Supersedes Notification No. 34/92-C.E. to prescribe effective rate of duties on certain iron and steel items - 44/93 - Central Excise - Tariff

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Supersedes Notification No. 34/92-C.E. to prescribe effective rate of duties on certain iron and steel items

Notification No. 44/93-C.E.

Dated 28-2-1993

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5 A of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 34/92-Central Excises, dated the 1st March, 1992, the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts goods of the description specified in column (3) of the Table hereto annexed and falling under the heading Nos. or sub-heading Nos. of the Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986) as are specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, from so much of the duty of excise leviable thereon which is specified in the said Schedule, as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table.

TABLE

S. No.	Heading No./Sub-heading No.	Description of goods		Rate
(1)	(2)	(3)		(4)
1.	72.01	Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms		Rs. 500 per tonne
2.	72.02	Ferro-alloys		15% ad valorem
3.	72.03	Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or similar forms; iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms.		Rs. 500 per tonne
4.		Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel -
	7204.10	(i) of iron		Rs. 500 per tonne
	7204.20	(ii) of stainless steel		12.5% ad valorem
	7204.30	(iii) of other alloy steel		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7204.90	(iv) other		Rs. 1000 per tonne
5.		Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel -
	7205.10	(i) of iron		Rs. 500 per tonne
	7205.20	(ii) of alloy steel, -
		(a) of stainless steel		12.5% ad valorem
		(b) other		Rs. 1000 per tonne
		(iii) other		Rs. 1000 per tonne
6.		Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading No. 72.03) -
	7206.10	(i) of iron		Rs. 500 per tonne
	7206.90	(ii) other		Rs. 1000 per tonne
7.		Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel -
	7207.10	(i) of iron, other than pieces roughly shaped by forging		Rs. 500 per tonne
	7207.10	(ii) pieces roughly shaped by forging of iron		12.5% ad valorem
	7207.90	(iii) of steel, other than pieces roughly shaped by forging		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7207.90	(iv) pieces roughly shaped by forging of steel		12.5% ad valorem
8.	72.08	Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated		12.5% ad valorem
9.	72.09	Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated		12.5% ad valorem
10.	-	Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated -
		plated or coated with zinc - (i)
	7210.11	(a) corrugated		12.5% ad valorem
	7210.19	(b) other		12.5% ad valorem
	7210.20	(ii) plated or coated with tin		12.5% ad valorem
11.	72.11	Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad, plated or coated		12.5% ad valorem
12.		Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated -
		(i) plated or coated with zinc -
	7212.11	(a) corrugated		12.5% ad valorem
	7212.19	(b)other		12.5% ad valorem
	7212.20	(ii) plated or coated with tin		12.5% ad valorem
13.		Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly 'wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel -
	7213.10	(i) of free-cutting steel		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7213.90	(ii) other		Rs. 1000 per tonne
14.		Other bars and rods of, iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling -
	7214.10	(i) forged		12.5% ad valorem
	7214.20	(ii) of free-cutting steel		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7214.90	(iii) other		Rs. 1000 per tonne
15.		Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel -
	7215.10	(i) of free-cutting steel not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7215.20	(ii) other, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7215.30	(iii) plated or coated with zinc		Rs. 1825 per tonne
	7215.40	(iv) plated or coated with other base metals		Rs. 1825 per tonne
	7215.90	(v) other		Rs. 1000 per tonne
16.		Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel -
	7216.10	(i) not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7216.20	(ii) not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7216.30	(iii) plated or coated with zinc		Rs. 1825 per tonne
	7216.40	(iv) plated or coated with other base metals		Rs. 1825 per tonne
	7216.60	(v) forged		12.5% ad valorem
	7216.90	(vi) other		Rs. 1000 per tonne
17.	7217.90	Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, -
		(i) plated or coated with base metals		Rs. 1250 per tonne
		(ii) other		Rs. 1000 per tonne
18.	72.18	Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel		12.5% ad valorem
19.	72.19	Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more		12.5% ad valorem
20.	72.20	Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm		12.5% ad valorem
21.	72.21	Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of stainless steel		12.5% ad valorem
22.	72.22	Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel		12.5% ad valorem
23.	72.23	Wire of stainless steel		12.5% ad valorem
24.		Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel -
	72.24	(i) forged		12.5% ad valorem
	72.24	(ii) other		Rs. 1000 per tonne
25.	72.25	Flat rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more		12.5% ad valorem
26.	72.26	Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm		12.5%. ad valorem
27.		Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy steel -
	7227.10	(i) of high speed steel		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7227.20	(ii)of silico-manganese steel		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7227.90	(iii) other		Rs. 1000 per tonne
28.		Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel -
	7228.10	(i) bars and rods of high speed steel		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7228.20	(ii) bars and rods of silico-manganese steel		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7228.30	(iii) other bars and rods, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7228.40	(iv) other bars and rods, not further worked than forged		12.5% ad valorem
	7228.50	(v) other bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7228.60	(vi) other bars and rods		Rs. 1000 per tonne
		(vii) angles, shapes and sections -
	7228.71	(a) not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7228.72	(b) not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7228.79	(c) forged		12.5% ad valorem
	7228.79	(d) others		Rs. 1000 per tonne
		(viii) hollow drill bars and rods -
	7228.81	(a) of alloy steel		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7228.82	(b) of non-alloy steel, forged		12.5% ad valorem
	7228.89	(c) other		Rs. 1000 per tonne
29.		Wire of other alloy steel -
	7229.10	(i) of high speed steel		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7229.20	(ii) of silico-manganese steel		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7229.90	(iii)(a) plated or coated with base metals		Rs. 1250 per tonne
		(b) other		Rs. 1000 per tonne
30.	72.30	Goods and materials of Chapter 72 obtained by breaking up of ships, boats and other floating structures.		Nil
31.		Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched, or made from assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel -
	7301.10	(i) sheet piling		Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7301.20	(ii) angles, shapes and sections		Rs. 1000 per tonne
32.	7302.10	(i)	rails	Rs. 1000 per tonne
	7302.20	(ii)	sleepers (cross-ties)	Rs. 1000 per tonne
33.	73.03	Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron		Rs. 500 per tonne
34.		Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel -
	7304.10	(i) of iron		Rs. 500 per tonne
	7304.90	(ii) of stainless steel		12.5% ad valorem
	7304.90	(iii) of other alloy or non-alloy steel		12.5% ad valorem
35.	7305.10	Other tubes and pipes (for example, welded, riveted or similarly closed), having internal and external circular cross-sections, the external diameter of which exceeds 406.4 mm, of iron.		Rs. 500 per tonne
36.	7306.10	Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, riveted or similarly closed), of iron.		Rs. 500 per tonne
37.	73.27	Goods and materials of Chapter 73 obtained by breaking up of ships, boats and other floating structures.		Nil

Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, —

(1) "plates" means a hot or cold-rolled flat product, rolled from an ingot or slab or sheet bar or produced by cold reduction of coils, in rectangular cross-section of thickness exceeding 5 mm but not exceeding 100 mm and width of 600 mm and above, and supplied in straight lengths;

(2) "universal plates" means products of rectangular section, hot-rolled lengthwise in a closed box or universal mill, of a thickness exceeding 5 mm but not exceeding 100 mm, and of a width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1200 mm;

(3) "hoops" means hot-rolled flat products in rectangular cross-section of thickness less than 3 mm and width less than 75 mm.

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