Rule 3(7)(a) of Cenvat Credit Rules (CCR) applies only the duty has been paid at the concessional rate prescribed in Serial No. 2 of Notification No. 23/2003-CE dated 31/03/2003.
Appellants are not the manufacturer of Aluminium scrap and they have only imported the scrap for manufacture of Aluminium ingots.
CESTAT Kolkata held that Customs Broker cannot be held liable for mis-declaration as Bill of Entry (BOE) was filed by the Customs Broker based on the documents given by the importer and there is no evidence brought on record to show that the Customs Broker was aware of the misdeclaration.
CESTAT Chennai held that relevant date of filing refund claim under Rule 5 of the Cenvat Credit Rules in case of export of service is the date of realization of the foreign exchange.
CESTAT Mumbai held that rejecting exemption benefit and duty demand u/s 28 of Customs Act, 1962 by reassessing ‘cameras’ under general and residual description i.e. ‘others’ under 8525 8090 instead of declared specified classification i.e. 8525 8020 is unjustified.
CESTAT Chennai held that handling of export cargo is excluded from the purview of service tax. The same is not exempted service. In nut-shell, any activity on which no service tax is payable doesn’t make such activity an exempted service.
CESTAT Mumbai held that there is no breach of regulation 11(m) of Customs Broker Licensing Regulations, 2013 (CBLR) as the licence is sub-let and two employees of sub-let owner failed to dealt with export consignment.
CESTAT Chennai held that net quantity after adjusting the gain and loss has to be taken for demand of duty in case of petroleum products.
CESTAT Chennai held that service receiver (appellant) not liable to pay service tax invoking provisions of section 66A of the Finance Act under reverse charge mechanism (RCM) as inspection service is performed in India.
CESTAT Kolkata held that the Tubular Plate Lead Acid batteries are an integral part of the Solar Power Generating System, are eligible for the benefit of exemption Notification 6/2002 dated 01/03/2002 as amended.
