Central Excise - Clarification regarding supplies of excisable goods, including fuel, without payment of duty as ship's stores for consumption on board a vessel for any foreign part - Central Excise - 605/42/2001

Circular No.605/42/2001-CX, dt. 29/11/2001 Sub:- Central Excise - Clarification regarding supplies of excisable goods, including fuel, without payment of duty as ship's stores for consumption on board a vessel for any foreign part Sir, I am directed to say that doubts have arisen whether excisable goods [including fuel] exported as ship's stores for consumption on board a vessel bound for any foreign port can be allowed without payment of whole of duty. 2. The board has examined the matter. It is clarified that ntf. no.42/2001-CE(NT), dt. 26.6.2001 [effective from 1.7.2001] allows export of 'all excisable goods' without payment of duty. It includes all excisable goods supplied as ship's stores for consumption on board a vessel bound for any foreign port [including fuel for bunker], but does not include mineral oil products falling under Chapter 27 of the Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 exported as stored for consumption of board on aircraft on foreign run. The expression 'export' used in rule 19 Central Excise (No.2) Rules, 2001 shall have the same meaning as explained under rule 18 of the said Rules. Since full rebate is also permissible on all excisable goods (including the excisable goods supplied as ship's stores for consumption on board a vessel bound for any foreign port [including fuel for bunker]), no part payment of duty is required in cases where excisable goods, including fuel, are supplied as ship's stores for consumption on board a vessel bound for any foreign port. 3. The field formations may suitable be informed. 4. Receipt of this Circular may please be acknowledged. 5. Hindi version will follow. F.No.209/25/2001-CX.6