Amends notification no. 4/2006 dated 3-1-2006 – Effective rate of duty - 04/2008 - Central Excise - Tariff

Amends notification no. 4/2006 dated 3-1-2006 - Effective rate of duty

Notification No. 4/2008-Central Excise

New Delhi, the 1st March, 200811 Phalguna, 1929 (Saka)

G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), 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 notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 4/2006-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2006 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R. 94(E) of the same date, namely:-

In the said notification, -

(I) in the Table,-

(i) against S. No.1C, for the entry in column (4), the entry "14% or Rs.400 per tonne, whichever

is higher" shall be substituted;

(ii) for S. No. 17 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

S. No.	Chapter or heading or subheading or tariff item of the First Schedule	Description of excisable goods	Rate	Condition No.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
"17.	2710 11	Motor spirit commonly known as petrol,-
		(i) intended for sale without a brand name;	Rs. 6.35 per litre	-
		(ii) other than those specified at (i) above.	6% plus Rs. 5.00 per litre	-'';

(iii) for S. No. 19 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
"19.	2710 19 30	High Speed Diesel (HSD),-
		(i) intended for sale without a brand name;	Rs. 2.60 per litre	-
		(ii) other than those specified at (i) above.	6% plus Rs. 1.25 per litre	-'';

(iv) against S. No. 21, for the entry in column (4), the entry "14% plus Rs 2.50 per litre" shall be substituted;

(v) against S. No. 23, for the entry in column (4), the entry "14%" shall be substituted;

(vi) against S. No. 36, for the entry in column (4), the entry " 14% of the value of such gold potassium cyanide excluding the value of gold used in the manufacture of such goods" shall be substituted;

(vii) against S. No. 46, for the entry in column (4), the entry " 14% of the value of material , if any, added and the amount charged for such manufacture" shall be substituted;

(viii) after S. No. 54 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. Nos. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
"54A.	29	Menthol	Nil	-
54B.		30 Menthol crystals	Nil	-'';

(ix) for S. Nos. 62A, 62B and 62C and the entries relating thereto, the following S. Nos. and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
"62A.	3001	All goods	8%	-
62B.	3003	All goods, other than menthol crystals	8%	-
62C.	3004	All goods	8%	-
62D.	3005	All goods	8%	-
62E.	3006 (except 3006 60 and 3006 92 00)	All goods	8%	-'';

(x) after S. No. 68 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
"68A.	3215 90 90	Ink for writing instruments including for markers and highlighters	8%	-'';

(xi) after S. No. 80B and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
"80C.	3923 90 20	Aseptic bags	8%	-'';

(xii) after S. No. 82 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
"82A.	4008 21	Heat resistant rubber tension tape	8%	-'';

(xiii) against S. No. 86, for the entry in column (2), the entry "4301 or 4302" shall be substituted;

(xiv) after S. No. 86A and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
"86B.	4408	All goods	8%	-'';

(xv) after S. No. 87B and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
"87C.	4418 20 10	Flush doors	8%	-'';

(xvi) against S. No 90, for the entry in column (4), the entry "Nil" shall be substituted;

(xvii) against S. No. 91, for the entry in column (4), the entry "8%" shall be substituted;

(xviii) against S. No. 93, for the entry in column (4), the entry "8%" shall be substituted;

(xix) after S. No. 96 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
"96A.	4811 90 92	Aseptic packaging paper	8%	-'';

(II) in the Annexure, in LIST 3, after item (5), the following item shall be inserted, namely:-

"(6) Atazanavir''.

[F. No. 334/1/2008-TRU]

(S.Bajaj)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note: - The principal notification No.4/2006-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2006 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R.94(E), dated the 1st March, 2006, and was last amended by notification No. 36/2007-Central Excise, dated the 9th October, 2007 published vide number G.S.R. 652(E), dated the 9th October, 2007.