TMI BlogJammu & Kashmir Units – Exemption from Excise Duty of Specified GoodsX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he said unit.] 2[2. The duty payable on value addition shall be equivalent to the amount calculated as a percentage of the total duty payable on the said excisable goods of the description specified in column (3) of the Table below (hereinafter referred to as the said Table) and falling within the Chapter of the said First Schedule as are given in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, 3[when manufactured starting from inputs specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) of the said Table in the same factory,] at the rates specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table: 4TABLE S.No. Chapter of the First Schedule Description of goods Rate Description of inputs for manufacture of goods in column (3) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. 29 All goods 29 Any goods 2. 30 All goods 56 Any goods 3. 33 All goods 56 Any goods 4. 34 All goods 38 Any goods 5. 38 All goods 34 Any goods 6. 39 All goods 26 Any goods 7. 40 Tyres, tubes and flaps 41 Any goods 8. 72 or 73 All goods 39 Any goods, other than iron ore 9. 74 All goods 15 Any goods 10. 76 All goods 36 Any goods 11. 85 Electric motors ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ke credit of the amount calculated in the manner specified in paragraph 2 in his account current, maintained in terms of the Excise Manual of Supplementary Instructions issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs. Such amount credited in the account current may be utilized by the manufacturer for payment of duty, in the manner specified under rule 8 of the Central Excise Rules, 2004, in subsequent months, and such payment shall be deemed to be payment in cash; (b) the credit of the refund amount may be taken by the manufacturer in his account current , by the 7th of the month following the month under consideration; (c) a manufacturer who intends to avail the option under clause (a) shall exercise his option in writing for availing such option before effecting the first clearance in any financial year and such option shall be effective from the date of exercise of the option and shall not be withdrawn during the remaining part of the financial year; (d) the manufacturer shall submit a statement of the total duty payable as well as the duty paid by utilization of CENVAT credit or otherwise and the credit taken as per clause (a), on each category of goods manufactured and cl ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of the manufacturer for fixation of a special rate representing the actual value addition in respect of any goods manufactured and cleared under this notification, if the manufacturer finds that the actual value addition in the production or manufacture of the said goods is at least 115 per cent of the rate specified in the said Table and for the said purpose, the manufacturer may make an application in writing to the Commissioner of Central Excise or the Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, as the case may be, not later than the 30th day of September in a financial year for determination of such special rate, stating all relevant facts including the proportion in which the material or components are used in the production or manufacture of goods: Provided that the Commissioner of Central Excise or the Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, as the case may be, may, if he is satisfied that the manufacturer was prevented by sufficient cause from making the application within the aforesaid time, allow such manufacturer to make the application within a further period of thirty days: Provided further that the manufacturer supports his claim for a special rate with a certif ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ted on the basis of the financial records of the preceding financial year, taking into account the following: (i) Sale value of the said goods excluding excise duty, Value Added Tax and other indirect taxes, if any, paid on the goods; (ii) Less: Cost of raw materials and packing material consumed in the said goods; (iii) Less: Cost of fuel consumed if eligible for input credit under CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004; (iv) Plus: Value of said goods available as inventory in the unit but not cleared, at the end of the financial year; (v) Less: Value of said goods available as inventory in the unit but not cleared, at the end of the financial year preceding that under consideration. Special rate would be the ratio of actual value addition in the production or manufacture of the said goods to the sale value of the said goods excluding excise duty, Value Added Tax and other indirect taxes, if any, paid on the goods. 7(5) The manufacturer shall be entitled to refund at the special rate fixed under sub-paragraph (2) in respect of all clearances of excisable goods manufactured and cleared under this notification with effect from the 1st day of April of the year in which the application refe ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... all apply only to the following kind of units namely:- (a) New industrial units which have commenced their commercial production on or after the 14th day of June 2002 13[but not later than the 31st day of March, 2016]. (b) Industrial units existing before the 14th day of June 2002, but which have,- (i) undertaken substantial expansion by way of increase in installed capacity by not less than twenty-five per cent. on or after the 14th day of June, 2002 14[but not later than the 31st day of March, 2016]; or (ii) made new investments on or after the 