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Notification No. 21 dated 30th April 2001 (NT)
In exercise of the powers conferred by rule 57AK of the Central Excise
Rules, 1944 the Central Government hereby declares the following inputs
(hereinafter referred to as the �declared inputs�) and final products
falling within the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 ( 5 of
1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said First Schedule), namely:-
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Inputs
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Final products
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(i) Fabrics falling under Chapter 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59 or 60
of the said First Schedule.
(ii) Other raw materials, parts, components trimmings and
embellishments, consumables and packaging materials falling within the said
First Schedule
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Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted,
falling under Chapter 62 of the said First Schedule.
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2.
The Central Government further declares that -
(i) the duty of excise under the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944); or
(ii) the
additional duty under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 ( 51 of 1975),
(hereinafter referred to as the declared duty) shall be deemed to have
been paid in the declared inputs and the same shall be equivalent to the amount
calculated at the rate of 20 percent of the duty of excise leviable under the
Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) read with any notification for the time
being in force, on the final products declared herein and credit of the declared
duty so deemed to have been paid shall be allowed to the manufacturer of the
final products, without production of documents evidencing payment of duty on
the said inputs, at the time of clearance of the said final products.
3.
The credit of declared duty
allowed in respect of the said inputs shall be utilized towards payment of duty
of excise leviable under the said Central Excise Act, on the said final
products:
Provided that the credit of declared duty in respect of the
inputs used in the final products cleared for export under bond shall be allowed
to be utilized towards payment of duty of excise on the final products cleared
for home consumption or for export on payment of duty and, where for any reason,
such adjustment is not possible, by refund to the manufacturer subject to such
safeguards, conditions and limitations as may be specified by the Central
Government in the Official Gazette:
Provided further that no credit or refund of such declared duty
shall be allowed if the manufacturer avails of drawback allowed under the
Customs and Central Excise Duties (Drawback) Rule, 1971 or claims rebate of duty
under rule 12 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, in respect of such duty.
4.
The provisions of this notification shall not apply to a manufacturer who
avails of any credit under rule 57AB of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, in
respect of the said inputs and the said inputs are used in the manufacture of
the said final products.
Explanation: It is clarified that the CENVAT
credit in respect of capital goods, under rule 57AB of the Central Excise Rules,
1944, shall be allowed to the said manufacturer subject to the conditions as
specified under rules 57AC of the said rules.
5.
The provisions of this notification shall not apply to final products on
which duty of excise leviable under the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944),
has not been levied or paid or has been short-levied or short-paid or
erroneously refunded by reason of fraud, collusion or any wilful mis-statement
or suppression of facts, or contravention of any provision of the said Central
Excise Act, or of the rules made thereunder with intent to evade payment of
duty.
6.
This notification shall come into effect on and from the 1st
day of May 2001.
Explanation l:
For the purpose of this notification, the expression �manufacturer� shall
include a person who is liable to pay the duty of excise leviable on the said
final products under rule 7AA of the said Central Excise Rules.
Explanation ll:
It is clarified that even if the declared inputs are used directly by a
manufacturer of final products, the credit of the declared duty shall,
notwithstanding the actual amount of duty paid on such declared inputs, be
deemed to be equivalent to the amount specified in this notification and the
credit of the declared duty shall be allowed to such manufacturer.
Explanation lll:
For the removal of doubt, it is clarified that the provisions of paragraph 4
shall not apply to a manufacturer who avails of any credit under rule 57AB of
the Central Excise Rules , 1944, in respect of the declared inputs where the
said declared inputs are used in manufacture of final products other than the
said final products.
Explanation lV:
It is hereby clarified that credit of the declared duty shall be allowed in
respect of final products lying in stock in the premises registered under rule
174 of the manufacturer as on the 30th April, 2001 and removed on or
after the 1st May 2001.
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