Please be Careful
in Examining Carpet Consignments for Exports, says DBK Officer
[CBEC Circular No. 10 dated 30th March
2017]
Subject: Export of carpet under duty drawback –
examination of carpets for composition, price determination, etc.
Attention
is invited to Board’s Circular no. 69/2000-Cus dated 28.8.2000 providing
that for fool-proof and expeditious examination and speedier disbursal of
drawback on carpets, the field formations may constitute expert panels
consisting of textile experts drawn from the Department and from the Export
Promotion Council/Trade. In this connection, Directorate General of Export
Promotion (DGEP) vide instruction no. DGEP/SEZ/40/2015 dated 16.10.15 had
stressed that market enquiry should be completed by field formations within
fifteen days failing which export benefits to the exporters should be released.
It was also desired that post-facto action may be taken based on results of
enquiry and export benefits be held beyond 15 days only with the written
approval of the Commissioner. In any case exports should not be stopped in
terms of Board’s Circular no. 1/2011-Cus dated 4.1.2011. DGEP vide
letter F.No. DGEP/SEZ/40/2015 dated 21.1.2016 (copy
enclosed) had also provided a list of members of Carpet Export Promotion
Council (CEPC) whose assistance can be taken when Customs officials are unable
to ascertain the exact composition and actual value of the carpets.
2. It has
been brought to the notice of Board by Ministry of Textiles and CEPC
that in some cases, Customs field formations had
caused damage to the carpets during examination/ inspection of export
consignments. This has resulted in loss of export order as well as financial
loss to exporters.
3. In this
context, care must be taken to ensure that export products including carpets
should not be damaged or destroyed or cut for taking samples, conducting
market enquiry or otherwise.
4. Further,
for speedy conduct of enquiry about composition, value, of carpets, besides the
nominated members of CEPC, office of Textiles Committee, Mumbai may be
contacted where two experts have been
posted by the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) for attending to all work
related to evaluation of carpets and to sort out the cases being referred to
the Textiles Committee, Mumbai by the Customs authorities.
5. Suitable Public Notice and Standing Order should be issued for guidance of the trade and Any difficulty faced should be intimated to the Board.
F.No. 609/24/2017-DBK