Circular No. 317/33/97-CX The CEGAT (Eastern Zonal Bench) in the case of Indo Flogates Ltd., v. CCE, Bhubaneswar 1997 (20) RLT 443 (CEGAT -EZB) has decided the issue of unjust enrichment under section 11B holding that if credit notes have been issued, refund is admissible. This decision is given by Single Member Bench.
The issue regarding whether interest charged to importers by foreign suppliers under deferred payment scheme, should form part of assessable value or not, has been considered by the Board. Board has also considered decision No. 3.1 on 26.4.84 of the Committee on Customs Valuation, of the then Customs Cooperation Council, regarding treatment of interest in the Customs value of imported goods
Notification No. 13/ 81-Cus. provided for duty free import of goods required by 100% EOUs for the purpose of manufacture of articles for export or for being used in connection with production or packaging of goods for exports. The process of liberalisation of imports and experiences gathered regarding the working of EOU schemes over the years has necessitated certain changes in the above said
Circular No.753-Income Tax The Finance Act, 1997 as passed by the Parliament received the assent of the President on the 14th May, 1997 and has been enacted as Act No. 26 of 1997. Sections 62 to 78 of the Finance Act, 1997 relate to the Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme, 1997. This circular explains the substance of the provisions of the Disclosure Scheme
Circular No. 754-Income Tax The Finance Act, 1997 has introduced a Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme, 1997. In regard to the Scheme a number of queries have been received from the public about the scope of the scheme and the procedure to be followed. The Board has considered the same and decided to clarify the points raised by issue of Circular in the form of questions and answers as per Annexure
In terms of Sr. No. 105 to Notification No. 11 / 97 – Cus. dated 01.3.97 Cold rolled coils falling under Chapter 72 of the Customs tariff are liable to basic duty of Customs @ 25% ad valorem. In this context it has been further clarified vide Board’s Telex F.No. B-31/ 2/ 97
It has come to the notice that there is no uniformity in regard to interpretation of General note 11 of Notification No. 22/ 97-Cus. (N.T.) dated 30.5.1997 (erstwhile Notification No. 49/ 96-Customs (N.T.) dated 20.10.1996) regarding All Industry Rates of Drawback. It also appears that declarations by the Merchant.
In terms of Sl.No. 1 to Notification No. 148 / 94-Cus. dated 13.7.94, foodstuffs, medicines, medical stores of perishable nature, clothing’s and blankets imported by a charitable organisation, as free gift, are exempted from payment of Customs duty subject to condition mentioned therein. Clause (III) (a) of the said conditions requires the importer to produce a certificate to the Asstt.
Attention is invited to Circular No. 10/ 97-Cus dated 17th April, 1997 whereby detailed guidelines for operation of Duty Entitlement Pass-Book Scheme were issued. The said Circular provides for the exporters to declare in the Shipping Bill, the Serial No. of the export products in the Public Notice issued by the DGFT and the rate claimed. It was further provided that correctness of this declaration
I am directed to refer to notification No. 158 / 95 Customs dated 14.11.1995 for exemption from the whole of duties of Customs on goods manufactured in India, when reimported into India for the purpose of repairs, reconditioning, reprocessing, refining, remaking or similar other process and to say that doubt has arisen whether the period of six months shall be calculated from the date of filling
