1983 (7) TMI 171

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....D.R., for the Respondent. [Order]. - In this case, the appellants imported acrylic crushed scrap. The goods were assessed to basic customs duty under heading 39.01/06 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. In addition, countervailing duty as applicable under Item 15A of the Central Excise Tariff was charged on them. The appellants filed a refund claim on two counts - (1)    the g....

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.... (since transferred to this Tribunal and taken up as the subject appeal), the appellants again pressed for only in respect of exemption from C.V. duty. But during the hearing before us on 27-6-1983, they reverted to their original claim on both the counts. They stated that the goods imported were articles of plastics falling under Heading 39.07 for the purpose of basic customs duty. For central ex....

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....tics was not applicable to acrylic scrap imported by the appellants and that since Item 15A(1) of the CET covered artificial resins and plastics materials "in any form", the goods were liable to C.V. duty under that item. He relied on this Tribunal's Order No. 222-229/1983-C, dated 20-5-1983 in favour of his case. 3.  We have carefully considered the matter. So far as the basic customs dut....

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....in the category of artificial resins or cellulose esters or ethers. The pleadings before us related to whether the goods were plastic materials or not. Plastic materials are those which have plasticity, i.e., which can be moulded, extruded, rolled or cast etc. to form articles of plastics. The appellants argued before us, with reference to the earlier Tribunal decision cited above, that acrylic sc....