Sugar Mills and distilleries are also engaged in manufacturing/supplying alcohol-based hand sanitizers and are classifying the same under tariff heading 3004 (12% GST) of HSN whereas the same arc correctly classifiable under heading 3808 (18% GST) of HSN.
hri Nitin Gadkari today announced further extension of the validity date of motor vehicle documents till September this year. Accordingly, the Ministry of RTH has issued an advisory to all States and UTs to this effect.
A Faceless Assessment Group would consist of Appraisers!Superintendents and Assistant Commissioners!Deputy Commissioners for verification of assessment of any bill of entry that is assigned to this group in the Customs Automated System.
CBIC has decided to extend the facility of 24×7 Customs clearance at all the Customs formations till 30th June, 2020. However, designated Sea Ports/Air ports already under 24×7 operations shall continue to function even after 30th June. 2020.
CBIC had initiated a special refund and drawback disposal drive from 09.04.2020 to 30.04.2020 with the objective of priority processing and disposal of all pending refund and drawback claims so as to provide immediate relief to the business entities and especially MSMEs.
Compulsory veterinary certificate issued by Competent Authority of exporting country is not being insisted upon by field formations in consignments of dairy products (including edible lactose).
Considering the medical advice, as a precautionary measure to contain spread of Coronavirus (COULD-L9) infection under the prevailing conditions, the Competent Authority has been pleased to direct that the advocates may wear plain white-shirt/white-salwar-kameez/ white saree, with a plain-white neck band during the hearings before the Supreme Court of India through Virtual Court System till medical exigencies exist or until further orders.
Large number of GST fraud cases involving the use of fake invoices for wrong availment of input tax credit (ITC), which is further used to pay GST on outward supply have been detected since the rollout of GST by the Central GST authorities as well as State GST authorities.
Please refer to Board’s Instruction No. 4/2019- Customs dated 11.10.2019 clarifying the position regarding Education Cess, Secondary and Higher Education Cess, Social Welfare Surcharge, Clean Environment Cess (erstwhile Clean Energy Cess) and Stowage Excise Duty levied on inputs used in the manufacture of export goods with regard to their incidence for the purpose of calculation of Brand Rate of duty drawback
From paper-less customs to people-less customs is an idea whose time has come and which we should commit to deliver by the year end. Member (Customs) has, vide his D.O. letter dated 8.5.2020, sought inputs of the department’s physical touch points with the trade. Zonal Chief Commissioners may take time out to give it a thought so that a comprehensive plan could be worked out to ensure that stake- holders do not have to travel to Custom Houses for clearance of goods in the normal course.
