TMI BlogReduction in Export Documentation – Abolition of Various Declarations- regX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rsome and that under the system the exporters are required to submit a large number of documents and declarations to the Customs, causing delays and adding to the transaction cost, the Government had set up a Sub-Committee under the chairmanship of the Chief Commissioner of Customs, Delhi to study the problem in all its aspects and make recommendations. The Sub-Committee was a multi disciplinary group and consisted of representatives from the Customs, DGFT, RBI, Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) and Delhi Exporters Association. After a careful scrutiny of the export documentation requirements under EDI system, the Sub-Committee has found that the documents required for customs purposes are only five viz. commercial inv ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rawback amount being claimed, the drawback being claimed is more than 1% of FOB value/less than 1% of the FOB value but more than Rs. 500 against the shipping bill, the payment of duties in respect of containers, packing materials or other materials used in the manufacture and packing of export products and the goods being exported under bond or claim for rebate of duty. The above declarations are presently listed at Sl. Nos.3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 of Appendix-III and Sl. No. 2 of Appendix IV as prescribed vide this office letter No. 609/99/2002-DBK dated 29.5.2002. 2.2. Exports under DEPB Scheme The declarations being abolished are those relating to not claiming the benefits- under Engineering Products Export (Replenishment o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (Sl. No. 1(a) of the Annexure-II of the shipping bill) for exports under DEEC/DFRC licence, although abolished in respect of exports under EDI,will continue to be filed at non-EDI stations until such time that these stations are brought under EDI. Barring these exceptions all declarations are abolished for exports under schemes indicated in paragraph 3 above. 4. It is further clarified that the declaration dealing with no change in the manufacturing formula and quantum per unit imported material (Sl. No. 2 of Appendix III as prescribed by this office letter supra) is required to be given only for fixation of brand rate of duty drawback under Rule 6 or 7 of the Drawback Rules, 1995 and, therefore, exporters need not give this declarati ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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