A suitable Public Notice for information of the Trade and Standing Order for guidance of the staff may be issued. Difficulties faced, if any in implementation of the changes may be brought to the notice of the Board at once.
New system of import from registered sources will come into effect from 1.4.2008. However, in cases where Bill of Lading is dated 31.03.2008 or before, imports will be allowed on the basis of Pre-Shipment Inspection regime in terms of Para 2.32 of the HBP v1, notified vide Public Notice No.1 dated 08.04.2005 and as amended from time to time, till new system of import from registered sources comes into effect. List of Pre-Shipment Agencies notified under earlier regime is available on DGFT web site.
In the impugned order, the statement of appellants were relied upon by the adjudicating authority to allege clandestine manufacture and removal of goods. It was found that all the appellants filed their affidavits and these affidavits have not been examined.
