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2023 (11) TMI 22 - CESTAT NEW DELHIDenial of exemption under Sr.5 of Notification No.45/2017 dated 30.6.2017 - re-import of goods exported earlier for participation in exhibition or on a consignment basis - requirement of exported goods to be brought back within six months of the removal - Imposition of penalty upon the appellant - HELD THAT:- Perusal of the said notification and circular No.108/27/2019-GST dated 18.7.2019 read with circular No.21/2019-Customs dated 24.7.2019 makes it clear that where the goods exported either under the Scheme of refund of integrated tax paid on export of goods or under bond without payment of integrated tax, on being re-imported, that too within six months of export, the same shall not amount to supply of goods - As per Section 5(1) of the IGST Act levy of the integrated tax is on inter-state ‘supply’ of goods or services or both. Thus, for levy of integrated tax there must be ‘supply’ of goods or services or both. In the present case, the goods are sent either for exhibition or on consignment basis. The goods which are re-imported are the once which are not sold in the Exhibition or are not approved by the buyer. The ownership of the goods does not transfer to the buyer/consignee to whom the goods i.e. appellant. In case of Exhibition, the appellant only takes the goods out of India and brings the same back after Exhibition - in case of goods taken for exhibition both are same person. It is well settled principle that sale cannot be made to oneself only, similar concept is applicable in case of supply as well. Further, there is no consideration paid when the goods are re-imported by the appellant. Thus, at the time of re-import there is no ‘supply’ of goods as per Section 7 (1) (a) of the CGST Act. Since the goods exported are already held to not to be ‘Goods Supplied’ but for exhibition, the goods exported on LUT bond gets apparently out of the scope of entry 1(d) of the notification dated 30.6.2017. Thus shall fall under entry 5 of the said notification to which applies ‘Nil’ duty. Thus, the demand has wrongly been confirmed with respect to these 3 bills of entry. Imposition of penalty upon the appellant - HELD THAT:- The issue in the present case is of the interpretation of a particular notification. The appellant are held to have rightly availed the benefit of Notification No.45/2017-Customs dated 30.6.2017 - there are no evidence on record produced by the department which may prove alleged mens rea for the appellant to evade payment of customs duty. Though one Bill of Entry is held as not eligible for exemption from full customs duty but for want of evidence of alleged intent to evade, there are no justifying reason for imposition of penalty upon the appellant. Hence, the order imposing penalty upon the appellant is set aside. The order under challenge is hereby set aside except for the amount of duty to be paid with reference to bill of entry No.6830735 dated 16.6.2018. Consequent thereto, appeal stands partly allowed.
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