Seeks to prescribe effective rates for specified goods falling under the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 - 003/2001 - Central Excise - Tariff

This Notification has been Rescinded vide Notification No. 13/2002-C.E., dated 1-3-2002 Seeks to prescribe effective rates for specified goods falling under the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 1st March, 2001 Notification No. 3 /2001- C.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 exempts excisable goods of the description specified in column (3) of the Table below or specified in column (3) of the said Table read with the concerned List appended hereto, as the case may be, and falling within the Chapter, heading No. or sub-heading No. of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the Central Excise Tariff Act), specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, - (a) from so much of the duty of excise specified thereon under the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table; and (b) from so much of the Special duty of excise leviable thereon under the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) of the said Table, subject to the relevant conditions specified in the Annexure to this notification, and referred to in the corresponding entry in column (6) of the said Table; Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, the rates specified in columns (4) and (5) of the said Table are ad valorem rates, unless otherwise specified:- Table S. No. Chapter or heading No. or sub-heading No. Description of goods Rate under the First Schedule Rate under the Second Schedule Condition No. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1. 09.02 Green Tea Nil - - 2. 1103.00 Tapioca starch, Maize Starch Nil - - 3. 13 Lac Nil - - 4. 13 Vegetable saps and extracts, used within the factory of their production for the manufacture of medicaments which are exclusively used in Ayurvedic, Unani or Siddha systems Nil - - 5. 1301.10 Compounded Asafoetida, commonly known as 'heeng' Nil - - 6. 1703.90 All goods, for use in the manufacture of goods other than alcohol Nil - - 7. 1901.19 Food preparations intended for free distribution to economically weaker sections of the society under a programme duly approved by the Central Government or any State Government Nil - 1 8. 20, 21 or 22 Ice-cream and non-alcoholic beverages, prepared and dispensed by vending machine Nil - - 9. 2001.10 All goods Nil - - 10. 2103.10 Sauces, ketchup and the like and preparations therefor Nil - - 11. 2104.10 Soups and broths and preparations therefor Nil - - 12. 21.06 All goods containing not more than 10% betel nut by weight and not containing tobacco in any proportion: Provided that - (a) no other goods falling under heading No. 21.06 are manufactured in the same factory, and (b) the goods do not bear a brand name which is used for any other goods falling under heading No. 21.06 16% Nil - 13. 2108.10 Preparations of a kind used in the manufacture of aerated waters, if supplied directly to a bottling plant (other than vending machines) - Nil - 14. 2108.99 Sweetmeats (known as 'misthans' or 'mithai' or by any other name), namkeens, bhujia, mixture, chabena and similar edible preparations in ready for consumption form, and papad Nil - - 15. 2201.20 or 2202.20 Aerated waters prepared and dispensed by vending machines Nil Nil - 16. 2202.40 All goods Nil - - 17. 24.04 Biris, other than paper rolled biris, manufactured without the aid of machines, by a manufacturer by whom or on whose behalf no biris are sold under a brand name (as defined in NOTE 1 to Chapter 24), in respect of first clearances of such biris for home consumption by or on behalf of such manufacturer from one or more factories upto a quantity not exceeding 20 lakhs cleared on or after the 1st day of April in any financial year Nil - - 18. 2404.99 Tobacco, used for smoking through "hookah" or 'chilam', commonly known as "hookah" tobacco or 'gudaku' Nil Nil _ 19. 2502.29 All goods manufactured in,- (I) factory using vertical shaft kiln, with installed capacity not exceeding 300 tonnes per day or 99,000 tonnes per annum and the total clearances of cement produced by the factory, in a financial year, shall not exceed 1,09,500 tonnes; (II) factory using rotary kiln, with installed capacity not exceeding 900 tonnes per day or 2,97,000 tonnes per annum and the total clearances of the cement produced by the factory, in a financial year, shall not exceed 3,00,000 tonnes Rs. 200 per tonne - 2 20. 2504.21 or 2504.31 Marble slabs and tiles cut or sawn in India in or in relation to the manufacture of which any process is ordinarily carried on with the aid of power and where the electromotive force used exceeds ten horse power Rs. 30 per square metre - - 21. 26.01 to 26.17 Ores Nil - - 22. 27 Naphtha and Natural Gasoline Liquid for use in the manufacture of fertiliser or ammonia Nil - 3 and 4 23. 27 Naphtha used in a fertiliser plant during shut-down and start-up periods Nil - 3 and 4 24. 27 Naphtha and Natural Gasoline Liquid intended for use - (i) within the Heavy Water Plant at Baroda or Tuticorin for the manufacture of Synthesis gas or ammonia or both which are to be utilised in the manufacture of Heavy Water in such plants; (ii) by M/s. Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation, Baroda or M/s. Southern Petro Chemicals Industrial Corporation, Tuticorin, for manufacture of synthesis gas or ammonia or both and if the synthesis gas or ammonia or both so manufactured is supplied respectively to the Heavy Water Plants at Baroda or Tuticorin for the manufacture of Heavy Water in such Plants Nil - 3 and 4 25. 27 Furnace oil intended for use as feedstock in the manufacture of fertilisers Nil - 3 and 4 26. 27 Bio-gas Nil - - 27. 27 Lean gas obtained from natural gas Nil - - 28. 27 Residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, including heavy petroleum stock, low sulphur heavy stock and other residual fuel oils falling under heading No. 27.13 of the First Schedule, intended for use as fuel for the generation of electrical energy by electricity undertakings owned by or controlled by the Central Government or any State Government or any State Electricity Board or any local authority or a person licenced under Part II of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 (9 of 1910) to supply electrical energy or a person who has obtained sanction under section 28 of the said Electricity Act, to engage in the business of supplying electrical energy, except those who produce electrical energy not for sale but produce it for their own consumption or for supply to their own undertakings Nil - 3 and 4 29. 27 Residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, including heavy petroleum stock, low sulphur heavy stock and other residual fuel oils falling under heading No. 27.13 of the First Schedule, intended for use as feedstock in the manufacture of fertilisers Nil - 3 and 4 30. 27 or 28 Synthesis gas, if used in the manufacture of Heavy Water Nil - - 31. 27.10 Kerosene, that is to say, any hydrocarbon oil (excluding mineral colza oil and white spirit) which has a smoke point of 18 mm or more (determined in the apparatus known as smoke point lamp in the manner included in the Bureau of Indian Standards Specification ISI:1448 (P.31) - 1968 as in force for the time being) and is ordinarily used as an illuminant in oil burning lamps Fifty per cent. of the duty of excise specified in the First Schedule - - 32. 27.10 Kerosene received by the factory from the refinery intended for use in the manufacture of linear alkyl benzene or heavy alkylate and returned by the factory to the refinery from where such kerosene is received, or to a warehouse of such refinery Explanation.- For the purposes of the exemption - (a) the quantity of kerosene consumed in the manufacture of linear alkyl benzene or heavy alkylate shall be calculated by subtracting from the quantity of kerosene received by the factory manufacturing linear alkyl benzene or heavy alkylate, the quantity of mineral oil, falling under heading No. 27.10 of the said Schedule, generated in such manufacture and returned by the factory to a refinery, declared as such under sub-rule (2) of rule 140 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 or a warehouse, as the case may be; (b) "warehouse" means a warehouse approved under rule 140 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944. Nil - 5 33. 27.11 Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) received by the factory from the refinery intended for use in the manufacture of Propylene or Di-butyl Para Cresol (DBPC) and returned by the factory to the refinery from where such Liquified Petroleum Gases (LPG) were received Explanation.- For the purposes of the exemption, the amount of Liquified Petroleum Gases consumed in the manufacture of propylene shall be calculated by subtracting from the quantity of Liquified Petroleum Gases received by the factory manufacturing propylene the quantity of Liquified Petroleum Gases returned by the factory to the refinery, declared as such under sub-rule (2) of rule 140 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, from which such Liquified Petroleum Gases were received. Nil - - 34. 27.11 Liquefied Petroleum Gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons other than natural gas, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadene Fifty per cent. of the duty of excise specified in the First Schedule - - 35. 27.11 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons received by the factory from the refinery intended for use in the manufacture of Polyisobutylene or Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) and returned by the factory to the refinery from where such Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons are received Explanation.- For the purposes of this exemption, the quantity of the petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons consumed in the manufacture of polyisobutylene shall be calculated by subtracting from the quantity of the said gases received by the factory manufacturing polyisobutylene the quantity of the said gases returned by the factory to the refinery, declared as such under sub-rule (2) of rule 140 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, which supplied the said gases . Nil - - 36. 2711.21 Natural Gas Nil - - 37. 2711.21 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fifty per cent. of the duty of excise specified in the First Schedule - - 38. 28 Sulphuric acid, oleum, oxygen and ammonia used in the manufacture of fertilisers Nil - 4 39. 28 Steam Nil - - 40. 28 Sulphuric acid used in a fertiliser plant for demineralisation of water Nil - - 41. 28 Ammonia used in a fertiliser plant in refrigeration and purification process Nil - - 42. 28 Ammonium chloride and manganese sulphate intended for use- (a) as fertilisers; or (b) in the manufacture of fertlisers, whether directly or through the stage of an intermediate product Explanation .- For the purposes of this exemption, "fertilisers" shall have the meaning assigned to it under the Fertiliser (Control) Order, 1985. Nil - - 43. 28 Gold potassium cyanide, manufactured from gold and used in the electronics industry 16% of the value of such gold potassium cyanide excluding the value of gold used in the manufacture of such goods - - 44. 28 Potassium iodate Nil - - 45. 28 Gold potassium cyanide solution used within the factory of production for manufacture of zari Nil - - 46. 28 or 29 All chemicals used in the manufacture of centchroman Nil - - 47. 28 or 29 The bulk drugs specified in List 1 Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, the expression "bulk drugs" means any pharamaceutical, chemical, biological or plant product including its salts, esters, stereo-isomers and derivatives, conforming to pharmacopoeial or other standards specified in the Second Schedule to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940), and which is used as such or as an ingredient in any formulation. Nil - - 48. 28 or 29 The goods specified in List 2, used for the manufacture of bulk drugs specified in List 1 Nil - 4 49. 28, 29 or 30 Anaesthetics Nil - - 50. 28 or 38 The following goods- (a) Supported catalysts of any of the following metals, namely:- (i) Gold (ii) Silver (iii) Platinum (iv) Palladium (v) Rhodium (vi) Iridium (vii) Osmium (viii) Ruthenium; (b) compounds of the following metals, for making such catalysts and manufactured out of used or spent catalysts of such metals or metals recovered from old or used articles, or both, namely:- (i) Gold (ii) Silver (iii) Platinum (iv) Palladium (v) Rhodium (vi) Iridium (vii) Osmium (viii) Ruthenium. 16% of the value of material, if any, added and the amount charged for such manufacture - - 51. 28 or 38 Silicon, in all forms Nil - - 52. 2808.10 or 2809.00 All goods used in the manufacture of fertilisers Nil - 4 53. 29 2-Cyanopyrazine Nil - - 54. 29 Bulk drugs, namely :- (i) Insulin (ii) Zidovudine Nil - - 55. 30 Desferrioxamine injection, Deferiprone, Insulin and Zidovudine Nil - - 56. 30 Intravenous fluids, which are used for sugar, electrolyte or fluid replenishment Nil - - 57. 30 Formulations manufactured from the bulk drugs specified in List 1 Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, the expression "formulation" means medicaments processed out of or containing one or more bulk drugs, with or without the use of any pharmaceutical aids (such as diluent, disintegrating agents, moistening agent, lubricant, buffering agent, stabiliser or preserver) which are therapeutically inert and do not interfere with therapeutical or prophylactic activity of the drugs, for internal or external use, or in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of disease in human beings or animals, but shall not include any substance to which the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 do not apply. Nil - - 58. 