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The gross GST revenue collection of Rs. 1,41,384 crore in April, 2021, has set a new record as the highest ever collection in a month ever since the introduction of GST in the country.
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Government has issued notifications exempting Basic Customs Duty and/or Health cess on imports of a number of COVID-19 related relief materials such as Remdesivir, its API, Diagnostic Markers, Medical Oxygen, Oxygen concentrators and other oxygen storage and transportation equipment, for a limited period.
It was decided that in all cases of covid related imports facilitated by Ministry of External Affairs and/ or imported by Indian Red Cross society, permissions/ licences/ authorizations required from other Government Department/Agencies prior to the clearance of goods, if any, would be deemed to have been given. In other words, such cases need not be referred to those agencies or the requirement may be suitably waived.
Seeks to levy anti dumping duty on imports of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Products originating in or exported from China PR, to prevent the circumvention of anti dumping duty levied on Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) originating in or exported from China PR vide notification No. 36/2017-Customs(ADD) dated 28 July, 2017. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) […]
It is requested that all Customs formations may be sensitised of the urgency of this matter and may be directed to give high priority for Customs clearances of import of goods relating to COVID 19 pandemic, including oxygen related equipments etc.
Customs officers at the IGI Airport intercepted and arrested two individuals coming from abroad and seized 14 Kgs of a white substance prima facie confirmed found to be Heroin. Officers in Lucknow, in two different cases made at the Lucknow International Airport, seized gold weighing about 2.3 Kgs valued at Rs. 1.13 crore and 33 Gold Biscuits weighing 3.8 Kgs and valued at Rs. 1.89 crore.
There has been encouraging news from Kolkata on the trade facilitation front. On the 7th of April, our officers cleared the second riverine protocol route for exports from Bangladesh to India. A barge laden with 40,000 cartons of food products started its journey from Palash in Bangladesh and reached Kolkata in eight days after travelling around 710 Kms on the inland waterway.
A few changes on the Customs and GST side are to come into effect shortly on the dates indicated in the Finance Act 2021 (no 13 of 2021) and in some others are independently slated to begin from lst of April, 2021. They have been publicized through our social media handles. However, field formations and DGTS should sensitize and hand hold the trade about the implementation of these changes, during this week. IT systems has also been geared up to incorporate and adopt the changes to make this transition smooth.
The week gone by had begun on a positive note. A Departmental Screening Committee meeting was held for ad-hoc promotions from the grade of Senior Translator to the grade of Assistant Director (Official Language). Due to this, 14 officers are likely to get promoted as AD (OL).
The week also saw the CGST Gandhinagar Commissionerate unearth a huge case involving a web of 68 fake firms issuing invoices to claim fraudulent GST Input Tax Credit of Rs. 720 crore without the supply of goods. The CGST East Delhi Commissionerate too made two big cases relating to fake invoices.
