As per Indian budget 2016-17,
1) Basic Excise Duty of 1% (without Cenvat Credit) and 12.5% (with Cenvat Credit) is being imposed on Articles of Jewellery [excluding articles of silver jewellery, other than those studded with diamonds, ruby, emerald or sapphire]. S. No. 199 of Notification No. 12/2012- Central Excise, dated 17th March, 2012 as amended by notification No. 12/2016-Central Excise dated 1st March, 2016 refers.
2) SSI threshold exemption for Articles of Jewellery [excluding articles of silver jewellery, other than those studded with diamonds, ruby, emerald or sapphire] is being increased to Rs. 6 crore in a year, with an eligibility limit of Rs. 12 crore in the preceding financial year. For the month of March, 2016, the SSI exemption for such articles of jewellery is being restricted to Rs. 50 lakh. Notification No. 8/2003-Central Excise, dated 1st March, 2003 as amended by notification No. 8/2016-Central Excise dated 1st March, 2016 refers.
3) Optional centralized registration is being extended to manufacturers of Articles of Jewellery [excluding articles of silver jewellery, other than studded with diamonds, ruby, emerald or sapphire]. Notification No. 5/2016- Central Excise (N.T.) dated 1st March, 2016 refers. 26
4) Requirement of post registration physical verification for manufacturers of Articles of Jewellery [excluding articles of silver jewellery, other than studded with diamonds, ruby, emerald or sapphire] is being done away with. Notification No. 35/2001-Central Excise (N.T.), dated 26th June, 2001 is being amended suitably by notification No. 6/2016- Central Excise (N.T.) dated 1st March, 2016 refers.
5) Basic Excise duty on Gold Bars manufactured from gold ore or concentrate; gold dore bar and silver dore bar is being increased from 9% to 9.5%. S. No. 189 of Notification No.12/2012- Central Excise, dated 17th March, 2012 as amended by notification No. 12/2016- Central Excise dated 1st March, 2016 refers.
6) Basic Excise duty on Gold bars and gold coins of purity not below 99.5%, produced during the process of copper smelting is being increased from 9% to 9.5%. S. No. 191 (i) of Notification No.12/2012- Central Excise, dated 17th March, 2012 as amended by notification No. 12/2016- Central Excise dated 1st March, 2016 refers.
7) Basic Excise duty on silver manufactured from silver ore or concentrate; silver dore bar and gold dore bar is being increased from 8% to 8.5%. S. No. 190 of Notification No. 12/2012- Central Excise, dated 17th March, 2012 as amended by notification No. 12/2016-Central Excise dated 1st March, 2016 refers.
8) Basic Excise duty on silver in any form, except silver coins of purity below 99.9%, produced during the process of copper smelting is being increased from 8% to 8.5%. S. No. 191 (ii) of Notification No. 12/2012- Central Excise, dated 17th March, 2012 as amended by Notification No. 12/2016- Central Excise dated 1st March, 2016 refers.
9) Basic Excise duty on silver produced during the process of zinc or lead smelting is being increased from 8% to 8.5%. S. No. 191A of Notification No. 12/2012- Central Excise, dated 17th March, 2012 as amended by notification No. 12/2016-Central Excise dated 1st March, 2016 refers.