Distribution of work amongst various sections of the CBEC
661/52/2002 Dated:- 11-9-2002 Circular
Central Excise
Circular No. 661/52/2002-CX, Dt. 11/09/2002
Distribution of work amongst various sections of the CBEC
It has been observed that though there is a clear cut distribution of work between the various Sections of the Board, the Commissioners do not follow these guidelines and matters relating to one Section are referred to another Section thereby causing confusion and delay. This is particularly so in respect of TRU. Since TRU is flooded with a number of references on technical matters from the Commissioners, they are not able to devote adequate time and resources to their assigned items of work.
2. I am, therefore, directed to enclose herewith the detailed distribution of work amongst the various Technical Sections of the Board. This distribution of work has been extracted from the “Induction Material, Notes on the Functioning of the Various Divisions”, issued by the
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f Subjects:-
1. Tariff Classification of the following items;
Section I Animal Products
Chapter 2 Meat and edible meat offal.
Chapter 3 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates.
Chapter 4 Dairy products; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included.
Chapter 5 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included.
Section II Vegetable Products
Chapter 7 Edible vegetable and roots and tubers.
Chapter 8 Edible fruit nuts; peel if citrus or melons.
Chapter 9 Coffee, tea and spices
Chapter 11 Products of the Milling industry; Malt; starches; insulin; wheat gluten
Chapter 13 Lac; gums; resins and other vegetable saps and extracts.
Chapter 14 Vegetable plating materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Section IV Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages and Vinegar
Chapter 16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates.
Chapter 17 Sugar and sugar co
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ile articles of suitable for industrial use.
Chapter 60 Knitted or crocheated fabrics.
Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories of knitted or crocheated.
Chapter 62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories not knitted or crocheated.
Chapter 63 Other made up textile articles.
Section XVIII Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical Or Surgical Instruments and Apparatus, Clocks and Watches; Musical Instruments; Parts and Accessories thereof.
Chapter 90 Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical Or Surgical Instruments and apparatus; Parts and accessories thereof.
Chapter 91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof.
Chapter 92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles.
Section XIX Arms and Ammunition; parts and accessories thereof.
Chapter 93 Arms and Ammunition; parts and accessories thereof.
Section XX Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles.
Chapter 94 Furnitures
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ector
Member (CX)
Sh. Rajpal
(US-in situ)
Tel: 3092395
I.Com: 334
Ms. Suraksha Katiyar
Tel: 3092829
I.Com: 281
Sh. A.K. Prasad
Tel: 3092812
I.Com: 304
Sh. A.K. Singh
Tel: 3094788
I.Com: 262
2. CX-3 Section
List of Subjects:
1.
Tariff Classification in respect of the following goods :-
Description of goods
Chapter
a)
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes.
15
b)
Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes.
24
c)
Salt; sulphur; clay and stone; plastering materials; lime and cement.
25
d)
Ores, slag and ash.
26
e)
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; Mineral waxesl.
27
f)
Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, or rare earth metals of radio active elements or isotopes.
28
g)
Organic chemicals.
29
h)
Pharmaceutical products
30
i)
Fertilizers.
31
j)
Tanning and dying extracts, tanning and their
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ticles of wood
44
w)
Cork and articles of cork
45
x)
Manufacturers of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wicker- work.
46
2.
Refund of duty on petrol to Diplomats .
3.
Work relating to convening and coordination of North Zone Tariff Conference.
4.
General procedure relating to holding of Tariff Conference.
5.
Work relating to Section 11C of C.E & Salt Act, 1944 and Rule 5A(2) of C.E. Act 1944 in respect of goods mentioned at item (1) above.
6.
Work relating to Medicinal and Toilet Preparation (Excise Duties) Act, 1955.
7.
All complaints, representations and Parliament Question relating to the above.
Section Officer
Under Secretary
Director (CX.3 &9)
Member (CX)
Sh. S.K. Gandhi
Tel: 3092534
I.Com: 291
Tel: 3092351
I.C. 365
Sh. S.L.Meena
Tel: 3097931
I.Com: 274
Sh. A. K. Singh
Tel: 3094788
I.Com: 262
3. CX – 4 Section
List of Subject;
I.
Tariff Classification in respect of the following Tariff items:-
Items
Chapter No.
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Aluminum and articles thereof.
76
17.
Lead and articles thereof.
78
18.
Zinc and articles thereof.
79
19.
Tin and articles thereof.
80
20.
Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
81
21.
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoon and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal.
82
22.
Miscellaneous articles of base metal.
83
23.
Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof.