31 All goods, other than those which are clearly not to be used- (a) as fertilisers; or (b) in the manufacture of other fertilisers, whether directly or through the stage of an intermediate product. Nil - - 59. 32 Nitrocellulose lacquers produced in Ordnance factories belonging to the Central Government and intended for consumption for defence purposes or for supply to Central Government Departments Nil - - 60. 32.04 or 38.09 Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, printing paste and other products and preparations of any kind used in the same factory for the manufacture of textiles and textile articles Nil - - 61. 33 Henna Powder, not mixed with any other ingredient Nil Nil - 62. 33 Shikakai Powder, not mixed with any other ingredient. - Nil - 63. 33.06 Tooth Powder Nil - - 64. 3401.11, 3401.12 or 3401.19 Soap, if manufactured under a scheme for the sale of Janata soap Nil - 6 65. 36.05 Matches, in or in relation to the manufacture of which any one or more of the following mechanical processes is ordinarily carried on with the aid of power, namely:- (i) the process of giving - (a) the cardboard flats or strips, the configuration of a match box including the outer slide or the inner slide, or (b) the veneer flats or strips, the configuration of a match box including the outer slide or the inner slide with the use of match paper; (ii) frame filling; (iii) dipping of splints in the composition for match heads; (iv) filling of boxes with matches; (v) pasting of labels on match boxes or veneers or cardboards; (vi) affixing of the central excise stamps; and (vii) packaging, and cleared for home consumption packed in boxes of 50 matches each Explanation.- Excise duty for matches packed in boxes containing any number other than 50 matches shall be calculated on pro-rata basis. Rs. 2.00 per hundred boxes/ packs - 7 66. 36.05 Matches, in or in relation to the manufacture of which none of the following mechanical processes is ordinarily carried on with the aid of power, namely:- (i) the process of giving - (a) the cardboard flats or strips, the configuration of a match box including the outer slide or the inner slide, or (b) the veneer flats or strips, the configuration of a match box including the outer slide or the inner slide with the use of match paper; (ii) frame filling; (iii) dipping of splints in the composition for match heads; (iv) filling of boxes with matches; (v) pasting of labels on match boxes or veneers or cardboards; (vi) affixing of the central excise stamps; and (vii) packaging, and cleared for home consumption packed in boxes of 50 matches each Explanation.- Excise duty for matches packed in boxes containing any number other than 50 matches shall be calculated on pro-rata basis. Re. 1.00 per hundred boxes/packs - 7 67. 36.05 Matches, in or in relation to the manufacture of which no process is ordinarily carried on with the aid of power andcleared for home consumption packed in boxes of 50 matches each Explanation.- Excise duty for matches packed in boxes containing any number other than 50 matches shall be calculated on pro-rata basis. Re. 0.50 per hundred boxes/packs - 8 68. 36.05 Matches, in or in relation to the manufacture of which any process is ordinarily carried on with the aid of power andcleared for home consumption packed in boxes of 50 matches each Explanation.- Excise duty for matches packed in boxes containing any number other than 50 matches shall be calculated on pro-rata basis. Rs. 3.00 per hundred boxes/ packs - - 69. 38 Concrete mix manufactured at the site of construction for use in construction work at such site Nil - - 70. 38.22 Chemical reagents Nil - 9 71. 39 Products of jute and phenolic resins manufactured by pultrusion process, containing atleast forty per cent. by weight of jute Nil - - 72. 39 or 40 Nipples for feeding bottles Nil - - 73. 39.01 to 39.14 Plastic materials reprocessed in India out of the scrap or the waste of goods falling within Chapters 39, 54, 55, 56, 59, 64, 84, 85, 86, 87, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96 Nil - - 74. 39.03 Unexpanded polystyrene beads purchased by the Malaria Research Centre Nil - 10 75. 39.04 Plastic material commonly known as polyvinyl chloride compounds (PVC compounds), used in the factory of its production for the manufacture of goods which are exempt from the whole of the duty of excise leviable thereon or are chargeable to "Nil" rate of duty Nil - - 76. 39.17 Lay flat tubing Nil - - 77. 39.20 Strips and tapes of polypropylene used in the factory of its production in the manufacture of polypropylene rope Nil - - 78. 40 Surgical rubber gloves or medical examination rubber gloves Nil - - 79. 40, 73, 83, 85, 87 or 95 Parts and accessories of cycles and cycle rickshaws Nil - - 80. 4011.90 or 4013.90 (a) Tyres of a kind used on animal drawn vehicles or handcarts of size 5.00-19-6PR, 6.00-19-8PR, 7.00-19-10PR, 8.00-19-10PR or 6.00-20-8PR and inner tubes for such tyres used on animal drawn vehicles or handcarts (b) Tyres of a kind used on animal drawn vehicles or handcarts of size 3.50-8 and inner tubes for such tyres used on animal drawn vehicles or handcarts Nil - Nil Nil 11 11 81. 40.11, 40.12 or 40.13 Tyres, flaps and tubes used in the manufacture of - (a) power tillers of heading No. 84.32 of the First Schedule; (b) two-wheeled or three-wheeled motor vehicles specially designed for use by handicapped persons Nil Nil 4 82. 4011.90,4012.11, 4012.19, 4012.90 or 4013.90 Tyres, flaps and tubes used in the manufacture of machinery falling under heading Nos. 84.26, 84.27, 84.28, 84.29 and 84.30 and motor vehicles - Nil 4 83. 4012.11, 4012.19 or 4013.90 Tubes and flaps supplied to a manufacturer of tyres for further supply for use in the manufacture of machinery falling under heading Nos. 84.26, 84.27, 84.28, 84.29 and 84.30 and motor vehicles - Nil 4 84. 44.06 or 44.07 100% wood free plain or pre-laminated particle or fibreboard, made from sugarcane bagasse or other agro-waste Nil - - 85. 45, 48, 68, 73, 85 or 87 Parts of main battle tanks intended to be used in the manufacture of such tanks Nil - 4 and 12 86. 48 Paper splints for matches, whether or not waxed; Asphaltic roofing sheets Nil - - 87. 48 Paper and paperboard or articles made therefrom manufactured, starting from the stage of pulp, in a factory, and such pulp contains not less than 75% by weight of pulp made from materials other than bamboo, hard woods, soft woods, reeds (other than sarkanda) or rags. Nil - 13 88. 48.02 (a) Security paper (cylinder mould vat made), manufactured by the Security Paper Mill, Hoshangabad, and supplied to the Bank Note Press, Dewas, the Currency Note Press, Nashik, the India Security Press, Nashik, the Security Printing Press, Hyderabad, Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Limited, Mysore, or the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Limited, Salbony (b) Intermediate products arising during the course of manufacture of the security paper, and used within the factory of its production for pulping Nil Nil - - - - 89. 51, 52, 53, 54 or 55 Fabrics woven on handlooms and processed, by a factory owned by a State Government Handloom Development Corporation or an Apex Handloom Co-operative Society approved, in either case, by the Government of India on the recommendation of the Development Commissioner of Handlooms, or by a factory owned by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission or any organisation approved by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission for the purpose of processing such fabrics Nil - - 90. 5105.10 Carded wool used captively in the manufacture of yarn of wool Nil - - 91. 5105.10 Carded wool, popularly known as 'lefa' intended for making hand spun yarn of upto 10 counts Nil - - 92. 51.06 Yarn of wool of counts upto 10 in plain (straight) reel hanks, whether single or multiple (folded) and intended for manufacturing carpets Nil - - 93. 51.06 or 51.07 Yarn of wool purchased by a registered Apex Handloom Co-operative Society, the National Handloom Development Corporation or a State Government Handloom Development Corporation, and the payment for which is made by cheque drawn by such Co-operative Society or Corporation, as the case may be, on its own bank account Nil - 14 94. 51.06, 51.07, 5205.19, 5206.12, 5402.61, 5402.62, 5402.69, 5403.41, 5403.42, 5403.49 5509.19, 5509.22, 5509.32, 5509.42, 5509.50, 5509.60, 5509.90, 5510.12 or 5510.90 Multiple (folded), cabled or air-mingled yarn manufactured in a factory which does not have the facilities (including plant and equipment) for producing single yarn Nil Nil 15 95. 51.06, 51.07, 5205.11, 5205.19, 5206.11 or 5206.12 Dyed, printed, bleached or mercerised yarn (other than yarn containing synthetic or artificial staple fibres), whether single, multiple (folded) or cabled, manufactured in a factory which does not have the facilities (including plant and equipment) for producing single yarn Nil - 16 96. 51.06, 51.07, 5205.11, 5205.19, 5206.11, 5206.12, 5509.11, 5509.19, 5509.21, 5509.22, 5509.31, 5509.32, 5509.41, 5509.42, 5509.50, 5509.60, 5509.90, 5510.11, 5510.12 or 5510.90 Dyed, printed, bleached or mercerised yarn, whether single, multiple (folded), cabled or air-mingled, manufactured in a factory which does not have the facilities (including plant and equipment) for producing single yarn Nil - 17 97. 51.06, 51.07, 5205.11, 5205.19, 5206.11, 5206.12, 5509.11, 5509.19, 5509.21, 5509.22, 5509.31, 5509.32, 5509.41, 5509.42, 5509.50, 5509.60, 5509.90, 5510.11, 5510.12 or 5510.90 Dyed, printed, bleached or mercerised yarn (containing synthetic or artificial staple fibres), whether single, multiple (folded), cabled or air-mingled, manufactured in a factory which does not have the facilities (including plant and equipment) for producing single yarn Rs.2.50 per Kg - 18 98. 5110.10 or 5111.10 Woven fabrics of wool Nil - 19 99. 51.10 or 51.11 Fabrics woven on handlooms, namely:- (a) certified as "khadi" by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission; or (b) processed without the aid of power or steam; (c) processed with the aid of power by a factory owned by a registered handloom co-operative society or any organisation set up or approved by Government for the purpose of development of handlooms; or (d) processed by an independent processor approved in this behalf by the Government of India on the recommendation of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms. Explanation.- In this entry, for the purposes of the fabrics woven on handlooms, "independent processor" means a manufacturer who is engaged exclusively in the processing of fabrics with the aid of power and who has no proprietary interest in any factory engaged in the spinning of yarn of wool or weaving of woollen fabrics . Nil - - 100. 51.10 or 51.11 Fabrics of wool, woven on looms other than handlooms and subjected to any process, not containing any worsted yarn or made of shoddy yarn or melton cloth (made of shoddy yarn), where the value of such fabrics does not exceed Rs. 150 per square metre Nil - - 101. 51.10 or 51.11 Woven fabrics of wool when subjected to any one or more of the following processes, namely:- (a) Calendering with plain rollers; (b) Blowing (steam pressing). Nil - 20 102. 52, 54 or 55 Fabrics of cotton or man made fibres woven in a prison and subjected to further process outside the prison by an independent processor or a composite mill. Nil - 21 103. 52, 54 or 55 Pleated or embossed fabrics manufactured out of processed fabrics on which the appropriate duty of excise has already been paid Nil - - 104. 52, 54 or 55 Yarn consumed within the factory of production in the manufacture of multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, whether or not dyed, printed, bleached or mercerised, and such multiple (folded) or cabled yarn is purchased by a registered Apex Handloom Co-operative Society, the National Handloom Development Corporation or a State Government Handloom Development Corporation, and the payment for which is made by cheque drawn by such Co-operative Society or Corporation, as the case may be, on its own bank account Nil Nil - 105. 5204.10 Cotton sewing thread, not containing synthetic staple fibres Fifty per cent. of the duty of excise specified in the First Schedule - - 106. 52.05 or 52.06 Cotton yarn (not containing synthetic staple fibre), wound on cones on doubling machine and produced out of cotton yarn, in plain (straight) reel hanks, on which the appropriate duty of excise has already been paid and meant for conversion into two fold yarn and then reeling into plain (straight) reel hanks Nil - - 107. 52.05, 52.06, 54.02, 54.03, 55.09 or 55.10 Yarn subjected to beaming, warping, wrapping, winding or reeling or any one or more of these processes, with or without the aid of power and produced out of yarn falling within Chapter 52, 54 or 55 of the First Schedule, on which the appropriate duty of excise under the First Schedule, special duty of excise under the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act or as the case may be, the additional duty leviable under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, has already been paid Nil Nil - 108. 5205.11, 5205.19, 5206.11 or 5206.12 Cotton yarn, not containing synthetic staple fibres- (i) supplied in plain (straight) reel hanks; or (ii) sent outside the factory of production for conversion into hank yarn in plain (straight) reel hanks under rule 96E of the Central Excise Rules,1944; or (iii) used captively in the factory of production for conversion into hank yarn in plain (straight) reel hanks. Nil - - 109. 