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NOTIFICATION	                    New Delhi,  dated the 23rd July,1996
No. 17/96-CENTRAL EXCISES	               1 Shravana, 1918 (Saka)
 
 
G.S.R.	 (E).-  In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section  (1)  of 
section 5A of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), read with 
sub-section  (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Goods  of 
Special Importance) Act, 1957  (58 of 1957), the Central Government,  being 
satisfied  that  it is necessary in the public interest so  to  do,  hereby 
exempts  goods  specified  in column (3) of the Table  hereto  annexed  and 
falling  within Chapter, heading No. or sub-heading No. of the Schedule  to 
the  Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), as are specified  in  the 
corresponding  entry in column (2) of the said Table, from so much  of  the 
duty of excise leviable thereon which is specified in the second  mentioned 
Act  as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate specified in  the 
corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table.
 
 					TABLE
 
 
S.No.	Chapter, 
        heading No. or sub-
        heading No.	      Description of goods	  Rate
(1)	 ( 2 )	                   ( 3 )	         ( 4 )
			
1.	 1701.31	        All goods           Rs 21 per quintal
 
2.	1701.39	                All goods	    Rs 37 per quintal
 
3..	24.01	                All goods, other
                                than those bearing 
                                a brand name             Nil
 
4.	24.03	              Cigarettes of tobacco : 	
		             (a)  other than filter 
                             cigarettes, of length 
                             not  exceeding 60  	Rupees 24 per
                             millimeters                   thousand 
 
		             (b)  other than  filter 
                            cigarettes,  of   length 
                           exceeding 60  millimetres    Rupees 101 per
                           but  not  exceeding   70       thousand
                            millimetres	  
 
		             (c)  filter  cigarettes 
                            of length (including the 
                            length  of  the  filter, 
                            the length of the filter 
                            being 11 millimetres  or    Rupees 138 per
                            its    actual    length,       thousand
                            whichever is more)   not 
                            exceeding 70 millimetres
 
		             (d)  filter  cigarettes 
                            of length (including the 
                            length  of  the  filter, 
                            the length of the filter    Rupees 256 per
                            being 11 millimetres  or      thousand
                            its    actual    length, 
                            whichever    is    more) 
                            exceeding 70 millimetres 
                            but  not  exceeding   75 
                            millimetres
	 
		            (e) filter cigarettes of 
                            length  (including   the 
                            length  of  the  filter, 
                            the length of the filter 
                            being 11 millimetres  or     Rupees 342 per
                            its    actual    length,       thousand
                            whichever    is    more) 
                            exceeding 75 millimetres 
                            but  not  exceeding   85 
                            millimetres
 
5.	24.03	           Cigarillos of tobacco            Nil
 
6.	24.04	           Biris,  other than  paper 
                           rolled             biris,     Rupee 1 and paise 
                           manufactured without  the      15 per thousand
                           aid  of machines  
                              
                           
 
7.  52.07         (except 
    5207.10),       52.08 
    (except     5208.10), 
    52.09         (except 
    5209.10),       54.06 
    (except     5406.10), 
    54.07         (except 
    5407.10),       55.11 
    (except     5511.10), 
    55.12         (except 
    5512.10),       55.13 
    (except  5513.10)  or 
    55.14         (except 
    5514.10)                     All   goods	   10%  ad  valorem
 
8.  5801.22,     5801.32, 
    5802.22 , 5802.32  or 
    5802.52                      All   goods	   10% ad   valorem
 
9.  	5804.11,  5804.12 
    or 59.01                     All   goods	    5% ad  valorem
 
10.  6001.11, 6001.12, 
    6001.21,     6001.22, 
    6001.91,     6001.92, 
    6002.30,     6002.42, 
    6002.43,  6002.92  or 
    6002.93                      All   goods	     10% ad valorem
 
11.  6002.10  or 
    6002.20	                 All goods              Nil
 
 
 
                             		(TARUN KUMAR GOVIL)
                            UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA





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