Rule 39 - Destruction of goods - Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006

39. Destruction of goods .- (1) After advance intimation 1 [of not less than seven days] to the Specified Officer, a Unit may destroy, without payment of duty, goods including capital goods, procured from Domestic Tariff Area or goods imported or goods manufactured or produced by the Unit including rejects or waste or scrap or remnants within the Special Economic Zone: Provided that obtaining environmental clearance if any required for such destruction shall be the responsibility of the Unit. (2) Where it is not possible to destroy goods within the Special Economic Zone, destruction of goods under sub-rule (1) shall be carried out, outside the Special Economic Zone with the permission of Specified Officer and in the presence of the Authorized Officer: Provided that destruction of precious and semi-precious stones and precious metals shall not be allowed. (3) The Unit shall be required to pay back the drawback and Duty Exemption Pass Book credit availed in of case destruction of goods procured from Domestic Tariff Area. 3 [(4) Where any goods procured from Domestic Tariff Area under claim of drawback or Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme credit under any export promotion scheme are destroyed due to natural calamities, the zone unit shall be required to pay drawback or Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme credit or any other export incentive claimed on such goods : Provided that in case where the Unit has procured the goods from Domestic Tariff Area against payment of foreign exchange, the Unit shall not be liable to pay back drawback or Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme credit or any export incentive claimed on such goods] ************** Notes: 1. In Sub-rule (1) the words of not less than seven days has been inserted vide notification no. G.S.R.72 (E).- dated 3-2-2009 2. In Sub-rule (4) the works or any other export incentive has been inserted vide notification no. G.S.R.72 (E).- dated 3-2-2009 3. Substituted vide G.S.R. 562(E) - Dated 3-8-2009 before it was read as, (4) Where any goods procured from Domestic Tariff Area under claim of drawback or Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme credit 2 [or any other export incentive] or under any export promotion scheme are destroyed due to natural calamities, the zone unit shall be required to pay drawback or Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme credit 2 [or any other export incentive] claimed on such goods: Provided that in case where the Unit has procured the goods from Domestic Tariff Area against payment of foreign exchange, the Unit shall not be liable to pay back drawback or Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme credit or any export incentive claimed on such goods.