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Circular
No. 39/98-Customs
dated 26/5/1998
F.No. 305/92/97-
FTT
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise
& Customs, New Delhi
Subject :
Import of Bold, Silver and Platinum by the Nominate Agencies under
various gold, silver and platinum jewellery Export
Promotion Schemes. - regarding.
Please refer to this office letter of even no. dated 20.4.98 prescribing
procedure for import of gold/ silver and platinum jewellery Export Promotion
Scheme.
2. In para
(ix) of the Circular No. 24/98-Cus dated 20.4.98, it is mentioned that
the exporters intending to receive gold from the nominated agencies, will
register themselves with their jurisdictional Assistant Commissioner who
will issue them a one- time certificate specifying therein the details
of their units, such as name and address of the company and the Chief of
the organisation and that the certificate has to be produced to the Nominated
Agencies while taking goods.
3. Doubts
have been raised -
(i) as
to whether the importer intending to receive gold only are to be registered
with the; jurisdictional Asstt. Commissioner and,
(ii) Whether
the exporter will register themselves with the jurisdictional Asstt. Commissioner
of Central Excise of the Asstt. Commissioner
of Customs in the Customs House itself.
4. The issue
has been examined and it is noticed that the purpose of this requirement
was only to ascertain that the exporter is actually in the trade and he
has a place of business so that if at any time any penalty is imposed,
he can be contacted and penalty can be collected. All exporters are required
to register whether they take gold or silver or platinum from the Nominated
Agencies. The units situated in port towns within the jurisdiction of Commissioner
of Customs specified under Section 4 of the Customs Act, 1992 should register
with the Commissioner of Customs. In port towns, there are more than one
Commissioner of Customs and therefore the Commissioner - in - Charge of
the bonded warehouses of the Nominated Agencies would register the exporter
for this purpose. The units situated outside the above jurisdiction should
register with the Commissioner Central Excise of their jurisdiction. In
hinterland Customs Commissionerate (Ahmedabad and Jaipur), the exporter
should register with the said Commissioner of Customs office.
5. The
circular No. 24/98 dated 20.4.98, stands modified to the above extent and
this modification may be brought to the notice of the trade by issue of
a suitable public notice.
Sd/-
(O.P. Khanduja)
Sr. Technical
Officer (FTT)