Concessional Rate of Excise Duty for Specified Jute Products falling within Chapter 53, 56, 57 or 63 - 50/91 - Central Excise - Tariff

Concessional Rate of Excise Duty for Specified Jute Products falling within Chapter 53, 56, 57 or 63

Notification No. 50/91-C.E.

Dated 25-7-1991

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 jute blankets, jute felt, jute mats and mattings, jute carpets and bleached, dyed or printed jute fabrics (hereinafter referred to as the "said goods") falling within Chapter 53, 56, 57 or 63 of the Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986) 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 of Rs. 330 per tonne :

Provided that the exemption contained in this notification shall not apply if the said goods contain less than thirty five per cent by weight of jute fibre or yarn or both.