Iron and steel items [Chapter 72] - 34/92 - Central Excise - Tariff

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Iron and steel items [Chapter 72]

Notification No. 34/92-C.E.

Dated 1-3-1992

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A 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. 60/90-Central Excises, dated the 20th March, 1990, 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

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
01.	72.01	Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms	Rs. 400 per tonne
02.	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. 400 per tonne
03.		Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel
	7204.10	(i) of iron	Rs. 400 per tonne
	7204.20	(ii) of stainless steel	10% ad valorem
	7204.30	(iii) of other alloy steel	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7204.90	(iv) other	Rs. 800 per tonne
04.		Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel -
	7205.10	(i) of iron	Rs. 400 per tonne
	7205.20	(ii) of alley steel, -
		(a) of stainless steel	10% ad valorem
		(b) other	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7205.90	(iii) other	Rs. 800 per tonne
05.		Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading No. 72.03) -
	7206.10	(i) of iron	Rs. 400 per tonne
	7206.90	(ii) other	Rs. 800 per tonne
06.		Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel -
	7207.10	(i) of iron, other than pieces roughly shaped by forging	Rs. 400 per tonne
	7207.10	(ii) pieces roughly shaped by forging of iron	10% ad valorem
	7207.90	(iii) of steel, other than pieces roughly shaped by forging	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7207.90	(iv) pieces roughly shaped by forging of steel	10% ad valorem
07.	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	10% ad valorem
08.	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	10% ad valorem
09.		Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated - (i) plated or coated with zinc -
	7210.11	(a) corrugated	10% ad valorem
	7210.19	(b) other	10% ad valorem
	7210.20	(ii) plated or coated with tin	10% ad valorem
10.	72.11	Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad, plated or coated	10% ad valorem
11.		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	10% ad valorem
	7212.19	(b) other	10% ad valorem
	7212.20	(ii) plated or coated with tin	10% ad valorem
12.		Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel -
	7213.10	(i) of free-cutting steel	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7213.90	(ii) other	Rs. 800 per tonne
13.		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	10% ad valorem
	7214.20	(ii) of free-cutting steel	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7214.90	(iii) other	Rs. 800 per tonne
14.		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. 800 per tonne
	7215.20	(ii) other, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7215.30	(iii) plated or coated with zinc	Rs. 1500 per tonne
	7215.40	(iv) plated or coated with other base metals	Rs. 1500 per tonne
	7215.90	(v) other	Rs. 800 per tonne
15.		Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel -
	7216.10	(i) not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7216.20	(ii) not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7216.30	(iii) plated or coated with zinc	Rs, 1500 per tonne
	7216.40	(iv) plated or coated with other base metals	Rs. 1500 per tonne
	7216.60	(v) forged	10% ad valorem
	7216.90	(vi) other	Rs. 800 per tonne
16.	7217.90	Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, other than those plated or coated with base metals	Rs. 800 per tonne
17.	72.18	Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel	10% ad valorem
18.	72.19	Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more	10% ad valorem
19.	72.20	Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm	10% ad valorem
20.	72.21	Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of stainless steel	10% ad valorem
21.	72.22	Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel	10% ad valorem
22.	72.23	Wire of stainless steel	10% ad valorem
23.		Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel -
	72.24	(i) forged	10% ad valorem
	72.24	(ii) other	Rs. 800 per tonne
24.	72.25	Flat rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more	10% ad valorem
25.	72.26	Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm	10% ad valorem
26.		Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy steel -
	7227.10	(i) of high speed steel	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7227.20	(ii) of silico-manganese steel	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7227.90	(iii) other	Rs. 800 per tonne
27.		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. 800 per tonne
	7228.20	(ii) bars and rods of silico-manganese steel	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7228.30	(iii) other bars and rods, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7228.40	(iv) other bars and rods, not further worked than forged	10% ad valorem
	7228.50	(v) other bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7228.60	(vi) other bars and rods	Rs. 800 per tonne
		(vii) angles, shapes and sections -
	7228.71	(a) not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7228.72	(b) not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7228.79	(c) forged	10% ad valorem
	7228.79	(d) others	Rs. 800 per tonne
		(viii) hollow drill bars and rods -
	7228.81	(a) of alloy steel	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7228.82	(b) of non-alloy steel, forged	10% ad valorem
	7228.89	(c) other	Rs. 800 per tonne
28.		Wire of other alloy steel -
	7229.10	(i) of high speed steel	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7229.20	(ii) of silico-manganese steel	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7229.90	(iii) Wire of other alloy steel, other than those plated or coated with base metals	Rs. 800 per tonne
29.	72.30	Goods and materials of Chapter 72 obtained by breaking up of ships, boats and other floating structures manufactured in India	Rs. 1415 per tonne
30.		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. 800 per tonne
	7301.20	(ii) angles, shapes and sections	Rs. 800 per tonne
31.	7302.10	(i) rails	Rs. 800 per tonne
	7302.20	(ii) sleepers (cross-ties)	Rs. 800 per tonne
32.	73.03	Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron	Rs. 400 per tonne
33.		Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel -
	7304.10	(i) of iron	Rs. 400 per tonne
	7304.90	(ii) of stainless steel	10% ad valorem
	7304.90	(iii) of other alloy or non-alloy steel	10% ad valorem
34.	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 nun of iron	Rs. 400 per tonne
35.	7306.10	Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, riveted or similarly closed), of iron	Rs. 400 per tonne
36.	73.27	Goods and materials of Chapter 73 obtained by breaking up of ships, boats and other floating structures manufactured in India	Rs. 1415 per tonne

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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