5205.11, 5205.19, 5206.11 or 5206.12 The following goods purchased by a registered Apex Handloom Co-operative Society, the National Handloom Development Corporation or a State Government Handloom Development Corporation, and the payment for which is made by cheque drawn by such Co-operative Society or Corporation, as the case may be, on its own bank account, namely :- (a) Cotton yarn (not containing synthetic staple fibres), supplied in cross reel hanks; or (b) Cotton yarn, containing polyester staple fibre and not containing any other textile material, in which the proportion of polyester staple fibre is more than 40% by weight of the total fibre content. Nil - 14 110. 5205.11, 5205.19, 5206.11 or 5206.12 Cotton yarn, not containing synthetic staple fibres Fifty per cent. of the duty of excise specified in the First Schedule - - 111. 52.07, 52.08 or 52.09 Cotton fabrics intended for use in the manufacture of cotton absorbent lint Nil - - 112. 52.07, 52.08 or 52.09 Khadi, that is to say, any cloth woven on a handloom in India either wholly from cotton yarn or in admixture with silk or woollen yarn, handspun in India and certified as Khadi by an officer duly authorised in this behalf by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Nil - - 113. 52.07, 52.08 or 52.09 Poly Vastra, that is to say, any cloth, containing cotton and polyester, woven on handloom from yarns hand spun in India and certified as Poly Vastra by an officer duly authorised in this behalf by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission and processed by a factory owned by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission or any organisation approved by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission for the purpose of processing of Poly Vastra Nil - - 114. 52.07, 52.08 or 52.09 Cotton fabrics processed without the aid of power or steam Explanation .- For the purposes of this exemption, cotton fabrics subjected to any one or more of the following processes with the aid of power, shall be deemed to have been processed without aid of power or steam, namely:- (a) lifting to overhead tanks or emptying in underground tanks or handling of chemicals such as acids, chlorine, caustic soda, (b) mixing and stirring of dyes, kerosene, caustic soda, gum paste and emulsion etc., by stirrer, or (c) colour fixation by passing steam or applying sodium silicate. Nil - - 115. 52.07, 52.08 or 52.09 Cotton fabrics woven on handlooms and processed with the aid of power or steam by a factory owned by a registered handloom co-operative society or any organisation set up or approved by the Government for the purpose of development of handlooms Nil - - 116. 52.07, 52.08 or 52.09 Woven fabrics of cotton when subjected to any one or more of the following processes, namely :- (1) Calendering (other than calendering with grooved rollers); (2) Flanellete raising; (3) Stentering; (4) Damping on grey and bleached sorts; (5) Back filling on grey and bleached sorts; (6) Singeing, that is to say, burning away of knots and loose ends in the fabrics; (7) Scouring, that is to say, removing yarn size and natural oil found in cotton; (8) Cropping or butta cutting; (9) Curing or heat setting; (10) Padding, that is to say, applying starch or fatty material on one or both sides of the fabric; (11) Expanding; or (12) Hydro-extraction with the aid of power, that is to say, mechanically extracting or mechanically squeezing out water from the fabric. Explanation I.- For the purposes of the woven fabrics of cotton, "calendering" shall include processing of cotton fabrics with the aid of zero-zero machine without a stenter attachment. Explanation II.- The exemption to the woven fabrics of cotton shall not apply to fabrics commonly known as "denim fabrics" or fabrics of yarns of different colours, of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including broken twill, warp faced, the warp yarns of which are of one and the same colour and the weft yarns of which are unbleached, bleached, dyed grey or coloured a lighter shade of the colour of the warp yarns . Nil - 20 117. 5207.20, 5208.20 or 5209.10 Woven fabrics of cotton, not subjected to any process, manufactured in a factory belonging to a multi-locational composite mill and supplied for processing to another factory owned by the same multi-locational composite mill Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, multi-locational composite mill means a public limited company which is engaged in the processing of fabrics with the aid of power along with spinning of yarn from fibres and weaving or knitting or crocheting of fabrics in one or more factories, owned by the same public limited company. Fifty per cent. of the duty of excise specified in the First Schedule - - 118. 5207.20, 5208.20 or 5209.10 Woven fabrics of cotton (excluding denim), not subjected to any process, other than those manufactured in a factory belonging to a multi-locational composite mill and supplied for processing to another factory owned by the same multi-locational composite mill Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, multi-locational composite mill means a public limited company which is engaged in the processing of fabrics with the aid of power along with spinning of yarn from fibres and weaving or knitting or crocheting of fabrics in one or more factories, owned by the same public limited company. Nil - - 119. 53 or 56 Sisal and manila twist yarn, thread, ropes and twine, all sorts, if consumed within the factory in which it is produced for the manufacture of sisal and manila products falling under Chapter 53, 56, 57 or 63 of the First Schedule Nil - - 120. 53, 59 or 63 Rot proofed jute products, laminated jute products and fire resistant jute products, provided the appropriate duty of excise under the First Schedule has already been paid on the unprocessed jute manufactures used in the manufacture of such jute products Nil - - 121. 53.04, 53.05 or 53.08 Sisal and manila fibre and yarn thereof, in relation to the manufacture of which no process is ordinarily carried on with the aid of power Nil - - 122. 5309.10 or 5311.10 The following goods, namely :- (a) Woven fabrics of flax; (b) Woven fabrics of ramie Nil - 19 123. 53.10, 5702.12, 5703.20, 58.01, 58.02, 58.06, 6305.10 Goods of jute Nil - - 124. 54 or 55 Woven fabrics of man made fibres subjected to any one or more of the following processes, namely :- (1) Calendering with plain rollers; (2) Singeing, that is to say, burning away of knots and loose ends in the fabrics; (3) Padding, that is to say, application of natural starch to one or both sides of the fabrics; (4) Back filling, that is to say, application of starch to one side of the fabrics; (5) Cropping, that is to say, cutting away mechanically of loose ends from the fabrics; (6) Hydro-extraction, that is to say, mechanically extracting, or mechanically squeezing out water from the fabric; or (7) The process of blowing (steam pressing) carried on woven fabrics of acrylic fibre. Nil - 20 125. 54.02 Polyester filament yarn (other than textured) of denierage above 750 and of tenacity exceeding 6.5 grams per denier 16% Nil - 126. 54.02 Textured yarn (including draw twisted and draw wound yarn) of polyesters manufactured by an independent texturiser who does not have the facilities in his factory (including plant and equipment) for producing partially oriented yarn (POY) of polyesters falling under sub-heading No. 5402.42 Rs. 2.50 per kg. Nil 22 127. 5402.10, 5402.41, 5402.49, 5402.51, 5402.59, 5402.61 or 5402.69 Nylon filament yarn or polypropylene multifilament yarn of 210 deniers with tolerance of 6 per cent. Nil - - 128. 5402.32 or 5402.52 Twisted polyester filament yarn manufactured out of textured or draw-twisted polyester filament yarn falling within Chapter 54 of the First Schedule on which the appropriate duty of excise under the First Schedule, special duty of excise under the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act or as the case may be, the additional duty leviable under the Customs Tariff Act,1975 has already been paid Nil Nil - 129. 5402.31 or 5402.51 Twisted nylon filament yarn manufactured out of nylon filament yarn including crimped or textured nylon filament yarn falling within Chapter 54 of the First Schedule on which the appropriate duty of excise under the First Schedule, or as the case may be, the additional duty leviable under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 has already been paid Nil - - 130. 5403.20 or 5403.32 Twisted viscose filament yarn manufactured out of viscose filament yarn including textured viscose filament yarn falling within Chapter 54 of the First Schedule on which the appropriate duty of excise under the First Schedule, or as the case may be, the additional duty leviable under the Customs Tariff Act,1975 has already been paid Nil - - 131. 5402.31, 5402.32, 5402.39, 5402.41, 5402.42, 5402.43, 5402.49, 5402.51, 5402.52, 5402.59, 5402.61, 5402.62, 5402.69, 5403.20, 5403.31,5403.32, 5403.33, 5403.39, 5403.41, 5403.42 or 5403.49 Dyed, printed, bleached or mercerised yarn, whether single, multiple(folded), cabled or air-mingled, manufactured in a factory which does not have the facilities (including plant and equipment) for producing single yarn Rs. 9 per kg. Nil 23 132. 5402.31, 5402.32, 5402.39, 5402.41, 5402.42, 5402.43, 5402.49, 5402.51, 5402.52, 5402.59, 5402.61, 5402.62, 5402.69, 5403.20, 5403.31, 5403.32, 5403.33, 5403.39, 5403.41, 5403.42 or 5403.49 Dyed, printed, bleached or mercerised yarns, whether single, multiple (folded), cabled or air-mingled, manufactured in a factory which does not have the facilities (including plant and equipment) for producing single or draw twisted or texturised yarn Nil Nil 24 133. 5402.39 or 5402.59 Twisted polypropylene filament yarn manufactured out of polypropylene filament yarn on which appropriate duty of excise under the First Schedule, or as the case may be, the additional duty leviable under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, has already been paid Nil - - 134. 5404.10 Monofilament of high density polyethylene or polypropylene Nil - 19 135. 5404.10 Nylon monofilament yarn, of denierage 210, 330, 420, 630, 840, 1050, 1260 or 1680, with tolerance of 4 per cent. Nil - - 136. 5406.10 or 5407.10 Woven fabrics, other than those manufactured in a factory belonging to multi-locational composite mill and supplied for processing to another factory owned by the same multi-locational composite mill Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, multi-locational composite mill means a public limited company which is engaged in the processing of fabrics with the aid of power along with spinning of yarn from fibres and weaving or knitting or crocheting of fabrics in one or more factories, owned by the same public limited company. Nil - - 137. 5406.10 or 5407.10 Woven fabrics manufactured in a factory belonging to multi-locational composite mill and supplied for processing to another factory owned by the same multi-locational composite mill Explanation .- For the purposes of this entry, multi-locational composite mill means a public limited company which is engaged in the processing of fabrics with the aid of power along with spinning of yarn from fibres and weaving or knitting or crocheting of fabrics in one or more factories, owned by the same public limited company. Fifty per cent. of the duty of excise specified in the First Schedule - - 138. 5406.21, 5406.22, 5406.23 or 5406.29 Fabrics of polyester filament yarn containing cotton and polyester staple fibre in which the proportion of polyester staple fibre or filament yarn or both is less than 70% by weight of the total fibre content and processed by a factory owned by a registered handloom co-operative society or any organisation set up or approved by the Government for the purpose of development of handlooms Nil - - 139. 5406.21, 5406.22, 5406.23, 5406.29, 5407.21, 5407.22, 5407.23 or 5407.29 Woven fabrics (excluding fabrics of polyester filament yarn containing cotton and polyester staple fibre in which the proportion of polyester staple fibre or filament yarn or both is less than 70% by weight of the total fibre content), processed without the aid of power or steam, but with or without the use of machines Nil - - 140. 5406.21, 5406.22, 5406.23, 5406.29, 5407.21, 5407.22, 5407.23 or 5407.29 Fabrics, woven on handlooms and,- (a) processed without the aid of power or steam; or (b) processed with the aid of power or steam by a factory owned by a registered handloom co-operative society or any organisation set up or approved by Government for the purpose of development of handlooms. Nil - - 141. 55 Poly Vastra , that is to say, any cloth, containing cotton and polyester, woven on handloom from yarns hand spun in India and certified as Poly Vastra by an officer duly authorised in this behalf by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission and processed by a factory owned by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission or any organisation approved by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission for the purpose of processing of Poly Vastra Nil - - 142. 55 Synthetic fabrics consumed within the factory in which it is produced for the manufacture of shoddy blankets falling within Chapter 63 of the First Schedule provided that such fabrics are manufactured out of shoddy yarn and in respect of such blankets exemption from the whole of the duty of excise leviable thereon, is not availed of Nil - - 143. 55 Synthetic fabrics processed within the factory in which it is produced for the manufacture of shoddy blankets falling within Chapter 63 of the First Schedule provided that such fabrics are manufactured out of shoddy yarn and the value of synthetic shoddy blankets manufactured out of such fabrics does not exceed one hundred and fifty rupees per square metre and the procedure set out in Chapter X of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 is followed if the said fabrics are processed elsewhere than in the factory of production Nil - - 144. 