Blended aviation fuel with 70%+ petroleum oils now under new tariff item 2710 19 33 with 14% excise duty.

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....This notification amends the Fourth Schedule of the Central Excise Act, 1944, related to mineral products under Chapter 27. It substitutes the Supplementary Notes, defining standards and specifications for blended aviation turbine fuel. A new tariff item 2710 19 33 is inserted for "Blended Aviation turbine fuel" with a 14% excise duty rate. The notification clarifies that blended aviation turbine fuel means any aviation turbine fuel containing 70% or more petroleum oils or bituminous mineral oils, blended with synthesized hydrocarbons conforming to BIS standard IS 17081:2019. The notification comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.....