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In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of the Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 3/2001-NT-Customs, [S.O.74(E)] dated the 25th January, 2001 the Central Government hereby determines for the purposes of said section in so far as these relate to export goods, that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currency specified in the column (2) of Schedule I and Schedule II appended hereto into Indian Currency or vice versa shall, with effect from the 1st March, 2001.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 20 of the Indian Stamp Act 1899 (2 of 1899) and sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 14 of Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supercession of the Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.2/2001-NT-Customs, [S.O.73(E)] dated the 25th January, 2001.
In order to take care of this problem he has suggested issue of a Notification under Section 81 (a) of the Customs Act, 1962 specifying the maximum time limit within which the passengers should make a declaration before Customs. Since this Notification will have implication for all the passengers coming at any of the Airport, the matter may be examined regarding the implication of the proposal; suggested time limit ( 4 hours or any other time frame); as also the type of penal provision that may be imposed for the failure to adhere to the condition.
A number of discrepancies have since been observed by Drawback Directorate in the brand rate applications submitted by the exporters and verification reports carried out by field formations in regard to reimbursement of yarn duty against export of processed fabrics & garments.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest 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. 16/2000-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2000.
The matter of import of Sports Shoes, non-leather sports footwear (hereinafter referred to as ‘the subject goods’), falling under sub-heading Nos. 6402.12, 6402.19, 6403.12, 6403.19, 6404.11, 6405.20 or 6405.90 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the People’s Republic of China, the Designated Authority vide its preliminary findings.
Dry Cell Batteries of Chinese origin have been exported to India below their normal value; the Indian industry has suffered material injury and is being threatened with further injury; the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from China; and has considered it necessary to impose anti-dumping duty, provisionally, pending final determination, on all imports of primary pencil cells and primary batteries of R6 (AA) size.
I am directed to invite your attention to Board’s Circular F.No.512/91/93-CUS.VI, dated 18th May 1994 regarding the duty payable on excisable goods cleared from 100% Export Oriented Units/ Units in the Export Processing Zone into the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA). A copy of the Circular is enclosed for ready reference. Subsequently, another Circular was issued vide F.No.345/12/99-TRU, dated 24-9-1999 (copy enclosed), suggesting a method for computing excise duty payable on the DTA clearances of EOU/EPZ units. As the instructions contained in the two Circulars referred to above were not in harmony with each other, a doubt has been raised as to the correct method of calculation of duty for such DTA clearances of EOUs/EPZ units.
During deliberations in the DEPB Committee, it was noticed that certain field formations are assessing DEPB shipping bills for certain products which are not squarely covered under the relevant DEPB rate entries, and are assessing such shipping bills by splitting the FOB value into two or more elements by costing method or otherwise, and granting DEPB credit in regard to the value of that element which gets covered by the DEPB rate entry.
The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification No. 16/2000-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2000 [G.S.R. 168 (E), dated the 1st March, 2000] and was last amended by notification No. 2/2001 – Customs, dated the 8th January, 2001 [G.S.R. 12 (E), dated the 8th January, 2001].
