Investigation against exports of processed, preserved and Frozen fish and fish products under DEPB Scheme (S.No.2 of Product Group 66 of DEPB Schedule) by DGRI/Customs authorities – reg

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..... Sub : Investigation against exports of processed, preserved and Frozen fish and fish products under DEPB Scheme (S.No.2 of Product Group 66 of DEPB Schedule) by DGRI/Customs authorities – reg. DGRI/Customs had started investigations against exporters of processed, preserved and frozen fish and fish products in 2001 on the basis of an intelligence that such exporters, who were av .....

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..... oms, Customs at Mumbai and Ahmedabad stopped verifying/debiting of DEPB scrips issued in respect of processed, preserved and frozen fish and fish products and started resorting to provisional assessment in respect of fresh export consignments. 3. Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and Seafood Exporters Association of India ( SEAI) represented to Board that as a resu .....

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..... In this regard, investigations conducted so far by DGRI/Customs has revealed two types of situations. Whereas in some cases DRI/Customs has completed investigations and issued show cause notices on the basis of their findings, in other cases the investigations are nearing completion. The two types of situations are – i) where no preservatives/chemicals were actually used by the preservin .....

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..... s/preservatives in the shipping bill has been withdrawn with effect from 1.4.2002 under DEPB Scheme, it has been decided that in such cases the exporter shall be allowed to avail 4% DEPB benefit if he is otherwise eligible of such benefit. All DEPB scrips pending registration/verification against exporters covered under(ii) above should be completed immediately including finalization of exports a .....

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