Jarda Scented Tobacco Divided into Two Ranges

The speed range for ‘jarda scented tobacco’ has been divided into two ranges (as in case of chewing tobacco),

a.  first upto 300 pouches per minute; and

b.  second from 301 onwards,

and the deemed capacity and duty payable have been notified accordingly. Notification No.11/2010-Central Excise (N.T.), dated 27.02.2010 [The Chewing Tobacco and Unmanufactured Tobacco Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty) Rules, 2010] as amended by notification No.13/2015-Central Excise (N.T.), dated 30.04.2015 [for deemed capacity of production] and notification No.16/2010-Central Excise, dated the 27.02.2010 as amended by notification No.25/2015-Central Excise, dated the 30.04.2015 [for duty payable per machine per month] refer.

[Central Excise Notification No. 25 dated 30th April 2015]

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 amendments 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, in the first paragraph,-

(i)  for the portion beginning with the words “having maximum speed” and ending with the words, brackets, figures and letter “or column (4b) of Table-2”, the words, brackets, figures and letters “having maximum packing speed as specified in column (3) or column (4) or column (5) of Table-1 or column (3) or column (4) or column (5) of Table-2, as the case may be, at which they can be operated for packing of specified goods which are packed in pouches of retail sale prices as specified in column (2) of Table-1 or Table-2, as the case may be, the rates of duty specified in the corresponding entry in column (3a) or column (3b) or column (4a) or column (4b) or column (5) of the said Table-1 or column (3) or column (4) or column (5a) or column (5b) of the said Table-2”, shall be substituted;

(ii) for Table-2 and the Illustration thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely :-

“Table-2

 

 

Rate of Duty per packing machine per month (rupees in lakh)

S. No.

Retail sale price (per pouch)

Jarda Scented Tobacco

Unmanufactured Tobacco

 

 

Upto 300 pouches per minute

301 pouches per minute and above

Any speed

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

 

 

 

 

Without lime tube/lime pouches

With lime tube/lime pouches

 

 

 

 

(5a)

(5b)

1

Up to Re.1.00

27.05

82.11

13.30

12.63

2

Exceeding Re.1.00 but not exceeding Rs.1.50

40.57

123.16

19.95

18.95

3

Exceeding Rs.1.50 but not exceeding Rs.2.00

48.68

147.79

23.94

22.61

4

Exceeding Rs.2.00 but not exceeding Rs.3.00

73.03

221.69

35.91

33.91

5

Exceeding Rs.3.00 but not exceeding Rs.4.00

90.88

275.88

44.68

42.02

6

Exceeding Rs.4.00 but not exceeding Rs.5.00

113.60

344.84

55.85

52.53

7

Exceeding Rs.5.00 but not exceeding Rs.6.00

136.32

413.81

67.03

63.04

8

Exceeding Rs.6.00 but not exceeding Rs.7.00

216.37

656.85

106.39

99.74

9

Exceeding Rs.7.00 but not exceeding Rs.8.00

216.37

656.85

106.39

99.74

10

Exceeding Rs.8.00 but not exceeding Rs.9.00

216.37

656.85

106.39

99.74

11

Exceeding Rs.9.00 but not exceeding Rs.10.00

216.37

656.85

106.39

99.74

12

Exceeding Rs.10.00 but not exceeding Rs.15.00

305.09

926.15

150.01

142.51

13

Exceeding Rs.15.00 but not exceeding Rs.20.00

382.37

1160.78

188.01

178.61

14

Exceeding Rs.20.00 but not exceeding Rs.25.00

449.29

1363.92

220.91

209.87

15

Exceeding Rs.25.00 but not exceeding Rs.30.00

506.80

1538.50

249.19

236.73

16

Exceeding Rs.30.00 but not exceeding Rs.35.00

555.79

1687.22

273.28

259.61

17

Exceeding Rs.35.00 but not exceeding Rs.40.00

597.08

1812.56

293.58

278.90

18

Exceeding Rs.40.00 but not exceeding Rs.45.00

631.41

1916.78

310.46

294.94

19

Exceeding Rs.45.00 but not exceeding Rs.50.00

659.47

2001.97

324.26

308.05

20

Above Rs.50.00

659.47+13.19 x (P-50)

2001.97+40.04 x (P-50)

324.26+6.49 x (P-50)

308.05+6.16 x (P-50)

 

 

where “P” above represents retail sale price of the pouch for which rate of duty is to be determined.”;

Illustration: - The rate of duty per packing machine per month for a jarda scented tobacco pouch having retail sale price of Rs. 55.00 (i.e. „P‟) packed with the aid of a machine having maximum packing speed, at which it can be operated for packing jarda scented tobacco pouch of the said retail sale price, of 250 pouches per minute, shall be =Rs. 659.47+13.19 x (55-50) lakh = Rs. 725.42 lakh.”.

