[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II,
SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification
No. 12/2016-Central Excise
New Delhi, the 1st March, 2016
G.S.R. (E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A
of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is
necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the
notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No.12/2012-Central Excise, dated the 17
th
March, 2012, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 163(E), dated the 17
th
March,
2012, namely: -
In the said notification,-
(A) in the opening paragraph, the first proviso shall be omitted;
(B) in the Table,-
(i) against serial number 35, for the entry in column (4), the entry “19%” shall be
substituted;
(ii) against serial number 68, in column (3), after the words “heavy alkylate”, wherever they
occur, the words “or N- paraffin arising in the course of manufacture of linear alkyl
benzene or heavy alkylate” shall be inserted;
(iii) against serial number 77, in column (3), after the words, “Aviation turbine fuel”, the
words and letters “for supply to Scheduled Commuter Airlines (SCA) from the Regional
Connectivity Scheme(RCS) airports” shall be inserted;
(iv) after serial number 109 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and
entries shall be inserted, namely:-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
“109A
28, 29 or 38 Micronutrients, which are covered under serial
number 1(f) of Schedule 1, Part (A) of the Fertilizer
Control Order, 1985 and are manufactured by the
manufacturers which are registered under the
Fertilizer Control Order, 1985
6% -”;
(v) after serial number 128 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and
entries shall be inserted, namely:-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
“128A
31 Mixture of fertilizers, made by physical mixing of
chemical fertilizers on which appropriate duty of excise
has been paid, by Co-operative Societies, holding
certificate of manufacture for mixture of fertilizers
under the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985, for supply to
the members of such Co-operative Societies.
Explantion.- For the purpose of this entry, the
expression „appropriate duty‟ means nil duty or
concessional duty, whether or not read with any relevant
exemption notification for the time being in force.
Nil -”;
(vi) for serial number 144 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted,
namely:-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
“144
38 Concrete Mix or Ready-mix Concrete (RMC),
manufactured at the site of construction for use in
construction work at such site.
Explanation. – For the purpose of this entry, the
expression „site‟ means any premises made available for
the manufacture of goods by way of a specific mention
in the contract or agreement for such construction work,
provided that the goods manufactured at such premises
are solely used in the said construction work only
Nil -”;
(vii) after serial number 148A and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and
entries shall be inserted, namely:-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
“148AA 3923 21 00
or 3923 29
All goods 15% -”;
(viii) serial numbers 148B, 148C and 148D and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;
(ix) after serial number 152 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and
entries shall be inserted, namely:-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
“152A 4008 29 10 Rubber sheets and resin rubber sheets for soles and
heels
6% -”
(x) serial number 172A and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;
(xi) for serial number 189 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted,
namely:-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
“189
71 Gold bars, other than tola bars, bearing manufacturer‟s
engraved serial number and weight expressed in metric
units manufactured in a factory starting from the stage
of-
(i) (a) Gold ore or concentrate;
(b) Gold dore bar; or
(ii) Silver dore bar
Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, „gold dore
bar‟ shall mean dore bars having gold content not
exceeding 95% and „silver dore bar‟ shall mean dore
bars having silver content not exceeding 95%
accompanied by an assay certificate issued by the
mining company, giving details of composition
9.5%
9.5%
-
-”;
(xii) against serial number 190, for the entry in column (4), the entry “8.5%” shall be
substituted;
(xiii) for serial number 191 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted,
namely:-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
“191
71 The following goods manufactured or produced during
the process of copper smelting starting from the stage of
copper ore or concentrate in the same factory, namely:-
(i) gold bars, other than tola bars, bearing
manufacturer‟s or refiner‟s engraved serial
number and weight expressed in metric units and
gold coin of purity not below 99.5%
(ii) silver in any form, except silver coins of purity
below 99.9)
9.5%
8.5%
-
-”;
(xiv) against serial number 191A, for the entry in column (4), the entry “8.5%” shall be
substituted;
(xv) for serial number 199 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted,
namely:-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
“199
7113 (I) Articles of jewellery
(II) Articles of silver jewellery, other than those studded
with diamond, ruby, emerald or sapphire
1%
Nil
16
-”;
(xvi) after serial number 235 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and
entries shall be inserted, namely :-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
“235A
8413 91 or
8501 31 19
The following goods for use in manufacture of
centrifugal pumps falling under tariff item 8413 70
10, namely:-
(i) Shafts
(ii) Sleeve
(iii) Chamber
(iv) Impeller
(v) Washer
(vi) Electric motor
6% 2”;
(xvii) after serial number 262 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and
entries shall be inserted, namely:-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
“262A 8507 60 00 Lithium-ion batteries other than batteries of mobile
handsets including cellular phones
4% 16
262B 85 or any
other
Chapter
(a) Parts, components and accessories for
manufacture of Lithium-ion batteries other than
batteries of mobile handsets including cellular
phones;
(b) Sub-parts for manufacture of the items mentioned
at (a) above
Nil 2”;
(xviii) after serial number 263A and the entries relating thereto, the following Sl. Nos. and
entries shall be inserted, namely:-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
“263B 8504 Charger or adapter for manufacture of mobile handsets
including cellular phones.