5501.20 Polyester tow consumed within the factory of production in the manufacture of polyester staple fibre Nil - - 145. 55.09 or 55.10 The following goods if purchased by a registered Apex Handloom Co-operative Society, the National Handloom Development Corporation or a State Government Handloom Development Corporation, and the payment for which is made by cheque drawn by such Co-operative Society or Corporation, as the case may be, on its own bank account, namely:- (a) yarn of counts not exceeding 25 of artificial staple fibre, not containing synthetic staple fibres and supplied in cross reel hanks; (b) yarn of polyester staple fibre containing cotton (not containing any other textile material) and in which the proportion of polyester staple fibre is less than 70 per cent. by weight of the total fibre content; (c) yarn of polyester staple fibre containing cotton, ramie or artificial staple fibre or any one or more of these fibres (not containing any other textile material) and in which the proportion of polyester staple fibre is less than 70 per cent. by weight of the total fibre content; or (d) yarn of artificial staple fibre containing polyester staple fibres (not containing any other textile material) and in which the proportion of polyester staple fibre is more than 40% by weight of the total fibre content and in or in relation to the manufacture of which any process is ordinarily carried on with the aid of power. Nil - 14 146. 55.10 Yarn of artificial staple fibre in or in relation to the manufacture of which no process is ordinarily carried on with the aid of power Nil - - 55.10 Yarn of artificial staple fibre (not containing synthetic staple fibres) - (a) supplied in plain (straight) reel hanks; or (b) used captively in the factory of production for conversion into hank yarn in plain (straight) reel hank Nil - - 148. 55.10 Cellulosic spun yarn (not containing synthetic staple fibre) produced out of cellulosic spun yarn (not containing synthetic staple fibre) in plain (straight) reel hanks, on which the appropriate duty of excise has already been paid, wound on cones on doubling machine and meant for conversion into two fold yarn and then reeling into plain (straight) reel hanks Nil - - 149. 55.11, 55.12, 55.13 or 55.14 Fabrics of man made staple fibres woven on looms other than handlooms and processed without the aid of power or steam, with or without the use of machines, other than the following, namely :- (a) Fabrics containing only polyester and cotton in which the proportion of polyester staple fibre is less than 70% by weight of total fibre content; and (b) Fabrics containing only polyester staple fibre and any one or more of the following fibres, namely, cotton, ramie and artificial fibre in which the proportion of polyester staple fibre is more than 40% but less than 70% by weight of total fibre content. Nil - - 150. 55.11, 55.12, 55.13 or 55.14 Fabrics of man made staple fibres woven on handlooms and processed without the aid of power or steam, or fabrics of man made staple fibres woven on handlooms processed with the aid of power or steam by a factory owned by a State Government Handloom Development Corporation or an Apex Handloom Cooperative Society approved by Government of India for the development of Handlooms, other than the following, namely :- (a) fabrics containing only polyester and cotton in which the proportion of polyester staple fibre is less than 70% by weight of total fibre content; and (b) fabrics containing only polyester staple fibre and any one or more of the following fibres, namely, cotton, ramie and artificial fibre in which the proportion of polyester staple fibre is more than 40% but less than 70% by weight of total fibre content. Nil - - 151. 5511.10, 5512.10, 5513.10 or 5514.10 Unprocessed fabrics of synthetic or artificial staple fibres, other than those manufactured in a factory belonging to multi-locational composite mill and supplied for processing to another factory owned by the same multilocational composite mill Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, multi-locational composite mill means a public limited company which is engaged in the processing of fabrics with the aid of power along with spinning of yarn from fibres and weaving or knitting or crocheting of fabrics in one or more factories, owned by the same public limited company. Nil - - 152. 5511.10, 5512.10, 5513.10 or 5514.10 Unprocessed fabrics of synthetic or artificial staple fibres manufactured in a factory belonging to multi-locational composite mill and supplied for processing to another factory owned by the same multilocational composite mill Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, multi-locational composite mill means a public limited company which is engaged in the processing of fabrics with the aid of power along with spinning of yarn from fibres and weaving or knitting or crocheting of fabrics in one or more factories, owned by the same public limited company. Fifty per cent. of the duty of excise specified in the First Schedule - - 153. 56.02 Jute felt Nil - - 154. 56.05 Metallic yarn (imitation zari) Nil - - 155. 56.07 All goods (other than dipped cords falling under sub-heading 5607.90 of the First Schedule) made from yarn, monofilament, tapes or strips on which the appropriate duty of excise leviable under the First Schedule, the special duty of excise leviable under the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act or, as the case may be, the additional duty leviable under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, has already been paid Nil - - 156. 56.07 or 56.09 All goods made without the aid of power Nil - - 157. 58.01, 58.02 or 58.06 All goods in or in relation to the manufacture of which no process is ordinarily carried on with the aid of power or steam. Nil - - 158. 5801.11, 5801.91, 5802.41, 5802.51, 5804.19, 5806.10 or 5806.39 Fabrics not subjected to any process, of wool or of fine animal hair, or of other textile material (other than cotton or man made fibre or jute) if no credit on inputs under rule 57AB or 57AK of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 has been availed Nil - - 159. 58.05 Embroidery, other than those not subjected to any process Nil - - 160. 5806.31 or 5806.32 Narrow woven fabrics of cotton or man-made fibres Nil - - 161. 5806.39 The following goods, namely :- (a) Hair belting of wool; (b) Strips of jute made from fabrics on which the appropriate duty of excise under the First Schedule has already been paid and intended for supply to the Indian Army. Nil - - 162. 59 Printing frames intended for use either within the factory of production or in any other factory of the same manufacturer, in printing of textile fabrics and in respect of use in the said other factory, the procedure set out in Chapter X of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, is followed Nil - - 163. 59.03 Fabrics of jute, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, if appropriate duty of excise has already been paid on such base fabrics of jute Nil - - 164. 5906.99 Rubberised textile fabrics Nil - 19 165. 5908.00 Tubular knitted gas mantle fabric, whether or not impregnated, for use in incandescent gas mantles Nil - 3 166. 59.10 Unprocessed cotton belting, woven Nil - - 167. 60 All goods in, or in relation to, the manufacture of which any process is ordinarily carried on with the aid of power (other than goods falling under sub-heading No. 6002.10) of textile materials (other than cotton or man-made fibre) not subjected to any further process Nil - 19 168. 60.01 or 60.02 Knitted or crocheted fabrics processed without the aid of power or steam. Nil - - 169. 6001.11, 6001.21, 6001.91, 6002.42 or 6002.92 Knitted or crocheted fabrics of cotton Nil - - 170. 6001.12, 6001.22, 6001.92, 6002.20 6002.43 or 6002.93 Unprocessed knitted or crocheted fabrics Nil - - 171. 63 Made up textile articles made out of handloom fabrics Nil - - 172. 63.01 The following blankets, the value of which does not exceed Rs.150 per square metre, namely:- (a) blankets of wool; (b) blankets of yarn of shoddy falling under heading No.55.09 or heading No.55.10 of the First Schedule Nil - - 173. 6301.90 Jute blankets Nil - - 174. 68 Goods, in which not less than 25% by weight of fly-ash or phospho-gypsum or both have been used Nil - 25 175. 68 or 69 Stoneware, which are only salt glazed Nil - - 176. 68 or 69 Sand lime bricks Nil - - 177. 68.07 The following goods, namely :- (i) Articles of mica; (ii) Mosaic tiles, that is to say, tiles known commercially as 'mosaic tiles'; (iii) Goods manufactured at the site of construction for use in construction work at such site; (iv) Lightweight (solid or hollow) concrete building blocks Nil - - 178. 68.07 Goods manufactured by Nirman Kendras and Nirmithi Kendras Nil - 26 179. 69 Roofing tiles (including tiles used for roofing such as ridge tiles, ventilator tiles, smoke tiles, valley tiles, sky-light tiles and ceiling tiles) Nil - - 180. 6906.10 Glazed tiles manufactured by a manufacturer exclusively engaged in the process of printing, decorating or ornamenting of the said glazed tiles Explanation .- For the purposes of this entry, the value of glazed tiles shall be the value charged for printing, decorating or ornamenting of the said glazed tiles. 16% - 19 181. 6906.10 Glazed tiles manufactured by a manufacturer exclusively engaged in the process of printing, decorating or ornamenting of the said glazed tiles on job work basis, by whom or on whose behalf no glazed tiles are sold Nil - 19 and 27 182. 6906.90, 69.07, 69.09, 69.10 or 69.11 All goods manufactured by a manufacturer exclusively engaged in the process of printing, decorating or ornamenting of the said goods. Explanation .-For the purposes of this entry, the value of goods shall be the value charged for printing, decorating or ornamenting of the said goods 16% - 19 183. 70 Glassware produced by mouth-blown process Nil - - 184. 70 Optical glass manufactured by the Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Calcutta and intended for use by any Department of the Central Government Nil - - 185. 70.06, 70.07, 70.08, 7010.19, 7010.29 or 7013.90 All goods manufactured by a manufacturer exclusively engaged in the process of printing, decorating or ornamenting of the said goods Explanation .- For the purposes of this entry, the value of goods shall be the value charged for printing, decorating or ornamenting of the said goods. 16% - 19 186. 70.15 All goods (other than Table and kitchenware of Glass) manufactured by a manufacturer exclusively engaged in the process of printing, decorating or ornamenting of the said goods Explanation .-For the purposes of this entry, the value of goods shall be the value charged for printing, decorating or ornamenting of the said goods. 16% - 19 187. 71 Primary gold converted with the aid of power from any form of gold Explanation. - For the purposes of the exemption, "primary gold" means gold in any unfinished or semi-finished form and includes ingots, bars, blocks, slabs, billets, shots, pellets, rods, sheets, foils and wires. Nil - - 188. 71 (I) Articles of - (a) gold; (b) silver; (c) platinum; (d) palladium; (e) rhodium; (f) iridium; (g) osmium; or (h) ruthenium; (II) Ornaments and the like articles made of gold or silver or both, whether or not set - (a) with stones or gems (real or artificial), or with pearls (real, cultured or imitation); or (b) with stones, gems and pearls of the kind mentioned at (a) or any combination thereof; (III) Strips, wires, sheets, plates and foils of gold, used in the manufacture of articles of jewellery and parts thereof; (IV) Precious and semi-precious stones, synthetic stones and pearls Explanation.- For the purposes of entries (I), (II) and (III), as the case may be, - (i) "ornament" means a thing, in any finished form, meant for personal adornment or for the adornment of any idol, deity or any other object of religious worship, made of, or manufactured from, gold or silver or both, whether or not set with stones or gems (real or artificial) or with pearls (real, cultured or imitation), or with all or any of them and includes parts, pendants or broken pieces of ornaments; (ii) "metal" shall include,- (a) any alloy in which any of the metals specified in this entry at item No. (I) above predominates by weight over each of the other metals specified in such item or any other metal in such alloy; (b) any alloy in which the gold content is not less than 37.5 per cent. by weight; (iii) "articles" in relation to gold shall mean any thing (other than ornaments), in a finished form, made of, or manufactured from or containing, gold and includes any gold coin and broken pieces of an article of gold but does not include primary gold, that is to say, gold in any unfinished or semi-finished form including ingots, bars, blocks, slabs, billets, shots, pellets, rods, sheets, foils and wires. Nil Nil Nil Nil - - - - - - - - 189. 71 Silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium in their primary forms, that is to say, any unfinished or semi-finished form including ingots, bars, blocks, slabs, billets, shots, pellets, rods, sheets, foils and wires Nil - - 190. 72 Stainless steel circles cut on job work, for use in the manufacture of utensils Nil - 19 and 28 191. 73 Forgings and forged products of iron or steel used in the manufacture of parts and accessories of cycles and cycle rickshaws falling under Chapter 40, 73, 83, 85, 87 or 95 Nil - 4 192. 73 Castings and forgings, cleared for manufacture of sewing machines or chaff cutters (whether known as toka machine or by any other name) used for cutting animal fodder Nil - 29 193. 73.02 Railway or tramway track construction material of iron and steel Explanation.- For the purposes of this exemption, the value of goods shall be the value of goods excluding the value of rails. 16% - 30 194. 73.10 Metal containers Nil - 31 195. 