Circular No. 5/2003-Cus.
21st January, 2003
F.NO.605/02/2003-DBK
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), New Delhi has brought a case of misuse of Duty Drawback Scheme where the exporters tried to avail benefits of Drawback Scheme by misdeclaring export goods as ‘leather harness’ whereas on an actual examination the consignments were found to contain rags of leather hunters/whips on which no drawback is admissible. This case has been made by Preventive Commissionerate at ICD, Patparganj and another container of the same intelligence has been detained at Nhava Sheva for investigation.
2. Customs field officers under your charge may kindly be alerted about the aforesaid modus operandi to prevent its recurrence.
3. Receipt of Circular may kindly be acknowledged.