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Classification of Iron Ore

No.TCR/1078/2007/3.
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Circular numberNo.TCR/1078/2007/3.
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicfreight
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Classification of Iron Ore declaration of export iron ore as domestic iron ore for non payment of Distance

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RATES CIRCULAR NO.36 OF 2009

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA) RAILWAY BOARD

No.TCR/1078/2007/3.

New Delhi, dated 01 . 06.2009

The Chief Commercial Managers, All Indian Railways.

Sub:  Classification of Iron Ore

In supersession of Rates Circular no. 24 & 30 of 2008 and 25 & 34 of 2009, Sanction of the Central Government is hereby accorded to the following.

1. Iron Ore will be charged at Class 180 for train load movement.  Besides, following Distance Based Charge will be levied on this traffic.

Distance in Kms %age Charge 0 - 200 125% 201 - 300 90% 301 - 400 75% 401 – 500 45% 501 – 600 25% 601 - 700 10% > 700 0%

The aforesaid Charge will be leviable on base freight rate mentioned in the Goods Tariff and shall form part of Normal Tariff Rate (NTR).

In certain cases the NTR for a particular distance may become less than that for the lower distance. In order to ensure that the NTR per tonne over longer lead is not less than the NTR per tonne over shorter lead, NTR for each distance slab should not be less than the highest NTR in the lower slab.

2. Notwithstanding Para 1 above, traffic of Iron Ore meant for domestic consumption for manufacture of Iron and Steel as well as Cement will be charged at Class 180 without levy of Distance Based Charge prescribed in Para 1 above,  subject to fulfillment of conditions laid down in Para 3 of this circular.

3. Following conditions must be complied with while booking as well as while  granting delivery of Iron Ore traffic for domestic consumption in terms of Para 2 above.

(A) Iron ore traffic booked to private sidings (including assisted sidings) of Iron and Steel manufacturing Units (including integrated steel plants and mini steel plants etc) and Cement Units: Following procedure will be followed for registration of indents and issue of Railway Receipts, submission of documents and effecting delivery.

I. ‘One Time’ submission of documents

Certified copies of documents as prescribed below should be submitted by the manufacturing unit (consignee) to the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of

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the division in which the loading takes place.

a) Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum (IEM) or certificate from Joint Plant Committee under Ministry of Steel indicating the licensed capacity of the plant or a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Plant and the associated Ministry (in case of Public Sector Undertakings only);

b) Consent For Operation (CFO) from Pollution Control Board for the current financial year or a copy of the application addressed to the concerned PCB for renewal of CFO for the current year duly acknowledged by the PCB together with a CFO for any of the preceding years not more than three years old;

c) Factory license for the current financial year or copy of the application addressed to the Inspector of Factories of the concerned state government duly acknowledged by the addressee together with a copy of the factory license for any of the preceding years not more than three years old;

d) Certificate of registration under Contract Labor Act or an affidavit under oath certifying that this registration is not legally required to be done by the unit under the provisions of the Contract Labor Act.

e) Central Excise Registration Certificate

f) Monthly Excise Return for the month prior to the current month.

II ‘Periodic Submission’ of documents

Certified copies of following documents should be submitted by the manufacturing unit (consignee) to the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of the division in which the loading takes place.

a)   The company will need to submit copies of the relevant Monthly Excise Returns on a quarterly basis. In case of new plants not having any earlier monthly excise return, the unit should furnish a certificate from the excise department mentioning non-commencement of production in lieu of the monthly excise return.

b) Failure in submission of any

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