Concessional rate of excise duty on coal

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..... Concessional rate of excise duty on coal
Query (Issue) Started By: - Balaknath Bhattacharyya Dated:- 13-4-2012 Last Reply Date:- 15-4-2012 Central Excise
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we are a power sector company producing power which is exempted from charging of excise duty . we purchase coal as raw material from different coal companies. From March 11 they are charging 5% excise dut .....

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..... y ad valorem. But as per notification 1/2011--CE chapter 27 it has been stated that 'A tariff rate of 5% has been prescribed for all tariff items falling under headings 2701-2704 and 2006(coal, lignite etc). However these items would attract the concessional rate of 1% without CENVAT credit facility. Now we being a power sector producing excise duty exempted material is not entitled to any CENVAT .....

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..... credit. My question is whether as a power producer we will pay excise duty @ 5% on coal purchased or @ 1% on that as stated above. Reply By vijay kumar: The Reply: Dear Sir, both the rates are applicable since the relevant notifications are optional in nature. In your case, since your final product i.e. power is exempted, you may ask your suppliers to go for 1% duty (now 2% w.e.f. 17.3.2012), wh .....

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..... ich however is subject to the condition of no CENVAT facility for you or your supplier. Alternately, you may purchase coal from those suppliers who do not avail the CENVAT facility so that the duty burden on you is minimized. Regards - Vijay Kumar. Reply By NEERAJ KUMAR, RANCHI: The Reply: Dear Sir, It is correct that you are not availing cenvat credit but your coal supplier must be availing c .....

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..... envat credit, and since he is availing cenvat credit he can not pay duty under Notification No.1/2011-CE
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