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The notification No 154/94-Cus dated 13-07-94 allows duty free import of commercial samples valued upto Rs 60,000 or 15 units in number within a period of 12 months, as personal baggage by bonafide commercial travelers or businessmen are imported by post or air. New Paragraph No. 4A.31 has been inserted in HOP so as to enable exporters of Gem & Jewellery sector to import samples without payment of duty up to Rs. Three lakhs or upto 0.25% of average 3 years export, whichever is lower. In order to implement the provision of HOP, notification No.154/94-Cus dated 13-07-94 was amended suitably by notification No.50/2005-Cus.
A doubt has arisen in cases where customs duty is chargeable on ad-valorem basis, whether there would be any requirement for determination of the quantity of the goods as the basis for levy of customs duty would be the transaction value, i.e., invoice price and not the quantity.
Now, in view of the Department’s Review Petition in the case of Commissioner of Customs, Calcutta, Vs. Indian Oil Corporation Limited being dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, all pending provisional assessments in respect of importation prior to 02.03.2001 may be finalized accordingly.
The matter has been considered by the Board and it has been decided that all pending cases involving lighterage charges would be finalized on the basis of World Scale Rates and AFRA wherever available. In case of minor ports where WSO rates along with AFRA are not available, the concerned Commissioners should direct the shipping companies to get the WSO rates fixed.
Your attention is invited to Board’s Circular No. 31/2003-Cus dated the 7th April,2003 on the above subject. As per existing instructions, in the port cities, the administrative control over all the EOUs including EHTP and STP units falling within the territorial jurisdiction of Commissioner of Customs shall be with the Commissioner of Customs. At other places, the administrative control over EOU/EHTP/STP units shall be with jurisdictional Commissioner of Central Excise. The only exception will be in respect of Bangalore Customs.
Un-denatured ethyl alcohol of strength 80% or higher is classifiable under sub-heading 2207.10 whereas denatured ethyl alcohol is classifiable under sub-heading 2207.20. Denatured ethyl alcohol attracts concessional rate of customs duty @10% basic under Notification No. 21/2002-Cus., dated 1.3.2002 (Sl.No.50) as against 150% basic on un-denatured ethyl alcohol. Ethyl alcohol is imported in un-denatured form, whether for use as such (e.g. potable type) or for industrial use. In case of latter use, ethyl alcohol requires to be denatured before clearance.
For the purposes of this notification, “rate of exchange” applicable for the purposes of calculation of such anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification, issued from time to time, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and the relevant date for the determination of the “rate of exchange” shall be the date of presentation of the “bill of entry” under section 46 of the said Customs Act.
Whereas in the matter of import of 1-Phenyl-3-Methyl-5-Pyrazolone (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under heading number 2916, 2917, 2924, 2933, 2942 or 9802 00 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country).
I am directed to invite your attention to above subject and to say that field formations have represented about the varying practices followed in sealing of containers for export cargo. It is noticed that some Commissionerates use lead seals while few also use lac/wax seals. Board had issued Circular No.80/1995 dated 6.7.1995 prescribing the use of ‘One Time Bottle Seal’ in order to safeguard against tampering of sealing. This was reiterated in Circular No.43/1997-Cus, dated 22.9.1997.
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (h) of sub-section (2) of section 156, read with sub-section (3) of section 137, of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely.
