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Circular No. 358/97-CX A reference has been received from Director, Ministry of Commerce regarding the denial of excise duty exemption benefit to personal computers when brought inside the unit located in the EPZ/ FTZ for maintaining accounts under Notification 126/94-CE dated 2.9.94.
Circular No. 357/73-CX I am directed to invite your attention to Notification No. 28/96-CE(NT) dated 31.8.96, as amended by Notification No. 47/97-CE(NT) dated 1.9.97, providing for authentication of challan-book under the provision of Sub-Rule 4 of Rule 57F of the Central Excise Rules, 1994. The said Notification states that each foil of the challan-book shall be authenticated by the owner of the factory or the working partner or the Managing Director
Circular No. 356/72/97-CX Attention is invited to Ministry”s Section 73B Order No. 50/4/97-CX dated 5th November, 1997 and 51/5/97-CX dated 20.11.1997 issued from F.No. 103/5/96-CX.3 where under classification of “Nycil Prickly Heat Powder” was ordered to be made under heading 33.04.
Circular No. 355/71-CX The question of inclusion of after-sale service expenses in the assessable value has since long been settled after the Supreme Court judgement in the case of Bombay Tyre International. However, a doubt has now been raised relating to the inclusion of expenses of pre-delivery inspection (PDS) and three initial services performed free of cost during initial usage of the vehicle by dealers in the assessable value of motor vehicle
Circular No. 354/70/97-CX It has been brought to the notice of the Board that there are inordinate delays in acceptance of proof of export where goods are exported through an Inland Container Depot/ Customs Freight Stations (ICDs/ CFSs) because of delayed receipt/ non-receipt of the Transference Copies from the Customs formations at the port of exit. This causes delay in getting rebate claims or in fulfilment of conditions of bonds executed for exports without payment of duty. In many cases
Circular No. 353/69/97-CX I am directed to say that Board vide its Circular No. 6/86-CX.4 dated 25.09.1986 had issued certain clarifications regarding the classification of various parts and accessories of refrigerating and air-conditioning machinery and appliances to enable the field formations to eliminate divergence in the practice of assessments of these products. In the said Circular, general guidelines were given for determining the classification of various parts and accessories of refrigerating
Circular No. 352/68/97-CX Your attention is invited to Board”s Circular No. 24/91-CX-8 dated 1st July, 1991 which prescribes issuance of pre-authenticated CT-3 form booklet to 100% EOU”s for obtaining raw material free of duty as and when required without seeking permission from the Central Excise Authorities every time. It has been brought to the notice of the Board inspite of these instructions the facility of pre-authenticated CT-3 forms is generally denied to the EOU”s.
Circular No. 351/67/97-CX Representations have been received by the Board that in some Commissionerates the credit of additional duty of Customs paid on the capital goods (classified under heading 98.01 of the Customs Tariff), 1986
Circular NO. 350/66/97-CX A point was raised in the 36th Customs and Central Excise Advisory Council Meeting held on 10th January, 1997 that the Central Excise officers take undue time in deciding show-cause-notices, wherein replies are already furnished by the assessees in context of Modvat Credit case. Ordinarily, when a show-cause-notice is issued to the assessee, the utilization of the credit to the extent of the amount specified in the show-causes under financial hardships to the assessee is those cases wherein Modvat Credit is found admissible to the assessees on adjudication.
Circular No. 349/65/97-CX The Board has observed with concern that some of the Commissioners are not yet observing the Board”s instructions contained in Board Circular No. 313/29/97-CX (F.No. 390/107/97-JC) dated 6.5.97 as well as Circular No. 332/48/97-CX (F.No. 390/107/97-CX) dated 9.9.97. Copies of these circulars with enclosure of Law Ministry letter No. 34(6)-97-IWSU dated 12.5.971 are enclosed for ready reference.
