Date: 2015-04-08Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
The Central Govt, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the goods specified in the First Schedule and the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985.
Executive Summary:
This notification, No. 20/2015-Central Excise, effective April 8, 2015, exempts specific goods from excise duties under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme. The exemption applies to goods listed in the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985, when cleared against a duty credit scrip issued by the Regional Authority. The notification outlines conditions for availing the exemption and clarifies related definitions.
Key Points / Main Content:
Exemption Details:
* Exempts goods specified in the First and Second Schedules of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 from excise duties when cleared against a duty credit scrip.
* Applies to the whole of the duty of excise leviable under the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985.
* Applies to the whole of the additional duty of excise leviable under section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise Goods of Special Importance Act, 1957.
* Applies to the whole of the additional duty of excise leviable under section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise Textiles and Textile Articles Act, 1978.
Conditions for Exemption:
* Compliance with conditions 1 to 3 of Notification No. 24/2015-Customs, dated April 8, 2015.
* The duty credit scrip must be registered with the Customs Authority.
* Presentation of the scrip to the Customs Authority along with a letter or proforma invoice from the supplier or manufacturer, detailing the goods and duties.
* The Customs Authority will debit the duties leviable on the scrip, update records, and advise the Central Excise Officer.
* Presentation of the debited scrip to the Central Excise Officer with an undertaking to pay any short-debited amount.
* The Central Excise Officer endorses the clearance particulars on the scrip.
* The manufacturer retains a copy of the debited and endorsed scrip.
Drawback and CENVAT Credit:
* The holder of the scrip is entitled to avail drawback or CENVAT credit of the excise duties against the amount debited in the scrip.
Definitions:
* "Capital goods" has the same meaning as in paragraph 9.08 of the Foreign Trade Policy.
* "Foreign Trade Policy" refers to the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020.
* "Goods" includes any inputs or goods, including capital goods.
* "Regional Authority" means the Director General of Foreign Trade or an authorized officer.
Impact Analysis:
Holder of the Duty Credit Scrip:
Impact: Entitled to exemption from excise duties on specified goods, subject to fulfilling the conditions outlined in the notification. Also entitled to avail drawback or CENVAT credit of the excise duties against the amount debited in the scrip and validated at the time of clearance.
Action Required: Ensure compliance with all specified conditions, including registration of the scrip, proper presentation of documents, and adherence to debiting and endorsement procedures.
Customs Authority:
Impact: Responsible for registering the duty credit scrip, debiting the duties leviable on the scrip, updating records, and advising the Central Excise Officer.
Action Required: Implement procedures for scrip registration and debiting, maintain accurate records, and provide timely advice to the Central Excise Officer.
Central Excise Officer:
Impact: Must validate the details of the duties leviable on the reverse of the scrip, based on written advice from Customs Authority and undertaking from scrip holder.
Action Required: Verify the debited scrip, endorse clearance particulars, and maintain records of clearances.
Manufacturer/Supplier:
Impact: Must provide a letter or proforma invoice with details of the goods and duties.
Action Required: Retain a copy of the debited and endorsed scrip, duly attested by the holder of the scrip, in support of the clearance under this notification.
Key Entities Referenced
Central Excise Act, 1944: A law that provides for the levy and collection of duties on goods manufactured in India.
Additional Duties of Excise Goods of Special Importance Act, 1957: A law concerning additional duties of excise on goods of special importance.
Additional Duties of Excise Textiles and Textile Articles Act, 1978: A law concerning additional duties of excise on textiles and textile articles.
Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985: A law that specifies the tariff rates for central excise duties on goods manufactured in India.
Merchandise Exports from India Scheme: A scheme to incentivize merchandise exports from India.
Foreign Trade Policy: A set of guidelines and instructions established by the government for imports and exports.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020: The specific period's trade policy published by the Government of India.
Foreign Trade Development and Regulation Act, 1992: A law regulating foreign trade in India.
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[फा. सं. 605/55/2014-डी बी के]
संजय कुमार, अवर सिचव
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th April, 2015
No. 20/2015-Central Excise
G.S.R. 271(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the
Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), read with sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties
of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 (58 of 1957) and sub-section (3) of section 3 of
the Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Act, 1978 (40 of 1978), the Central
Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the
goods specified in the First Schedule and the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act,
1985 (5 of 1986), when cleared against a duty credit scrip issued by the Regional Authority under
the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme in accordance with paragraph 3.04 read with paragraph
3.05 of the Foreign Trade Policy (hereinafter referred to as the said scrip) from, -
(i) the whole of the duty of excise leviable thereon under the First Schedule and the Second
Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986);
(ii) the whole of the additional duty of excise leviable thereon under section 3 of the
Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 (58 of 1957); and
(iii) the whole of the additional duty of excise leviable thereon under section 3 of the
Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Act, 1978 (40 of 1978).
2. The exemption shall be subject to the following conditions, namely:-
(1) that the conditions (1) to (3) specified in paragraph 2 of the Notification No.
24/2015-Customs, dated the 8th April, 2015 are complied and the said scrip has been
registered with the Customs Authority at the port of registration specified on the said scrip
(hereinafter referred as the said Customs Authority);
(2) that the holder of the scrip, who may either be the person to whom the scrip was
originally issued or a transferee-holder, presents the said scrip to the said Customs Authority
along with a letter or proforma invoice from the supplier or manufacturer indicating details
of its jurisdictional Central Excise Officer (hereinafter referred as the said Officer) and the4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
description, quantity, value of the goods to be cleared and the duties leviable thereon, but for
this exemption;
(3) that the said Customs Authority, taking into account the debits already made towards
imports under Notification No. 24/2015-Customs, dated the 8th April, 2015, the debits made
under notification No. 10/2015-Service Tax, dated the 8th April, 2015 and this exemption,
shall debit the duties leviable, but for this exemption in or on the reverse of the said scrip and
also mentions the necessary details thereon, updates its own records and sends written advice
of these actions to the said Officer;
(4) that at the time of clearance, the holder of the scrip presents the said scrip debited by
the said Customs Authority to the said Officer along with an undertaking addressed to the
said Officer that in case of any amount short debited in the said scrip he shall pay on demand
an amount equal to the short debit, along with applicable interest;
(5) that based on the said written advice and undertaking, the said Officer endorses the
clearance particulars and validates, on the reverse of the said scrip, the details of the duties
leviable, but for this exemption, which were debited by the said Customs Authority, and
keeps a record of such clearances;
(6) that the manufacturer retains a copy of the said scrip, debited by the said Customs
Authority and endorsed by the said Officer and duly attested by the holder of the scrip, in
support of the clearance under this notification; and
(7) that the said holder of the scrip, to whom the goods were cleared, shall be entitled to
avail drawback or CENVAT credit of the duties of excise leviable under the First Schedule
and the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), section 3 of the
Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 (58 of 1957) and
section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Act, 1978 (40 of
1978), against the amount debited in the said scrip and validated at the time of clearance.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, -
(I) "Capital goods" has the same meaning as assigned to it in paragraph 9.08 of the
Foreign Trade Policy;
(II) "Foreign Trade Policy" means the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, published by
the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry notification
number 01/2015-2020, dated the 1st April, 2015 as amended from time to time;
(III) "Goods" means any inputs or goods including capital goods;
(IV) "Regional Authority” means the Director General of Foreign Trade appointed
under section 6 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992
(22 of 1992) or an officer authorised by him to grant an authorisation including a
duty credit scrip under the said Act.
[F. No. 605/55/2014-DBK]
SANJAY KUMAR, Under Secy.
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