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I am directed to state that during the Valuation Conference held at Mumbai on 21st and 22nd August, 2003, views were expressed that the Board’s Circular No.16/2003, dated 17.03.2003 needed a review since it mandated the issue of a speaking order under Rule 10A of CVR, 1988, in “all cases” where enhancement of value was resorted to. It was pointed out that it might not be practicable/desirable to issue a speaking order in all such cases particularly where the enhancement of value has been done and that on many occasions, the importers agree to the enhancement of value based on the higher contemporaneous value noticed in the National Import Data Base( NIDB) made available by the Directorate of Valuation.
In view of the facts mentioned above, all concerned are required to ensure that all export consignments of honey are accompanied with the valid ” Certificate of Export” issued by any of the notified Export Inspection Agencies. If the export consignments are not accompanied with the ” Certificate of Export”, the same may be stopped.
Customs hereby appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals), Mumbai-II, as Commissioner of Customs (Appeals), Mumbai-I, for the purpose of deciding the appeals filed before the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals), Mumbai-I on and from the 1st January, 1999 to 31st December, 2001.
The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India vide notification number 62/94-CUSTOMS (NT), dated the 21st November, 1994 [ S.O. number. 829 (E) dated 21.11.1994 ] and last amended by notification number 23/2003-CUSTOMS (NT) dated 11th March, 2003.
Apart from duty drawback, exporters also have other schemes for claiming the relief of input stage duties of Central Excise through rebate under Rule 18 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 or Cenvat Facility under the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2002. It is clarified here that if the input stage duties have been rebated through the instrumentality of any of these schemes, then simultaneous relief under Drawback scheme shall not be admissible.
One of the common feature of all these notifications is that import under the aforesaid two credit certificate schemes and import/export under the new EPCG Scheme has been permitted only through places which are notified in these notifications.
I am directed to refer to representations received from domestic courier companies and field formations of Customs to allow the movement of domestic couriers bags on domestic segment of international flights.
I am directed to invite your attention to the Board’s Circular No. 28/2003-Cus, dated 24.5.2003, on the above mentioned subject. It was clarified that collection of tax revenues is governed by Central Government Accounts (Receipt & Payment) Rules , 1983, and as per the rule 20 of the same , government dues shall be deemed to have been paid in the case of cheques and drafts tendered to the bank on the date on which it is cleared and entered into the receipts scroll.
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 in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.68/2003-NT-Customs, dated the 26th August, 2003 [S.O.970(E), dated the 26th August, 2003], the Board hereby determines for the purposes of said section relating to export goods, that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currency specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II appended hereto into Indian currency or vice versa shall, with effect from the 1st October, 2003.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.67/2003-NT-Customs, dated the 26th August, 2003.
