Import of 'Rejects' in the DTA from 100% EOUs. Import Trade Control Order No.33/85-88 Open General Licence No.22/85-88, dated 16.1.1986 - Issued by C.C.I.&E - Customs - F. No. 307/12/86-FTT

Import of 'Rejects' in the DTA from 100% EOUs. Import Trade Control Order No.33/85-88 Open General Licence No.22/85-88, dated 16.1.1986 - Issued by C.C.I. E F. No. 307/12/86-FTT Dated 11-12-1986 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise Customs New Delhi Subject : Import of 'Rejects' in the DTA from 100% EOUs. Import Trade Control Order No.33/85-88 Open General Licence No.22/85-88, dated 16.1.1986 - Issued by C.C.I. E - Regarding. The undersigned is directed to enclose a copy of Import Trade Control Order No. 33/85-88 open General Licence No. 22/85-88, dated 16th January, 1986 issued by the Chief Controller of Imports and Exports, new Delhi on the above subject for guidance and necessary action. Import Trade Control Order No.33/85-88, Open General Licence No.22/85-88, New Delhi , dated 16th January, 1986. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1947 (18 of 1947), the Central Government hereby gives general permission till further orders to import into the Domestic Tariff Area rejects as permitted in the Letter of Approval of the 100% Export Oriented Units issued to such units by the Central Government, subject to the following conditions. 1. Rejects shall be permitted to be imported by all persons. 2. The term 'Rejects' shall cover the products which have definite manufacturing defect and as such are not exportable as per declaration of the 100% Export Oriented Unit concerned and shall include sub-standard products but shall not include spares, tools wastes or by products. The following parameters shall be kept in view for determining rejects; (i) The unit must certify that the rejects were an unavoidable feature on account of flaws of technology, techniques or material deployed by unit in the manufacture of its products; (ii) Rejects are also invoiced and stamped by the manufacturer as 'REJECTS' at the time of clearance into the DTA; and (iii) Rejects shall be established as such to the satisfaction of the Assistant Collector of Customs and Central Excise, having jurisdiction over such units. Assistant Collector shall decide that an item is indeed a reject with reference to quality control yardsticks prescribed by the buyer, report of the internal quality control department of the manufacturer, and other technical opinion which the Assistant Collector may consider necessary to call upon before deciding the matter.