2000 (5) TMI 230

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....i A.C. Jain, Advocate, for the Respondent. [Order per : Jyoti Balasundaram, Member (J)]. - The respondents herein are engaged inter alia in the manufacture of Sorbitol (Diglucital), Commercial and I.P. Grade. They hold a drug licence for the manufacture of Sorbitol IP Grade. They cleared Sorbitol manufactured by them on payment of duty at the rate of 10% ad valorem in terms of Notification N....

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....ioner (Appeals). Hence this appeal. 4. We have heard Shri H.K. Jain, learned DR for the appellants and Shri A.C. Jain, learned Advocate for the respondents. 5. We find that the product was chemically examined and the report showed that (a) the product is a Sorbitol solution with a definite chemical formula i.e. C6H14O6 or C6H8 (OH)6; (b) total alcohol is 70.6% in the product and 10....

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....er contention of the respondents that Sorbitol manufactured by them is fully crystallisable, has also not been rebutted by the Revenue. 7. According to HSN Explanatory Notes to Chapter heading 38.23 Sorbitol of Chapter 38 is difficult to crystallise. The stand of the Department that only powder/crystal form of sorbitol falls for classification under Chapter 29 and Sorbitol in liquid form (....