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TRADE NOTICE
NO. 21 /2003. DATED 29
-04-2003.
Subject : Simplification of Export Procedure – when the Bonds
can be furnished with Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise – regarding.
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Attention is invited
to Board’s Circular No.500/66/99-CX dated 15.12.1999
on the above mentioned subject in which the decision of the
Board was conveyed that as a measure of simplification of export procedure,
Commissioner of Central Excise (excluding
those under whose jurisdiction the office of the Maritime Commissioner already
exists) will designate one Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise
as “Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise (Export)” who will
discharge the functions as being discharged by existing Maritime Commissioner
so far as export under (erstwhile) Rule 13(1)(a) and Rule 14 of Central Excise Rules,
1944 are concerned. Thus, in terms of this Circular, the merchant exporters
could execute bond with the designated Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Central
Excise (Export) under whose jurisdiction his Head Office was situated and the
exports could also take place from any of the ports /airports throughout the
territory of India. Subsequently, it has been brought to the notice of the
Board that as the jurisdiction of Maritime Commissioner has been defined by
Explanation-II of the notification No.42/2001-CE(NT) 26.6.2001, the Maritime
Commissioner can not accept the Bonds from the merchant exporters when the port
of exportation is outside his jurisdiction and this has been constraining
exports.
Board has examined
the matter. The facility to execute bond with the
designated
Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise (Export) under whose
jurisdiction the Head Office of the exporter is located is granted in addition
to the option to execute bond with the Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Central
Excise having jurisdiction over the factory from which the export goods are
cleared and with the Maritime Commissioner of Central Excise. Since the
restriction that in case the bond is executed with the Maritime Commissioner,
exports must take place from any of the port/airport under his jurisdiction is
applicable only to Maritime Commissioners, not to designated Deputy/Assistant
Commissioner of Central Excise (Export), it is observed that the present
restriction of designating Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise
(Export) only in Commissionerates where there is no Maritime Commissioner needs
to be reviewed.
Accordingly, Board
has decided that Commissioner having jurisdiction
over
Maritime Commissioner may also designate the Maritime Commissioner as Deputy/Assistant
Commissioner of Central Excise (Export). This shall place the Maritime
Commissioner at par with the Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise
(Export) designated in other Commissionerates in so far as the acceptance of
bond is concerned.
Board’s circular 500/66/99-CX dated 15.12.1999 as mentioned
above, stands modified to the above extent.
The contents of this Trade Notice may please be brought to
the notice of
all
the Constituent members of your Association and manufacturers in particular.
(Authority: Board's Circular
No. 706 /22 /2003-CX 8th April, 2003 from FileF.No.209/1/2003-CX.6)
(Issued from File C.No. IV/16/217/2003 CX POLICY)
(K.R.UDAY BHASKAR)
ADDITIONAL
COMMISSIONER (TECH)
To
The Trade and Field formations.
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