4818

Letter envelopes, inland letter cards and post cards of Department of Posts, Government of India.

Nil

-

171

4819 10

Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard whether or not pasted with duplex sheets on the outer surface

6%

13

172

5307 10 10 5307 20 00

Jute Yarn

Nil

-

173

5607 90

Of jute or other textile bast fibres of heading 5303

Nil

-

174

5808

All goods, not subjected to any process

Nil

-

175

5810

All goods manufactured without the aid of vertical type automatic shuttle em-broidery machines operated with power

Nil

-

176

5908

Tubular knitted gas mantle fabric, whether or not impregnated, for use in incandescent gas mantles

Nil

-

177

63

Mosquito nets impregnated with insecticide

6%

-

178

63

Indian National Flag

Nil

-

179

64

Footwear subjected to any one or more of the following processes, namely: (i) packing or repacking; or (ii) labelling or re labelling of containers; or (iii) adoption of any other treatment to render the footwear marketable to the consumer. Explanation.-For the removal of doubts, it is clarified that this exemption shall not apply if any of the processes mentioned above results in alteration in the retail sale price already declared on the footwear

Nil

14

180

64

Footwear of retail sale price not exceeding Rs 500 per pair.

Explanation.-"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 sale.

Nil

15

181

64

The following goods, namely :-

(a) Footwear-chappal (sole without upper, to be attached to the foot by thongs passing over the in-step but not even round the ankle) commercially known as hawai chappal, of material other than leather; or

(b) Parts of hawai chappals, of materials other than leather

Nil

-

182

6406 (except 6406 90 40 and 6406 90 50)

All goods

6%

-

183

Any Chapter

Parts of umbrellas and sun umbrellas including umbrella panels

6%

-

184

6603

Parts of walking sticks, seat sticks, whips, riding-crops and the like

6%

-

185

68

Goods, in which more than 25% by weight of red mud, press mud or blast fur-nace slag or one or more of these materials, have been used

Nil

-

186

68 (except 6804, 6805, 6811, 6812 and 6813)

Goods manufactured at the site of construction for use in construction work at such site

Explanation.-For the purposes of this entry, the expression ‗site‘ means any premises made available for the manufacture of goods by way of a specific mention in the contract or agreement for such construction work, provided that the goods manufactured at such premises are solely used in the said construction work only.

Nil

-

187

68 or 69

Stoneware, which are only salt glazed

Nil

-

188

71

Primary gold converted with the aid of power from any form of gold other than gold ore, concentrate or dore bar. Explanation.-For the purposes of this entry, ―primary gold" means gold in any unfinished or semi finished form and includes ingots, bars, blocks, slabs, billets, shots, pellets, rods, sheets, foils and wires.

Nil

-

189

71

Gold bars, other than tola bars, bearing manufacturer‘s engraved serial number and weight expressed in metric units manufactured in a factory starting from the stage of-

(a) Gold ore or concentrate;

(b) Gold dore bar; or

(c) Silver dore bar

Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry , ‗gold dore bar‘ shall mean dore bars having gold content not exceeding 95% and ‗silver dore bar‘ shall mean dore bars having silver content not exceeding 95% accompanied by an assay certificate issued by the mining company, giving details of composition

3%

-

190

71

Silver manufactured in a factory starting from the stage of-

(a) Silver ore or concentrate;

(b) Silver dore bar; or

(c) Gold dore bar.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, ‗gold dore bars‘ and ‗silver dore bar‘ shall have the same meaning as in S. No. 189

4%

-

191

71

The following goods manufactured or produced during the process of copper smelting starting from the stage of copper ore or concentrate in the same factory namely:-

(i)gold bars, other than tola bars, bearing manufacturer‘s or refiner‘s engraved serial number and weight expressed in metric units and gold coin of purity not below 99.5%;

(ii)Silver in any form, except silver coins of purity below 99.9%

3%

4%

-

-

192

71

(I) Articles of goldsmiths‘ or silversmiths‘ wares of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, not bearing a brand name;

(II) Strips, wires, sheets, plates and foils of gold, used in the manufacture of articles of jewellery and parts thereof;

(III) Precious and semi-precious stones, synthetic stones and pearls.

Explanation.-For the purposes of entries (I), (II) and (III) as the case may be, - (i) ―metal" shall include,— (a) any alloy in which any of the metals specified in this entry at item No.(I) predominates by weight over each of the other metals specified in such item or any other metal in such alloy; (b) any alloy in which the gold content is not less than 37.5 per cent by weight; (ii) ―articles" in relation to gold shall mean anything (other than ornaments), in a finished form, made of, or manufactured from or containing, gold and includes any gold coin and broken pieces of an article of gold but does not include primary gold, that is to say, gold in any unfinished or semi-finished form including ingots, bars, blocks, slabs, billets, shots, pellets, rods, sheets, foils and wires.

Nil

Nil

Nil

-

-

-

193

71

Platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium in their primary forms, that is to say, any unfinished or semi-finished form including ingots, bars, blocks, slabs, billets, shots, pellets, rods, sheets, foils and wires.

Nil

-

194

7105

Dust and powder of synthetic precious or semi- precious stones

6%

-

195

7105 or 7112

Dust and powder of natural precious or semi-precious stones; waste and scrap of precious metals or metals clad with precious metals, arising in course of manufacture of goods falling in Chapter 71

Nil

-

196

7106,

Strips, wires, sheets, plates and foils of silver

Nil

-

197

7106 10 00 7106 91 00 or

7106 92 90

Silver, other than silver mentioned in Sl.Nos.190 and 191

Nil

-

198

7108

Gold arising in the course of manufacture of zinc by smelting

Nil

-

199

7113

(I) Articles of jewellery;

(II) Articles of silver jewellery

1%

Nil

25

-

200

7114

(I) Articles of goldsmiths‘ or silversmiths‘ wares of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, bearing a brand name;

(II) Gold coins of purity 99.5% and above and silver coins of purity 99.9% and above, bearing a brand name when manufactured from gold or silver respectively on which appropriate duty of customs or excise has been paid

Explanation.- For the purposes of this exemption,-

(1) ―brand name" means a brand name or trade name, whether registered or not, that is to say, a name or a mark, such as a symbol, monogram, label, signature or invented words or any writing which is used in relation to a product, for the purpose of indicating, or so to indicate, a connection in the course of trade between the product and some person using such name or mark with or without any indication of the identity of that person;