2% 2 and 16
263C 85 or any
other
Chapter
(a) Inputs or parts for manufacture of charger or
adapter of mobile handsets including cellular
phones
(b) Inputs or sub-parts for manufacture of parts
mentioned at (a) above
Nil 2
263D 8506, 8507 Battery for manufacture of mobile handsets including
cellular phones
2% 2 and 16
263E 85 or any
other
Chapter
(a) Inputs or parts for manufacture of battery of
mobile handsets including cellular phones
(b) Inputs or sub-parts for manufacture of parts
mentioned at (a) above
Nil 2
263F 8518 30 00 Wired headsets for manufacture of mobile handsets
including cellular phones.
2% 2 and 16
263G 85 or any
other
Chapter
(a) Inputs or parts for manufacture of wired headsets
of mobile handsets including cellular phones
(b) Inputs or sub-parts for manufacture of parts
mentioned at (a) above
Nil 2
263H 8518 Speakers for manufacture of mobile handsets
including cellular phones
2% 2 and 16
263I 85 or any
other
Chapter
(a) Inputs or parts for manufacture of speakers of
mobile handsets including cellular phones
(b) Inputs or sub-parts for manufacture of parts
mentioned at (a) above
Nil 2
263J 8517 62 30 Broadband modem 4% 16
263K 85 or any
other
Chapter
(a) Parts, components and accessories for
manufacture of broadband modem
(b) sub-parts for manufacture of the items mentioned
at (a) above
Nil 2
263L 8517 69 30 Routers 4% 16
263M 85 or any
other
Chapter
(a) Parts, components, and accessories for
manufacture of routers
(b) Sub-parts for manufacture of items mentioned at
(a) above
Nil 2
263N 8517 69 60 Set-top boxes for gaining access to Internet 4% 16
263O 85 or any
other
Chapter
(a) Parts, components, and accessories for
manufacture of Set-top boxes for gaining access to
Internet
(b) Sub-parts for manufacture of items mentioned at
(a) above.
Nil 2
263P 8521 90 90 Digital Video Recorder (DVR) or Network Video
Recorder (NVR)
4% 16
263Q 85 or any
other
Chapter
(a) Parts, components, and accessories for
manufacture of Digital Video Recorder (DVR) or
Network Video Recorder (NVR);
(b) Sub-parts for manufacture of items mentioned at
(a) above.
