Processes on Steel Pipes Not Classified as Manufacturing Under Excise Law Despite Tariff Heading Change.

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....Process amounting to manufacture - Change in Tariff Heading - buying tubes (stainless steel pipes) and then undertaking certain processes thereon, such as, upsetting, heat treatment, inspection, testing, threading and external coating, so that the pipes can be used for the purposes of oil drilling - The Tribunal finds that the processes undertaken by the appellant do not amount to 'manufacture,' citing precedents and the lack of substantial changes in the character or end-use of the products. - The Tribunal dismisses the Revenue's argument that a change in the tariff heading implies 'manufacture,' stating that such changes do not necessarily indicate manufacturing processes.....