The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India vide notification No. 5/2002-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 1st March, 2002 vide number GSR 144 (E), dated the 1st March, 2002, and were last amended vide notification No. 46/2003-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 14th May, 2003, number GSR 406 (E), dated the 14th May, 2003.
Circular No. 721/37/2003-CX I am directed to refer to Board’s Circular No.470/36/99-CX dated 19.7.99 on the above subject whereby the field formations were informed that the Department’s appeal against the CEGAT order in case of M/s. West Coast Industrial Gases Ltd. Vs. Commissioner of Central Excise has been admitted by the Supreme Court. Accordingly, they were asked to take necessary action to safeguard revenue interest.
Notice updates import procedure for vegetable fats under the India-Nepal Treaty, adding STC as an eligible importer alongside CWC.
It shall be the responsibility of the jurisdictional Superintendent of Central Excise that while issuing Certificate about export performance in terms of Para 3.1(c) or about the fact of payment of central excise duty for the purpose of para 3.1(d), he satisfies himself about the genuineness of the declaration being given by the license holder.
It may be noted that the new sections incorporated in the Finance Act, 1989 contain provisions relating to imprisonment and fine for failure to pay inland air travel tax to credit of the Central Government. The new provisions enable the Central Government to take action against the defaulting airlines, which fail to deposit the Inland Air Travel Tax to the account of Central Government in spite of having collected the same from the passengers.
The undersigned has been authorized to direct the exchanges to make necessary amendments to the relevant bye-laws, rules and regulations for the implementation of the above decision immediately.
The principal notification No. 87/98-Customs (N.T.), dated the 9th November, 1998 was published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i), dated the 9th November, 1998 vide G.S.R. 662(E) dated the 9th November, 1998 and was last amended vide notification No. 11/2001-Cus. (N.T.), dated the 14th March, 2001, published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i), dated the 14th March, 2001 under G.S.R. 184 (E) dated the 14th March, 2001.
I am directed to invite your attention to above mentioned subject and to state that the Ministry of Commerce has brought to the notice of the Board that the exporters of hosiery are facing problems in shipment of exports via a port other than the port mentioned in the AEPC certificate for which they have to obtain the amendment in the AEPC certificate and then the amendment in the Shipping Bill is permitted by the Customs. In the entire process delay is caused which eventually affects the target date of exporters.
For the purposes of this notification, “rate of exchange” applicable for the purposes of calculation of anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), issued from time to time, in exercise of the powers under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and the relevant date for the determination of the rate of exchange shall be the date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Customs Act.
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and Seafood Exporters Association of India ( SEAI) represented to Board that as a result of investigation by DGRI/Customs, export of fish and fish products had suffered and many genuine exporters were facing difficulties in meeting their export schedule. Further, the delay in registration of DEPB scrips was causing delay in clearance of import consignments.