73.10 or 73.26 Mathematical boxes, geometry boxes and colour boxes Nil - - 196. 73.21 or 74.17 Kerosene burners, kerosene stoves and wood burning stoves of iron or steel, copper or copper alloy Nil - - 197. 73.21 or 94.05 Bio-gas lights, bio-gas stoves and hot plates of iron or steel, specially designed to operate using bio-gas Nil - - 198. 73.23 or 7615.10 Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, other than pressure cookers and parts of pressure cookers Nil - - 199. 74.02 or 74.03 Unrefined copper and unwrought copper, intended for use in the manufacture of utensils or handicrafts Nil - 32 200. 74.09 All goods other than trimmed or untrimmed sheets or circles of copper, intended for use in the manufacture of utensils or handicrafts Nil - 32 201. 74.09 Trimmed or untrimmed sheets or circles of copper, intended for use in the manufacture of handicrafts or utensils Rs. 3500 per metric tonne - 33 202. 74.09 or 74.10 Copper strip and foil, intended to be used for manufacture of imitation "Zari" Nil - - 203. 76.01 Unwrought aluminium, whether or not alloyed, intended for use in manufacture of utensils Nil - 34 204. 7604.21, 7604.29, 7604.30, 76.08 or 76.09 Aluminium extrusions, square tubes and round tubes of aluminium used in the manufacture of, - (1) artificial limbs; or (2) any of the following rehabilitation aids, namely:- i.Somi brace (ii) Ash brace (iii) Taylor brace (iv) Four post collars (v) Thumb splint (vi) Finger splint (vii) Axilla crutches (viii) Elbow crutches (ix) Walking frames (x) Wheel chair or Tricycle components (xi) Braille shorthand machine (xii) Folding cane for blind Nil - 4 205. 76.06 Aluminium plates and sheets (other than circles), intended for use in manufacture of utensils Nil - 19 and 34 206. 76.06 Aluminium circles Rs. 2500 per metric tonne - 19 and 34 207. 76.12 Metal containers, in or in relation to the manufacture of which no process is ordinarily carried on with the aid of power Nil - - 208. 82 Pencil sharpeners and blades thereof Nil - - 209. 82.06 Tools put up in sets Nil - 35 210. 82.11 or 82.14 Knives Nil - - 211. 84 The Coir processing machinery specified in List 3, supplied under Integrated Coir Development Project being implemented by the Government of Kerala Nil - - 212. 84 Spinnerettes made, interalia, of Gold, Platinum and Rhodium or any one or more of these metals, when cleared in exchange of worn-out or damaged spinnerettes 16% - 36 213. 84 or 87 Parts and components of motor vehicles, manufactured in a factory and used within any other factory of the same manufacturer in or in relation to the manufacture of goods, falling under sub-heading Nos. 8702.90, 8704.20, 8706.29 and 8706.42 Explanation .- For the purposes of this exemption, value of the parts and components of motor vehicles shall be equal to sixty per cent. of the value of such parts and components as determined under section 4 of the Central Excise Act, 1944, when sold by the manufacturer as spare parts or spare components Rate of duty applicable on the said parts and components of motor vehicles - - 214. 84.08 Diesel engines upto 10 HP Fifty per cent. of the duty of excise specified in the First Schedule - - 215. 8414.30, 8414.99 or 84.18 Goods specified in List 4 intended to be used for the installation of a cold storage, cold room or refrigerated vehicle, for the preservation, storage or transport of agricultural produce Nil Nil 3and 4 216. 84.15 Parts of air-conditioning machines - Nil - 217. 84.30 or 87.05 (i) Drilling rigs falling under heading No. 84.30, mounted on motor vehicle chassis manufactured from chassis and compressor on which the duty of excise leviable under the First Schedule has already been paid; (ii) Drilling rigs mounted on motor vehicle chassis falling under heading No. 87.05, manufactured from chassis and compressor on which the duty of excise leviable under the First Schedule has already been paid. Explanation.- For the purposes of entries (i) and (ii), value of the drilling rig shall be its value, excluding the value of the chassis and compressor used in such drilling rig. 16% 16% - - 37 37 218. 8452.19 Sewing machines, other than those with in-built motors Nil - - 219. 85.24 Recorded video cassettes intended for television broadcasting and supplied in formats such as U-matic, Betacam or any similar format Nil - - 220. 85.24 The following goods, namely:- (a) sound recorded magnetic tapes of width not exceeding 6.5 millimeters, whether in spools, or reels or in other form of packing ; (b) television and sound recording media such as video tapes and video discs Nil - 38 221. 85.28 Colour television receivers,- (i) where the retail sale price is declared on the package, at the time of clearance from the factory of production, and the retail sale price declared forms the sole consideration for sale to the ultimate consumer; (ii) in other cases of - (a) screen size upto 36 cm (b) screen size exceeding 36 cm but not exceeding 54 cm (c) screen size exceeding 54 cm but not exceeding 68 cm (d) screen size exceeding 68 cm but not exceeding 74 cm (e) screen size exceeding 74 cm but not exceeding 87 cm (f) screen size exceeding 87 cm but not exceeding 105 cm (g) screen size exceeding 105 cm Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, 'retail sale price' means the maximum price at which the excisable goods in packaged form may be sold to the ultimate consumer and includes all taxes local or otherwise, freight, transport charges, commission payable to dealers, and all charges towards advertisements, delivery, packing, forwarding and the like, as the case may be, and the price is the sole consideration for such sale. 16% Rs.1500 per set Rs. 2800 per set Rs. 4300 per set Rs. 11200 per set Rs. 12900 per set Rs. 17900 per set Rs. 33000 per set - - - - - - - - - 222. 85.28 All goods other than colour television receivers 16% - - 223. 85.29 Television chassis (populated printed circuit board) used for the manufacture of broadcast television receiver sets (monochrome) other than video monitors, video projectors and projection television sets. Nil - 4 224. 86.01 to 86.06 All goods Nil - 39 225. 87 Motor vehicle falling under - (i) sub-heading No. 8702.10 or 8703.90, which after clearance has been registered for use solely as ambulance; or (ii) sub-heading No. 8703.90, which after clearance has been registered for use solely as taxi 16% 16% Nil Nil 40 226. 87 Electrically operated vehicles, namely, trolley buses, platform trucks, works trucks, tow tractors, two or three wheeled motor vehicles; and battery powered road vehicles Explanation .- For the purposes of the exemption,"electrically operated trolley buses" means trolley buses which are run solely on electrical energy derived from an external source, and "electrically operated platform trucks", "electrically operated work trucks" and "electrically operated tow tractors", respectively, means platform trucks, work trucks or tow tractors which are run solely on electrical energy derived from one or more electrical batteries which are fitted to such vehicles and "battery powered road vehicles" means road vehicles which are run solely on electrical energy derived from one or more electrical batteries fitted to such road vehicles. 16% Nil - 227. 87 Chassis for use in the manufacture of battery powered road vehicles 16% Nil 4 228. 87 Motor vehicles fitted with diesel generating sets intended for supply to the Ministry of Defence for official purposes Explanation.- For the purposes of this exemption, value of motor vehicle shall be deemed to be equal to the value of the generating set fitted to such vehicle. Rate of duty applicable on the diesel generating set fitted on the motor vehicle Nil - 229. 87 (i) Motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of more than six persons, excluding the driver, including station wagons; (ii) Motor vehicles for the transport of goods (other than those specially designed for the transport of compressed or liquiefied gases), falling under heading No. 87.04; and (iii) three wheeled motor vehicles Nil Nil 41 230. 87.01 Tractors of engine capacity exceeding 1800cc, on which weightlifting or other specialised material handling equipment is mounted, fitted or fixed Explanation.- For the purposes of this exemption,the value of tractors shall be the value of the tractors excluding the value of weightlifting or other specialised material handling equipment mounted, fitted or fixed on them. 16% - - 231. 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.16 (1) Motor vehicles manufactured by a manufacturer, other than the manufacturer of the chassis - (i) for the transport of more than six persons but not more than twelve persons, excluding the driver, including station wagons; (ii) for the transport of more than twelve persons, excluding the driver ; (iii) for the transport of not more than six persons, excluding the driver, including station wagons ; (iv) for the transport of goods, other than petrol driven ; (v) for the transport of goods, other than mentioned against (iv) above. (2) Vehicles of heading No. 87.16 manufactured by a manufacturer, other than the manufacturer of the chassis. Explanation .- For the purposes of entries (1) and (2), the value of vehicle shall be the value of the vehicle excluding the value of the chassis used in such vehicle. 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% Nil 16% Nil 16% - 42 42 232. 87.02, 87.04 or 87.06 Three or more axled motor vehicles and chassis therefor (other than articulated vehicles and chassis therefor) Explanation.- For the purposes of this exemption,"articulated vehicle" means a motor vehicle to which a trailer is attached in such a manner that part of the trailer is superimposed on, and a part of the weight of the trailer is borne by the motor vehicle. 16% Nil - 233. 87.03 Cars for physically handicapped persons 16% Nil 43 234. 87.05 Special purpose motor vehicles Nil - 44 235. 87.06 Motor chassis for vehicles of heading No. 87.04 (other than petrol driven) fitted with engines, whether or not with cab 16% Nil - 236. 87.09 Tractors of the type used on railway station platforms, on which weightlifting or other specialised material handling equipment is mounted, fitted or fixed Explanation.- For the purposes of this exemption,the value of tractors shall be the value of the tractors excluding the value of weightlifting or other specialised material handling equipment mounted, fitted or fixed on them. 16% - - 237. 87.14 Parts and accessories of vehicles of heading No. 87.12 Nil - - 238. 87.16 Trailers fitted with diesel generating sets intended for supply to the Ministry of Defence for official purposes Explanation.- For the purposes of this exemption, value of trailer shall be equal to the value of the generating set fitted to such trailer Rate of duty applicable on the diesel generating set fitted on the trailer - - 239. 9003.11 or 9003.19 Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles or the like, of value below Rs. 500 per piece Nil - - 240. 9004.90 All goods other than sunglasses for correcting vision Nil - - 241. 90.17 Parts of drawing and mathematical instruments, used in the manufacture of such drawing and mathematical instruments Nil - 4 242. 90.27 Kits manufactured by M/s. Hindustan Antibiotics Limited, Pimpri, for testing narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances Explanation.- For the purposes of this exemption,- (a) "narcotic drugs" and "psychotropic substances" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them as defined in clause (xiv) and clause (xxiii) of section 2 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985); (b) "kits for testing narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances" means kits consisting of chemical reagents in small bottles for testing narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances manufactured by M/s. Hindustan Antibiotics Limited, Pimpri, including test tubes droppers, test plates and similar other accessories supplied with such kits. Nil - - 243. 91.08, 91.09, 91.10, 91.11, 91.12, 91.13 or 91.14 Parts and components used in the manufacture of watches and clocks of retail sale price not exceeding Rs. 500/- per piece. Explanation .- For the purposes of this exemption, "retail sale price" means the maximum price at which the excisable goods in packaged form may be sold to the ultimate consumer and includes all taxes, local or otherwise, freight, transport charges, commission payable to dealers, and all charges towards advertisement, delivery, packing, forwarding and the like, as the case may be, and the price is the sole consideration for such sale. Nil - 4 244. 95 Sports goods Explanation .- "Sports goods" for the purposes of this entry do not cover articles and equipment for general physical exercise. Nil - - 245. 96.03 All goods other than tooth brushes Nil - - 246. 96.08 Pens and parts thereof, of value not exceeding Rs. 100 per piece Nil - - 247. 96.08 Ball point pens including refills for ball point pens and parts thereof, of value not exceeding Rs. 100 per piece Nil - - 248. 96.08 or 96.09 Parts of pencils including clutch pencils used in the manufacture of such pencils including clutch pencils Nil - 4 249. 96.08 Pencils Nil - - 250. Any Chapter Goods supplied for the official use of foreign diplomatic or consular missions in India Nil Nil 45 251. Any Chapter (i) Cement Bonded Particle Board (ii) Jute Particle Board (iii) Rice Husk Board (iv) Glass-fibre Reinforced Gypsum Board (GRG) (v) Sisal-fibre Boards (vi) Bagasse Board Nil - - 252. Any Chapter Goods required for,- (a) the substitution of ozone depleting substances (ODS); (b) the setting up of new projects with non-ozone depleting substances (non-ODS) technologies. Explanation.