(2) an identity put by a jeweller or the job worker, commonly known as ‗house-mark‘ shall not be considered as a brand name,

1%

Nil

25

-

201

72

Hot rolled or cold rolled sheets and strips cut or slit on job-work

Nil

16 and 17

202

7204 21 90

Waste and scrap arising out of manufacture of cold rolled stainless steel patties or pattas

Nil

-

203

7219

or

7220

Patties or pattas when subjected to any process other than cold rolling

Nil

-

204

7222

Circles used within the factory of production in the manufacture of utensils

Nil

-

205

73

Castings and forgings, cleared for manufacture of sewing machines or chaff cutters (whether known as toka machine or by any other name) used for cutting animal fodder

Nil

18

206

7305

or

7308

All goods fabricated at site of work for use in construction work at such site

Nil

-

207

7315

Chains of vehicles of heading 8712

Nil

-

208

7317 00 11

Animal shoe nails

Nil

-

209

7321 or 9405

Bio-gas lights, bio-gas stoves and hot plates of iron or steel, specially designed to operate using bio-gas

Nil

-

210

7326 19 90

Forgings and forged products of iron or steel used in the manufacture of parts and accessories of cycle and cycle rickshaws falling under Chapters 40, 73, 83, 85, 87 or 95

Nil

-

211

7326 20 10

All goods

Nil

-

212

7323 or 7615 19 10

Pressure cookers

6%

-

213

7402 or 7403

Unrefined copper and unwrought copper, intended for use in the manufacture of utensils or handicrafts

Nil

19

214

7404

Waste and scrap used within the factory of production for the manufacture of unrefined or unwrought copper, copper sheets or circles and handicrafts

Nil

-

215

7408

Copper wires of refined copper and of copper alloys of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension does not exceed 0.315 mm and used for the manufacture of imitation Zari

Nil

-

216

7409

All goods other than trimmed or untrimmed sheets or circles of copper, intended for use in the manufacture of utensils or handicrafts

Nil

19

217

7409

Trimmed or untrimmed sheets or circles of copper, intended for use in the manufacture of handicrafts or utensils

Rs.Rs3500 per metric tonne

19 and 20

218

7409

or

7410

Copper strip and foil, intended to be used for manufacture of imitation Zari

Nil

-

219

7601

Unwrought aluminium, whether or not alloyed, intended for use in manufacture of utensils

Nil

21

220

7602

Aluminium waste and scrap used within the factory of production for the manufacture of unwrought aluminium plates and sheets

Nil

-

221

7604 or 7608 or

7609 00 00

Aluminium extrusions, square tubes and round tubes of aluminium used in the manufacture of –

(1) artificial limbs; or (2) any of the following rehabilitation aids, namely:- (i) Somi brace (ii) Ash brace (iii) Taylor brace (iv) Four post collars (v) Thumb splint (vi) Finger splint (vii) Axilla crutches (viii) Elbow crutches (ix) Walking frames (x) Wheel chair or tricycle components (xi) Braille shorthand machine (xii) Folding cane for blind

Nil

2

222

7606

Aluminium plates and sheets (other than circles), intended for use in manufacture of utensils

Nil

16 and 21

223

7606

Aluminium circles

Rs.2500 per metric tonne

16 and 21

224

82

Pencil sharpeners and blades thereof

Nil

-

225

82

Tools of two or more of the headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets

Nil

22

226

8201

All goods

Nil

-

227

8211 or 8214

Knives

Nil

-

228

84

Coir processing machinery specified in List 4, supplied under Integrated Coir Development Project being implemented by the Government of Kerala

Nil

-

229

84

The following goods, namely:- (i) Manually operated rubber roller machines; and

(ii) Manually operated copra dryers.

Nil

-

230

84, 85, 90 or any other Chapter

Machinery or equipment specified in List 5

6%

-

231

84 or any other Chapter

Machinery or equipment for use in silk textile industry as specified in List 6

Nil

-

232

84 or any other Chapter

Goods specified in List 7 intended to be used for the installation of a cold storage, cold room or refrigerated vehicle, for the preservation, storage, transport or processing of agricultural, apiary, horticultural, dairy, poultry, aquatic and marine produce and meat

Nil

2 and 3

233

84 or any other Chapter

The following goods, namely:- (1) All items of machinery, including instruments, apparatus and appliances, auxiliary equipment and their components or parts required for setting up of water treatment plants; (2) Pipes and pipe fittings needed for delivery of water from its source to the plant (including the clear treated water reservoir, if any, thereof), and from there to the first storage point; (3) Pipes and pipe fittings of outer diameter exceeding 10 cm when such pipes are integral part of the water supply projects Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, water treatment plants includes a plant for desalination, demineralisation or purification of water or for carrying out any similar process or processes intended to make the water fit for human or animal consumption, but does not include a plant supplying water for industrial purposes

Nil

23

234

8401

Nuclear fuel

Nil

-

235

8413

Power driven pumps primarily designed for handling water, namely, centrifugal pumps (horizontal and vertical), deep tube-well turbine pumps, submersible pumps, axial flow and mixed flow vertical pumps

6%

-

236

8413 or

8414 90

Hand pumps and parts thereof

Nil

-

237

8414 90 12

Parts of bicycle pumps

Nil

-

238

8414 20 10, 8414 20 20 or

8414 90 12

All goods

Nil

-

239

8421 21 (except 84212120)

Water purification equipment, based on following technologies:- (a) Ultra-filtration technology using polyacrylonite membranes or polysulphone membranes or (b) Arsenic removal technology using ceramic micro-filtration membrane; or

(c) Reverse osmosis technology using thin film composite membrane (TFC); or

(d) Candle-less terracotta water filtration

Nil

-

240

8421 21

Water filtration or purification equipment

6%

-

241

8421 21 20

Replaceable kits of all water filters except those operating on reverse osmosis technology

6%

-

242

8424 90 00

Parts of mechanical appliances of a kind used in agriculture or horticulture

Nil

-

243

8428 20 11

Conveyor belt system used in-

(i) Cold storage facilities for the preservation, storage, transport or processing of agricultural, apiary, horticultural, dairy, poultry, aquatic and marine produce and meal; and (ii) Mandis and warehouses for storage of food grains and sugar

Nil

2 and 3

244

8430 or 8705

(i) Drilling rigs falling under heading 8430, mounted on motor vehicle chassis manufactured from chassis and compressor on which the duty of excise leviable under the First Schedule has already been paid;

(ii) Drilling rigs mounted on motor vehicle chassis falling under heading 8705, manufactured from chassis and compressor on which the duty of excise leviable under the First Schedule has already been paid.

