Budget 2012-2013 – Central Excise Notifications

Amends notification no. 2/2011 CE dated 1.3.2011 - increase of rate from 5% to 6% in relation to certain goods.

Prescribes peak rate of excise duty as 12% in most of the products and 6%, 14% adn 15% in certain cases

Rescinds notification no. 2/2008 CE dated 1-3-2008, notification no. 59/2008 CE dated 7-12-2008 and Notification no. 18/2009 CE dated 7-7-2009

Amends notification no. 1/2011 CE dated 1-3-2011 - Increases rate of duty from 1% to 2%.

Amends notification no. 8/2003 CE dated 1-3-2003 - SSI Exemption - Prescribes provisions of calculation of turnover in respect of articles of jewellery (other than silver jewellery)

Amends notification no. 16/2010 CE dated 27-2-2010 - Capacity based rate of duty - unmanufactured tobacco, bearing a brand name - chewing tobacco

Amends notification no. 42/2008 CE dated 1-7-2008 - Rate of duty Per packing machine per month(Rs. in Lakhs) in respect of pan masala and pan masala containing tobacco, commonly known as gutkha

Prescribes effective rate of duty on goods falling under chapter 1 to 96

Exemption form NCCE (National calamity Contingent Duty) in respect of Other than filter cigarettes, of the length not exceeding 65 millimetres

Effective rate of duty in respect of Other than filter cigarettes, of the length not exceeding 65 millimetres. and Filter cigarettes

Prescribes effective rate of duty in respect of Other than filter cigarettes, of the length not exceeding 65 millimetres

Amends notification no. 31/2011 CE dated 24-3-2011 - Exempts return of branded ready made garments

Effective rate of duty for certain goods falling under under Chapter 52 to 63

Amends notification no. 64/95 CE dated 16-3-1995 - Exemption to goods supplied for defence and other specified purposes

Amends notification no. 23/2003 CE dated 31-3-2003 - EOUs/EHTP/STP Units - Excise Exemption on Goods Cleared to DTA

Amends Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004

Amends notification no. 20/2001 CE(NT) dated 30-4-2001 - Tariff value in respect of articles of apparel, not knitted or crocheted, all sorts.

Amends notification no. 42/2001 CE(NT) dated 26-6-2001 - Conditions and procedures for export, except to Bhutan without payment of duty

Amend notification no. 31/2007 CE(NT) dated 2-8-2007 - conditions, safeguards and procedures for supply of items l produced or manufactured in an EOU unit

Amends notification no. 45/2001 CE(NT) dated 26-6-2001 - specifies the conditions, safeguards and procedures for Export under bond to Bhutan

Central Excise (Removal of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 2001

Amends notification no. 16/2011 CE(NT) dated 18-7-2011 - Amends form ER-1

Amends Pan Masala Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty) Rules, 2008

Amends Chewing Tobacco and Un-manufactured Tobacco Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty) Rules, 2010

Fixation of tariff value in respect to articles of jewellery (other than silver jewellery), falling under sub-heading No. 7113

Amends central excise Rules, 2002 - Correction in rule 8, rule 8A, and 12BB and omission of sub-rule (1) and explanation 2 of the Rule 12AA

Amends notification no. 49/2008 CE(NT) to prescribe rebate from MRP in respect of goods falliing under heading 2402,2523.69 and 64