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TMI BlogCustoms - Refund of IGST on Export - Invoice mis-match Cases - Alternative Mechanism with Officer Interface - Communication of guidelinesX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Steamer Agents, Custodians/Customs Cargo Service Providers, Trade Associations/Chamber of Commerce, Members of the RAC/PGC and the Public is invited to the Public Notice No.38/2017 - Cus., dated 08/11/2017 (link: http://www.apcustoms.gou.in/admin/Notificationfiles/2017/notif-1511246607.pdf) regarding procedure for handling refund of IGST paid on export of goods under Rule 96 of CGST Rules, 2017 expeditiously, in respect of refund of IGST paid on goods exported from July, 2017 onwards. Now, CBEC vide Circular No.05/2018-Customs dated 23.02.2018 has communicated further guidelines on the subject.. 2. Numerous representations have been received from exporters / trade associations seeking resolution of various problems which have hindered th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... with taxable value for export and IGST paid against exports indicated in appropriate fields. (ii) Exporters have to file GSTR 1 or Table 6A. for the exports made with correct details such as Invoice number, Taxable value, IGST paid, Shipping Bill number, Shipping Date and Port Code. Large number of exporters have filed incomplete GSTR 1 or Table 6A' where shipping bill number or date or port code are missing. These records are not processed / forwarded to Customs by GSTN. E-mails have been sent to exporters asking them to correct their records through amendment process of GSTR 1 i.e through Table 9 of GSTR 1 of the following month. (iii) The aggregate IGST paid amount claimed in GSTR 1 or Table 6A should not be greater than the I ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... cases where the information forwarded by GSTN tallies with the information furnished in Shipping bills, refunds are automatically sanctioned by Customs EDI system. As mentioned earlier, till date about ₹ 4000 Crore has been sanctioned as refund of IGST Paid. (vii) However, there are many instances where refunds are held up on Customs EDI system due to certain errors which have been clearly brought out in the Circular No 42/2017-Crtstoms. The major errors that are committed by the exporters are (a) incorrect Shipping bill numbers in GSTR 1 (b) GSTIN declared in the shipping bill does not match with the GSTIN used to file the corresponding GST Returns (c) the most common error hampering refund is due to mismatch of invoice number, t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... above are decreasing, the error mentioned at (c) in para (vii) is most prevalent. The error mentioned at (c) in para (vii) is about invoice mis-match. This error is because of the fact that exporters are using two sets of invoices, one invoice for GST and another invoice for Customs which is resulting in mismatch of invoice numbers, including mis-match in taxable value and IGST paid in those invoices. It is once again reiterated that exporters may be advised to take due care to ensure that the details of invoice such as invoice number, taxable value and IGST paid mentioned in GSTR 1 and shipping bill match with each other and the invoice issued is compliant with the GST Invoice Rules, 2017. 3. Recognizing that invoice mis-match has been ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... as per Annexure A indicating mapping between GST invoice and corresponding Shipping Bill invoice; ii. IGST taxable value and IGST amount declared in the Shipping Bill. iii. IGST details declared in the Shipping Bill should be in proportion to the goods actually exported. c. After determining the correct refund amount, the officer need to enter the same into the Customs EDI system. The officer has the facility to edit the IGST paid details in case of short shipment or incorrect calculation by the exporter. The officer shall complete the verification by accepting or rejecting or amending the same. d. Once all the invoices pertaining to Shipping Bill are verified by the officer, the system shall calculate the scroll amount against ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... uty Commissioner 0884 - 23756362 2 K. Stanley Superintendent 0884 - 2375886 3 V. V. S. S. Ramachandran Inspector 0884 - 2375886 ICD,MARRIPALEM Email : [email protected] 1 M. Sreekanth Deputy Commissioner 0863 - 2344213 2 I. V. Ramana Rao Superintendent 0863 - 2344216 3 S. Ashok Inspector 0863 - 2344218 5. This procedure is available only fo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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