Explanation.-For the purposes of entries (i) and (ii), value of the drilling rig shall be its value, excluding the value of the chassis and compressor used in such drilling rig

12%

12%

46

46

245

8434

All goods

Nil

-

246

8442 50 20

Lithographic plates used within the factory of its production for printing pur-poses

Nil

-

247

8443

High speed cold-set web offset rotary double width four plate wide printing machines with a minimum speed of 70,000 copies per hour

6%

-

248

8443

High speed heat-set web offset rotary printing machines with a minimum speed of 70,000 copies per hour

6%

-

249

Any Chapter

Mailroom equipment, namely:-

(i) Overhead Conveyor Gripper;

(ii) Stacker;

(iii) Wrapper;

(iv) Labeler;

(v) Strapper;

(vi) Inserter;

(vii)Delivery Conveyor compatible for use with the printing machines specified at Sl. No. 247 and 248

6%

-

250

8443 99

Parts for the manufacture of printers falling under sub-heading 8443 32

6%

2 and 3

251

8445, 8448, 8483 (except 84831010) 8484, 8487 90 00

Goods required by a jute mill for making jute textiles

Nil

3

252

8446

Automatic shuttle looms

6%

-

253

8446

Shuttle less projectile looms

6%

-

254

8452 90

All goods

Nil

-

255

8471 70 or 8473 30 or 8523

The following goods, namely:- (a) Microprocessor for computer, other than motherboards; (b) Floppy disc drive; (c) Hard disc drive; (d) CD-ROM drive; (e) DVD drive /DVD writers; (f) Flash memory; (g) Combo drive

6%

-

256

Any Chapter

Parts of DVD drive, DVD writer, combo drive, CD-ROM drive

6%

-

257

8481 80 41 or

8481 90 10

All goods

Nil

-

258

8483 10 10

All goods

6%

-

259

8483 10 10

Crank shafts for sewing machines, other than those with in-built motors.

Nil

-

260

85

Batteries for goods as specified against Sl.No.274

6%

24

261

85

Battery packs of Lithium ion batteries supplied to the manufacturer of Hybrid or electric vehicle

6%

2 and 3

262

8502

Diesel generating sets assembled, at site of installation, from duty paid engine and generators

Nil

-

263

8512

Dynamos, head lamps, side lamps, tail lamps of vehicles of heading 8712

Nil

-

264

8523

Recorded video cassettes intended for television broadcasting and supplied in formats such as Umatic, Betacam or any similar format

6%

-

265

8523

CD-ROMs containing books of an educational nature, journal, periodicals (magazines) or news paper

Nil

-

266

8523

(a) Any customised software (that is to say, any custom designed software, developed for a specific user or client), other than packaged software or canned software

Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, ―packaged software or canned software" means software developed to meet the needs of variety of users, and which is intended for sale or capable of being sold, off the shelf.

Nil

-

267

8523 29 10

Audio cassettes

Nil

-

268

85279911

Portable receivers for calling, alerting or paging

6%

-

269

8539

Vacuum and gas filled bulbs of retail sale price not exceeding Rs. 20/- per bulb

6%

-

270

8539 31 10

Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL)

6%

-

271

8541 40 20

Light emitting diodes (electro- luminescent) for the manufacture of goods specified as Sl. No. 321

6%

3

272

85 or any other Chapter

(a) Parts, components and accessories of mobile handsets including cellular phones. (b) Parts, components of battery chargers and hands-free headphones and PC connectivity cable of mobile handsets including cellular phones;

(c) sub- parts of (a) and (b).

Nil

2

273

87

The following goods namely:- (i) Motor vehicles falling under headings 8702 and 8703 cleared as ambulances duly fitted with all fitments, furniture and accessories necessary for an ambulance from the factory manufacturing such motor vehicles;

(ii) Motor Vehicles falling under 8702 and 8703 for transport of up to thirteen persons, including the driver (other than three wheeled motor vehicles for transport of up to seven persons), which after clearance has been registered for use solely as ambulance;

(iii) Motor vehicles falling under heading 8702, 8703 for transport of up to thirteen persons, including the driver (other than three wheeled motor vehicles), which after clearance has been registered for use solely as taxi

12%

12%

80% of the excise paid at the time of clearance

-

26

26

274

87

Electrically operated vehicles, including two and three wheeled electric motor vehicles Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, ―electrically operated vehicles" means vehicles which are run solely on electrical energy derived from an external source or from one or more electrical batteries fitted to such road vehicles and shall include electric motor-assisted cycle rickshaws driven by rechargeable solar batteries, also known as ‗soleckshaw‘

6%

-

275

87

Motor vehicles fitted with diesel generating sets intended for supply to the Ministry of Defence for official purposes.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, value of motor vehicle shall be deemed to be equal to the value of the generating set fitted to such vehicle

Rate of duty applicable on the diesel generating set fitted on the motor vehicle

-

276

87

(i) Motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of more than six persons, excluding the driver, including station wagons; and

(ii) Motor vehicles for the transport of goods (other than those specially designed for the transport of compressed or liquefied gases), falling under heading 8704; and

(iii) three wheeled motor vehicles

Nil

27

277

8701

All goods (except road tractors for semi-trailers of engine capacity more than 1800 cc)

Nil

-

278

8703

Hybrid motor vehicles

Explanation. - For the purpose of this entry, ―hybrid motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, which uses a combination of battery powered electric motor and an internal combustion engine to power the vehicle to drive trains, but does not include such micro-hybrid motor vehicle with start and stop technology, using battery powered electric motor only while in static condition

12%

-

279

8703

Three wheeled vehicles for transport of not more than seven persons, including the driver

12%

-

280

8703

Cars (for the transport of up to seven persons, including the driver) for physically handicapped persons

6%

28

281

8704

Motor vehicles, other than petrol driven dumpers of tariff item 8704 10 90

12%

-

282

8704

Refrigerated motor vehicles

6%

-

283

8705

Special purpose motor vehicles

Nil

29

284

8702, 8703

Following motor vehicles, namely:- (i) Motor vehicles of engine capacity not exceeding 1500 cc; and