- "Goods" for the purposes of this exemption means goods which are designed exclusively for non-ozone depleting substances (non-ODS) technology. Nil Nil 46 253. Any Chapter Goods other than the following, namely:- (a) Electrical stampings and laminations; (b) Bearings; and (c) Winding wires. Nil - 47 254. Any Chapter Non-conventional energy devices/ systems specified in List 5 Nil - - 255. Any Chapter Parts of goods falling under heading Nos. 86.01 to 86.06 used within the factory of production or in any other factory of the same manufacturer in the manufacture of goods falling under heading Nos. 86.01 to 86.06 Nil - 4 256. Any Chapter All goods manufactured in a factory and used within the same factory for building a body or fabrication or mounting or fitting of structure or equipment on a chassis falling under heading No. 87.06 of a motor vehicle of Chapter 87 Nil - 48 257. Any Chapter Parts of aeroplanes or helicopters required for manufacture or servicing of aeroplanes or helicopter (other than rubber tyres and tubes for aeroplanes) Explanation.- For the purposes of this exemption parts of aeroplanes or helicopters shall include engines, engine parts, wireless transmission apparatus, wireless receivers, iron and steel washers and screws, ball and roller bearings and other parts falling within the First Schedule or the Second Schedule, as the case may be. Nil - - 258. Any Chapter Parts of hearing aids used within the factory of its production in the manufacture of hearing aids, falling under heading No. 90.21 of the First Schedule Nil - - 259. Any Chapter Medical equipment and other goods specified in List 6 Explanation. - For the purposes of this exemption the items in the list above shall not include Foley Balloon Catheters. Nil - - 260. Any Chapter Mixture of graphite and clay, used within the factory of production in the manufacture of pencils or pencil leads falling under heading No. 96.08 or 96.09 Nil - - 261. Any Chapter Aluminium ferrules, used within the factory of production or in any other factory, in the manufacture of pencils falling under heading No. 96.08 or 96.09 Nil - - 262. Any Chapter The following goods, namely:- a) Candles; b) Footwear of a retail sale price not exceeding Rs 125 per pair; c) Tableware and kitchenware of glass; d) Imitation jewellery; e) Monochrome television receivers; f) Vacuum and gas filled bulbs of retail sale price not exceeding Rs 20 per bulb; g) Sunglasses for correcting vision; h) Watches and clocks of retail sale price not exceeding Rs 500 per piece; i) Rubberised coir mattresses; and j) Toothbrushes. Explanation: .- "Retail sale price" means the maximum price at which the excisable goods in packaged form may be sold to the ultimate consumer and includes all taxes, local or otherwise, freight, transport charges, commission payable to dealers and all charges towards advertisement, delivery, packing, forwarding and the like , as the case may be, and the price is the sole consideration for such sale. Four per cent. ad valorem - 49 ANNEXURE Condition No. Conditions 1. If the manufacturer of the food preparations produces a certificate from an officer not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India or not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to the State Government concerned to the effect that such food preparations have been distributed free to the economically weaker sections of the society under a programme duly approved by the Central Government or the State Government concerned, within five months from the date of clearance of such goods or within such further period as the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction may allow in this regard. 2. (i) If the cement manufacturer makes a declaration to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction regarding the installed capacity of the factory before availing of exemption under this notification or wherever there is a change in the said capacity, and furnishes such information or documents, if any, as may be required by the Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner , as the case may be, for his satisfaction in this regard. (ii) The exemption shall be applicable upto a maximum quantity of ninety-nine thousand tonnes in a financial year. For computing the quantity of ninety-nine thousand tonnes in a financial year, the clearances of cement effected under any other notification shall be included. However, the clearances of cement effected on payment of duty at the rate of Rs. 350 per tonne shall not be taken into account for computing the above mentioned quantity of ninety-nine thousand tonnes. (iii) The exemption under this notification shall not be applicable to, - (a) cement manufactured from such clinker which is not manufactured within the same factory; and ( b) cement bearing a brand name or trade name (whether registered or not) of another person; Explanation.- For the purposes of condition (iii), "brand name" or "trade name" means a brand name or trade name, whether registered or not, that is to say, a name or a mark, such as a symbol, monogram, signature, or invented words or any writing which is used in relation to a product for the purpose of indicating, or so as to indicate, a connection in the course of trade between the product and some person using such name or mark with or without any indication of the identity of that person. 3. The exemption shall be allowed if it has been proved to the satisfaction of an officer not below the rank of the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction that such goods are cleared for the intended use specified in column (3) of the Table. 4. Where such use is elsewhere than in the factory of production, the exemption shall be allowed if the procedure set out in Chapter X of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, is followed. 5. The Commissioner of Central Excise having jurisdiction over the refinery permits the kerosene to be cleared to the said warehouse for the purpose of this exemption on such conditions he deems fit for the proper accountal for kerosene cleared from the refinery and the payment of duty thereon. 6. If,- (i) soaps are manufactured under a scheme for the sale of Janata soap through public distribution system approved in this behalf by the Government of India in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food Public Distribution (Department of Food Public Distribution); (ii) sale of such soaps are effected either through the National Co-operative Consumers Federation of India Limited or through such other organisation, as may be approved in this behalf by the said Department of Food Public Distribution under the scheme referred to in (i) above, and such sale is at such prices to such Federation or organisation as may be fixed from time to time by the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce Industry (Department of Industrial Policy Promotion). If,- (i) bamboo is used for the splints or for both splints and veneers, the amount of exemption shall be increased, by thirty five paise per hundred boxes; (ii) the splints of such matches are made of bamboo and the matches are packed in boxes of 40s, the rate of duty shall be four-fifths of the rate applicable to matches of identical description produced in the same factory but packed in boxes of 50s and if such packing in boxes of 50s is not done, it shall be four-fifths of the notionally determined rate for matches packed in boxes of 50s: Provided that an officer not below the rank of the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction, is satisfied that the sum total of the capital investment made from time to time on plant and machinery installed in the industrial unit in which the said goods, under clearance, are manufactured, is not more than twenty lakh rupees. Explanation. - While determining the sum total of the value of the capital investment, only the face value of the investment at the time when such investment was made shall be taken into account, but the value of the investment made on plant and machinery which have been removed permanently from the industrial unit or rendered unfit for any use shall be excluded from such determination. 7. The exemption shall be available in respect of first clearances for home consumption from a factory not exceeding 120 million matches during a financial year and that clearances from the said factory during such financial year do not exceed 150 million matches and also subject to the following other conditions, namely:- (i) the total production of matches in a calendar month during the aforesaid period by the said factory does not exceed 15 million matches; (ii) the total clearances, if any, of matches for home consumption from the said factory during the preceding financial year, did not exceed 150 million matches: Provided that - (a) where bamboo is used for the splints or for both splints and veneers, the amount of exemption shall be increased by thirty-five paise per hundred boxes of 50 matches; (b) where the splints of such matches are made of bamboo and the matches are packed in boxes of 40 matches, the rate of duty shall be four-fifths of the rate applicable to matches of identical description produced in the same factory but packed in boxes of 50 matches and if such packing in boxes of 50 matches is not done, it shall be four-fifths of the notionally determined rate for matches packed in boxes of 50 matches: Provided further that the exemption available shall not apply to the said matches where a manufacturer uses any other manufacturer's label which is approved by the proper officer for matches packed in boxes attracting a higher rate of duty than the rate of duty specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the Table. Explanation. - For the purpose of the matches mentioned in column (3), against S. No. 67 of the said Table,- (1) no process other than the mechanical process employed for - (a) filling of boxes with matches; (b) dipping of splints in the composition for match heads; (c) frame filling; (d) affixing of central excise stamps; (e) packing; (f) the process of giving - (i) the cardboard flats or strips the configuration of a match box including the outer slide or the inner slide, or (ii) the veneer flats or strips, the configuration of a match box including the outer slide or the inner slide with the use of match paper, (g) pasting of labels on match boxes or veneers or cardboards, shall be deemed to be a process ordinarily carried on with the aid of power; (2) any other manufacturer referred to in the second proviso shall mean a manufacturer in respect of whom any one or more of the following conditions relating to clearances of matches for home consumption from, or production of matches by a factory, or the process of manufacture apply, namely:- (i) such clearances exceed 150 million matches during the financial year; (ii) such clearances during the preceding financial year had exceeded 150 million matches; (iii) such production of matches in a calendar month during the financial year exceeds 15 million matches; (iv) any process mentioned in clause (1) above is ordinarily carried on with the aid of power. 8. If manufactured by M/s. Hindustan Antibiotics Limited, Pimpri and used in the factory of production in the manufacture of kits for testing narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Explanation.- For the purposes of this condition,- a. "narcotic drugs" and "psychotropic substances" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them as defined in clause (xiv) and clause(xxiii) of section 2 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985; (b) "kits for testing narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances" means kits consisting of chemical reagents in small bottles for testing narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances manufactured by M/s. Hindustan Antibiotics Limited, Pimpri , including test tubes droppers, test plates and similar other accessories supplied with such kits. 9. If the unexpanded polystyrene beads are purchased by the Malaria Research Centre, New Delhi on behalf of the Government of India in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, for use in malaria control activities and the said Malaria Research Centre gives an undertaking - a. to produce a certificate from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to the effect that the said unexpanded polystyrene beads shall be used in malaria research activities within one month from the date of such purchase or within such extended period as the proper officer may allow; and (b) to the effect that in case the unexpanded polystyrene beads are not so used, it shall pay duty which would have been levied thereon but for the exemption contained herein: Provided that the said Malaria Research Centre may sell or otherwise dispose of the unexpanded polystyrene beads so purchased, subject to the condition that it shall, within a month of such sale or disposal,- (i) intimate to the proper officer the circumstances leading to such sale or disposal; and (ii) pay the duty which would have been levied thereon but for the exemption contained in this notification: Provided further that the proper officer may accept the said intimation after the expiry of the specified time of one month, if he is satisfied that the said Malaria Research Centre was prevented by sufficient cause from furnishing such information or from payment of the said duty of excise within the specified time. 10. If such tyres are for use on animal drawn vehicles or hand carts and such tubes are for use with such tyres and every such tyre and tube bears a durable and prominent marking of the letters "ADV" on it. 11. If it is proved to the satisfaction of the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction that the parts are intended to be used as original equipment parts in the manufacture of main battle tanks falling under heading No. 87.10 of the First Schedule. 