Seeks to exempt certain applicable duties on petrol, diesel and ATF cleared for exports

[Notification No. 8/2022-Central Excise dated 30th June, 2022]

G.S.R. ......(E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) read with section 112 of the Finance Act, 2018 (13 of 2018) and section 125 of the Finance Act, 2021 (13 of 2021), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the goods of description falling under Column (2) of the Table below from the whole of duties in Column (3) of the said Table when such goods are cleared for exports.

TABLE

S. No.

Description of Item

The Specified Duty

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

(i) Motor Spirit commonly known as Petrol

(ii) High Speed Diesel

(i) Basic Excise Duty

(ii) Agricultural Infrastructure Development Cess

2.

Aviation Turbine Fuel Basic Excise Duty

Basic Excise Duty

Explanation: For the purpose of this notification, -

(iv) “Agricultural Infrastructure Development Cess” means the cess levied under section 125 of the Finance Act, 2021 (3of 2021);

(v) “Basic Excise Duty” means the duty levied under Section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944);

(vi) “Export”, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means taking goods out of India to a place outside India;

2. This notification shall come into force on the 1st day of July, 2022.

[F. No. 354/15/2022-TRU]