Draft Circular - Withdrawal of circular no. 83/83/94-Cx dated 13.12.1994 and demand of duty on branded petrol and diesel

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..... n put up only to elicit public response. No final decision has been taken by Government/ Board. Government/ Board will proceed further in the matter only after due examination of the responses received.] Responses to the draft circular may please be sent to goyaldilip@yahoo.com or faxed at 011-23094793 by 30th November ,2007. Circular No./2007-CX F.No.83/04/2007-CX.3 Government of India Mini .....

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..... h clarifies that the process of mixing/blending 3% duty-paid methanol with 97% duty-paid motor spirit (commonly known as petrol) does not amount to `manufacture'. However, the contents of the said circular was re-examined in the context of the exemption given to 5% ethanol blended petrol from all duties of excise vide notification no 62/2002-CE, 63/2002-CE and 64/2002-CE dated 31.12.2002 as well a .....

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..... petrol and diesel results in value addition and duty is paid at a higher value when the branded product is cleared from the refinery. Mixing of MFA in normal MS/diesel imparts certain properties to the new product having a bearing on the performance of the IC engines. They are known differently in the common trade parlance as Speed, Power, Xtra premium , Xtra mile, Turbo jet, etc., and are sold a .....

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