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Issues: Whether commercial shuttering plywood manufactured by the respondents was classifiable as commercial plywood eligible for concessional duty under Notification No. 55/79, or as structural plywood falling within the excluded category attracting higher duty.
Analysis: The classification turned on the nature, manufacture, technical specifications and commercial use of the product. The factual findings recorded by the lower authorities showed that the respondents' goods were manufactured as commercial plywood for shuttering, followed the relevant commercial plywood process, and did not undergo the impregnation process associated with concrete shuttering plywood under the ISI specification. The evidence also supported the view that structural plywood and commercial shuttering plywood were distinct products, differing in raw materials, specifications and end use. The earlier Tribunal decisions consistently held that shuttering plywood is not structural plywood and that exemption under Notification No. 55/79 is available where the goods answer the description of commercial plywood.
Conclusion: Commercial shuttering plywood was held eligible for concessional duty as commercial plywood and was not treated as structural plywood within the excluded category.