As regards para 4 of DOR Circular No.48/2003-Cus. it is clarified that the jurisdictional Superintendent of Central Excise shall also issue certificate about export performance in terms of para 3.1(c) in respect of units which are not in Central Excise control. This is to ensure that no frauds are further perpetrated by obtaining bogus claims of exports.
.Please refer to the deliberations during the meeting held on August 5, 2003, when apprehensions were raised stating, inter-alia, that some of the brokers/sub-brokers are using un-authorised software which is not in the interest of the securities market.
Commissioning or installation of plant, equipment or machinery by a commissioning or installation agency, is chargeable to service tax. A doubt has been raised as to whether the services like a plumber putting up a water tank, fitting pipes and tubing, an electrician putting up electric wire and fittings, installation of booster motors, air conditioners, water filters, hand-pumps, water heaters etc. will be chargeable to service tax
As you are aware, the provisions of Section 4A do no apply to the readymade garments, as they have not been notified under that section. But under notification No. 20/2001-C.E. (N.T.) dated 30.4.2001, tariff value (at the rate of 60% of the retail sale price declared or required to be declared) was fixed on readymade garments and other articles of apparel. Vide Board’s letter F. No. B.3/4/2003, dated 01.04.2003, it was clarified that for valuation, the provision of section 4
Some Export Promotion Councils have opined that it is difficult to collect data from all the exporters exporting a particular product and requested for relaxation of this condition. It is hereby clarified that it is not the intention of the Policy Circular No.8 dt. 20th June, 2003 to call for data from each and every exporter of a particular product and the intention is only in getting representative data. Export Promotion Councils can forward data related to 60-65% of total exports under a particular DEPB entry and also they should get themselves satisfied that the data forwarded is representative.
The SEBI Board, after considering the recommendations of the Committees and public comments thereon, has approved certain modifications to be incorporated in the captioned Guidelines.
directed to forward herewith a copy of the Notification published in the Gazette of India for your information and necessary action
I am directed to refer to Board’ Circulars No. 426/59/98-CX dated 12th October 1998 and No. 445/11/99 dated 17th March 1999 on above mentioned subject read with para 10 of part I of Chapter 7 and para 6 of part I of Chapter 8 of Central Excise Manual issued on 1.9.2001. Under the aforesaid instructions, the facility of self- certification and self- sealing of export goods was granted to specified categories of manufacturer-exporters based on certain criteria
Trade has represented that with the re-allocation of customs/central excise work, after creation of smaller commissionerates, many of the customs bonded warehouses fall within the jurisdiction of Commissioner of Central Excise and in such cases the officers of central excise commissionerates also perform the work of customs officers for the purpose of allowing clearance of goods from customs bonded warehouse.
These instructions are issued under Regulation 20 of SEBI (Foreign Institutional Investors) Regulations, 1995 and shall come in force with effect from the second fortnight of August 2003. The enclosed revised reporting format supercedes the previous reporting format prescribed vide our circular no. FITTC/CUST/14/2001 dated October 3, 2001.