(ii) Motor vehicles of engine capacity exceeding 1500 cc;

24%

27%

-

-

285

8702, 8703

Following motor vehicles of length not exceeding 4000 mm, namely:- (i) Petrol, Liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) or compressed natural gas (CNG) driven vehicles of engine capacity not exceeding 1200cc; and

(ii) Diesel driven vehicles of engine capacity not exceeding 1500 cc Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, the specification of the motor vehicle shall be determined as per the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) and the rules made there under

12%

-

286

8702,8703

Hydrogen vehicles based on fuel cell technology

Explanation.-For the purpose of this entry, "Hydrogen Vehicle" means a motor vehicle, that converts the chemical energy of hydrogen to mechanical energy by reacting hydrogen with oxygen in a fuel cell to run electric motor to power the vehicle drive trains

12%

-

287

8702, 8703, 8704

Three or more axled motor vehicles for transport of goods or for transport of eight or more persons, including the driver (other than articulated vehicle) Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, ―articulated vehicle" means a motor vehicle to which a trailer is attached in such a manner that part of the trailer is superimposed on, and a part of the weight of the trailer is borne by the motor vehicle

12%

-

288

8702,8703,

8704 or 8716

(1)Motor vehicles manufactured by a manufacturer, other than the manufacturer of the chassis-

(i) (i) for the transport of more than six persons but not more than twelve persons, excluding the driver, including station wagons; (ii) for the transport of more than twelve persons, excluding the driver; (iii) for the transport of not more than six persons, excluding the driver, including station wagons; (iv) for the transport of goods, other than petrol driven; (v) for the transport of goods, other than mentioned against (iv) (2) Vehicles of heading 8716 manufactured by a manufacturer, other than the manufacturer of the chassis. Explanation.-For the purposes of entries (1) and (2), the value of vehicle shall be the value of the vehicle excluding the value of the chassis used in such vehicle

24%








12%




24%





12%




24%



12%

30





































30

289

8706 00 21 or 8706 00 39

The following goods, namely:-

(i) Chassis for use in the manufacture of battery powered road vehicles

(ii) Chassis for three or more axled motor vehicle (other than chassis for articulated vehicle)

12%

12%

2

-

290

8706 00 43 or

8706 00 49

The following goods, namely:-

(i) Chassis for use in the manufacture of battery powered road vehicles

(ii)Chassis for three or more axled motor vehicle (other than chassis for articulated vehicle).

(iii)Motor chassis for vehicles of heading 8704 (other than petrol driven) fitted with engines, whether or not with cab

15%

15%

15%

2

-

-

291

8706 00 43

For dumpers, other than petrol driven, other than those designed,- (a) for use off the highway; (b) with net weight (excluding payload) exceeding eight tonnes; and (c) for maximum pay-load capacity not less than 10 tonnes

15%

-

292

8706 00 49

Motor chassis for vehicles of heading 8704 (petrol driven) fitted with engines, whether or not with cab

15%

-

293

8714

Parts and accessories of vehicles of heading 8712 and 8713

Nil

-

294

8716

Trailers fitted with diesel generating sets intended for supply to the Ministry of Defence for official purposes.

Explanation.-For the purposes of this entry, value of trailer shall be equal to the value of the generating set fitted to such trailer

Rate of duty applicable on the diesel generating set fitted on the trailer

-

295

8716 20 00

All goods

Nil

-

296

Any Chapter

The following goods for use in the manufacture of goods specified against Sl. No.274, namely:- (i) Battery pack; (ii) Battery charger ; (iii) AC or DC motor; and (iv) AC or DC motor controller

6%

2

297

Any Chapter

The following goods for use in the manufacture of goods specified against Sl. No. 278, namely:,

(i) Battery pack;

(ii) Battery charger ;

(iii) AC or DC motor; and

(iv) AC or DC motor controller

(v) Engine for HV(Atkinson cycle); (vi)Transaxle for HV (split power device);

(vii)Power control unit (inverter, AC/DC converter, condenser);

(viii)Control ECU for HV,

(ix) Generator;

(x)Brake system for recovering;

(xi) Energy monitor; and

(xii)Electric compressor

6%

2

298

Any Chapter

Kits for conversion of fossil fuel vehicles to hybrid motor vehicles

Parts of such kits specified at (a).

Explanation.- For the purpose of this entry, "hybrid motor vehicle" shall have the same meaning as specified in Sl .No.278

6%

6%

-

-

299

8802

All goods

Nil

31

300

8802

All goods

Nil

32

301

8802

All goods

Nil

33

302

8803

Parts of- (i) goods falling under heading 8801; or (ii) goods falling under tariff item 8802 60 00

Nil

-

303

40

Parts including pnuematic tyres of rubber, new or retreaded (other than rubber tubes), of aircraft of heading 8802

Nil

34

304

40

Parts including pnuematic tyres of rubber, new or retreaded (other than rubber tubes), of aircraft of heading 8802

Nil

35

305

88 or any chapter

Parts and testing equipment, for maintenance repair, and overhauling (MRO) of aircraft falling under heading 8802 and specified against Sl. No. 448 of the Table annexed to the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012, for use by the MRO units:

Provided that the exemption under this entry shall be subject to the conditions, if any specified against Sl.No.448 of the Table annexed to the said notification No. 12/2012-Customs ,dated 17th March,2012

Nil

3

306

8901

All goods, cleared by a person or entity holding a general licence for foreign trade under section 406 of the Merchant Shipping Act,1958(44 of 1958) granted by the Director General Shipping, for the goods.

Nil

47

307

9003

Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles or the like, of value below Rs500 per piece.

6%

-

308

9004

Sunglasses or goggles, for correcting vision

6%

-

309

9018 or 9019 or 9022

(i) Parts and accessories of goods of headings 9018 and 9019

(ii) Parts and accessories of apparatus for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary use, falling under heading 9022

Nil

Nil

-

-

310

9018

All goods (other than parts and accessories thereof)

6%

-

311

9019

All goods (other than parts and accessories thereof)

6%

-

312

9022

All goods for medical, surgical, dental and veterinary use(other than parts and accessories thereof)

6%

-

313

90

Coronary stents and coronary stent systems for use with cardiac catheters.

