Customs and Central Excise Duties Drawback Rules, 1995 were notified on 26th May, 1995 specifying time limit for filing claims for drawback. Rule 13(1) of the said rules provided that a claim should be filed within three months from the date relevant for applicability of the amount or rate or drawback in terms of sub-rule (3) of rule 5. Accordingly in case of goods exported by Sea or Air, a drawback
I am directed to draw attention to the letter of the Confederation of Export Units, pointing out some ambiguity about the status of EOU / EPZ units in the interim period between the completion of the initial period of approval and actual approval to continue as an EOU. In this regard it is clarified that Section 65 of Customs Act 1962 would adequately cover their case if they wished to continue the