CIR NO. 30/1997-CUS Dated 12-08-1997
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Drawback recovery on export where sale proceeds not realised
Drawback recovery on export where sale proceeds not realised
Circular No.30/1997-Cus.date 12/8/97
Sub: Procedure for recovery of drawback where sale proceeds of exports have not been realised by exporters.
Attention is invited to Circular No. 3/97-Customs dated 4th February, 1997 whereby procedure for recovery of drawback under Rule 16A of Drawback Rules, 1995 in cases of non-repatriation of foreign exchange was prescribed. The matter was further pursued with RBI who modified the proforma of their XOS Statement by their A.D. Circular No. 14 dated September 9, 1996 to incorporate the particulars of Shipping Bill No. and the Port of export. The RBI has, however, agreed to make available XOS Statement by their Regional Offices only to the nodal Custom Houses as per list at Annexure-I.
2. The nodal Custom Houses as indicated in Annexure-I should ensure that on receipt of XOS Statement from Regional Offices of RBI, the information on cases where export proceeds have not been realised is promptly forwarded to the Customs authorities at the Port of exports as indicated in the said Statement. Immediately on receipt of said information, the Custom House at the Port of export shall take necessary action in terms of Rule 16A of the Drawback Rules, 1995. Commissioners of the nodal Customs Houses should ensure that information received from RBI is disseminated to the Customs authorities at the Port of export within 15 days.
Sd/-
(Sunil Kumar)
Director (DBK)
F.No.602/5/91-DBK
Annexure-I
List of Reserve Bank of India's Offices and the nodal Customs Houses to which respective RBI Office shall forwardXOS Statement.
Sub: Procedure for recovery of drawback where sale proceeds of exports have not been realised by exporters.
Attention is invited to Circular No. 3/97-Customs dated 4th February, 1997 whereby procedure for recovery of drawback under Rule 16A of Drawback Rules, 1995 in cases of non-repatriation of foreign exchange was prescribed. The matter was further pursued with RBI who modified the proforma of their XOS Statement by their A.D. Circular No. 14 dated September 9, 1996 to incorporate the particulars of Shipping Bill No. and the Port of export. The RBI has, however, agreed to make available XOS Statement by their Regional Offices only to the nodal Custom Houses as per list at Annexure-I.
2. The nodal Custom Houses as indicated in Annexure-I should ensure that on receipt of XOS Statement from Regional Offices of RBI, the information on cases where export proceeds have not been realised is promptly forwarded to the Customs authorities at the Port of exports as indicated in the said Statement. Immediately on receipt of said information, the Custom House at the Port of export shall take necessary action in terms of Rule 16A of the Drawback Rules, 1995. Commissioners of the nodal Customs Houses should ensure that information received from RBI is disseminated to the Customs authorities at the Port of export within 15 days.
Sd/-
(Sunil Kumar)
Director (DBK)
F.No.602/5/91-DBK
List of Reserve Bank of India's Offices and the nodal Customs Houses to which respective RBI Office shall forwardXOS Statement.
Name of RBI office Customs House to whom XOS may be submitted
Mumbai New Custoin House, Ballard Bhopal Estate, MumbaiAhmedabad New Kandla 370210 Panaji Panaji, GoaCalcutta: Bhubaneswar: Guwahati Custom House, CalcuttaPatna:New Delhi Indira Gandhi International Kanpur Air Port, New DelhiChandigarh:Srinagar:Jammu:Jaipur JaipurChennai ChennaiHyderabad HyderabadKochi KochiBangalore Bangalore