SAFTA - Denial of benefit of Notification No.99/2011-CUS - ...

Tribunal Upholds SAFTA Compliance in Edible Oil Imports from Bangladesh, Validates Certificates of Origin.

May 13, 2024

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SAFTA - Denial of benefit of Notification No.99/2011-CUS - Importation of the goods from Bangladesh - Edible oils - The Tribunal noted that the certificates of origin had been duly issued and verified by competent Bangladeshi authorities, which the Indian revenue department acknowledged as genuine. It highlighted precedents where certificates of origin issued under trade agreements must be respected unless proven otherwise by the Revenue. The Tribunal found that although the goods imported directly from Malaysia and Indonesia were cheaper, the processing and conversion of crude palm oil to Refined Palm Olein in Bangladesh justified a higher price. The Tribunal accepted the process undertaken in Bangladesh as legitimate and compliant with SAFTA.

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