2026-VIL-1206-CESTAT-MUM-CE
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Central Excise - Classification of Boiler Feed Pumps and Condensate Extraction Pumps - The Appellant, a manufacturer of boiler feed pumps and condensate extraction pumps, classified these goods under Central Excise Tariff Item 8413 7010 (pumps primarily designed to handle water) and availed excise duty concession at 6% under Serial No. 235 of Notification No. 12/2012-C.E. dated 17.03.2012 – Impugned order confirmed the demand, holding that boiler feed pumps and condensate extraction pumps, being part of the boiler system and designed for handling water at high pressure and temperature conditions different from general water pumps, should be classified under the more specific heading 8413 7095 – HELD – The Tariff structure divides centrifugal pumps into two distinct categories: those primarily designed to handle water under 8413 7010, and those for handling liquids other than water under 8413 7091 to 8413 7099. The boiler feed pumps and condensate extraction pumps, though used in boiler systems, are fundamentally designed to handle water and fall within the scope of centrifugal pumps primarily designed to handle water. The fact that these pumps operate under high pressure and temperature conditions does not alter their essential character as water-handling pumps, and such operational parameters do not constitute a separate classification criterion under the tariff - The Notification No. 12/2012-CE specifically mentions centrifugal pumps (horizontal and vertical type) as eligible for concessional duty and the exemption entry references Chapter heading 8413 without distinguishing between different tariff items within the chapter. Therefore, the exemption benefit is available to all pumps falling under Chapter 8413 that are primarily designed to handle water, regardless of whether classified under 8413 7010 or 8413 7095 - The impugned goods are classifiable under CETI 8413 7010 and are eligible for the benefit of concessional duty under Notification No. 12/2012-CE - The impugned order is set aside, the demand of duty is held unsustainable on merits, and consequently the question of interest and penalties does not arise - The appeals are allowed
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