Export of carpet under duty drawback - examination of carpets for composition, price determination, etc. - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No. 20/2017

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, NEW CUSTOM HOUSE, KANDLA-370 210 F, No. S/20-249/4G/2016-17 Dated: 06.04.2017 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 20/2017 Subject: Export of carpet under duty drawback - examination of carpets for composition, price determination, etc.-reg. Attention of all Importers, Exporters, Customs Brokers, Custodian and members of Trade is invited to CBEC Circular No. 69/2000-cus dated 28.8.2000 and 10/2017- Customs dated 30.03.2017 2. It has been brought to the notice of Board by Ministry of Textiles and Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) that in some cases, Customs field formations had caused damage to the carpets during examination/ inspection of export consignments. This has resulted in loss of export order as well as financial loss to exporters. 3. In this context, care must be taken to ensure that export products including carpets should not be damaged or destroyed or cut for taking samples, conducting market enquiry or otherwise. 4. Further, for speedy conduct of enquiry about composition, value, etc. of carpets, besides the nominated members of CEPC, office of Textiles Committee, Mumbai may be contacted where two experts have been posted by the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) for attending to all work related to evaluation of carpets and to sort out the cases being referred to the Textiles Committee, Mumbai by the Customs authorities. 5. If any difficulty is foreseen or arises out of the implementation of this notice, the same may be brought to the notice of the undersigned. (P. V. R. Reddy), Principal Commissioner, Custom House, Kandla