Effective rates of basic excise duty on specified chemicals falling under Chapters 28 and 30 - 09/93 - Central Excise - Tariff

Effective rates of basic excise duty on specified chemicals falling under Chapters 28 and 30

Notification No. 9/93-C.E.

Dated 28-2-1993

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the goods specified in column (3) of the Table hereto annexed and falling under sub-heading No. of the Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), specified in column (2) of the said Table, from so much of that portion 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.	Sub-hea­ding No	Description of goods	Rate of duty
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	2804.11	Oxygen, in cylinder	Rs. 1 per cubic metre of the gas at normal pressure at 15 degree Centigrade.
2.	2804.12	Oxygen, supplied through pipeline	40 paise per cubic metre of the gas at normal pressure at 15 degree Centigrade.
3.	2804.13	Oxygen, in liquid form	80 paise per cubic metre of the gas at normal pressure at 15 degree Centigrade.
4.	2815.00	Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) solid	Rs. 1500 per tonne
5.	2815.00	Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) flake	Rs. 1500 per tonne
6.	2815.00	Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) lye	Rs. 1500 per tonne on the basis of the weight of sodium hydroxide (excluding the weight of the acqueous medium) contained in acqueous solution of sodium hydroxide.
7.	2815.00	Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)	15% ad valorem
8.	2815.00	Peroxides of Sodium or Potassium	15% ad valorem
9.	2827.00	Copper oxychloride	Nil
10.	2829.10	Potassium chlorate	Rs. 6 per kilogram
11.	3003.30	Medicaments, including those used in Ayurvedic, Unani, Sidha, Homoeopathic or Bio-chemic systems.	Nil