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PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CENTRAL SALES TAX (CST) ON SUPPLIES MADE TO EXPORT ORIENTED UNITS (EOUS) AND UNITS IN ELECTRONIC HARDWARE TECHNOLOGY PARK (EHTP) AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY PARK (STP)

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..... A) or Export Oriented Unit (EOU) or Special Economic Zone (SEZ) or EHTP or STP or BTP, to EOU/EHTP/STP units must be utilised by them for production of goods/services and may include raw material, components, consumables, packing materials, capital goods, spares, material handling equipment etc. on which CST has been actually paid by the EOU/EHTP/STP. (b) While dealing with the application for reimbursement of CST, the Development Commissioner or the designated officer of EHTP/STP shall see, inter alia, that the purchases are essential for the production of goods/services by the units. (c) For payment of interest in accordance with para 6.11 (c) (i) of FTP, separate application for claiming interest is not required and a single cheque for main claim and interest can be issued to the claimant. However, separate account will be maintained by Development Commissioner of Special Economic Zones for the amount of interest disbursed by them. 3. The procedure to be followed in this regard is indicated hereinafter and shall be strictly adhered to: PROCEDURE (i) The unit shall present its claim for reimbursement of CST in the prescribed form (ANNEXURE-I) to the Developm .....

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..... artnership Chartered Accountant firms should have at least one full time partner, who should be an FCA / FCMA. (iv) For the regions indicated in (i) above, the Chartered Accountant firm be located in the area where the unit is situated otherwise qualification of (iii) shall apply. b) Photostat copy of C Form except in case of IT enabled Services (ITES)/Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs) Units, issued by the EOU/EHTP/STP to the supplier in the DTA / EOU / STP / EHTP / SEZ with reference to the counterfoil produced by the unit. The counterfoil of C form will be returned to the unit after making suitable endorsement like cancelled/CST reimbursed duly signed by the authorised officer of the Zone administration. While making the endorsement only, the items for which CST has been reimbursed should be indicated as cancelled and the Photostat copy will be retained by the officer for keeping in respective file. In the event of the same `C form being used again, the verification could be done at the time of scrutiny from the self-attested photocopies. The firm must indicate the file No. on which the original stands submitted. (vi)The reimbursement will be limited to the payment .....

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..... le from the claim amount or it can be set off from the subsequent payment. ANNEXURE I Application for claiming reimbursement of Central Sales Tax against C Form and in case of IT enabled Services (ITES)/Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs) Units without C form for the goods brought into the Premises of the EOU/EHTP/STP for the quarter ending on ----- 1. Name of the applicant : 2. Full postal address : 3. (a) No. and date of letter of Approval issued under EOU/ EHTP/ STP Scheme (b) Whether the Letter of Approval is still valid on the date of this application. 4. Registration No. (With date of issue) issued by S.T. Authorities under CST Act 1956 5. Details of the goods brought into units: - (a) Name and address of the supplier (including the name of the state where the supplier is located) (b) Whether goods are manufactured in India or imported (c) Description of Goods (d) Quantity (e) Value (f) Date of purchases of goods (g) Date of receipt of goods in the premises of the EOU unit (h) Total amount of CST paid against C Form (i) Total amount of CST paid (Without .....

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..... , no part is false or misleading and no relevant information has been concealed or withheld. (iii) The Payment has been made by the said M/s. _________________________ to the DTA/EOU/SEZ/EHTP/STP suppliers in respect of goods received against the original invoice bill(s) as indicated in the table annexed hereto. (iv)The payments have been made through normal banking channel and have been credited to the account of the DTA/EOU/SEZ/EHTP/STP supplier(s). (v) Such payment includes the amount of CST indicated in the respective invoices. (vi) All the items shown in the table are admissible for reimbursement of CST for goods manufactured in India under provisions of EOU Scheme Neither I/We nor any of our partners is a partner/Director or an employee of the above named entity or its associated concerns. I fully understand that any submission made in this certificate if proved incorrect or false, will render me/us liable to face any penal action or other consequences as may be prescribed in the law or otherwise warranted. Signature Stamp/seal of the Signatory Name Membership No. Full address Name and address of the Institution where registered. D .....

