Fixation of Brand Rate of drawback under Rule 6 and Rule 7 of the Customs, Central Excise Duties & Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995 in the GST scenario
PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 26/2017 Dated:- 4-7-2017 Trade Notice
Customs
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS
CUSTOM HOUSE, NEW HARBOUR ESTATE, THOOTHUKUDI – 628004.
C.N0.VIII/48/06/2016-Cus.Pol.
Date: 04.07.2017
PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 26/2017
Sub:-Fixation of Brand Rate of drawback under Rule 6 and Rule 7 of the Customs, Central Excise Duties & Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995 in the GST scenario- Reg.
Attention of all Exporters / Importers/Custom Brokers/ Clearing Agents / Steamer Agents/Shipping agents/Customs Cargo Service Providers/ Trade and Industry and Public is invited to the Circular No. 23/2017-Cus dated 30.06.2017.
2. In terms of Rule 6 and Rule 7 of the Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995, the work pertaining to fixation of Brand rate of Drawback
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s from date of introduction of GST has been provided i.e. from 1.7.2017 to 30.9.2017 by continuing the extant Duty Drawback scheme and amending the Drawback Rules, 1995 vide Notification No. 58/2017-cus (N.T.) dated 29.6.2017. For exports made during this transition period, the exporter can claim All Industry Rate (AIR) or Brand rate of drawback for Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax subject to certain additional conditions. These conditions aim to ensure that the exporter simultaneously does not avail input tax credit of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) or Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) on the export goods or on inputs and input services used in manufacture of export goods or claim refund of IGST paid on export goods. Further, an exporter claiming drawback during transition period as per extant duty drawback provisions shall also be barred to carry forward Cenvat credit in terms of the CGST Act, 2017 on the export goods or on inputs or input services used in
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case the exports have taken place from more than one place, exporter shall file Brand rate application with the Principal Commissioner/ Commissioner of Customs having jurisdiction over any one of the places of export. Accordingly, Rule 6 and Rule 7 ibid have been suitably amended vide Notification No. 58/2017-cus (N.T.) dated 29.6.2017.
5. All Circulars/ instructions issued till date w.r.t. fixation of Brand rate shall mutatis mutandis apply for work of fixation of Brand rate to be done by Customs formations in the GST scenario. However, verification of data given in the application if so required shall be got done through the Customs formation having jurisdiction over the factory where the export goods have been manufactured.
6. From 1.7.2017, all fresh applications for Brand rate of drawback irrespective of date of export will be dealt as per these guidelines. The applications already filed with existing Central Excise formations prior to 1.7.2017 and 'pending shall be transfe
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