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11-02-1998
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| Notification No: |
Customs Circular No 9/1998
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| Issuing Authority: |
Indian Customs
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| Type: |
Circular
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| Subject: |
Examination of exhibition goods sent by ITPO during re-imports
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Examination of exhibition goods sent by ITPO during re-imports
Circular
No. 9dated
11th February 1998
References have been received from India Trade
Promotion Organisation, which organises export of Indian goods for exhibitions
abroad and their subsequent re-import into the country, that during re-import a
considerable time is taken at the Ports for examination of such goods.
2. This leads to a
lot of cost overrun and inconvenience. The re-import of such goods is covered
under Notifn. No. 94/ 96 dated the 16th Dec. 1996. At the time of amendment of
Sec. 20 of the Customs Act, 1962 vide the Finance Act 1995, Circular No 61/ 95,
dated the 6th June, 1995 was issued from File No. 435/5/95-Cus. IV (Pt. )
explaining that the goods sent out for demonstration or exhibitions abroad or as
samples can be re-imported subject to the establishment of identity of the goods
and re-import within the specified time. The Notifn. No 94/96 provides that the
Asstt. Commissioner is to be satisfied that the goods were same, which were
exported. To ensure this identity in the Customs Houses, the goods are first
being examined by the Appraisers and subsequently by the Asst. Commissioners.
This two-time examination consumes a lot of time in addition to increasing the
cost of handling on the part of the exhibitor. Board, therefore, desires that
the Customs Houses must ensure that the re-import goods are examined only once
and cleared expeditiously from the docks or Cargo Complexes.
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