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..... UBLIC NOTICE NO. 14/2015-2020, Dated: May 30, 2016 , w.e.f. 1st of April, 2015, before it was read as, Any information, if found to be incorrect, wrong or misleading, will render/us liable to rejection of our claim without prejudice to any other action that may be taken against us in this behalf. If as a result of scrutiny any excess payment is found to have been made to me/us, the same may be adjusted against any of the subsequent claims to be made by my/our firm or in the event no claim is preferred, the amount overpaid will be refunded by me/us to the extent of the excess amount paid. 4. Substituted vide PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 14/2015-2020, Dated: May 30, 2016 , w.e.f. 1st of April, 2015, before it was read as, (iii) The payment has been made by the said M/s.__ to the DTA suppliers in respect of goods received against the original invoice bill(s) as indicated in the table annexed hereto. (iv) The payments have been made through normal banking channel and have been credited to the accounts of the DTA suppliers. 5. Substituted vide PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 14/2015-2020, Dated: May 30, 2016 , w .....

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..... 10. Substituted vide PUBLIC NOTICE No. 36/2015-2020 dated 04-09-2018 before it was read as APPENDIX-6H PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CENTRAL SALES TAX (CST) ON SUPPLIES MADE TO EXPORT ORIENTED UNITS (EOUS) AND UNITS IN ELECTRONIC HARDWARE TECHNOLOGY PARK (EHTP) AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY PARK (STP) (Please see Para 6.11 (c) (i) of FTP) 1. The procedure given hereunder shall be applicable for reimbursement of Central Sales Tax. 2. The Export Oriented Units (EOUs) and units in Electronic Hardware Technology Park (EHTP) and Software Technology Park (STP) will be entitled to full reimbursement of Central Sales Tax (CST) paid by them on purchases made from the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) or Export Oriented Unit (EOU) or Special Economic Zone (SEZ) or EHTP or STP or BTP, for production of goods and services as per EOU Scheme on the following terms and conditions: (a) The supplies from Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) or Export Oriented Unit (EOU) or Special Economic Zone (SEZ) or EHTP or STP or BTP, to EOU/EHTP/STP units must be utilised by them for production of goods/services and may include raw material, components, consumables, pack .....

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..... ing receipt of the goods as shown in ANNEXURE-II in the premises of the unit, scrutiny of original invoice/bill of the supplier and proof of payment against each invoice/bill and its reconciliation with 'C' Form. In case of IT enabled services (ITES)/Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) units, reconciliation with 'C' form will not be necessary as they are not eligible for issue of 'C' form.] ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CA FIRMS (i) In case of units located in the States of J K, Orissa, North-Eastern States, Andaman and Nicobar islands and Lakshadweep, the Chartered Accountant / Cost Accountant firm should be at least a Sole Proprietorship firm who should be an FCA / FCMA and engaged full time with the firm. (ii) In case of partnership Chartered Accountant / Cost Accountant firms located in the regions indicated in (i) above, should have at least two full time partners, one of whom should be an FCA / FCMA. (iii) In case of units located in other regions, the partnership Chartered Accountant firms should have at least one full time partner, who should be an FCA / FCMA. (iv) For the regions indicated in (i) above, the Chartered Accountant firm b .....

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..... ll the original documents viz. Original invoice/bill, money receipt/bank statement for random/sample checking and produce the same as and when called for by the office of the Development Commissioner. Random checking of 5% of the claims of a particular quarter should be done in the next quarter through generation of computer statements on the basis of serial numbers. The random list will be generated by the Development Commissioner personally. (xiii) In case some glaring error or irregularity is detected against any unit in claiming CST reimbursement, action to recover the amount paid and levy penalty would be taken under FTDR Act against such unit. (xiv) Any dues of the Government viz. arrears of Lease rent, amount on account of a Court s decree or Income tax recovery note, etc. will also be deductible from the claim amount or it can be set off from the subsequent payment. ANNEXURE I 7 [Application for claiming reimbursement of Central Sales Tax against 'C' Form and in case of IT enabled Services (ITES)/ Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs) Units without 'C' form for the goods brought into the premises of the EOU/EHTP/STP for the quarter ending on ] .....

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..... the excess amount paid.] Signature : Name in Block Letters : Designation : Name of the Applicant : Firm : ANNEXURE-II CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT CERTIFICATE / COST ACCOUNTANT CERTIFICATE I/We hereby confirm that I/We have examined the prescribed material receipt registers, books of account and the bank statement in respect of the goods mentioned in the table appended, and each entry of the application of M/s for the period-------------------------------------------- and hereby certify that: (i) 9 [ The following documents/records have been furnished by the applicant and have been examined and verified by me/us, namely material handling registers certified by the zone administration/Jurisdictional Officer, original invoice/bill, books of accounts and I Bank statement, ] (ii) Relevant registers have been authenticated under my/our seal, signatures. It has been ensured that the information furnished is true and correct in all respects, no part is false or misleading and no relevant information has b .....

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