F.No. S/10-615/2001 DBK

PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 136/2001 DATE: 26-12-2001

SUB: MARKET VERIFICATION OF READYMADE GARMENTS FOR DUTY DRAWBACK DISBURSEMENT - REGARDING.
Attention of all Exporters/CHA’s invited to the Circular No. 77/2001 CUS. dated 7.12.2001 vide F.No. 605/36/2001- DBK issued by Govt. of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue on the above mentioned subject.

A number of representations been received from the Trade that the field formations are restoring to routine market verifi-cation in respect of garments on the premise that the same are over-valued. This causes harassment and avoidable delay in exports.

This issue has been examined in the Board. It is clarified that there are separate drawback entries with drawback rates and caps for different categories of garments in the Drawback Table. These caps by and large are sufficient to take care of any attempts by the exporters to over value the exports. The field formations should not resort to any indiscriminate and routine market verifi-cation of garment exports. Market verification should be undertaken only in very suspect cases and especially where there is blatant export of sub-standard goods. Market verification can also be initiated in select cases in respect of consignments entered for export to sensitive destinations.

This should be ensured that the market verifications are expeditiously concluded and the drawback claims are settled at the earliest and at the most within three months from the date of the entry of the goods for exports.

All concerned to note the above.

(M. DWIVEDI)
COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (EP)

F.NO.S/10-615/2001 DBK

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