I am directed to refer to this Department’s Circular F.No. 462/36/80-Cus. V dated 17.2.83, and to state that in the issue regarding disposal of damaged foodstuff imported under the Indo-Care Agreement and World Food Programme assistance for supplementary Nutrition Programme in India, which are found unfit for human consumption, it has been reiterated by the Board that the benefit of
Reference is invited to Board’s instruction issued vide letter of even number dated 22.9.1994 whereby the rate of depreciation was prescribed @5% per quarter for first 2 years and 4% per quarter for next 2 year subject to maximum of 70%.
Circular No. 310/26/97-CX I am directed to say that clarification has been sought regarding procedure to be followed in cases mentioned in the above subject in reference to Board”s Circular No. 257/91/96-CX dated 30.10.96 (F.No. 202/3/95-CX.6).
I am directed to refer your D.O.F. No. ADC / GB-3 / 96-Misc. dated 18.12.96 addressed to Director (Customs) regarding the powers of adjudicating authority in case of under valuation of imported goods. You have referred to Board’s circular No. 8/95-Cus., dated 23.1.95 which provide that in case of under valuation of imported goods where the value declared declared is sought to be enhanced to
Circular No. 309/25/97-CX I am directed to say that a doubt has arisen on the classification of the drinks made from frozen fruit pulps, fruit pulp concentrates and the fruit pulps. The trade has represented that the tariff entry fruit pulp based drinks in heading No. 2202.30 may be revised to read as fruit pulp based drinks, fruit juices, fruit juice concentrates.
Circular No. 308/24/97-CX I amd directed to say that certain doubts have been expressed as to whether the process of putting together a number of duty paid articles into a container like carton, kit etc. to be marketed as Cable Jointing Kits would amount of manufacture or not. In this process either the duty paid articles are procured entirely from the open market or some articles are manufactured by kitters and others are bought out. these articles are then put into a container like box, kit etc.
Circular No. 752-Income Tax Under the provisions of section 80G of the Income-tax Act, 1961, contributions made to the A.P.C.M’s Cyclone Relief Fund have been made fully exempt from tax, and can hence be taken as a deduction from total income.
Circular No. 307/23/97-CX I am directed to refer to Sr. No. 162 of notification No. 4/97-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 1997 and Sr. No. 124 of notification No. 5/97-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 1997 and to say that whereas the former prescribes a rate of duty of 13% ad valorem for glassware produced by semi-automatic process in respect of goods falling under heading No. 70.07 to 70.15, the latter prescribes a duty of 8% ad valorem for all goods falling under sub-heading No. 7015.00.
Circular No. 306/22/97-CX Instances have come to the notice of the Board where job-workers have availed the credit on inputs used for job-work done by them under the provisions of rule 57F(4) of the Central Excise Rules, 1944.
Circular No. 305/21/97-CX It has been brought to the notice of the Board that certain Central Excise formations have issued certificates to merchant exporters who had exported the goods under Value Based Advance Licence (VBAL) to the effect that they have not availed the modvat facility.
