Duty free imports of goods as specified in list 28A of Customs notification No. 21/2002 dated 1.3.2002, (as amended from time to time) upto 1% of the FOB value of exports made during the preceding licensing year, shall be allowed to agro chemicals sector unit having export turnover of Rs. 20 crore or above during preceding licensing year. Such facility shall be available only to a manufacturer having a research and development wing registered with Deptt. of Scientific and Industrial Research in Ministry of Science and Technology subject to fulfilment of condition no.53A of the said notification.
he principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification No. 6/2002-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2002 [G.S.R.127 (E), dated the 1st March, 2002] and was last amended by notification No. 60/2003-Central Excise, dated the 29 July, 2003 [G.S.R.613 (E), dated the 29 July, 2003.
The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification No. 63/1995- Central Excise, dated the 16th March, 1995 [ G.S.R.255(E), dated the 16th March, 1995] and was last amended by notification No.35/2001-Central Excise, dated the 29th June, 2001 [ G.S.R. 500 (E), dated the 29th June, 2001.
The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification No. 43/2000-Central Excise, dated the 18th August, 2000 [ G.S.R. 665(E), dated the 18th August, 2000] and was last amended vide notification No.37/2001-Central Excise, dated the 17th July, 2001 [G.S.R.538 (E), dated the 17th July, 2001.
Circular No.728/44/2003-CX I am directed to say that Board has been emphasizing the need for a quick, easy to use and reliable communication system to communicate Board’s instructions to the field formations and quick and efficient collection of structured information from field formations. After the reorganization of field formations done in November 2002 increasing the number of Chief Commissioners and Commissioners, the need has been felt very strongly.
Similarly, vide section 133 of the Finance Act, 2002, an amendment was made in the Central Excise Act, 1944, so as to make the provisions of the Central Excise Act, 1944, inapplicable to goods manufactured or produced within the Special Economic Zones. This provision was also to come into force from a date to be notified by the Government.
Import allowed through IOC, subject to para-2.11 of the Exim Policy, except for the companies who have been granted rights for marketing of transportation fuels in terms of Min. of P&NG’s Resolution No.23015/1/2001-MKT dated 8.3.2002 including HPCL, BPCL & IBP who have been marketing transportation fuels before this date.
Circular No.727/43/2003-CX I am directed to invite your attention to Board’s Circular No.348/64/97-CX dated 28th October, 1997. In this Circular, Board has clarified that technical grades of pesticides, insecticides, etc. in bulk form will fall outside the scope of chapter 38.08 and will be assessed on merits under Chapter 28 & 29 which are relevant chapters for chemicals in general or under heading 38.23, depending on whether these are separately chemically defined compounds or not.
The principal notification No. 23/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002 was published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R. 120(E), dated the 1st March, 2002 and was last amended vide notification No. 100/2003-Customs, dated the 3rd July, 2003.
in the proviso, in clause (c), for the figures and words 1st day of August, 2003, the figures and words 1st day of October, 2003 shall be substituted;
