Rule 4 - Application by the manufacturer to obtain the benefit - Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996

4. Application by the manufacturer to obtain the benefit. - (1) A manufacturer who has obtained a certificate referred to in sub-rule (3) of rule 3 and intends to import any goods for use in his factory at concessional rate of duty, shall make an application to this effect to the [Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise] indicating the estimated quantity and value of such goods to be imported, particulars of the notification applicable on such import and the port of import. [(1A) The manufacturer may, at his option, file the application specified under sub-rule (1), either in respect of a particular consignment, or indicating his estimated requirement of such goods 1 [ for a period not exceeding one year . ] (2) The manufacturer shall also give undertaking on the application that the imported goods shall be used for the intended purpose. (3) The application shall be countersigned by the [Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise] who shall certify therein that the manufacturer is registered in his office and has executed [a bond to his satisfaction] in respect of end use of the imported goods in the manufacturer's factory and indicate the particulars of such bond. ---------------------------------------------- Notes:- 1. Substituted vide Notification No. 22/2012-Cus(NT), dated 17/03/2012 , before it was read as:- for a quarter