84
24.
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles.
85
25.
Railway of tramway locomotives, rolling-stocks and parts thereof; railway or Tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical traffic Signalling equipment of all kinds
86
26.
Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stocks, and parts and accessories Thereof.
87
27.
Aircraft; spacecrafts and parts thereof.
88
28.
Ships, boats and floating structures.
89
II.
Work relating
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, Proforma Credit and sampling)
2.
Procedures relating to Assessment, Internal Audit, Preventive Control, Exports, Licencing and Bonds, Delegation of powers, overtime fees and Budget and pre-Budget day clearances, prosecution, adjudication, Rewards under Central Excise Act and all other matters not covered by CX-8 Section.
3.
Amendments to the Basic Excise Manual, the Audit Manual, the Preventive Manual and the S.R.P. Hand book.
4.
Policy concerning anti-evasion, prosecution, approval of action plan of Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence, submission of periodical reports and returns concerning preventive work etc.
5.
All complaints, representations and Parliament Questions relating to the above items of work.
Section Officer
Under Secretary
Director (CX.6)
Member (CX)
Sh. R.K.Bhoria
Tel: 3092843
I.Com:346
Sh. M.G.Thamizh Valavan
Tel:3092829
I.Com:208
Sh. S.M. Bhatnagar
Tel: 3093874
I.Com: 227
Sh. A.K. Singh
Tel: 3094788
I.Com: 262
6. CX-7 Section
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tmentalised Accounting System.
5. Monitoring of performance of Commissionerates in Key Result Areas of work( adjudication, realization of arrears of revenue, disposal of call book and provisional assessment cases)
6. All matters relating to refund and rebate of Central Excise duties.
7. All Complaints, representations and Parliament Questions relating to the above.
Section Officer Under Secretary Director (CX) Member (CX)
Sh. B.B. Mukherjee Sh. V.M.Jain Sh. S.M.Bhatnagar Sh. A.K.Singh
Tel: 3092534 Tel:3092357 Tel:3093874 Tel:3094788
I.Com:391 I.Com 365 I.Com: 227 I.Com:262
8. CX- 8A/Legal Cell
List of subject: –
(a) Engagement/ appointment of Counsels/ Special Public Prosecutor; Settlement of
their fees/ terms and conditions and related works. References received from MPs/
VIPs and Ministers relating to above mentioned cases.
(b) Reimbursement of legal expenses to non-gazetted employees under CBEC.
(c) Monitoring of disposal of appeals by Commissioner(Appeals).
(d)
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tes of Heads of Departments under CBEC.
8. Monthly Admn. Reports from Commissioners of Central Excise.
9. Reports and Returns from the Director of Inspection and Audit (Customs and Central Excise)
10. Reports and Returns from the Directorate of Statistics and Intelligence (including code numbers and other miscellaneous references regarding statistics.)
11. Arrears of Revenue.
12. Write-off and remissions.
13. Special procedures relating to Export of Excisable goods to Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and other Countries.
14. Matters relating to the Administrative Reforms Commission.
15. Tax Credit Excise Duty Scheme.
16. Any other work of a miscellaneous nature not specifically allotted to any other Section.
17. All Complaints, representations and Parliament Question relating to above items of work.
18. Excise Revenue arrears against companies.
19. Deferment of arrears of revenues against sick industrial units.
20. Brief for the Economic Editors` Conferences.
21. Excise Relief Scheme
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8. Policy on inclusion of new services under Service Tax net.
9. Formulation of annual budget proposals.
10. Work relating to Finance Bill.
11. Work relating to other legislation for changing rate of Customs &Excise Duties.
12. Pre and post-budget market enquiries, and on the spot studies regarding effect of budget proposals on prices, production, consumption etc.
13. Formulation of commodity wise budget estimates (after collection of data from departmental and extra-departmental sources) and monitoring of the same at regular intervals.
14. Fixing of revenue targets.
15. All work relating to levy of Anti-dumping duties/safeguard duties.
16. International Agreements – their tariff related work.
17. Parliament Questions relating to the above items of work.
Under Secretary
Director/D.S.
J.S.(TRU)
Chairman/Member(Budget)
Sh. Amitabh Kumar Tel:3093075 I.Com 343
Sh. Sanjeev Sachdeva Tel:3092236 I.Com:295
Sh. Gautam Ray Tel:3092687 I.ComS:360
Sh.M.K. Zutshi
Tel: 3
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hemicals
4. Co-ordination of all work in the Customs Wing.
5. Annual Report, Annual Action Plan, periodical reports and returns, and any other miscellaneous matter.
6. Monitoring/ Review of CRCL performance; infrastructure and equipment requirements of CRCL, etc.
7. Co-ordination and monitoring of work connected with Draft Audit Paras/Action Taken Notes (DAPs/ATNs) and reports of C&AG and PAC; follow up action with C&AG/ Monitoring Cell.
