The appellants had imported LED panels along with a few parts of ...

LED panel imports for TV manufacturing cleared, no complete set undervaluation.

December 6, 2024

Case Laws     Customs     AT

The appellants had imported LED panels along with a few parts of TVs for manufacturing, but not all essential parts required to constitute a complete TV set. The imported goods were parts and components of TVs, distinct from complete TVs in SKD condition. Hence, Rule 2(a) of the General Interpretation Rules cannot be invoked. The appellants are entitled to the duty exemption benefit under Notification No. 50/2017 for import of parts for TV manufacturing. The allegations of undervaluation and misdeclaration regarding branding were unfounded, as the department failed to provide sufficient evidence. The extended period of limitation was wrongly invoked, as all relevant facts were already known to the department. Consequently, the order confirming differential duty demand and imposing penalties on the appellants was set aside by the Appellate Tribunal, and the appeals were allowed.

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