Circular No.636/27/2002-CX The problem of accountal of petroleum products resulting from intermingling of different products pumped through pipelines has been engaging the attention of the Board for quite some time. In a recent case, one of the oil companies has represented against the differential duty demanded by the Department on account of shortage of Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) imported under concessional rate of duty.
The Principal notification No. 21/2002-Customs dated the 1sdt March, 2002 was published in the Gazette of India, (Extraordinary)vide GSR NO. 118 (E) dated the 1st ,March, 2002 and last amend by notification No. 37 /2002 -Customs dated the 11th April, 2002 published in the Gazette of India(Extraodinay) vide GSR NO. 277 (E) dated the, 11thApril, 2002.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (i) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts materials required for the manufacture of the final goods when imported into India, from whole of the duty of Customs leviable thereon, under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), and from the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act subject to the following conditions, namely.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts materials when imported into India, from the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon, under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), and from the whole of the Special Additional Duty leviable thereon under section 3A, of the said Customs Tariff Act, subject to the following conditions, namely.
Where benefit of exemption from duty is claimed by a person, who is not a Duty Entitlement Pass Book holder, such benefit shall be permissible only against specific amount of credit transferred by a Duty Entitlement Pass Book holder to such person.
