Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise & Customs
Circular No. 20 /2011-Customs
New Delhi, the 15th April, 2011.
To
All Chief Commissioners of Customs/ Customs (Prev.)/ C&CE,
All Directors General of CBEC,
All Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev.) / C&CE
All Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise (Appeals).
Subject: Import of New trim Cutting Waste for use in manufacture of Chindi
rugs- regarding.
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Sir / Madam,
Attention is invited to Board’s
Circular No.40/2007-customs dated 29.10.2007
which provides that trim cutting waste or fabric trims of continuous length with
maximum width restriction of two inches (2”) falling under heading 6310,
required for manufacture of Chindi rugs shall not be subjected to restrictions
imposed by the present policy of ITC (HS) Code 6310 and shall be cleared without
an import licence. Representations have been received in the Board from
manufacturers of Chindi rugs that the requirement of trim cuttings waste or
fabric trims of continuous length with a maximum width restriction of up to two
Inches (2”) for manufacture of their final product should be relaxed and maximum
width restriction of upto 10 Inches (10”) may be allowed. In view of this, the
matter was referred to Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) for necessary
clarification.
- It has now been informed by the DGFT that it recommends the import of trim
cuttings waste or fabric trims of continuous length with maximum width
restriction up to ten inches (10”). It is also intimated by DGFT that CBEC may
issue instruction to the field formations for exemption from the requirement of licence for such goods.
- Accordingly it is clarified that import of trim cutting waste or fabric trims
of continuous length with maximum width restriction of ten inches (10”) falling
under heading 6310, required for manufacture of Chindi rugs shall not be
subjected to restrictions imposed by the present policy of ITC (HS) Code 6310
and shall be cleared without an import licence.
- Suitable instructions may accordingly be given to the field formations.
Yours faithfully,
(Subodh Singh),
OSD (Customs), Tariff Unit
F. No. 528/76/2007-Cus (TU)