Nil

-

314

90 or any other Chapter

Blood Glucose Monitoring System (Glucometer) and test strips

6%

-

315

90 or any other Chapter

Artificial kidney

Nil

-

316

90 or any other Chapter

Parts of the following goods, namely:- (i) Crutches; (ii) Wheel chairs; (iii) Walking frames; (iv) Tricycles; (v) Braillers; and (vi) Artificial limbs

Nil

-

317

90 or any other Chapter

Assistive devices, rehabilitation aids and other goods for disabled, specified in List 32 appended to notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012

Nil

-

318

90 or any other Chapter

Patent Ductus Arteriosus / Atrial Septal Defect occlusion device

6%

-

319

9101 or 9102

Braille watches

Nil

-

320

9402

Medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture and parts thereof

6%

-

321

9405

LED lights or fixtures including LED Lamps

6%

3

322

9405 91 00, 9405 92 00 or 9405 99 00

Parts of kerosene pressure lanterns including gas mantles for use in kerosene pressure lanterns

Nil

-

323

9503

All goods (other than parts and accessories thereof)

Nil

-

324

9603 10 00

Brooms, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials, bound together, with or without handles

Nil

-

325

9608 or

3215 90

Following goods, namely:- (i) Parts of pens; (ii) Parts (excluding refills) of ball point pens; (iii) Parts of refills of ball point pens

(iv)Refills and inks (not meant for retail sale) used for manufacture of pens of value not exceeding Rs 200 per piece.

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

-

-

-

3

326

9608 or 9609

Parts of pencils including clutch pencils used in the manufacture of such pencils including clutch pencils

Nil

2

327

32,38,39, 44 or 70

Goods specified in List 9, for the manufacture of rotor blades for wind operated electricity generators

Nil

36

328

Any Chapter

Parts used within the factory of production for manufacture of power tillers of heading 8432

Nil

-

329

Any Chapter

Goods supplied for,-

(a) the official use of foreign diplomatic or consular missions in India;

(b) the personal use of diplomatic agents or career consular officers in India.

Nil

Nil

37

38

330

Any Chapter

The following goods, namely:-

(i) Cement Bonded Particle Board; (ii) Jute Particle Board; (iii) Rice Husk Board; (iv) Glass-fibre Reinforced

Gypsum Board (GRG) (v) Sisal-fibre Boards; (vi) Bagasse Board;and

(vii)Cotton Stalk Particle Board

Nil

-

331

Any Chapter

Goods required for,–

(a) the substitution of ozone depleting substances (ODS);

(b) the setting up of new projects with non-ozone depleting substances (non-ODS) technologies.

Explanation. - ―Goods" for the purposes of this entry means, goods which are designed exclusively for non-ozone depleting substances (non-ODS) technology.

Nil

39

332

Any Chapter

Non-conventional energy devices or systems specified in List 8

Nil

-

333

Any Chapter

Parts used within the factory of production or in any other factory of the same manufacturer in the manufacture of goods falling under headings 8601 to 8606 (except Railway track machines falling under tariff item 86040000)

Nil

3

334

Any Chapter

All goods manufactured in a factory and used within the same factory for building a body or fabrication or mounting or fitting of structure or equipment on a chassis falling under heading 8706 of a motor vehicle of Chapter 87

Nil

40

335

Any Chapter

Parts of hearing aids

Nil

-

336

Any Chapter

All goods supplied against International Competitive Bidding.

Nil

41

337

Any Chapter

All items of machinery, including prime movers, instruments, apparatus and appliances, control gear and transmission equipments, power cables used within the power generation plant, auxiliary equipment (including those required for research and development purposes, testing and quality control), as well as all components (whether finished or not) or raw materials for the manufacture of aforesaid items and their components, required for setting up of an ultra-mega power project based on super-critical thermal technology, with installed capacity of 3960 MW or above, from which power procurement has been tied up through tariff based competitive bidding.

Explanation.- For the removal of doubts, it is clarified that goods required for setting up of "Ultra Mega Power Projects" include the goods required for development of facilities such as ash disposal system including ash dyke, water intake including treatment and storage facilities and coal transportation facilities for such a project, notwithstanding the fact that such facilities are set up inside or outside the power plantRss designated boundary

Nil

42

338

Any Chapter

All items of machinery, including prime movers, instruments, apparatus and appliances, control gear and transmission equipments, power cables used within the power generation plant, auxiliary equipment (including those required for research and development purposes, testing and quality control), as well as all components (whether finished or not) or raw materials for the manufacture of aforesaid items and their components, supplied to mega power projects from which the supply of power has been tied up through tariff based competitive bidding or a mega power project awarded to a developer on the basis of such bidding.

Explanation. - For the removal of doubts, it is clarified that goods required for setting up of "mega power project" include the goods required for development of facilities such as ash disposal system including ash dyke, water intake including treatment and storage facilities and coal transportation facilities for such a project, notwithstanding the fact that such facilities are set up inside or outside the power plantRss designated boundary.

Nil

43

339

Any Chapter

All items of machinery, including prime movers, instruments, apparatus and appliances, control gear and transmission equipments, power cables used within the power generation plant, auxiliary equipment (including those required for research and development purposes, testing and quality control), as well as all components (whether finished or not) or raw materials for the manufacture of aforesaid items and their components, required for expansion of an existing mega power project so certified by an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Power Explanation. - For the purpose of entry 338 and this entry, ―mega power project means :- (a) A thermal power plant of a capacity of 700 MW or more, located in the States of Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura; or (b) A thermal power plant of capacity of 1000 MW or more, located in States other than those specified in clause (a) above; or (c) A hydel power plant of a capacity of 350 MW or more, located in the States of Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura;or (d) A hydel power plant of capacity of 500 MW or more, located in States other than those specified in clause (c)

Nil

44

340

Any Chapter

Parts, used within the factory of production for manufacture of goods of heading 8701

Nil

-

341

Any Chapter

Monofilament long line system for tuna fishing

Nil

45

342

Any Chapter

Polypropylene, stainless steel strip and stainless steel capillary tube required for manufacture of syringes, needles, catheters and cannulae

6%

3

343

Any Chapter

Stainless steel tube and wire, cobalt chromium tube, Hayness Alloy-25 and polypropylene mesh required for manufacture of Coronary stents or coronary stent system and artificial heart valve

Nil

3

344

Any Chapter

Parts and components required for manufacture of blood pressure monitors and blood glucose monitoring systems(gluco-meters)

6%

3

Condition No.

