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Effective Rates of DEPB : ** : Transporters’ strike unreasonable and unjustified : ** : Rs. 600 crore for paying penidng claims of Excise Duty under deemed export released : ** : Service Tax exemption on certain GTA Services : ** : NDIA'S EXPORTS INCREASE FROM $ 63.8 BILLION IN 2003-04 TO $ 119.3 BILLION IN 2008-09 (APR-NOV) - SEZs GENERATE EMPLOYMENT : ** : Additional Government Measures for Stimulating the Economy : ** : Changes in Customs duty, Additional Customs duty rates and drawback : ** : Review of External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) policy : ** : Whether activities of a Liaison Office in India leads to income accruing or arising in India : ** : Exports up by 19.4% in April-November 2008 - INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA : NOVEMBER 2008 : ** :

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Exempts Certain Taxable Services provided to a Goods Transport Agency - See Notification No. 01/2009 Dated: January 5, 2009 - Service Tax

Amends Notification No. 89/2005 - Exemption to goods from Customs duty and additional duty when imported against DutyEntitlementPass Book. - See Notification No. 03/2009 Dated: January 2, 2009 - Customs

Extension of time limit for filing of Form DVAT 51, Form C, EI, EII, F, I, J and H - See F.3(33)/P-II/VAT/Misc./2006/676-685 Dated: December 19, 2008 - VAT - Delhi

DEPB Rates as applicable before 5-11-2008 restored - See 124(RE-2008) /2004-2009 Dated: March 1, 2009 - DGFT

Amendment in the Handbook of Procedures v1.(RE 2008) - DEPB rates shall be effective upto 31-12-2009 - See 125 (RE-2008) /2004-2009 Dated: January 3, 2009 - DGFT

Procedure relating to sanction and pre-audit of refund claims- regarding. - See 22/2008 Dated: December 19, 2008 - Customs

Deferred Payment Protocols dated April 30, 1981 and December 23, 1985 between Government of India and erstwhile USSR - See 45/2009 Dated: January 2, 2009 - FEMA

To examine or cause to be examined every application or e-Forms or documents submitted on www.mca.gov.in - Central Government makes the regulations to amend the Companies Regulations, 1956. - See Notification No. G.S.R. 888(E) Dated: December 24, 2008 - Misc

Deferred Payment Protocols dated April 30, 1981 and December 23, 1985 between Government of India and erstwhile USSR - See 45/2009 Dated: January 2, 2009 - FEMA

Tariff value of edible oils, brass scrap and Poppy seeds notified - See Notification No. 141/2008 Dated: December 31, 2008 - Customs

Amends Notification no. 4/2005 Customs dated 24-1-2005 - Anti-dumping duty on Flexible Slabstock Polyol - See Notification No. 138/ 2008 Dated: December 31, 2008 - Customs

Amends Cenvat Credit Rules - Goods cleared to a unit in a special economic zone or to a developer of a special economic zone for their authorized operations are eligible for Cenvat Credit - See Notification No. 50/2008 Dated: December 31, 2008 - Central Excise

Amends Notification No. 32/2005 - Cement and steel used in construction of houses in tsunami affected areas of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Pondicherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands — Exemption - See Notification No. 60/2008 Dated: December 24, 2008 - Central Excise

PRE DEPOSIT BEFORE FILING APPEAL FOR SERVICE TAX MATTERS - See in Article Section

Import policy for new vehicles, as laid down under Chapter 87 shall be amended - See Notification No. 74 (RE-2008)/2004-09 Dated: December 30, 2008 - DGFT

Rate of Exchange for Import and Export of Goods - See Notification No. 140/2008 Dated: December 29, 2008 - Customs

Amends Appendix 4C - (Certificate of Origin Non-Preferential) - See 122 (RE-2008) /2004-09 Dated: December 30, 2008 - DGFT

Amends Appendix-2 of Handbook of Procedures (Vol. I), under the list of Export Promotion Councils/Commodity Board - See 123 (RE-2008) 2004-09 Dated: December 30, 2008 - DGFT

Clarification on classification of combined refrigerator freezer with separate external doors for the purpose of extending benefit of Notification No.85/2004-Customs dated 31.8.2004 - See 23/2008 Dated: December 29, 2008 - Customs

CENVAT CREDIT NOT TO BE REDUCED MERELY FOR SUBSEQUENT DISCOUNTS - See in Article Section

INVESTIGATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP - See in Article Section

