TMI Blog2024 (1) TMI 781X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ent (AR) for the Appellant ORDER SOMESH ARORA The matter in this case pertains to import made by the appellants of cocoa powder which at the relevant time was covered under free trade agreement. The same as per certificate of origin produced before us was wholly obtained in Malaysia. The Customs Authority after going through the documents at Mundra port allowed clearance on 07.12.2014. In the s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... There is nothing on the record to show that in present instance, the certificate of origin was sent to Malaysian Customs Authority for verification or that the goods in any case were concerned with the same set of suppliers in Malaysia as well as Ghana. 2. In view of the foregoing, the Learned Advocate pleads that the whole case of the department is based on presumptions and assumptions that all ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nt parties about which verification was done. In the present instance, there is no evidence of department having conducted any verification of the certificate of origin as is the requirement under Annexure-III the Customs Tariff (determination of Origin of Goods under the Preferential Trade Agreement between the Governments of the Republic of India and Malaysia) Rules, 2011. The relevant Clause of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ty shall, on receipt of such request, conduct a retroactive check on the cost statement of the exporter or the producer based on the current cost and prices and shall send a reply to the customs authority of the importing Party within three months of the date of receipt of request. (4) The retroactive check process, including the actual process and the determination of whether the subject goods ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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