Conditions

1.

(i) If the cement manufacturer makes a declaration to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction regarding the installed capacity of the factory before availing of exemption under this notification or wherever there is a change in the said capacity, and furnishes such information or documents, if any, as may be required by the Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner, as the case may be, for his satisfaction in this regard.

(ii) The exemption shall be applicable up to a maximum quantity of ninety nine thousand tonnes in a financial year. For computing the quantity of ninety nine thousand tonnes in a financial year, the clearances of cement effected under any other notification shall be included:

Provided that, the clearances of cement effected on payment of duty,- (a) at the rate of [12% + `120PMT] in case of goods cleared in packaged form falling under S. No.51; and

(b) at the rate of 12%, PMT, in case of goods falling under S.No.52; shall not be taken into account for computing the above mentioned quantity of ninety nine thousand tonnes.

(iii) The exemption under this notification shall not be applicable to,- (a) cement manufactured from such clinker which is not manufactured within the same factory; and

(b) cement bearing a brand name or trade name (whether registered or not) of another person.

Explanation.-For the purposes of condition (iii), ―brand name‖ or ―trade name‖ means a brand name or trade name, whether registered or not, that is to say, a name or a mark, such as a symbol, monogram, signature, or invented words or any writing which is used in relation to a product for the purpose of indicating, or so as to indicate, a connection in the course of trade between the product and some person using such name or mark with or without any indication of the identity of that person.

2.

Where such use is elsewhere than in the factory of production, the exemption shall be allowed if the procedure laid down in the Central Excise (Removal of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 2001, is followed.

3.

The exemption shall be allowed if it has been proved to the satisfaction of an officer not below the rank of the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction that such goods are cleared for the intended use specified in column (3) of the Table.

4.

The Commissioner of Central Excise, having jurisdiction over the refinery, permits the kerosene to be cleared to the said warehouse for the purpose of this exemption on such conditions as he deems fit for the proper accountal for kerosene cleared from the refinery and the payment of duty thereon.

5

If the manufacturer of the food preparations produces a certificate from an officer not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India or not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to the State Government concerned to the effect that such food preparations have been distributed free to the economically weaker sections of the society under a programme duly approved by the Central Government or the State Government concerned, within five months from the date of clearance of such goods or within such further period as the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction may allow in this regard.

6

The exemption contained herein shall be available subject to the following condition, namely -

(i) the unit availing the concessional rate shall not engage in the production, manufacture or trading of any other pan masala (with or without tobacco) in the same premises;

(ii) the goods do not bear a brand name which is used for any other goods falling under tariff item 210690 20 or 2403 9990; and

(iii) the contents of the product, particularly, the percentage of betel nut be declared on the packing.

7

The exemption contained in this notification shall apply subject to the condition that the manufacturers of biris, files a declaration in the format given below before the 30th day of April in each financial year with the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction.

1. Name and address of the manufacturer.

2. PAN

8.

If produced or processed by the Heavy Water Plant, Manuguru (Andhra Pradesh), Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Heavy Water Plant, Talcher (Orissa), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai and Bhartiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited, a Public Sector Enterprise under the administrative control of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) for the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, TamilNadu.

9.

If supplied by the Heavy Water Board (HWB), a constituent unit of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) to Bhartiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI), a Public Sector Enterprise under the administrative control of DAE for the 500MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR), at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu.

10.

If before the clearance of the goods, the manufacturer produces to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over his factory, a certificate from the licensing authority to the effect that specified quantity of such drugs or materials are required for being used in a clinical trial for which permission has been granted by the licensing authority under the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945.

11.

If it is proved to the satisfaction of the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction that the parts are intended to be used as original equipment parts in the manufacture of main battle tanks falling under tariff item 8710 00 00 of the First Schedule.

12.

(1) The exemption shall not be applicable if the factory in which the said goods are manufactured has a plant attached thereto for making bamboo or wood pulp.

(2) The exemption shall not be applicable to a manufacturer of the said goods who avails of the exemption under the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs (Department of Revenue) No. 8/2003-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2003.

13.

The exemption shall be applicable to units manufacturing cartons, boxes or cases, as the case may be, starting from the stage of kraft paper, corrugated paper, corrugated sheet, corrugated board or any one or more of these stages and not having the facility to manufacture kraft paper in the same factory.

14.

If manufactured out of footwear-

(i) bearing a brand name or trade name of any person; (ii) in respect of which the retail sale price has been declared; and (iii) in which the appropriate duty of excise under the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986) or as the case may be, the additional customs duty under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) has already been paid.

15.

This exemption shall apply only to such footwear on which the retail sale price is indelibly marked or embossed on the footwear itself.

16.

If no credit under rule 3 or rule 13 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 has been taken in respect of the inputs or capital goods used in the manufacture of these goods.

17.

If such goods are not produced or manufactured by a manufacturer who produces or manufactures steel from iron ore or concentrate.

18.

If, -

(a) the castings and forgings produced in a factory are used in that factory for the production of sewing machines or chaff cutters; or

(b) the castings or forgings are supplied directly from the factory of manufacture, to the factory of a manufacturer of sewing machines or chaff cutters and the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction is satisfied that the castings or forgings are intended for use in the manufacture of sewing machines or chaff cutters.

19.

If such goods are not produced or manufactured by a manufacturer who produces or manufactures copper from copper ore or copper concentrate.

20.

If,- (a) no credit of duty paid on inputs under rule 3 or rule 13 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 has been taken;

(b) the entire amount of duty is paid in cash or through account current: Provided that the duty shall not be payable by a manufacturer who produces or manufactures trimmed sheets or circles from duty paid untrimmed sheets or circles.

21.

If such goods are not produced or manufactured by a manufacturer who produces or manufactures aluminium from aluminium ore or aluminium concentrate.

22.

If manufactured from goods falling within heading 8202 to 8205 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985,[5 of 1986] on which duty of excise specified in the First Schedule or the additional duty leviable under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975[51 of 1975], as the case may be, has already been paid.

23.

If, a certificate issued by the Collector or District Magistrate or Deputy Commissioner of the District in which the plant is located, is produced to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction, to the effect that such goods are cleared for the intended use specified in column (3) of the Table.

