Change in rate of duty in Compound Levy Scheme applicable to chewing tobacco and unmanufactured tobacco

Last updated: 30 January 2014

Notice Date : 24 January 2014

Seeks to amend notification No. 16/2010-Central Excise, dated the 27.02. 2010 for change in rate of duty in Compound Levy Scheme applicable to chewing tobacco and unmanufactured tobacco

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

(Department of Revenue)

Notification No.02/2014 – Central Excise

New Delhi, the 24th January, 2014

G.S.R. (E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 3A of the Central Excise Act, 1944(1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 16/2010-Central Excise, dated the 27th February, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 118 (E), dated the 27th February, 2010, namely :-

In the said notification, for Table-1, and the proviso, and illustrations 1 and 2, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“Table-1

Retail sale price (per pouch)	Rate of duty per packing machine per month (Rs. in Lakhs)
		Chewing Tobacco (other than filter khaini)		Unmanufactured Tobacco		Chewing tobacco commonly known as filter khaini
		Without lime tube/lime pouches	With lime tube/lime pouches	Without lime tube/lime pouches	With lime tube/lime pouches	Chewing tobacco commonly known as filter khaini
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)
1.	Upto Re.1.00	14.07	13.36	10.03	9.53	9.67
2.	Exceeding Rs. 1.00 but not exceeding Rs. 1.50	21.10	20.05	15.05	14.30	14.51
3.	Exceeding Rs. 1.50 but not exceeding Rs. 2.00	25.32	23.92	18.06	17.06	18.38
4.	Exceeding Rs.2.00 but not exceeding Rs.3.00	37.98	35.87	27.09	25.58	26.19
5.	Exceeding Rs.3.00 but not exceeding Rs.4.00	47.27	44.45	33.71	31.70	33.17
6.	Exceeding Rs.4.00 but not exceeding Rs.5.00	59.08	55.57	42.14	39.63	39.39
7.	Exceeding Rs.5.00 but not exceeding Rs.6.00	70.90	66.68	50.56	47.55	44.90
8.	Exceeding Rs.6.00 but not exceeding Rs.7.00	112.54	105.51	80.26	75.24	49.77
9	Exceeding Rs.7.00 but not exceeding Rs.8.00	112.54	105.51	80.26	75.24	54.03
10	Exceeding Rs.8.00 but not exceeding Rs.9.00	112.54	105.51	80.26	75.24	57.75
11	Exceeding Rs.9.00 but not exceeding Rs.10.00	112.54	105.51	80.26	75.24	60.96
12	Exceeding Rs. 10.00 but not exceeding Rs.15.00	158.69	150.75	113.17	107.51	60.96 + 6.10*(P-10)
13	Exceeding Rs. 15.00 but not exceeding Rs.20.00	198.89	188.94	141.84	134.75
14	Exceeding Rs.20.00 but not exceeding Rs.25.00	233.69	222.01	166.66	158.33
15	Exceeding Rs. 25.00 but not exceeding Rs.30.00	263.60	250.42	187.99	178.59
16	Exceeding Rs.30.00 but not exceeding Rs.35.00	289.08	274.63	206.16	195.85
17	Exceeding Rs.35.00 but not exceeding Rs.40.00	310.56	295.03	221.48	210.40
18	Exceeding Rs. 40.00 but not exceeding Rs.45.00	328.42	312.00	234.21	222.50
19	Exceeding Rs.45.00 but not exceeding Rs.50.00	343.01	325.86	244.62	232.39
20	From Rs.50.00 onwards	343.01+ 6.86* (P-50)	325.86+ 6.52 * (P-50)	244.62+ 4.89 * (P-50)	232.39+ 4.65 * (P-50)
20	From Rs.50.00 onwards	Where ‘P’ above represents RSP of the pouch for which duty rate is to be determined

Provided that for the purposes of entry in column number (7), against Sl.No.12, the existing entry in column number (2) shall be read as ‘Rs. 10.01 and above’.

Illustration 1:- The rate of duty per packing machine per month for a chewing tobacco (other than filter khaini) pouch not containing lime tube and having retail sale price of Rs.55.00 (i.e. ‘P’) shall be = Rs. 343.01 + 6.86*(55-50) lakhs = Rs. 377.31 lakhs.

Illustration 2:- The rate of duty per packing machine per month for a Filter Khaini pouch having retail sale price of Rs.15.00 (i.e. ‘P’) shall be = Rs. 60.96 + 6.10*(15-10) lakhs = Rs. 91.46 lakhs.”

[F. No. 354/120/2011-TRU]

(Raj Kumar Digvijay)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note: - The principal notification No. 16/2010-Central Excise, dated the 27th February, 2010 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 118 (E), dated the 27th February, 2010 and was last amended vide notification No.14/2012-Central Excise dated the 17th March, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.165 (E), dated the 17th March, 2012.