Refusal of Excise Authorities to Honour Permission of Development Commissioner for DTA sale Given to a 100% EOU – Reg - Customs - 093/2000

Circular No.93 /2000-Cus 21 st November, 2000. F.NO.305/135/2000-FTT Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue.Sub:-Refusal of Excise Authorities to Honour Permission of Development Commissioner for DTA sale Given to a 100% EOU - Reg. It has been brought to the notice of the Board that Central Excise authorities in Bhiwadi Division have refused to honour the permission given by the Development Commissioner, Noida Export Processing Zone, to a 100% EOU for DTA sale. In brief, the matter is that a 100% EOU on the basis of physical export of goods worth Rs. 1.42 crores during the period from 1-4-2000 to 30-9-2000 had approached the Development Commissioner for DTA sale permission. The Development Commissioner, Noida gave the permission to the unit for sale in Domestic Tariff Area of goods worth approx. Rs. 72 lakhs on the basis of export performance of the unit during the previous half-year. However, the Central Excise authorities in Bhiwandi Central Excise Division refused to allow the unit to make DTA sale on the basis of permission given by the Development Commissioner on the ground that as per Board's Circular 30/99-Cus, dated 25-5-1999, the unit is entitled to DTA clearance maximum upto 50% of the FOB value of exports(physical) of the previous financial year and in the previous year, no physical export was made by the unit. In the instant case, it may be noted that the unit came into existence only in March, 99. 2. The matter has been considered. It is noted that as per para 9.9(b) of Exim Policy, an EOU/EPZ unit is allowed to sale goods in DTA upto 50% FOB value of (physical) export subject to payment of applicable duties and fulfilment of minimum NFEP as prescribed in Appendix 1 of the Policy. Further, as per Appendix 42 of the Handbook of Procedures, Vol.I, the unit may opt for DTA sale on a quarterly, half-yearly or annual basis by intimation to the Development Commissioner of the EPZ concerned. Such DTA sale entitlement accrues only against the goods physically exported during the quarter, half year or a year as the case may be. 3. In view of above stated position, it is clarified that the DTA sale permission given by the Development Commissioner, Noida Export Processing Zone, in the instant case, allowing for sale of goods worth Rs.72.32 lakhs in the domestic market on the basis of physical exports of Rs. 144.65 lakhs during the half year i.e. from 1 st April, 2000 to 30 th September, 2000 is in order provided other conditions such as achievement of NFEP as per Appendix are satisfied. The rejection of the same by Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, Bhiwadi is not correct and the unit is eligible to clear the goods in DTA to the extent of permission given by Development Commissioner, NEPZ on payment of applicable duties as per Section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 read with notification No. 2/95-CE, dated 4-1-1995. 4. Similar cases, in any, may kindly be decided in the light of above clarification. 5. Difficulties, if any, faced in the implementation of the instructions, may be brought to notice of the Board at an early date.