24

If supplied to the electric vehicle manufacturers who are registered with IREDA or any state nodal agency notified for the purpose by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for Central Financial Assisitance (CFA)

25

If no credit under rule 3 or rule 13 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, has been taken in respect of the inputs or input services used in the manufacture of these goods.

26

(a) The manufacturer pays duties of excise at the rate specified under the First Schedule and the Second Schedule read with exemption contained in any notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), at the time of clearance of the vehicle;

(b) the manufacturer takes credit of the amount equal to the amount of duty paid in excess of that specified under this exemption, in the Account Current, maintained in terms of Part V of the Excise Manual of Supplementary Instructions issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs and thereafter files a claim for refund of the said amount of duty before the expiry of six months from the date of payment of duty on the said motor vehicle, with the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction, along with the following documents, namely:- (1) an intimation that the amount of refund of duty claimed has been credited by the manufacturer in his Account Current, also stating the amount of credit so taken;

(2) a certificate from an officer authorised by the concerned State Transport Authority, to the effect that the said motor vehicle has been registered for sole use as ambulance or taxi, as the case may be, within three months, or such extended period not exceeding a further period of three months as the said Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, may allow, from the date of clearance of the said motor vehicle from the factory of the manufacturer;

(3) a copy of the document evidencing the payment of excise duty, as mentioned in paragraph (a);

(4)where the manufacturer has collected an amount, as representing the duties of excise, in excess of the duties payable under this exemption from the buyer, an evidence to the effect that the said amount has been duly returned to the buyer; and

(5)where the manufacturer has not collected an amount, as representing the duties of excise, in excess of the duties payable under this exemption from the buyer, a declaration by the manufacturer to that effect;

(c) the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, within seven days of the receipt of the said claim for refund, after such verification as may be necessary, shall determine the amount refundable to the manufacturer and shall intimate the same to the manufacturer. In case the credit taken by the manufacturer is in excess of the amount so determined, the manufacturer shall, within five days from the receipt of the said intimation, reverse the said excess credit from the said Account Current maintained by him. In case the credit availed is lesser than the amount of refund determined, the manufacturer shall be eligible to take credit of the balance amount; and

(d) The recovery of the credit availed irregularly or availed in excess of the amount of credit so determined, and not reversed by the manufacturer within the period specified under paragraph (c), shall be recovered as if it is a recovery of duty of excise erroneously refunded. In case, such irregular or excess credit is utilised for payment of duty of excise on clearance of excisable goods, the said goods shall be considered to have been cleared without payment of duty to the extent of utilisation of such irregular or excess credit.

27.

If manufactured out of chassis falling under heading 8706 on which duty of excise has been paid and no credit of duty paid on such chassis and other inputs used in the manufacture of such vehicle has been taken under rule 3 or rule 13 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004: Provided that this exemption is not applicable to a manufacturer of said vehicles-

(a) who is manufacturing such vehicle on a chassis supplied by a chassis manufacturer, the ownership of which remains vested in the chassis manufacturer or the sale of the vehicle so manufactured is made by such chassis manufacturer on his account; and

(b) who is manufacturing chassis and using such chassis for further manufacture of such vehicle.

28.

If,- (i) an officer not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Heavy Industries certifies that the said goods are capable of being used by the physically handicapped persons; and

(ii) the buyer of the car gives an affidavit that he shall not dispose of the car for a period of five years after its purchase.

29.

If manufactured out of chassis and equipment, on which the duty of excise leviable under the First Schedule or the additional duty leviable under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), as the case may be, has already been paid.

30.

If no credit of duty paid on the chassis falling under heading 8706 has been taken under rule 3 or rule 13 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004

31.

If the aircraft is procured by-

(a) Government of India, State Governments, Public Sector Undertakings of the Central Government or the State Governments; or(b) an operator or on his behalf for the purpose of operating scheduled air transport service or scheduled air cargo service; Explanation.- for the purposes of this entry,- (a) ―operator‖ means a person, organisation or enterprise engaged in or offering to engage in aircraft operation; (b) ―scheduled air transport service‖ means an air transport service undertaken between the same two or more places and operated according to a published time table or with flights so regular or frequent that they constitute a recognisably systematic series, each flight being open to use by members of the public; and (c) ―scheduled air cargo service‖ means air transportation of cargo or mail on a scheduled basis according to a published time table or with flights so regular or frequent that they constitute a recognisably systematic series, not open to use by passengers.

32

If,-

(a) the aircraft is procured by:-

(i) the Aero Club of India, New Delhi, recognised as a National Sports Federation by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India; or

(ii) a Flying Training Institute approved by the competent authority in the Ministry of Civil Aviation ; and

(b) such club or training institute has been granted approval by the competent authority in the Ministry of Civil Aviation to procure aircraft for use in imparting training; and

(c) such aircraft is used only for imparting training.

33

If, -

(i) the aircraft is procured by an operator who has been granted approval by the competent authority in the Ministry of Civil Aviation to procure aircraft for providing non-scheduled (passenger) services or non-scheduled (charter) services; and

(ii) such aircraft is used only for providing non-scheduled (passenger) services or non-scheduled (charter) services.

Explanation.-for the purposes of this entry,-

(a) ‗operator‘ means a person, organisation, or enterprise engaged in or offering to engage in aircraft operation;

(b) ‗non-scheduled (passenger) services‘ means air transport services other than scheduled (passenger) air transport services as defined in rule 3 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937;

(c) ‗non-scheduled (charter) services‘ mean services provided by a ‗non-scheduled (charter) air transport operator‘ for charter or hire of an aircraft, to any person with published tariff, and who is registered with and approved by Directorate General of Civil Aviation for such purposes, and who conforms to the civil aviation requirement under the provision of rule 133A of the Aircraft Rules, 1937: Provided that such Air charter operator is a dedicated company or partnership firm for the above purposes.

34.

If- - (i) intended for servicing, repair or maintenance of aircraft owned by Government of India, State Governments, Public Sector Undertakings of the Central Government or the State Governments; or (ii) intended for servicing, repair or maintenance of aircraft, which is used for operating scheduled air transport service or scheduled air cargo service, as the case may be.

Explanation.- The expressions ―operator‖, ―scheduled air transport service‖ and ―scheduled air cargo service‖ shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in condition 31.

35

If, -

(i) procured for servicing, repair or maintenance of aircraft procured by Aero Club of India; or

(ii) procured for servicing, repair or maintenance of aircraft, which are used for imparting flying training in a Flying Training Institute approved by the competent authority in the Ministry of Civil Aviation or for operating non-scheduled (passenger) services or non-scheduled (charter) services.

