Government of India
Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise & Customs
Circular No. - 03 /2014-Customs
New Delhi, dated 30th January, 2014
To
All Chief Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Preventive).
All Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise / Central Excise /
Authorized Representative.
All Director Generals under CBEC.
All Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Preventive).
All Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise / Central Excise / Authorized
Representative.
Subject: All Industry Rates of Duty Drawback, effective 21.9.2013 - Reg.
Sir/ Madam,
The Ministry had received representations from Export Promotion Councils, Trade
Associations, individual segments of industry, as well as feedback from field
formations and other Departments, after the All Industry Rates (AIR) of Duty
Drawback effective 21.9.2013 were notified vide
Notification No. 98/2013-Cus.
(N.T.) dated 14.09.2013.
2. Certain amendments that are effective from 25.01.2014 have been carried out
vide
Notification No. 05/2014-Customs (N.T.), dated 21.01.2014. The notification
may please be downloaded from www.cbec.gov.in and perused for details. The main
changes/amendments made are:
- Separate entries have been created for (i) Accelerated Freeze Dried (AFD)
crustaceans under tariff item 030603 (ii) knitted or crocheted fabrics
containing 5% or more by weight of spandex/ lycra/ elastane, for grey as well as
dyed, under tariff items 600210 to 600217 and 600410 to 600417 (iii) gloves,
specially designed for use in sports namely golf gloves, made of synthetic
materials, under tariff items 611609 and 621608 (iv) fabric swatches under
tariff item 630701 and (v) poultry equipment and parts thereof under tariff item
843601;
- Drawback Caps have been changed for tariff item nos. 420207, 420210 & 420307,
coir products falling under chapter 57 and motor cars of heading 8703;
- Drawback rate of 1.7% or 1.9% (Customs portion) under chapter 87 has been
changed to 2%. Tractors (8701) have been provided composite rate and cap;
- Description for tariff item no. 4820200001 has been amended to cover only
those stationery items which are either with PVC/BOPP jackets or are laminated.
Drawback rates and caps have also been rationalized for tariff item nos.
4820200001, 4820200009, soft stuffed toys (950304), PVC inflatable toys (950305)
and croquet sets (95069962);
- Existing entry under tariff item no. 731902 i.e. “Steel Cops/pirn/bobbins”
has been replicated under heading 7326 with same rate and cap.
3. Public Notices and Standing Orders for guidance of the trade and
officers/staff may be issued. Difficulties faced, if any, in implementation of
the changes may be brought to the notice of the Board.
Yours faithfully,
Vinod Kumar Agrawal
OSD (Drawback)
F.No. 609/115/2013-DBK