Income-tax (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2008 - Change in Authority - See Notification No. 111/2008 Dated: December 23, 2008 - Income Tax

Appoints Joint Commissioner / Additional Commissioner Competent Authority to perform certain functions (Territorial Jurisdiction) - See Notification No. 110/2008 Dated: December 23, 2008 - Income Tax

Notified Corporation for the purpose of Section 36(1)(xii) - See Notification No. 108/2008 Dated: December 19, 2008 - Income Tax

Anti Dumping Duty on Caustic soda (Caustic soda lye and caustic soda solid/flakes) of Korea ROK / China imposed - See Notification No. 137/2008 Dated: December 26, 2008 - Customs

DGFT fixes deadline as 20-06-2009 for SFIS for the current financial year - See 119 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 Dated: December 24, 2008 - DGFT

EXPLANATION REGARDING GROSS PROFIT MARGINS - See in Article Section

Refund of wrongly collected tax should be made voluntarily and honestly by the Government-excess and wrong collection should be treated as money held in trust - a point of view. - See in Article Section

Exempts petrol from duty of excise removed for use in ethanol blended petrol to unrelated parties. - See Notification No. 61/2008 Dated: December 24, 2008 - Central Excise

Exempts 10 ethanol blended petrol if appropriate duty of excise has been paid on petrol and ethanol - See Notification No. 62/2008 Dated: December 24, 2008 - Central Excise

Amends notification no. 28/2002 to exempt ethanol blended petrol - See Notification No. 63/2008 Dated: December 24, 2008 - Central Excise

Amends Notification No. 4/2006 to fix effective rate of duty on Cement Clinker @300/t and to exempt ethanol blended petrol - See Notification No. 64/2008 Dated: December 24, 2008 - Central Excise

Definition of 'Charitable purpose' under section 2(15) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 - reg. - See 11/2008 Dated: December 19, 2008 - Income Tax

Notification No. 63 (RE-2008) dated 21.11.2008 and No. 64 (RE- 2008) dated 24.11.2008 - transitional arrangements thereunder. - See 49(RE-2008)/2004-2009 Dated: December 22, 2008 -

Import of Trucks/Tippers/Dumpers etc. under EPCG Scheme. - See 48 / (RE-2008/2004-09) Dated: December 19, 2008 - DGFT

SMALL SCALE EXEMPTION UNDER SERVICE TAX PROVISIONS - See in Article Section

Corrigendum to notification no. 107/2008 dated 11-12-2008 - See Notification No. S.O. 2949(E) Dated: December 22, 2008 - Income Tax

Half Yearly DVAT return to be filed within 42 days - Instructions for Filing of Online Returns by Registered Dealers - DVAT-16 and Form I - See Notification No. No. F.7(7)/Policy-III/VAT/2005-06/662 Dated: December 17, 2008 - VAT - Delhi

Amendments in Appendix 37A - VKGUY w.e.f. 1-4-2008 - See 115 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 Dated: December 15, 2008 - DGFT

Export of Milk and value added Milk Products shall be entitled to VKGUY scheme benefits - See 116 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 Dated: December 15, 2008 - DGFT

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1	Accessories (Condition) Rules, 1963

2	ATA Carnet (Form of Bill of Entry and Shipping Bill) Regulations, 1990

3	Baggage (Transit to Customs Stations) Regulations, 1967

4	Baggage Rules, 1998

5	Bill of Coastal Goods (Form) Regulations, 1976

6	Bill of Entry (Electronic Declaration) Regulations, 1995

7	Bill of Entry (Forms) Regulations, 1976

8	Boat Notes Regulations, 1976

9	Bonded Aircraft Stores (Procedure) Regulations, 1965

10	Courier Imports and Exports (Clearance) Regulations, 1998

11	Customs (Advance Rulings) Rules, 2002

12	Customs (Appeals) Rules, 1982

13	Customs (Attachment of Property of Defaulters for Recovery of Government Dues) Rules, 1995

14	Customs (Compounding of Offences) Rules, 2005

15	Customs (Fees for Rendering Services by Customs Officers) Regulations, 1998

16	Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996

17	Customs (Provisional Duty Assessment) Regulations, 1963

18	Customs (Publication of Names) Rules, 1975

19	Customs (Settlement of Cases) Rules, 1999

20	Customs (Settlement of Cases) Rules, 2007

21	Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission Procedure, 2007

22	Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004

23	Customs Refund Application (Form) Regulations, 1995

24	Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of Goods under the Agreement on Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries) Rules, 1989

25	Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of Goods under the Agreement on SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement) Rules, 1995

26	Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of Goods under the Free Trade Agreement between the Democratic Socialistic Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of India) Rules, 2000.

