Classification of imported goods - Areca Nuts - There has to be ...

Proper Officer Must Determine Areca Nut Classification for Import; Others Cannot Override Authority in Chennai.

December 6, 2021

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Classification of imported goods - Areca Nuts - There has to be a proper determination as to whether there is prohibition of the imported goods. This exercise can be carried only by a “Proper Officer” and cannot be usurped by the third or fourth respondents or their counter parts in Chennai - Merely because the officers of the third and the fourth respondents have powers to investigate by itself means will not mean that they can insist on a “hands off approach” by a competent officer who have been given the powers to assess Bill of Entry filed by an importer. - HC

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