12. (1) This exemption shall apply only to the paper and paperboard or articles made therefrom cleared for home consumption from a factory, in any financial year, upto first clearances of an aggregate quantity not exceeding 3500 Metric Tonnes. (2) The exemption shall not be applicable to a manufacturer of the said goods who avails of the exemption under the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 8/2000- Central Excise, dated the 1 st March, 2000 published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R.186(E), dated the 1 st March, 2000, 9/2000- Central Excise, dated the 1 st March 2000, published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R.187(E), dated the 1 st March, 2000, published in the Gazette of India vide 8/2001- Central Excise, dated the 1 st March, 2001 and 9/2001- Central Excise, dated the 1 st March 2001. 13. If the manufacturer produces at the time of clearance a certificate from an authorized officer of the Handloom Co-operative Society, National Handloom Development Corporation or State Government Handloom Development Corporation, as the case may be, that the yarn is going to be used only on handlooms . 14. If manufactured out of yarn - (i) falling under Chapter 51,52, 54 or 55 of the First Schedule; and (ii) on which the appropriate duty of excise under the First Schedule, the special duty of excise leviable under the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, or as the case may be, the additional duty leviable under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 has already been paid. 15. If manufactured out of yarn - (i) falling under Chapter 51 or 52 of the First Schedule; and ii. on which the appropriate duty of excise under the First Schedule, or as the case may be, the additional duty leviable under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 has already been paid. 16. If ,- (i) manufactured out of yarn falling under Chapter 51, 52, 54 or 55 of the First Schedule; and (ii) manufactured out of yarn on which the appropriate duty of excise under the First Schedule, the special duty of excise leviable under the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, or as the case may be, the additional duty leviable under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 has already been paid; and (iii) the dyeing, printing, bleaching or mercerising is done without the aid of power or steam. 17. If manufactured out of yarn - (i) falling under Chapter 51,52,54 or 55 of the First Schedule; and (ii) on which the appropriate duty of excise under the First Schedule, the special duty of excise leviable under the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, or as the case may be, the additional duty leviable under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 has already been paid; and (iii) no credit under rule 57AB or rule 57AK of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 has been availed in the process of dyeing, printing, bleaching or mercerising in the manufacture of dyed, printed, bleached or mercerised yam. 18. If no credit under rule 57AB or rule 57AK of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, has been taken. 19. The exemption shall not apply to woven fabrics of wool, cotton or man-made fibres, if such fabrics are processed in a factory having facilities (including plant and equipment) for carrying out bleaching, dyeing, or printing or any one or more of these processes with the aid of power or steam. 20. If,- i. a certificate to the effect that such fabrics have been woven in a prison and have been sent for further processing to an independent processor or a composite mill, outside the prison is given by the Inspector General of the Prisons or an officer duly authorised by him in this behalf in the Government of the State or the Union territory, as the case may be; ii. a separate account is maintained in respect of such fabrics by the said independent processor or a composite mill; and iii. the said independent processor or a composite mill produces a certificate or evidence to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, within a period of ninety days or such extended period as may be permitted by the Commissioner of Central Excise, to the effect that the said fabrics have been returned after processing to the prison from which the fabrics were received. 21. If,- (i) manufactured out of yarn falling under sub-heading No. 5402.42 of the First Schedule on which the appropriate duty of excise under the First Schedule, the special duty of excise leviable under the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, or as the case may be, the additional duty leviable under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, has already been paid; and (ii) no credit of duty paid on inputs has been taken under rule 57AB or rule 57AK of the Central Excise Rules, 1944. 22. If,- (i) manufactured out of textured or draw-twisted yarn, falling under Chapter 54 of the First Schedule on which the appropriate duty of excise under the First Schedule, the special duty of excise leviable under the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, or as the case maybe, the additional duty leviable under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 has already been paid; and (ii) no credit under rule 57AB or rule 57AK of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 has been availed in the process of dyeing, printing, bleaching or mercerising in the manufacture of dyed, printed, bleached or mercerised yarn. 23. If, i.the dyeing, printing, bleaching or mercerising is done without the aid of power or steam; and ii. manufactured out of yarn falling under Chapter 54 of the First Schedule on which the appropriate duty of excise under the First Schedule, the special duty of excise leviable under the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, or as the case may be, the additional duty leviable under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 has already been paid. 24. If the manufacturer maintains proper account in such form and in such manner as the Commissioner of Central Excise having jurisdiction may specify in this behalf, for receipt and use of fly-ash or phospho-gypsum or both, in the manufacture of all goods falling under Chapter 68 of the First Schedule and files a monthly return in the form and manner, as may be specified by such Commissioner of Central Excise, with the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction. 25. If the Nirman Kendra or the Nirmithi Kendra produces a certificate from an officer not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Urban Development, to the effect that- (a) the said Nirman Kendra or the said Nirmithi Kendra is recognised as such by the Government of India; and (b) the goods manufactured by such Nirman Kendra or Nirmithi Kendra are intended for construction of low cost houses. 26. If such glazed tiles are not subjected to the process of printing, decorating or ornamenting by the job worker, for or on behalf of any manufacturer of glazed tiles. 27. If such goods are not produced or manufactured by a manufacturer who produces or manufactures steel from iron ore or concentrate. 28. If,- a. the castings and forgings produced in a factory are used in that factory for the production of sewing machines or chaff cutters; or b. the castings or forgings are supplied directly from the factory of manufacture, to the factory of a manufacturer of sewing machines or chaff cutters and the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction is satisfied that the castings or forgings are intended for use in the manufacture of sewing machines or chaff cutters. 29. If manufactured out of rails on which duty of excise has been paid and no credit of duty paid on such rails has been taken under rule 57AB or rule 57AK of the Central Excise Rules, 1944. 30. If,- (a) in or in relation to the manufacture of such containers no process is ordinarily carried on with the aid of power; or (b) such containers are produced by the manufacturer thereof without the aid of power from sheets which had been tinned, printed, coated or lacquered by others with the aid of power. 31. If such goods are not produced or manufactured by a manufacturer who produces or manufactures copper from copper ore or copper concentrate. 32. If,- (a) no credit of duty paid on inputs under rule 57AB or rule 57AK of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 has been taken; (b) the entire amount of duty is paid in cash or through account - current; and (c) such goods are not produced or manufactured by a manufacturer who produces or manufactures copper from copper ore or copper concentrate : Provided that the duty shall not be payable by a manufacturer who produces or manufactures trimmed sheets or circles from duty paid untrimmed sheets or circles. 33. If such goods are not produced or manufactured by a manufacturer who produces or manufactures aluminium from aluminium ore or aluminium concentrate. 34. If manufactured from goods falling within heading Nos. 82.02 to 82.05 of the First Schedule, on which duty of excise specified in the First Schedule or the additional duty leviable under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, as the case may be, has already been paid. 35. The duty would be leviable as if the value of the spinnerettes were equal to- (i) the cost of exchange, that is to say, the aggregate of- (a) labour charges; (b) price charged for that quantity of gold, platinum and rhodium, if any, which is in excess of the respective quantity of gold, platinum or rhodium contained in the worn out or damaged spinnerettes; and (c) any other charges paid for the exchange of such spinnerettes; and (ii) the insurance and freight charges, both ways. 36. If no credit of duty paid on the chassis and compressor has been taken under rule 57AB or rule 57AK of the Central Excise Rules, 1944. 37. If,- i.made from unrecorded articles falling under heading No. 85.23; and ii. (a) not intended for sale; or (b) intended for sale or supply to All India Radio or any other Department of Government of India in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; or (c) intended for sale or supply, in the form of U-matic video tapes formats of width not less than 19 millimeters, to Doordarshan. 38. If,- a. intended for use by the Indian Railways or the Konkan Railway Corporation; and b.the ownership of the said goods vests in the Indian Railways or the Konkan Railway Corporation. 39. (a) The manufacturer pays duties of excise at the rate of 16% ad valorem under the First Schedule and 16% ad valorem under the Second Schedule in the case of motor vehicle falling under sub-heading No. 8702.10 or sub-heading No. 8703.90, at the time of clearance of the vehicle; (b) the manufacturer files the claim for refund of duty paid in excess of that specified under this exemption, in the proforma prescribed under rule 173S of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, with the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction, before the expiry of six months from the date of payment of duty on the said motor vehicle; (c) the manufacturer furnishes to the said Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, a certificate from an officer authorised by the concerned State Transport Authority, to the effect that the said motor vehicle has been registered for use solely as ambulance or taxi, as the case may be, within three months, or such extended period not exceeding a further period of three months as the said Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, may allow, from the date of clearance of the said motor vehicle from the factory of the manufacturer; (d) where the manufacturer has collected an amount, as representing the duties of excise, in excess of the duties payable under this exemption from the buyer, on receipt of a communication from the said Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner, as the case may be, that the claim is otherwise eligible for sanction, the manufacturer shall return the excess amount so collected and submit evidence to the said Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner to the effect that the said amount has been duly returned to the buyer; and (e) in the case of ambulance, the concessional rate of duty shall apply only when the ambulance is supplied to - (i) hospitals, nursing homes or sanatoriums, run by the Central Government or a State Government or a Union territory Administration or a local authority, or are registered as such with any Department of the Central Government, or a State Government or a Union territory Administration or a local authority; or (ii) the Indian Red Cross Society. 40. If manufactured out of chassis falling under heading No. 87.06 on which duty of excise has been paid and no credit of duty paid on such chassis and other inputs used in the manufacture of such vehicle has been taken under rule 57AB or rule 57AK of the Central Excise Rules, 1944: Provided that this exemption is not applicable to a manufacturer of said vehicles- a.who is manufacturing such vehicle on a chassis supplied by a chassis manufacturer, the ownership of which remains vested in the chassis manufacturer or the sale of the vehicle so manufactured is made by such chassis manufacturer on his account; and b. who is manufacturing chassis and using such chassis for further manufacture of such vehicle. 41. If no credit of duty paid on the chassis falling under heading No. 87.06 has been taken under rule 57AB or rule 57AK of the Central Excise Rules, 1944. 42. If an officer not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Industry certifies that the said goods are capable of being used by the physically handicapped persons. 