Amendments in the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 - 49/2016 - Central Excise - Non Tariff

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

Notification No. 49/2016-Central Excise (N.T.)

New Delhi, the 31st December, 2016

G.S.R. .1196 (E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 [as amended by Eighth Schedule to the Finance Act, 2016, (28 of 2016)] namely: -

1. In the said First Schedule, -

(1) in Chapter 29, in heading 2937,-

(i.) tariff item 2937 31 00 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

(ii.) against tariff item 2937 9011 for the entry in column (2), the entry “Epinephrine” shall be substituted;

(2) in chapter 38, against tariff item 3824 91 00;

(i.) in column (3), the entry “kg.” shall be inserted;

(ii.) in column (4), the entry “12.5%” shall be inserted;

(3) in Chapter 44, in heading 4421, for tariff items 4422 91 12, 4423 91 13, and 4424 91 14 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely: -

“ 4421 91 12	- - - - For jute machinery	kg.	12.5%	-
4421 91 13	- - - - For silk regenerated and synthetic fibre machinery	kg.	12.5%	-
4421 91 14	- - - - For other machinery	kg.	12.5%	-”;

(4) in Chapter 55, for heading 5502, sub-heading 5502 00, tariff items 5502 00 10 to 5502 00 90 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“5502              ARTIFICIAL FILAMENT TOW

5502 10	- - Of cellulose acetate
5502 10 10	- - - Viscose rayon tow	kg.	12.5%	-
5502 10 90	- - - Other	kg.	12.5%	-
5502 90	-- Other;
5502 90 10	--- Viscose rayon tow	kg.	12.5%	-
5502 90 90	--- Other	kg.	12.5%	-”;

(5) in Chapter 94, in heading 9403, for tariff items 9401 82 00 and 9401 83 00 and the entries relating thereto the following shall be substituted, namely: -

“ 9403 82 00	- - Of bamboo	u	12.5%	-
9403 83 00	- - Of rattan	u	12.5%	-”

2. This notification shall come into force on the 1st day of January, 2017.

[F. No. 528/01/2016-STO (TU)]

(Zubair Riaz)

Director(Customs)

Note:- The first amendment to the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985(5 of 1986) was amended by the Central Excise Tariff(Amendment) Act, 2004(5 of 2005) and last amended vide Notification No. 27/2006-Central Excise(N.T.), dated 29th December, 2006 vide number G.S.R. 776(E), dated the 29th December, 2006