Applicability of exemption under Sr. No. 4 of the Notification 4 / 2006 - CE dated 1/3/2006 on import of Ore Concentrates - regarding.

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..... o All Chief Commissioners / Commissioner of Customs / Customs (Prev.) All Chief Commissioners / Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise All Commissioners of Customs (Appeals) All Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise (Appeals) All Directors General under CBEC. Subject: Applicability of exemption under Sr. No. 4 of the Notification 4 / 2006 - CE dated 1/3/2006 on import of Ore Concentrat .....

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..... "The term 'ore' applies to metalliferous minerals associated with the substances in which they occur and with which they are extracted from the mine; it also applies to native metals in their gangue (e.g. metalliferous sands"). "The term 'concentrates' applies to ores which have had part or all of the foreign matter removed by special treatments, either because such foreign matter might hamper .....

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..... in terms of a notification that applies only to Ores is no longer available to Concentrates, even if Concentrates and Ores fall under the same tariff heading. 4. Thus, it is concluded in the Conference that the benefit of exemption notification under Sr. No. 4 of the Notification 4/2006-CE dated 1.3.2006 will be available only to imported Ores and not to imported Concentrates. 5. Suitable instru .....

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