Sub:  Central Excise - Notification No. 42/2001-CE(N.T) dated                                   26-6-2001 - Procedure to be followed for export of                                      excisable goods - Reg

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                        Copy of the Board's Circular No. 582/19/2001-CX (F.No. 209/19/2001-CX.6) dated 9-7-2001 on the above subject is communicated herewith for necessary action.

                        The Notification No. 42/2001 CE(N.T) dated 26-6-2001 mentioned in the above Circular has been communicated as Trade Notice No. 65/2001 dated 18-7-2001.

                        The contents of the Trade Notice may please be brought to the notice of all concerned.

                        (Issued from file C.No. IV/16/2/2001.CX. POL.)

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                                                                        JANAKI ARUNKUMAR

                                                ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER (TECHNICAL)

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COPY OF BOARD'S CIRCULAR NO. 582/19/2001-CX 6 (F.NO. 209/19/2001-CX.6) DATED 9-7-2001.

                        I am directed to refer to the Notification No. 42/2001-CE(NT) dated 26-6-2001 effective from 1-7-2001 which prescribes the procedure for export of excisable goods except Nepal and Bhutan without payment of duty. This Notification replaces the earlier procedure governing export of such goods anf there is no major departure from the procedure prevailing so far.

2.                     This Notification prescribes ARE-1 format in place of the existing AR-4 format for application to be filed by the exporter. Similarly, the format for the bond to be furnished by the exporters and CT-1 format for obtaining indigenous excisable goods without payment of duty has also been prescribed vide the said Notification. In this regard, representations have been received from Trade that the export consignments are held up in the factory and at the ports insisting for bond  in the new format, for CT-1 instead of the existing facility of block transfer and for ARE-1 instead of AR-4 which prevailed earlier.

3.                     The matter has been examined by the Board and it is clarified that following of the new procedures should not be a ground for holding up of export consignments. There has not been any major change in the procedures to be followed except for some minor simplifications. Thus, the exporters may be allowed to follow the procedure prevailing prior to 1-7-2001 till 31-7-2001 and export consignments should not be held up as long as it is satisfied that the procedure laid down and prevailing prior to 1-7-2001 has been duly followed.

4.                     Necessary action may be taken to clear all consignements in the light of the above instructions.

5.                                   Trade and Field formations may be suitably informed.

6.                                   Hindi version will follow.

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                                                                                                  (S.K. SINHA)

                                                             Under Secretary to the Government of India.