Instructions dated 17.9.2007
Delegation of power in respect of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to
sign the Customs/ Central Excise Exemption Certificate for projects financed by
the World Bank, ADB or other international agency – reg.
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had represented to the Central Board
of Excise and Customs (CBEC) that in respect of a number of contracts/projects
financed by the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank or any other specified
international organization and approved by the Government, NHAI is the executing
authority. In terms of the notification No.84/97-Customs dated 11.11.97, in
order to claim the exemption from customs duties for the goods imported into
India for use in such projects, NHAI issues Customs Duty Exemption Certificate (CDEC).
NHAI requires more than 700 certificates to be issued every year by the
Chairman, NHAI, as ‘executive head’. In this regard NHAI had requested for
delegation of power to issue certificate for the purpose of such customs duty
exemption certificates to Member, NHAI in place of Chairman, NHAI.
2. Board examined the issue of delegation of power to issue CDEC for the purpose
of customs duty exemption under Notification No.84/97-Customs dated 11.11.97.
The said notification provides that the importer claiming duty exemption shall
produce a certificate issued by the ‘Executive Head’ of the ‘Project
Implementing Authority’ and counter-signed by an officer not below the rank of
Joint Secretary in the concerned line Ministry. Board noted that the issue of
CDEC is a time consuming exercise, and Board of NHAI has recently decided to
delegate the power vested in the Chairman, NHAI as ‘executive head’ to the
Member (Finance), NHAI.
3. Accordingly, Board has decided that henceforth in respect of notification
No.84/97-Customs dated 11.11.97, for NHAI, the exemption in the aforesaid
notification shall be extended by the Customs field formations on the basis of
CDEC issued by the Member (Finance), NHAI.
F. No. 463/5/2007-Cus.VYours faithfully,
(M.M. Partiban)
Director (Customs)
Tel.No.2309 3908
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