14th day of June 2002 15[but not later than the 31st day of March, 2016], and such new investment is directly attributable to the generation of additional regular employment of not less than twenty-five per cent. over and above the base employment limit, subject to the conditions that,- (1) the unit shall not reduce regular employment after claiming exemption, and once such employment is reduced below one hundred and twenty-five per cent. of the base employment limit, such industrial unit shall be debarred from claiming the exemption contained in this notification in future. However, the exemption availed by such industrial unit, prio ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ch expanded capacity or such fresh plant, machinery or capital goods, on or after 1st March, 2016.] ANNEXURE 1. Cigarettes/ cigars of Tobacco; 2. Manufactured tobacco and substitutes thereof; 3. Soft drinks and their concentrates. SCHEDULE S.No. Goods manufactured by the following Activities or Industries (1) (2) 1. Food Processing and agro based industries (excluding conventional grinding / extraction units) such as: (a) Sauces, Ketchup; (b) Fruit Juices and fruit pulp; (c) Jams, jellies, vegetable juices, puree, pickles; (d) Fruit Waxing, packaging, grading 2. Leather Processing and Leather goods 3. Tissue culture 4. Silk Reeling Yarn, Yarn spun from silk waste and Woven fabrics of silk or silk waste 5. Wool and Woven fabrics of wool 6. Woven fabrics of cotton 7. Floriculture 8. Medicinal herbs - processing 9. Green House only in Ladakh 10. Computer hardware / Electronics (integrated circuits and micro assemblies) 11. Sports goods and articles and equipment for general physical exercise 12. Auto Ancillaries 13. Eco- Tourism: Hotels, Houseboats, Resorts, adventure and leisure sports, amusement parks, cable car, Guesthouse only in Ladakh. 1 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... utilization of CENVAT credit under the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2002, during the month under consideration to the manufacturer by the 15th day of the next month. Provided that in cases, where the exemption contained in this notification is not applicable to some of the goods produced by a manufacturer, such refund shall not exceed the amount of duty paid less the amount of the CENVAT Credit availed of, in respect of the duty paid on the inputs used in or in relation to the manufacture of goods cleared under this notification. (c) If there is likely to be any delay in the verification, the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, shall refund the amount on provisional basis by the 15th day of the next month to the month under consideration, and thereafter may adjust the amount of refund by such amount as may be necessary in the subsequent refunds admissible to the manufacturer. 2A. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 2,- (a) the manufacturer at his own option, may take credit of the amount of duty paid during the month under consideration, other than by way of utilisation of CENVAT credit under the CENVAT ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... f the amount determined, the manufacturer shall, within five days from the receipt of the said intimation, reverse the said excess credit from the said account current maintained by him. In case, the credit taken by the manufacturer is less than the amount of refund determined, the manufacturer shall be eligible to take credit of the balance amount; (f) in case the manufacturer fails to comply with the provisions of clause (a) to (e), he shall forfeit the option, to take credit of the amount of duty during the month under consideration, other than by way of utilisation of CENVAT credit under the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2002,in his account current on his own, as provided for in clauses (a) and (c); (g) the amount of the credit availed irregularly or availed of in excess of the amount determined correctly refundable under clause (e) and not reversed by the manufacturer within the period specified in that clause, shall be recoverable as if it is a recovery of duty of excise erroneously refunded. In case such irregular or excess credit is utilised for payment of excise duty on clearances of excisable goods, the said goods should be considered to have been cleared without payment of duty ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ing the application within the aforesaid time, allow such manufacturer to make the application within a further period of thirty days: Provided further that the manufacturer supports his claim for a special rate with a certificate from his statutory auditor containing an estimate of value addition in the case of goods for which a claim is made, based on the audited balance sheet of the unit, for the preceding financial year;" 6. For the words "six months", the words "three months" has been substituted vide Notification No. Supra 7. Has been substituted vide Notification No. Supra before it was read as, " 5. The manufacturer shall be entitled to refund at the special rate fixed under sub-paragraph (2) in respect of all clearances of excisable goods manufactured and cleared under this notification with effect from the date on which the application referred to at sub-paragraph (1) was filed with the Commissioner of Central Excise or Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs, as the case may be." 8. Has been inserted vide Notification No. Supra 9. Has been inserted vide Notification No. Supra 10. Has been substituted vide Notification No. 53/20 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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