Circular No. 7 of 2003-Income Tax The Finance Act, 2003 as passed by the Parliament, received the assent of the President on 14th May, 2003 and has been enacted as Act No. 32 of 2003. This circular explains the substance of the provisions of the Act relating to direct taxes
The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification No. 21/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002 [G.S.R. 118(E), dated the 1st March, 2002] and was last amended by notification No.135/2003-Customs, dated the 28th August, 2003.
In view of position explained above, I am directed to clarify that certification charges paid by the exporter to the certifying agencies shall not be considered to be additional value for the purpose of this notification and diamond re-imported after certification by the specified agencies abroad shall be eligible for duty free import provided other conditions of the said notification are fulfilled.
In this regard, representations have been received by the Board from trade and industry, that private ICD operators are charging insurance charges even after the goods are insured by exporters and importers.