Nil 2
263R 8525 80 20 CCTV camera or IP camera 4% 16
263S 85 or any
other
Chapter
(a) Parts, components, and accessories for
manufacture of CCTV camera or IP camera
(b) Sub-parts for manufacture of items mentioned at
(a) above
Nil 2
263T 8528 71 00 Reception apparatus for television but not designed to
incorporate a video display
4% 16
263U 85 or any
other
Chapter
(a) Parts, components, and accessories for
manufacture of reception apparatus for television
but not designed to incorporate a video display
(b) Sub-parts for manufacture of items mentioned at
(a) above
Nil 2”;
(xix) against serial number 272, in column (3), -
(a) in item (a), after the words “Parts, components and accessories”, the words “excluding
Charger or Adapter, Battery, Wired Headsets and Speakers” shall be inserted;
(b) in item (b), the words “battery chargers and ” shall be omitted;
(xx) after serial number 272 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and
entries shall be inserted, namely-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
“272A 8607 All goods. 6% -
272B 8608 All goods. 6% -
272C 8609 00 00 Refrigerated containers. 6% -”;
(xxi) against serial number 297, in column (3), for item (v), the entry “(v) Engine for xEV
(hybrid electric vehicle)” shall be substituted;
(xxii) against serial number 305,-
(a) in column (3), for the words “Parts and testing equipment” the words “Parts, testing
equipment, tools and tool-kits” shall be substituted
(b) in column (5), for the entry “3”, the entry “2” shall be substituted;
(xxiii) after serial number 305 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and
entries shall be inserted, namely:-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
“305A 89 or any
other
Chapter
Capital goods and spares thereof, raw materials,
parts, material handling equipment and consumables,
for repairs of ocean-going vessels by a ship repair
unit.
Explanation. – For the purpose of this entry “Ocean
going vessels” includes-
(a) liners; cargo-vessel of various kinds including
refrigerator vessels for the transport of meat, fruit or
the like, vessels specified for the transport of
particular goods (grain, coal, ores or the like) ;
tankers (petrol, wine or the like); yachts and other
sailing vessels; cable ships; ice-breakers; floating
Nil 2”;
factories of all kinds (for processing whales,
preserving fish or the like) whale catchers; trawlers
and other fishing vessels; life boats, scientific
research vessels; weather ships; vessels for the
transportation or mooring of buoys; pilot-boats;
hopper barges for the disposal of dredged material or
the like;
(b) war ships of all kinds including submarines;
(c) tugs, dredgers, fire- floats and salvage ships; and
(d) oil rigs, drilling ships and jack-up rigs.
(xxiv) after serial number 315 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and
entries shall be inserted, namely:-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
“315A 90 or 84 Disposable sterilized dialyzer or micro barrier of
artificial kidney.
Nil -”;
(xxv) after serial number 327 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and
entries shall be inserted, namely :-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
“327A
38, 39 or
68
Goods specified in List 9A, for the manufacture of
rotor blades and intermediates, parts and sub-parts of
rotor blades, for wind operated electricity generators.
6% 36”;
(C) in List 8,-
(i) in item (18), for the words “Solar lantern”, the words “Solar lantern or Solar lamp” shall
be substituted;
(ii) after item (21), the following shall be inserted, namely:-
“(22) Improved cookstoves (including smokeless chulhas) for burning wood, agro-waste,
cow dung, briquettes and coal”;
(D) in List 9, items (5), (7), ( 8), (9) and (17) shall be omitted;
(E) after List 9 and the entries relating thereto, the following List and entries shall be
inserted, namely :-
“LIST-9A
(See S.No. 327A)
(1) Epoxy resin, falling under tariff item 3907 30 10.
(2) Vinyl ester adhesives, falling under tariff item 3905 99 90.
(3) Hardener for adhesive resin, falling under tariff item 3824 90 90.
(4) Hardeners, falling under tariff item 3824 90 90.
(5) Polyester based infusion resin and hand layup resin (both falling under tariff item 3907
91 90.
(6) Carbon pultrusion, falling under tariff item 6815 10 90.”.
[F. No.334/8/2016 -TRU]
(K. Kalimuthu)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Note.- The principal notification No. 12/2012-Central Excise, dated the 17
th
March, 2012 was
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number
G.S.R. 163(E), dated the 17
th
March, 2012 and was last amended vide notification No.4/2016-
Central Excise, dated the 30
th
January, 2016 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part
II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.131(E), dated the 30
th
January, 2016.
