2001 (2) TMI 217

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....er of Central Excise in the impugned order. The other issue involved in the appeal relates to valuation of the impugned product and availability of Modvat credit in case the product is held to be dutiable. 2. Shri Arvind P. Datar, learned Sr. Counsel, submitted that the appellants have a composite unit for manufacturing Zip fasteners; that they are also manufacturing zipper tapes, slide fasteners etc. which are required for manufacture of zip fasteners; that the dispute relates to classification of zipper tapes during the period from 1-3-1994 to 15-3-1995 during which period, the tariff rate under Heading 96.07 was nil. He submitted that as per Note 6 of Chapter 58 of CETA, for the purpose Heading No. 58.06 the expression narrow woven fa....

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....1996 they are paying duty on the impugned product under Heading 96.07 which has not been objected to by the Department. He mentioned that if the product is classifiable under Heading 96.07 it will be chargeable to nil rate of duty during the relevant period and the valuation dispute will not be material, but he would like to mention that the Commissioner has taken the price of the highest quality goods for assessing all the impugned goods manufactured by them. Concluding the argument he claimed that if the product is held to be leviable to duty, they will be eligible for Modvat credit of the duty paid on the inputs as well as on the capital goods. 3. Countering the arguments, Shri S. Kannan, learned DR, submitted that the Commissioner ha....