TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
1998 (6) TMI 202
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....4/97 dt. 24-10-1997 of CCE 2. The issues being similar, they were heard together and are being considered by this Common order. 3. In Appeal No. E/V/217/98 there are 3 issues involved viz; (a) Inclusion of return freight charges of empty tankers/lorry with empty cylinders in Assessable value of the Chemicals manufactured and transported to buyer's door through contracted transporter; (b) Demand for duty on tankers fabricated on own account within the factory and mounted therein on duty paid truck chassis belonging to the contractors; and (c) Demand of differential duty of Rs. 5 lakhs (by adding to Assessable Values) collected as freight charges which is in excess of that paid to contractor. 4.&emsp....
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....costing is available. (vi) When tankers return empty, they are periodically cleaned from inside, and sent on their next voyage. None of these facts are disputed and are on record. 7. Revenue contends that while cost of outwards trip (with excisable goods loaded) is deductible from Assessable value, cost of return trip is to be included. 8. Heard ld. Sr. Advocate Shri M. Chandrashekaran and ld. Consultant Shri S.R. Narayanan for appellants and Shri R. Victor Thiagaraj, ld. SDR for Revenue. 9. Ld. Sr. Advocate argued that both outward & inward (return) freight costs are deductible from Assessable Value on following grounds :- (a) freight charges recovered from buyers is as a whole for both trips take....
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....for duty is illegal. (i) They cited following case laws to show that freight charges were deductible from Assessable Values :- Indian Oxygen - 1988 (36) E.L.T. 723 Jabalpur Exygen - 1991 (52) E.L.T. 455 Jabalpur Oxygen - 1987 (30) E.L.T. 304 Pure Drinks - 1991 (56) E.L.T. 619 Baroda Electric Meter - 1997 (94) E.L.T. 13 Vijayawada Bottling - 1997 (94) E.L.T. 433 (j) Applying all these facts and case laws, to Section 4, they argued that as the Assessable Value was at the place and time of removal (i.e. their factory gate), therefore post-clearance freight was not includible in it. 10. Revenue contended that the basis of calculation of freight for return was different and was computed separately. On Be....
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.... trade practice includes even the public sector refineries as well as other manufacturers of similar products. There is no evidence that the freight element collected constitutes as additional consideration affecting the assessable value in terms of Section 4. In view of these observations, we do not agree with the ld. Commissioner that transport (return) charges are to be added to the assessable value. That freight beyond factory gate is deductible was clearly settled by the decision in the case of Indian Oxygen (supra). Most others have cited referred to it or relied thereon and all have held so. Hence the case law on this is settled and the issue is res integra. If that be so, then, there is also no question of payment of differential du....
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....f the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise and Salt Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts all goods falling within the Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), manufactured in a factory and used within the same factory for building a body or fabrication or mounting or fitting of structure or equipment on a chassis of a motor vehicle of Heading No. 87.02 or 87.04 from the whole of the duty of excise leviable thereon which is specified in the said Schedule : Provided that appropriate duty of excise, on the said chassis, leviable thereon under the said Schedule or the additional duty leviable u....