Kind attention is invited to DOR Circular No.58/2003-Cus. dated 16.7.2003 on the above subject. In Para 3 of the said Circular it was conveyed that export incentives in respect of 63 Indian exporters listed in AEPC Public Notice dated 6.2.2003 in respect of garment exports to Russia against Non-Quota Entitlement should not be released until completion of final investigation by Ministry of Textiles and AEPC.
the amount of the credit availed irregularly or availed of in excess of the amount determined correctly refundable under clause (e) and not reversed by the manufacturer within the period specified in that clause, shall be recoverable as if it is a recovery of duty of excise erroneously refunded. In case such irregular or excess credit is utilised for payment of excise duty on clearances of excisable goods, the said goods shall be considered to have been cleared without payment of duty to the extent of utilisation of such irregular or excess credit.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), read with sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 (58 of 1957) and sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Act, 1978 (40 of 1978), the Central Government.
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.
Kind attention is invited to DOR Circular Nos.48/2003-Cus. dated 6.6.2003 and 74/2003-Cus. dated 21.8.2003 in terms of which revised norms for execution of Bond/BG under Advance License and EPCG Schemes have been notified. In terms of Para 2.1 of the DOR Circular No. 74/2003-Cus. dated21.8.2003 it was inter-alia clarified that Bond shall be backed by a bank guarantee or cash security or surety and that in respect of importers specified in Paras 2(a) to (d) of the said Circular (excepting in the case of public sector undertakings) who are eligible for BG exemption, the Bond shall be backed by a surety.
The principal notification No. 7/2003-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2003 was published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R. 137 (E), dated the 1st March, 2003 and was last amended vide notification No. 38/2003-Central Excise, dated the 30th April, 2003 (G.S.R. No.367(E), dated the 30th April, 2003.
Circular No. 6 of 2003-Income Tax The work of receipt of tax payments and issue of refunds is conducted by the Banks authorized for such purposes by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). As a compensation for the work so conducted, the Central Government pays to the Banks, through RBI, commission termed as “Turnover Commission