OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS
(EXPORT)
JAWAHARLAL
NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE, NHAVA SHEVA,
TAL URAN, DIST-RAIGAD,
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F.No.S/12-Gen-589/2008 DBK Date:
19.08.2008
PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 61 /08
Attention of all the Exporters, CHA’s, trade and all concerned. is invited to Notification
No.121/2007-Cus(NT) dt.13.12.2007, whereby the duty drawback rates of certain
specified items has been upwardly revised and increased rates have been made
effective retrospectively from 01.09.2007.
Thus the exporters who had exported these items between 01.09.2007 and
12.12.2007 became entitled to extra drawback.
In this connection, representations have been received in the Ministry
from some trade bodies requesting that the differential drawback amount which
has become due to the exporters because of the increase in the drawback rates
with retrospective effect from 01.09.2007, may automatically be credited into
the exporters accounts by the EDI system of Custom Houses without exporters
having to file the supplementary claim in each Shipping Bill.
2. The matter has been considered by the
Ministry. The Ministry vide
F.No.609/114/2007-DBK dated 5.8.2008 has clarified that no relaxation in terms
of Rule 17 of the Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995 is being
contemplated. Thus no automated
supplementary claims software solution is being provided. In these circumstances supplementary drawback
claims will have to be filed in terms of Rule 15 of the said Drawback Rules.
3. Hence trade is advised to file their
supplementary drawback claims, arising out of Notification No.121/2007-Cus(NT),
dated 13.12.2007, immediately so that all such claims are cleared expeditiously
on merit, in terms of the Rule 15 of the Customs, Central Excise Duties and
Service Tax Drawback Rules 1995.
Sd/-18.08.08
(K.L. GOYAL)
Commissioner of Customs
(Export),
JNCH