Jammu & Kashmir Units – Exemption from Excise Duty of Specified Goods - 057/2002 - Central Excise - Tariff

Excise duty exemption enables refund equal to value addition for eligible manufacturers, subject to CENVAT and procedural conditions.

Exemption grants units in Jammu and Kashmir relief from excise duty equivalent to the duty payable on value addition, calculated by reference to prescribed Table rates or a Commissioner fixed special rate reflecting actual value addition. Manufacturers must submit monthly statements of duty and CENVAT utilisation for verification; refunds or account current credits are processed by the Assistant/Deputy Commissioner within prescribed deadlines. Where all production is eligible the manufacturer must first utilise CENVAT credit; options, provisional refunds, reversal and recovery rules apply. Eligibility, duration, exclusions and employment linked expansion conditions are prescribed.