[F.No. 334/5/2015 –TRU]

[Central Excise Notification No. 13 (Non Tariff) dated 30 April 2015]

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 3A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Chewing Tobacco and Unmanufactured Tobacco Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty ) Rules, 2010, namely:-

1.    (1) These rules may be called the Chewing Tobacco and Unmanufactured Tobacco Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty) Amendment Rules, 2015.

(2)  They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2.    In the Chewing Tobacco and Unmanufactured Tobacco Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty) Rules, 2010, -

(i)   in rule 5,-

(a)  for the portion beginning with the words “The quantity of notified goods” and ending with the words “or column (4b) of the said Table-2, as the case may be”, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“The quantity of notified goods, having retail sale prices as specified in column (2) of Table-1 or Table-2 below, deemed to be produced by use of one operating packing machine, having maximum packing speed at which it can be operated for packing of notified goods as specified in column (3) or column (4) or column (5) of the said Table-1, or column (3) or column (4) or column (5) of the said Table-2, as the case may be, per month shall be as is equal to the corresponding entry specified in column (3a) or column (3b) or column (4a) or column (4b) or column (5) of the said Table-1, or column (3) or column (4) or column (5a) or column (5b) of the said Table-2, as the case may be”;

(b)  for the Table-2 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“Table-2

 

 

Capacity of production per packing machine per month for Jarda Scented Tobacco and Unmanufactured Tobacco (number of pouches)

S. No.

Retail sale price (per pouch)

Jarda Scented Tobacco

Unmanufactured Tobacco

 

 

Upto 300 pouches per minute

301 pouches per minute and above

Any speed

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

 

 

 

 

Without lime tube/lime pouches

With lime tube/lime pouches

 

 

 

 

(5a)

(5b)

1

Up to Re.1.00

6988800

21216000

4992000

4742400

2

Exceeding Re.1.00 but not exceeding Rs.1.50

6988800

21216000

4992000

4742400

3

Exceeding Rs.1.50 but not exceeding Rs.2.00

6289920

19094400

4492800

4243200

4

Exceeding Rs.2.00 but not exceeding Rs.3.00

6289920

19094400

4492800

4243200

5

Exceeding Rs.3.00 but not exceeding Rs.4.00

5870592

17821440

4193280

3943680

6

Exceeding Rs.4.00 but not exceeding Rs.5.00

5870592

17821440

4193280

3943680

7

Exceeding Rs.5.00 but not exceeding Rs.6.00

5870592

17821440

4193280

3943680

8

Exceeding Rs.6.00 but not exceeding Rs.7.00

5591040

16972800

3993600

3744000

9

Exceeding Rs.7.00 but not exceeding Rs.8.00

5591040

16972800

3993600

3744000

10

Exceeding Rs.8.00 but not exceeding Rs.9.00

5591040

16972800

3993600

3744000

11

Exceeding Rs.9.00 but not exceeding Rs.10.00

5591040

16972800

3993600

3744000

12

Exceeding Rs.10.00 but not exceeding Rs.15.00

5255578

15954432

3753984

3566285

13

Exceeding Rs.15.00 but not exceeding Rs.20.00

4940243

14997166

3528745

3352308

14

Exceeding Rs.20.00 but not exceeding Rs.25.00

4643828

14097336

3317020

3151169

15

Exceeding Rs.25.00 but not exceeding Rs.30.00

4365199

13251496

3117999

2962099

16

Exceeding Rs.30.00 but not exceeding Rs.35.00

4103287

12456406

2930919

2784373

17

Exceeding Rs.35.00 but not exceeding Rs.40.00

3857090

11709022

2755064

2617311

18

Exceeding Rs.40.00 but not exceeding Rs.45.00

3625664

11006481

2589760

2460272

19

Exceeding Rs.45.00 but not exceeding Rs.50.00

3408124

10346092

2434375

2312656

20

Above Rs.50.00

3408124

10346092

2434375

2312656” ;

(iii)     in rule 6, in sub-rule (3), after the fourth proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

“Provided also that the annual capacity of production for the 30th day of April, 2015 shall be calculated on pro-rata basis based on the total number of days in the month of April, 2015.”

[F No.334/ /2015-TRU]