Effective excise duty rates established for specified goods, superseding prior notification and limiting duty to prescribed reduced rates.
The Central Government, invoking section 5A of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 and superseding an earlier notification, exempts the goods listed in the Table from so much of the excise duty as exceeds the amount calculated at the effective rates set forth in the Table; the Table identifies specific headings and prescribes either ad valorem rates or specified per-unit duties for various pumps, heat pumps, water filters, dishwashers and parts, washing machines and parts, and categories of typewriters and word processing machines.

Exemption limiting excise duty on specified air conditioners and refrigerators by prescribing effective rates and conditions.
The notification limits excise duty on specified air-conditioners, gas compressors, refrigerators, water coolers and related parts by exempting duty in excess of prescribed effective rates or ad valorem rates, with particular fixed rates, nil rates and percentage duties allocated by product category and subject to conditions including use in hospitals, non-resale within a prescribed period, compliance with Chapter X procedures, and specified product conformity.

Excise duty exemption limits liability to a fixed ad valorem rate for goods under specified tariff headings.
Exempts goods falling under the listed tariff heading numbers of Chapters 84 and 85 from so much of the excise duty specified in the Central Excise Tariff as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate of 5% ad valorem, relying on the powers under sub section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944.

Excise duty cap limits payable excise on specified machinery and goods to a fixed effective ad valorem rate.
Limits excise liability by exempting, under section 5A, so much of the duty on goods specified by listed Chapter 84 and 85 headings as exceeds the amount calculated at the rate of 10% ad valorem, thereby capping the effective excise charge on those tariff entries and identifying certain item level exclusions within the Table.

Excise duty exemption for specified tariff subheading removes excise liability on those goods under a government notification.
Notification No. 50/93 dated 28 2 1993 exempts from the whole of the excise duty all goods falling under the specified tariff sub heading in the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985, issued under section 5A(1) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944, as a public interest measure and superseding Notification No. 107/88 C.E.

Excise duty exemption for certain larger aluminium wire and wire rods, subject to producer and credit conditions.
Exempts from excise duty that portion in excess of a prescribed per tonne rate aluminium wire-rods and wire with maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 6 mm, under specified tariff sub-headings, issued under section 5A and superseding an earlier notification. The exemption is conditional on the goods being produced by manufacturers other than primary producers and on no credit of duty having been taken under rule 56A or 57A; "primary producer" is defined as a person licensed or registered under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act who produces aluminium from bauxite or alumina.

Excise duty exemption: Chapter 76 goods relieved from excise duty above the prescribed ad valorem rate.
Exempts all goods under Chapter 76 of the Central Excise Tariff from excise duty insofar as the duty exceeds the amount calculated at a 25% ad valorem effective rate, using the statutory notification power to cap effective excise liability and relieve any duty above that rate.

Excise duty cap limits levy on specified metal and hardware goods to a fixed ad valorem rate under notification.
The notification exempts goods within specified tariff chapters from so much of the excise duty leviable as exceeds the amount calculated at a prescribed ad valorem rate, thereby limiting the duty payable to that capped ad valorem charge for those goods.

Excise duty cap on specified tariff items limits liability to a capped ad valorem rate, exempting excess duty.
Limits excise liability for specified tariff sub headings by exempting from duty so much as exceeds an amount calculated at a capped ad valorem rate, thereby reducing the effective excise payable on those goods to that ad valorem rate under the tariff schedule.

Excise duty rate caps on specified iron and steel limit payable duty to declared ad valorem rates under statutory exemption.
The government exempts specified iron and steel goods falling under listed tariff headings from that part of excise duty which exceeds the amount calculated at the ad valorem rates prescribed in the annexed Table, thereby capping the effective duty payable on those goods at the stated ad valorem percentages and superseding the earlier notification.

Excise duty exemption for specified iron and steel goods, limiting duty to prescribed effective rates per product.
The Central Government exempts specified iron and steel goods from excise duty exceeding the effective rates set in the Table, superseding Notification No. 34/92-C.E.; each tariff heading or sub-heading is matched to a described product and an effective rate, either ad valorem or a specific per-tonne amount, with certain items assigned a nil rate and technical definitions provided to delineate scope.

Tariff amendments: Central Excise notifications updated to revise duty rates, substitute entries, and omit items.
Amendments modify eleven Central Excise notifications by substituting duty entries, changing specified tariff expressions to ad valorem or per tonne formulations, omitting particular serial entries, and replacing certain product descriptions with precise specifications and dimensional criteria in the annexed tables.

Excise duty on converted gold revised, replacing the prior per kilogram tariff with a higher statutory per kilogram rate.
Prescribes a revised excise duty rate for gold converted from any primary form by substituting the earlier per kilogram duty expression in the cited central excise notification with a new per kilogram duty expression, effected under the powers granted by the Central Excises and Salt Act as necessary in the public interest.

Excise duty rates for specified glass sheets revised, imposing unit charges per millimetre thickness per square metre.
Amendment substitutes column (4) entries for S. Nos. 01-05 of Notification No. 68/87-C.E., prescribing excise duty on specified glass sheet items on a per millimetre thickness or part thereof per square metre basis, and differentiating substituted rates for identified items and subitems within those serial entries.

Exemption of glass founts for kerosene wick lamps expanded, now fully covered under Central Excise notification amendment.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 335/86-C.E. by inserting the words "and glass founts for kerosene wick lamps" after "lamps and lanterns", thereby bringing those glass founts fully within the existing miscellaneous exemption under the Central Excise notification.

Ad valorem duty applied to specified ceramic goods: amendment prescribes a uniform effective duty rate under central excise notification.
Amends a prior central excise notification by substituting column (4) entries in the annexed Table: the existing entries for the listed serial numbers are replaced with a uniform ad valorem effective duty applicable to the specified ceramic tariff items.

Excise duty exemption for Chapter 68 goods using substantial fly ash or phospho gypsum content, excluding specified headings.
Full exemption from excise duty is provided for goods of Chapter 68, excluding Heading 68.04, in which more than 30% by weight (minus the water content) of fly ash or phospho gypsum or both has been used, exercised under the power conferred by sub section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944.

Excise exemption caps duty on specified particle and fibre boards, limiting levy above a fixed ad valorem rate.
Central Government, invoking section 5A(1) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944, exempts specified boards from so much of the excise duty as exceeds 10% ad valorem, applying to goods falling under the Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985; listed products include Cement Bonded Particle Board, Jute Particle Board, Rice Husk Board, Glass fibre Reinforced Gypsum Board (GRG), Sisal fibre Boards, and Bagasse Board.

Excise exemption for construction goods with substantial recycled-residue content applies where material proportion exceeds prescribed threshold.
Exempts goods under Chapter 68 (other than Heading 68.04) from the whole of the excise duty specified in the Tariff where one or more of the listed materials-Red Mud, Press Mud, Blast Furnace Slag-have been used and constitute more than 25% by weight of the goods; relief is exercised under powers conferred by section 5A(1) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944.

Exemption for rural-institution footwear loses value cap under amended notification, broadening central excise relief for qualifying manufacturers.
Amendment removes the monetary ceiling on the central excise exemption for footwear produced by specified rural institutions by omitting the words and figures "of value not exceeding Rs. 150 per pair" from the Table entry against S. No. 04, column (3) of Notification No. 88/88-C.E., thereby expanding the exemption's scope for qualifying rural manufacturers under the authority of section 5A(1) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944.