Circular No. 830/07/2006-Central Excise
F.No. 209 /03/2006-CX-6
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise & Customs
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3rd July, 2006
Subject:- Export Warehousing- extension of facility to Navi Mumbai in the district of Thane in the state of Maharashtra -reg.
I am directed to refer to Board’s Circular No. 581/18/2001-CX dated 29th June, 2001 which interalia, specifies conditions, procedures, class of exporters and places under sub- rule (2) of rule 20 of Central Excise Rules, 2002 for warehousing of excisable goods for the purpose of export. In paragraph 2(2) of the said Circular, the Board has specified places where warehouses may be established. Now, representations have been received from the trade as well as field formations to include Navi Mumbai in the district of Thane in the state of Maharashtra in the list of places mentioned in the said Circular.
2. The matter has been examined. Board is of the view that extension of the facility of export warehousing to Navi Mumbai in the district of Thane in the state of Maharashtra would facilitate the trade and industry. Accordingly, it is decided to amend paragraph 2(2) of the said Circular dated 29.6.2001 to include Navi Mumbai in the district of Thane in the state of Maharashtra The said paragraph shall now read as follows:
“(2) Places: The warehouses may be established and registered in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Ludhiana, Mumbai, the districts of Pune and Raigad in the state of Maharashtra, the district of East Midnapore in the state of West Bengal, the district of Indore in the state of Madhya Pradesh, the taluka Ankleshwar in the district of Bharuch in the state of Gujarat and Navi Mumbai in the district of Thane in the state of Maharashtra.”
3. Trade & field formations may please be informed suitably.