27	Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of Goods under the Preferential Trade Agreement between the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan and Republic of India) Rules, 2003

28	Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of Other Preferential Areas) Rules, 1977.

29	Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of the United Arab Republic and Yugoslavia) Rules, 1976

30	Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997

31	Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995

32	Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995

33	Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002

34	Customs Tariff [Determination of Origin of Products under the Duty Free Tariff Preference Scheme for Least Developed Countries] Rules, 2008

35	Customs Tariff Determination of Origin of Goods under the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between the Republic of India and Republic of Singapore Rules, 2005

36	Customs Valuation (Determination of Price of Imported Goods) Rules, 1988

37	Customs Valuation (Determination of Price of imported Goods) Rules, 2007

38	Customs Valuation (Determination of Value of Export Goods) Rules, 2007

39	Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995

40	Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1982

41	Denaturing of Spirit Rules, 1972

42	Export Manifest (Aircraft) Regulations, 1976

43	Export Manifest (Vessels) Regulations, 1976

44	Export Report (Form) Regulations, 1976.

45	Foreign Privileged Persons (Regulation of Customs Privileges) Rules, 1957

46	Goods Imported (Conditions of Transhipment) Regulations, 1995

47	Import Manifest (Aircraft) Regulations, 1976

48	Import Manifest (Vessels) Regulations, 1971

49	Import of Gold and Silver by Passengers (Form of Bill of Entry) Regulations, 1994

50	Import Report (Form) Regulations, 1976

51	Imported Packages (Opening) Regulation, 1963.

52	Imported Stores (Retention on Board) Regulations, 1963

53	Intellectual Property Rights (Imported Goods) Enforcement Rules, 2007

54	Interim Rules of Origin for Agreement between the Republic of India and the Kingdom of Thailand

55	Levy of Fees (Customs Documents) Regulations, 1970

56	Manufacture and Other Operations in Warehouse Regulations, 1966

57	Notice of Short-Export Rules, 1963

58	Notified Goods (Prevention of Illegal Import) Rules, 1969

59	Passenger’s Baggage (Levy of Fees) Regulations, 1966

60	Project Imports Regulations, 1986

61	Publication of Daily Lists of Imports and Exports Rules

62	Re-export of Imported Goods (Drawback of Customs Duties) Rules, 1995

63	Rule For Acceptance Of Shipping Bill Delivered Under Section 137(A)

64	Rule For Furnishing Of Informations By Customs Officers

65	Rule For Grant Of Port Clearance To Sailing Vessels In Kandla

66	Rules for granting special passes to break bulk in the Customs ports in the States of Mysore and Kerala

67	Rules for granting special passes to break bulk in the ports under the jurisdiction of the [Commissioner of Customs], Saurashtra

68	Rules for granting special passes to break bulk in the said ports in the States of Madras, Pondicherry and Bombay

69	Rules for passing free of import duty baggage in actual use and for the landing of passenger’s baggage and passing the same through the Custom House at Bombay.

70	Rules for passing free of import duty baggage in actual use, and for the landing of passenger’s baggage and passing the same through the ports, Saurashtra

71	Rules for the landing and clearing at the certain ports all the Land Customs Stations and Airports of parcels and packets forwarded by the foreign mails or by passenger vessels or air liners

72	Rules for the shipping of passenger’s baggage and the passing of the same through the Custom Houses

73	Rules of Determination of Origin of Goods under the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), 2006

74	Rules of Determination of Origin of Goods under the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement, (formerly known as the Bangkok Agreement) Rules, 2006

75	Rules of Determination of Origin of Goods under the Preferential Trading Agreement between the Republic of India and the Republic of Chile Rules, 2007

76	Shipping Bill and Bill of Export (Form) Regulations, 1991

77	Shipping Bill for Aircraft Spares Ex-bond Regulations, 1975

78	Specified Goods (Prevention of Illegal Export) Rules, 1969

79	Stamping of Piece-goods and Testing of Yarn Rules, 1949.

80	The relevant articles of the U.N. ( P & I ) Act, 1947 under which exemption from customs dut is allowed to the U.N.O and and their officials

81	Transportation of Goods (Through Foreign Territory) Regulations, 1965

82	Uncleared Goods (Bill of Entry) Regulations, 1972

83	Warehoused Goods (Removal) Regulations, 1963



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