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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE & CUSTOMS
NEW DELHI
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE & CUSTOMS
NEW DELHI
CIRCULAR NO. 06/2016-Customs,
Dated: February 09, 2016
To
Principal Chief Commissioners /
Principal Directors General
Chief Commissioners / Directors General
Principal Commissioners &
Commissioners, all under CBEC
Chief Commissioners / Directors General
Principal Commissioners &
Commissioners, all under CBEC
Subject: Amendments effective 11.2.2016 to the All Industry Rates
of Duty Drawback – reg.
The Government considered
representations, feedback and data related to the All Industry Rates (AIR) of
Duty Drawback that took effect on 23.11.2015 and has notified certain changes
vide Notification No.
22/2016-Customs (N.T.) dated
08.2.2016. These changes take effect from 11.02.2016. The notification should
be downloaded from www.cbec.gov.in and perused. The changes made, inter-alia,
include –
(a) AIR of drawback is being provided to
rice packed in PP/HDPE bags;
(b) Separate tariff entries with AIRs (including
caps) are being created for “hair-on” varieties of mats/carpets and other
articles under heading 4303; for yarns of cotton blended with MMF under heading
5206; fabrics of MMF blended with wool under heading 5515; jackets/blazers of
cotton containing 1% or more by weight of elastane under headings
610302/610402/620302/620402; blankets of MMF under heading 6301; flat-rolled
products of stainless steel of thickness of 0.25 mm or less under heading 7220;
hollow drill bars and rods of non-alloy steel under heading 7228; cages under
heading 8482;
(c) Sub-headings under four digit heads of
8409, 8413, 8481 and 8708 are being restructured to distinguish drawback caps
for products exported;
(d) Descriptions of certain tariff items
are being amended to include certain products, for example, ‘notebooks’ are
being included in tariff items 482006 and 482007. The tariff items 610403 and
620403 are being expanded to include ‘dresses, skirts, undivided skirts’. In
tariff items 741998 and 741999, ‘bushes’ are being also shown to address
classification issue.
(e) Drawback rates/caps are being increased
for tariff items 560802 (fishing nets) and 950610 (sports nets). All footwear
of headings 6401 and 6402 is being provided with composite AIRs.
(f) Drawback caps are being increased for
certain existing tariff lines like 42020301 and 42020401 (leather articles);
5508 (sewing thread of MMF); 551505, 551506, 551603 and 551604 (MMF fabrics);
640301 and 640305 (leather footwear); 7310 (steel tanks, cans etc.); 8701
(tractors). Caps are being raised for certain carpets made of wool, silk, MMF
and cotton of Chapter 57 and certain parts/components of Chapter 84-85. In
respect of certain items of stainless/alloy steels of Chapter 72, the caps are
being adjusted.
2. Suitable public notices/standing orders should be issued for
guidance of the Trade/field formations. Difficulties faced, if any, in
implementation of the changes may be brought to the notice of the Board.
F. No. 609/98/2015-DBK
(Dinesh Kumar Gupta)
Director (Drawback)
Director (Drawback)
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