PUBLIC NOTICE 004/2008 DATE: 08.01.2008

Drawback Schedule, 2007-08-increase in drawback rates with Retrospective effect from 1.4.2007-exemption from filing Supplementary claims –regarding.
Attention of the trade is invited to Ministry of Finance notification No. 68/2007-Cus(NT), dated 16.7.2007 vide which the increased rates of duty drawback on specified items (as specified in paragraph 4 of the notification) were given effect retrospectively from 1.4.2007. In this connection, several representations have been received from the trade bodies requesting that the differential drawback amount which has become due to the exporters because of the increase in drawback rates with retrospective effect from 1.4.2007, may be automatically credited into the exporters’ accounts by the EDI system of Custom House without the exporters having to file supplementary claims against each EDI shipping bill.

2. The matter has been considered by the Ministry and it has been decided by the Central Board of Excise and Customs vide Circular no. 39/2007-Customs dated 09.10.2007 issued from F.No. 609/114/2007-DBK giving a one time relaxation to exporters under Rule 17 of the Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995 from filing supplementary claims against all EDI Shipping Bills in respect of which Let Export Orders (LEOs) were given by the Customs authorities during the period 1.4.2007 to 17.7.2007.

3. Accordingly, the differential drawback amount which has become due to the exporters against exports effected through EDI during this period will be paid to them without their having to file supplementary claims and the differential amount of drawback would be automatically processed in the EDI system and credited to the exporters’ accounts. However, in case of manual shipping bills the exporters would be required to file supplementary claims as required under Rules 15 of the Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995.

4. Automated credit of supplementary claim in the exporter’s account would be granted for all EDI Shipping Bills in respect of which LEOs were given during the period 1.4.2007 to 17.7.2007 except in respect of the following 37 drawback heads:

DBK S No., 25081090B, 3506919002A, 3506919001B, 3506919001A, 3918909001A, 3926909939A, 3926909939B, 4820200008B, 500601B, 530901B, 560502A, 560602B, 5805B, 590302B, 590601B, 640611B, 70091090B, 70091090A, 70200090B, 7117909001A, 7117909001B, 7117909002A, 7117909002B, 7117909003A, 7117909003B, 7117909004A, 7117909004B, 7314B, 7320B, 871423B, 8715B, 9202B, 9507B, 9508B, 96083910B, 9616B, 9617B.

Exporters desirous of claiming supplementary drawback against any of these 37 drawback heads will be required to file the manual supplementary claim in the prescribed manner for being processed in the EDI system as per the existing procedure.

Difficulties, if any, faced by the trade may be brought to the notice of the undersigned.

F.No. S/26-20/08 DBK

(K. ANANTHA PADMANABHAN)
Commissioner of Customs (E.P)
MUMBAI- I.

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