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2015 (12) TMI 427 - AT - CustomsDenial of refund of SAD - appellants did not pay any sales tax/ VAT on the goods - Held that:- Notification No. 102/2007 dated 14.09.2007 as amended allowed refund of SAD subject to the condition that "the importer shall pay appropriate sales tax or VAT, as the case may be". In the present case, the appropriate sales tax or VAT being NIL the appellants cannot be said to have violated the said conditions of the said notification inasmuch as it cannot be said that they have not paid appropriate sales tax/VAT. - It is evident from the clarification of CBEC that even if VAT / Sales tax was less than 4%, the appellant was entitled to refund of SAD which was 4% so long as VAT/sales tax was paid. In other words, so long as appropriate VAT/ Sales tax was paid, SAD refund was admissible even if the appropriate sales tax/ VAT was less than SAD; if the sales tax / VAT was NIL, so be it. In other words what is required in terms of the said notification is payment of appropriate sales tax/ VAT regardless of the rate thereof. It logically follows that if the appropriate rate of sales tax/ VAT was NIL then the appropriate sales tax/ VAT paid will also be NIL - impugned order is not sustainable - Impugned order is set aside - Decided in favour of assessee.
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