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Notification No. 54/2011 – Customs (N. T.) the Board, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 36/2001-Cus (N. T.), dated, the 3rd August 2001,
Conditions for allowing provisional assessment. — Where an importer or an exporter, as the case may be, is unable to make self-assessment and makes a request in writing to the proper officer for provisional assessment or the proper officer on account of any of the grounds specified in sub-section (1) of section 18 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), is not able to verify the self-assessment or make re-assessment of the duty on the imported goods or the export goods, as the case may be, he shall make an estimate of the duty that is most likely to be levied (hereinafter referred to as the provisional duty). If the importer or the exporter, as the case may be, executes a bond in an amount equal to the difference between the duty that may be finally assessed or re-assessed and the provisional duty and deposits with the proper officer such sum not exceeding twenty per cent of the provisional duty, as the proper officer may direct, the proper officer may assess the duty on the goods provisionally at an amount equal to the provisional duty.
Provided that the exemption shall be available only if importer proves to the satisfaction of the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, that the goods in respect of which the benefit of this exemption is claimed are of the origin of Japan, in terms of rules as may be notified in this regard by Central Government by publication in the official gazette.
Notification No. 53 /2011 G.S.R. 583(E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 57 of the Finance Act, 2011 ( 8 of 2011), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of August, 2011, as the date on which, the provisions of the said section shall come in to force.
Notification No.67 /2011-Customs In the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of certain Rubber Chemicals, namely,MOR,PX13 and TDQ, falling under Chapters 29 and 38 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, European Union, People’s Republic of China, Chinese Taipei and the United States of America, imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),No. 94/2005-Customs, dated the 20th October,2005, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.643(E), dated the 20th October,2005, and had recommended extension of the anti-dumping duty.
Notification No.51/2011-Customs (N.T.) Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby determines 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 annexed hereto into Indian currency or vice versa shall, with effect from 1st August, 2011 be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
Circular No.31/ 2011-Customs – Attention is invited to Board Circular No. 81/2002-Customs dated 03.12 2002, which clarifies that ‘Crude Palm Stearin’ should be assessed keeping in view the chemical examination of the product whether they are glycerides (ester) of fatty acid or a mixture of fatty acids. Accordingly, the good merits classification or assessment either under CTH 1511(in case of glycerides of fatty acids) or CTH 3823 (in case of a mixture of fatty acids), as the case may be.
Notification No.66 /2011-Customs Whereas in the matter of imports of Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub- heading 3904 22 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred as the said Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from, People’s Republic of China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Russia, Taiwan and Thailand (hereinafter referred as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No.14/36/2009-DGAD, dated the 11th June, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 11th June, 2010, had come to the conclusion that-
Circular No. 32 /2011-Customs Representations have been received from Trade and Industry stating that they are being required to pay Cess on Lac/Shellac at the time of export of such goods. The matter has been examined. Exports of Lac/shellac were subject to Cess under ‘The Produce Cess Act, 1966’. However, vide Produce Cess Laws (Abolition) Act, 2006, the said Produce Cess Act, 1966 has been repealed w.e.f 25thSeptember, 2006. Thus, a Cess under this Act is no longer required to be paid on exports of Lac/shellac.
Whereas in the matter of imports of Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub- heading 3904 22 10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred as the said Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from, People’s Republic of China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Russia, Taiwan and Thailand (hereinafter referred as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No.14/36/2009-DGAD, dated the 11th June, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 11th June, 2010, had come to the conclusion that-