Explanation.- The expressions , ―Aero Club of India‖, ―operator‖, ―non-scheduled (passenger) services‖ and ―non-scheduled (charter) services‖ shall be understood as in Condition No. 32 or 33.‖

36.

If , before clearance of the goods, the manufacturer produces to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, a certificate from an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources recommending the grant of this exemption and the said officer certifies that the goods are required for the manufacture of rotor blades for wind operated electricity generators.

37

If, before the clearance of the goods, the manufacturer produces to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over his factory-

(a) a certificate from the Protocol Division of the Ministry of External Affairs that the concerned foreign diplomatic or consular mission is entitled to exemption from excise duty based on the principle of reciprocity; and

(b) an undertaking from the head of the concerned diplomatic mission or consulate or by an officer duly authorised by him, that–
(i) he will produce a certificate, within three months from the date of clearance of the goods or such extended period as may be permitted by the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, that the goods have been put to use, or are in the use, as the case may be, of the mission or consulate; (ii) the goods will not be sold or otherwise disposed of before the expiry of three years from the date of clearance of the goods, and (iii) in the event of non-compliance of sub-clause (i), the diplomatic or consular mission will pay the duty which would have been leviable at the time of clearance of goods, but for this exemption.

38

If,- (a) the goods are purchased by diplomatic agents or career consular officers directly from the manufacturer;

(b) before the goods are cleared from the factory, the manufacturer produces to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over his factory, a certificate from the Protocol Division of the Ministry of External Affairs that the concerned diplomatic agent or career consular officer is entitled to exemption from excise duty on the principle of reciprocity; and

(c) the concerned diplomatic agent or career consular officer availing of exemption gives an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over his factory that the goods shall be put to his personal use.

39

If,- (i) the project for the purpose of substitution of ozone depleting substances or for setting up of new projects with non-ozone depleting substances (non-ODS) technologies has been approved by the steering committee set up in the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the Government of India for the clearance of such projects; (ii) the manufacturer furnishes, in each case, a certificate duly signed by an officer not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests to the effect that the said goods are required for the said purpose.

40.

If, duty of excise on the chassis leviable under the First Schedule or special duty of excise leviable under the Second Schedule or the additional duty leviable under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975(51 of 1975), as the case may be, has been paid.

41.

If the goods are exempted from the duties of customs leviable under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and the additional duty leviable under section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act when imported into India.

42

lf,-

(a)an officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Power certifies the project as ultra mega power project;

(b) in case the certificate regarding ultra mega power project status issued as above is provisional, the Chief Executive Officer of the project furnishes a security in the form of a Fixed Deposit Receipt from any scheduled bank for a term of thirty six months or more, in the name of the President of India for an amount equal to the duty of excise payable but for this exemption, to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction and if the Chief Executive Officer of the project fails to furnish the final ultra mega power status certificate within a period of thirty six months from the date of clearance of excisable goods, the said security shall be appropriated towards Central Excise Duty payable on such clearances but for this exemption;

(c)an officer not below the rank of Chief Engineer in the Central Electricity Authority certifies that the said goods are required for the setting up of the said ultra mega power project under the Government of India initiative, indicating the quantity, description and specification thereof;

(d)the Chief Executive Officer of the project furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction, to the effect that-

(i) the said goods will be used only in the said project and not for any other use; and

(ii)in the event of non- compliance of sub-clause (i), the project developer will pay the duty which would have been leviable at the time of clearance of goods, but for this exemption.

43.

If,-

(a)an officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Power certifies the project as Mega Power Project; (b)in case the certificate regarding mega power project status issued as above is provisional, the chief executive officer of the project furnishes a security in the form of a fixed deposit receipt from any scheduled bank for a term of thirty six months or more, in the name of the President of India for an amount equal to the duty of excise payable but for this exemption, to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction and if the project developer fails to furnish the final mega power status certificate within a period of thirty six months from the date of clearance of excisable goods, the said security shall be appropriated towards duty of excise payable on such clearances but for this exemption; (c)an officer not below the rank of Chief Engineer in the Central Electricity Authority certifies that the said goods are required for the setting up of the said mega power project under the Government of India initiative, indicating the quantity, description and specification thereof; (d)the Chief Executive Officer of the project furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction, to the effect that- (i) the said goods will be used only in the said project and not for any other use; and (ii) in the event of non- compliance of sub-clause (i), the project developer will pay the duty which would have been leviable at the time of clearance of goods, but for this exemption.

44.

If-

(a) an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Power certifies that -

(i) the power purchasing state has constituted the Regulatory Commission with full powers to fix the tariffs;

(ii) the power purchasing States shall undertake to carry out distribution reforms as laid down by the Ministry of Power;

(b) in the case of procurement by a Central Public Sector Undertaking, the quantity, total value, description and specifications of the domestically procured goods are certified by the Chairman and Managing Director of the said Central Public Sector Undertaking; and

(c) in the case of procurement by a private sector project, the quantity, total value, description and specifications of the domestically procured goods are certified by the Chief Executive Officer of such project; and

(d) the Chairman and Managing Director of the said Central Public Sector Undertaking or the Chief Executive Officer of such project, as the case may be, furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction, to the effect that - (i) the said goods will be used only in the said project and not for any other use; and (ii) in the event of non compliance of sub-clause (i), the project developer will pay the duly which would have been leviable at the time of clearance of goods, but for this exemption.

45.

If, before clearance of goods, the manufacturer produces a certificate from an officer, not below the rank of Director in the Marine Products Export Development Authority, in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, to the effect that the goods procured constitute monofilament long line system for tuna fishing and are intended to be used for tuna fishing.

46

If no credit of duty paid on the chassis and compressor has been taken under rule 3 or rule 13 of the CENVAT credit rules, 2004.

47

If the person or entity to whom the goods are cleared furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise having jurisdiction , to pay the applicable duty on grant of a general licence to the goods for ―coastal trade‖ under section 407 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958(48 of 1958), by the Director General Shipping, at any time subsequent to their clearance from the factory of production:

Provided that where the licence for coastal trade is granted for a specified period, the said person or entity shall pay 1/120th of the applicable duty for each month or part thereof for which the licence is granted.