● Comprehensive review of duty structure
● Clarification on Basic Customs Duty on Lab chemicals
● Duties on Lubricants and Spare parts of Airline Industry
● Procedural and interpretation issues leading to delays in shipments clearance
● Expediting furnishing of verification reports by country of origin
● Release of Bank Guarantees
● Issues in availing other Free Trade Agreement Benefits
● Electronics Industry
● Medical/Pharmaceutical Industry
● Semiconductor Industry
● Telecom Industry
● Heavy Engineering
● Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry
● Second-hand products for Research & Development
● Issues in availing benefits under the scheme
● Recommendations on applicable rates
● Request for time bound investigations
6. Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) Scheme: ● Support in expediting license
● Issues in availing benefits
● Policy recommendations on further strengthening the scheme
● Bi-annual representations on legislative and procedural issues around customs
● Basic Customs Duty on all goods (excluding undenatured ethyl alcohol) for laboratory and Research & Development
● Use of different Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSNs) for different medical devices categories
● Rationalisation of duties and Taxes on Fuel, Lubricants, and temporary import of Spare parts used by foreign airlines
● CAROTAR implementation issues across sectors
● Issues arising from interpretation of Circular No. 08/2023 regarding classification of telecom products
● Exemption for specific sectors such as solar modules, pharmaceuticals, certain medical devices from Manufacturing & Other Operations in Warehouse (MOOWR) scheme under section 65A
● Issues in availing benefits under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme
● Special Valuation Branch (SVB) for the time bound investigations
∘ Pursuing exemption for specific sectors such as solar modules, pharmaceuticals, certain medical devices from the application of amendments to Manufacturing & Other Operations in Warehouse Regulation scheme (MOOWR) ∘ Use of different Harmonized System of Nomenclature for different categories of medical devices
∘ Addressing general and technical issues arising from interpretation of Circular No. 08/2023 regarding classification of telecom products
∘ Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules, 2020 (CAROTAR) implementation issues across sectors
∘ Addressing issues in availing benefits under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products scheme with Directorate General of Foreign Trade
∘ Addressing issues in availing benefits under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products scheme with Directorate General of Foreign Trade
∘ CAROTAR implementation issues across sectors.
∘ Addressing issues in availing benefits under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products scheme with Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).
∘ Pursuing exemption for specific sectors such as solar modules, pharmaceuticals, certain medical devices from the application of amendments to Manufacturing & Other Operations in Warehouse scheme.
∘ Custom duty rationalisation on select products including Cocoa.
∘ CAROTAR implementation issues across sectors
∘ Classification of select medical equipment
∘ Addressing issues in availing benefits under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products scheme with Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
∘ Pursuing exemption for specific sectors such as solar modules, pharmaceuticals, certain medical devices from the application of amendments to Manufacturing & Other Operations in Warehouse scheme
∘ Custom duty rationalisation on select products including Cocoa
∘ Custom duty rationalisation on select products.
∘ Addressing issues in obtaining refunds under the erstwhile Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS)
∘ Timely clearance of shipments containing second-hand testing equipment which are categorised as “restrictive” by DGFT
∘ Addressing general and technical issues arising from interpretation of Circular No. 08/2023 regarding classification of telecom products
∘ Pursuing exemption for specific sectors such as solar modules, pharmaceuticals, certain medical devices from the application of amendments to Manufacturing & Other Operations in Warehouse (MOOWR) scheme under section 65A
∘ Need for clarification on customs duty applicability on import of materials required for the purpose of conducting bioequivalence studies
∘ Addressing general and technical issues arising from interpretation of Circular No. 08/2023 regarding classification of telecom products.
∘ Pursuing exemption for specific sectors such as solar modules, pharmaceuticals, certain medical devices from the application of amendments to Manufacturing & Other Operations in Warehouse (MOOWR) scheme under section 65A.
∘ Timely clearance of shipments containing second-hand testing equipment which are categorised as restrictive by DGFT
∘ Need for clarification on customs duty applicability on import of materials required for the purpose of conducting bioequivalence studies
Finance Ministry defers implementation of Customs Circular requiring additional declarations for import/export of specified chemical products, pursuant to Forum’s advocacy efforts with CBIC.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has amended Project Imports Regulations,1986 to exclude solar power plants and solar power projects from specified projects entitled to concessional rate of duty for import of goods, effective October 20, 2022. The Notification No. 54/2022 – Customs dated October 19, 2022 can be accessed here.
CBIC has issued a notification to include “Industrial Valves” classifiable under HSN 8481 in List 33 of the Notification 50/2017 – Customs, dated June 30, 2017 (‘Master exemption notification’) and these goods shall now be exempt from customs duty and eligible for concessional GST. USISPF had been advocating for the inclusion of these goods in the exemption list on behalf of its members in the oil & gas sector. Since Industrial Valves are widely used for oil & gas exploration works, this is a major relief for the petroleum and gas industry. The Notification No. 50/2022-Customs, dated September 27, 2022 can be accessed here.
Pursuant to the earlier advisory dated June 28, 2022 pertaining to Anonymised Escalation Mechanism under Faceless Assessment for submitting grievance regarding delay in clearance of Bill of Entry, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs has issued an additional advisory to enable the option to track and file grievance using ICEGATE portal. The advisory dated August 02, 2022 can be accessed.
As part of its Faceless Assessment Scheme under Customs, CBIC has issued an advisory for steps to be followed by ICEGATE registered users seeking to opt for Anonymised Escalation Mechanism in respect of grievances filed for delay in clearance of Bill of Entry. The advisory dated June 28, 2022 laying down these steps can be accessed.
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