43. If manufactured out of chassis and equipment, on which the duty of excise leviable under the First Schedule or the additional duty leviable under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, as the case may be, has already been paid. 44. If, before the clearance of the goods, the manufacturer produces to the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over his factory - a. a certificate from the Protocol Division of the Ministry of External Affairs that the concerned foreign diplomatic or consular mission is entitled to exemption from excise duty based on the principle of reciprocity; and b. an undertaking from the head of the concerned diplomatic mission or consulate or by an officer duly authorized by him, that- (i) he will produce a certificate, within three months from the date of clearance of the goods or such extended period as may be permitted by the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, that the goods have been put to use, or are in the use, as the case may be, of the mission or consulate; (ii) the goods will not be sold or otherwise disposed of before the expiry of three years from the date of clearance of the goods, and (iii) in the event of non compliance of sub-clause (i), the diplomatic or consular mission will pay the duty which would have been leviable at the time of clearance of goods, but for this exemption. 45. If,- (i) the project for the purpose of substitution of ozone depleting substances or for setting up of new projects with non-ozone depleting substances (non-ODS) technologies has been approved by the steering committee set up in the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the Government of India for the clearance of such projects; (ii) the manufacturer furnishes, in each case, a certificate duly signed by an officer not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests to the effect that the said goods are required for the said purpose. 46. If the goods are used,- (i) in the manufacture of the following power driven pumps primarily designed for handling water, namely :- (a) Centrifugal pumps (horizontal or vertical pumps); a. Deep tube-well turbine pumps; b.Submersible pumps; c. Axial flow and mixed flow vertical pumps; and (ii)(a) within the factory of production; or (b) where such use is elsewhere than in the factory of production, the procedure set out in Chapter X of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, is followed. 47. If, duty of excise on the chassis leviable under the First Schedule or special duty of excise leviable under the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act or the additional duty leviable under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, as the case may be, has been paid. 48. The exemption contained in this notification shall apply subject to the following conditions, namely :- (i) No credit of the duty paid on (a)inputs ; or (b) capital goods exclusively used in the manufacture of these goods has been taken under rule 57AB or rule 57AK; and (ii) the duty is paid in cash or through the account current. Explanation.- For the removal of doubts, it is clarified that a manufacturer who has availed of full exemption under notification No. 8/2000-Central Excise, dated 1 st March, 2000 or 8/2001-Central Excise, dated the 1 st March, 2001, as the case may be, in any financial year, is permitted to avail this exemption in the same financial year. LIST 1 (See S. Nos. 47 ,48 and 57 of the Table ) (1) Streptomycin (2) Isoniazid (3) Thiacetazone (4) Ethambutol (5) Sodium PAS (6) Pyrazinamide (7) Dapsone (8) Clofazamine (9) Tetracycline Hydrochloride (10) Pilocarpine (11) Hydrocortisone (12) Idoxuridine (13) Acetazolamide (14) Atropine (15) Homatropin (16) Chloroquine (17) Amodiaquine (18) Quinine (19) Pyrimethamine (20) Sulfamethopyrezine (21) Diethyl Carbamazine (22) Arteether or formulation of artemisinin. LIST 2 (See S. No. 48 of the Table ) (1) Meta Aminophenol (2) Para Nitrochlorobenzene (PNCB) (3) Picolines (4) Novaldiamine (5) Ethoxy methylene diethyl-malonate (6) Hydrazine Hydrate (7) DL-2 Amino-1 butanol (8) Guanidine Nitrate (9) Citric Acid (10) 4,7-DCQ (Dichloroquinoline) (11) N-methyl Piperazine (12) D-2-Aminobutanol (O-Aminobutanol) (13) Diethyl Carbamyl Chloride (14) 4-Cyanopyridine (15) Isonicotinic acid (16) Thiosemicarbazide (17) 1-Nitropropane (18) 4-Amino-4 Nitrodiphenyl sulphide (19) N-(4-Chlorophenyl)-O-Phenylene diamine (20) 5-Iodouracil (21) 1-Acetyl-5-Iodouracil (22) 2-Amino-5-Mercapto-1,2,4-Thiadiazole (23) 2-Amino-5-Amino-Sulfomyl-1,3,4-Thiadiazole (24) 2-Acetylamino-5-Mercapto-1,3,4-Thiadiazole. LIST 3 (See S. No. 211 of the Table ) (1) Coconut husk crusher (2) Coconut husk defibering mill (3) Sifter or Siever (for separating coir fibre from pith) (4) Turbo cleaner (for cleaning the fibre) (5) Bailing press (6) Willowing machine (for cleaning and preparing fibre for spinning) (7) Motorised Spinning Ratts. LIST 4 (See S.No. 215 of the Table ) (1) Gas Compressor, all types (2) Flywheel and pulley (3) Truck refrigeration unit (4) Walk-in-coolers/walk-in-freezer (5) Condensing unit (6) Evaporator (7) Oil separator (8) Receiver (9) Purger (10) Air cooling unit/ air handling unit, all types (11) Evaporator coil, all types (12) Plate freezer (13) Blast freezer (14) IQF freezer (15) Cooling tower (16) Condensor-atmospheric/shell and tube/ evaporative (17) Valves and fittings LIST 5 ( See S. No. 254 of the Table ) (1) Flat plate solar collector (2) Black continuously plated solar selective coating sheets (in cut length or in coil) and fins and tubes (3) Concentrating and pipe type solar collector (4) Solar cooker (5) Solar water heater and system (6) Solar air heating system (7) Solar low pressure steam system (8) Solar stills and desalination system (9) Solar pump based on solar thermal and solar photovoltaic conversion (10) Solar power generating system (11) Solar photovoltaic module and panel for water pumping and other applications (12) Solar crop drier and system (13) Wind operated electricity generator, its components and parts thereof (14) Water pumping wind mill, wind aero-generator and battery charger (15) Bio-gas plant and bio-gas engine (16) Agricultural, forestry, agro-industrial, industrial, municipal and urban waste conversion device producing energy (17) Equipment for utilising ocean waves energy (18) Solar lantern (19) Ocean thermal energy conversion system (20) Parts consumed within the factory of production of such parts for the manufacture of goods specified at S.Nos. 1 to 19 above (21) Solar photovoltaic cell. LIST 6 ( See S.No. 259 of the Table ) (1) Argon/Krypton laser (2) Aspiration - irrigation - equipment (3) Automatic keratometer (4) Automatic refractometer (5) C.A.M. stimulator (6) Colour vision testing equipment (7) Complete refraction unit with phoropter/ projectochart (8) Contact lens lathe (9) Contact lens polishing machine (10) Contact lens thickness measuring gauge (11) Corneal Anesthesiometer (12) Cryo-lathe (13) Dark adaptometer (14) Diathermy equipment (15) Exophthalmometer (16) Fluorescein angiography equipment including fundus camera (17) Glare testing equipment (18) Gonioscope, 3 mirror lens, special lenses for laser delivery, special diagnostic lenses (14D, 20D, 90D), Endo lens (19) Intraocular lenses/ Keratoprosthesis/ orbital implants (20) Keratometer (21) Laser Interferometer (22) Lensometer/Projection lensometer. (23) Low visual aids and sets (telescopic glasses) (24) Microsurgical needle, cannuals, blades, trephine blades, membrane peelers, diathermy probes, vitreous cutters atraumatic needles and sutures, intra ocular scissors and forceps (25) Ocular electro physiological testing equipment (Electroretinography / Electroculography/ Visually evoked response equipment (ERG, EOG and VER)) (26) Operating glasses (2X, 4X, 6X)/ Binomag (27) Ophthalmic cryo equipment (28) Ophthalmic hydraulic chair (29) Ophthalmic operating lights and fibre optic lights (30) Ophthalmic/Xenon Arc (31) Ophthalmoscope - Direct/ Indirect (32) Ophthalmo dynamometer (33) Pachhy meter- Optical/Electronic (34) Pantoscope (35) Phaco-emulsification system (fragmentome) (36) Photoelectric Keratoscope and Thermokeratoscope (37) Photo slit lamp (38) Prism bars (39) Projection magnifier for contact lens inspection and verification (40) Pseudo-isochromatic chart book/Ishaire (41) Radiuscope base curve (for measurement of contact lenses) (42) Refractometer (43) Retinoscope Streak/spot (44) Roper Hall foreign Body Locator (45) Silicone Sponges/rubber/ bands, for Retinal Detachment Surgery (46) Slit lamp biomicroscope (47) Softometer for measurement of the base curve of soft contact lens (48) Specular microscope with monitor and recorder (49) Stereozoom microscope for inspection of contact lens (50) Sterilisers (high speed/ ethylene) (51) Surgical Operating Microscope Manual (52) Surgical Operating Zoom Microscope with close circuit T.V. Camera (53) Synoptophore (54) Tonometer (Schtotz/ Applensation/Pheumo) (55) Ultrasonography A.B.M. Scan/ Pacchymeter/cleaner (56) Visual field recording equipment (57) Vitrectomy equipment (Ocutome system) (58) Yag Laser (59) Diode Laser (60) Excimer Laser (61) Australia Antigen RIA Kit (62) Cardiac catheter with guidewire (63) Clips for aneurysms and clips applying forceps in Neuro-surgery (64) Cardio vascular suture (65) Cadiovascular special instruments, namely:- (i) Coronary perfusion cannulae (ii) Electrical or gas operated sternal cutter (iii) High pressure stop cock and connector for pressure recording (iv) Vascular bull-dog clamps (v) Vascular clamps (vi) Vascular needle holder (vii) Vascular scissors straight or angled (viii) Vascular tissue forceps (66) Compressed air breathing apparatus complete (67) D.C. Defibrillator for internal use and pace makers (68) Endotracheal tube (69) Haemodialysor (70) Heart lung machine (71) Heart valve prosthesis including valve frame (72) Nebulized humidifier (73) Hydrocephalus shunt (74) Hyper-baric oxygen chamber (75) Fogarty and embolectomy catheter (76) Implantable cardiac pacemaker (77) Intra-arterial catheter and guidewire and material for intervention radiology (78) Intra-cardiac patches (79) Nebulizer excluding:- (i) Ultrasonic nebulizer (ii) Heat nebulizer (80) Omayya reservoir for intraventricular investigation/ therapy (81) Operating set for Percutaneous Nephrostomy and Percutaneous removal of kidney stone with continuous irrigation and suction with ultrasonic Lithotrite, etc. (82) Ostomy product (Appliance) for managing Colostomy, Illcostomy, Ureterostomy, Illeal Conduit Urostomy Stoma cases such as bag, belt, adhesives seal or disc or roll adhesive remover, skin barrier micropore surgical tape, bag closing clamp karaya seal paste or powder, irrigation set, plastic or rubber faceplate, flanges, male or female urinary incontinency set, skin gel, in parts or sets (83) Oxygenator (84) Plastic disposable 3-way connector (85) Portable intermittent positive, pressure breathing apparatus (86) Pulmoflator (87) Respirator including ventimeter (88) Sengstaken tube (89) Tracheostomy tube (90) Ventilator used with anaesthesia apparatus (91) Vascular graft (92) Tracheostomy tube of plain PVC, low pressure PVC, Red Rubber Plain, and Red Rubber cuffed (93) Various types of Cardiac catheter including balloon tipped, double Lumen and PTCA catheter, balloon dilatation catheter and Endomyocardial biopsy forcep (94) Disposable and non-disposable cannula for aorta, vena cavae and similar veins and blood vessels and cannula for intra corporal spaces (95) Programmer for pacemaker (96) Ancillaries for blood component therapy required for the treatment of cancer, namely, Y type blood solution recipient set; Transfer pack 1000 ml. and 300 ml.; disposable pherasis bowl 225 ml. and 373 ml.; hydoxy ethyl starch solution (Plasma Sterile); wasting harness with bypass; and waste bags (97) AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) test kits; Enhanced luminescence analysers for AIDS, Hepatitis and other Analyses (98) Iridium wire (99) Anti-HLA sera (AB-CDR) (100) T.P.H.A. Kits and AIDS diagnostic kits (101) Gamma knife (102) Bone Marrow Transplant Equipment including silastic long standing intravenous catheters for Chemotherapy (103) Cell Separator (104) Pressure Transducer and Pressure Amplifier (105) Cell Saver (106) Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid (107) Craniotome (Pneumatic and Electric Equipment) and Drills (108) Binocular Loupes (109) Intra Aortic Ballon Pump (110) Remote After Loading Brachy Therapy Equipment (111) Dosimetry System (112) Cell Saver Equipment (113) Cell Washer (114) Thawer Equipment for Blood Warming (115) Mammography Unit (116) O 2 Concentrator (117) Ventricular Assist Device (118) Pace Maker (119) Activated Clot Time Machine (120) Cobalt Therapy Unit (121) Colour Doppler Ultrasound Scanner (122) SPECT Gamma Camera (123) Deep Therapy Unit (124) Cardiac and Vascular Angiography System including Digital substraction Angiography (125) Pulse Oximeter (126) Blood Gas Analyser (127) Sodium Potassium Analyser (128) Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator (129) Intra Cranial Pressure Monitoring Equipment (130) Radio Therapy Simulator (131) Treatment Planning System (132) Angiography Contrast Agent (133) Image Intensifier (134) Magnetic Resonance Imaging System (135) Surgical Laser (136) Electro/Hydraulic Operating Table for Cardio Thoracic and Neuro Surgery (137) Auto Analyser for Enzymes, Drug Levels and Biochemical investigations (138) Implants for pain relief and bladder control (139) Artificial electronics larynx instruments (140) Ventilators other than those used with anaesthesia (141) Digital Video EEG System (142) Instruments and implants for severely physically handicapped patient and joint replacement and spinal instrument and implant including bone cement (143) Linear accelerator. (144) Small portable pump used for giving slow infusion of anti-cancer drug or thalassaemic drug. F.No.334/1/2001-TRU (T. R. Rustagi) Joint Secretary to the Government of India