8. Reports regarding trade statistics/DTRs; liaison with DGFT on progress in submission of DTRs by the field formation of Customs.
9. Prohibition s and Restrictions under Section 11 of the Customs Act,1962 ( including importability of books, periodicals, publications etc.)
10. Arrears of Customs duty.
11. Co-ordination of work on behalf of the Customs Wing (compilations of statements of pending VIP references, Parliamentary Assurances, implementation of Annual Action Plan, other periodical returns, reports of various Committees).
12. Co-ordina
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and Central Excise Commissionerates.
3. Transhipment of goods.
4. Inland Container Depots, Container Freight Stations-Appointment of and procedures relating to Containerisation.
5. Coastal Trade including procedure and regulation under Chapter XII of the Customs Act, 1962
6. Delegation of powers of Adjudication of Customs Officers.
7. Imports of goods through courier mode.
8. Implementation of Kyoto Convention
9. Standardisation of Customs Forms.
10. Appointment of Officers under the Customs Act,1962
11. Re-importation of goods of Indian origin under Section 20 of the Customs Act,1962
12. Quality Control on export commodities.
13. Complaints of delay in clearance of goods or sanction of refunds at ports/Air Cargo Complex, ICDs/CFSs/Post Offices etc.
14. Customs privileges and exemption for
(a) the President of India and the Governors of States;
(b) Diplomatic Corps.
(c) UN and Specialised Agencies like UNDP, UNICEF, FAO etc.
(d) League of Arab States Mission and Pales
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· Standing Committee on Promotion of Exports (Scope) – Air, chaired by Additional Secretary (Infra), Ministry of Commerce
· Export Promotion Board chaired by Cabinet Secretary
19. Monitoring of disposal of unclaimed goods.
20. Returns, Statistics, Reports, Miscellaneous items and Parliament Questions relating to the above subjects.
Section Officer Under Secretary Director (Customs) Member(Cus & EP)
Sh. B.S. Samkaria Sh.P.K. Mohanty Dr. U.K. Sen
Tel: 3094025 Tel. No.3093908 Tel.No.3092417
I.Com.220 I.Com.275 I.Com.207
13. Customs-V
List of Subjects: –
1. All matters concerning Ad-hoc Exemption under Section 25(2) of the Customs Act, 1962 including formulation of ad-hoc exemption policy.
2. Valuation under Customs Act, 1962 including fixation of tariff values
3. Fixation of Exchange rates for foreign currencies.
4. Parliament Questions relating to the above items of work.
Section Officer Under Secretary Director Member (Cus/EP)
R.P.Singh N.J.Kumaresh S.K.Sinha Dr. U
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Tel.No.3094610 Tel.No.3093908 Tel. No.3092417
I.Com. 374 I.Com.275 I.Com.207
15. Land Customs Section (located in JeevanDeepBuilding)
List of Subjects: –
1. Warehousing.
2. Imports and Exports through post.
3. Bonds and Guarantees.
4. All Policy matters, trade agreements and transit arrangements relating to Afghanistan, China (Tibet Autonomous Region), Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
5. Appointment and declaration of Land Customs Stations, Ports & Airports under the Customs Act, 1962.
6. Grant of special permission for landing of aircrafts on international flights at places other than notified airports.
7. Matters concerning cess.
8. Carnet/Triptyque for tourist vehicles.
9. Parliament Question, Draft Audit Paras, PAC matters an other work connected with aforesaid items.
Section Officer Under Secretary Director Member (Cus/EP)
Prem Lata Kaushik N.K.Sinha(OSD) S.K.Sinha Dr U.K.Sen
Tel: 3360473 3360473 3093380 3092417
I.C. 239 230 290 207
16.
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17. Foreign Travel Tax (F.T.T.)
List of Subject: –
1. Foreign Travel Tax and Inland Air Travel Tax.
2. Following Export Promotion Schemes and work related thereto ( both Customs and Central Excise).
(i) 100% Export Oriented Units .
(ii) Free Trade Zones, Export Processing Zones and Special Economic Zones
(iii) Special Jewellery Complexes and Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Schemes.
(iv) Software Technology Park and Electronic Hardware Technology Park Schemes.
3. Issue of exemption notifications relating to the above schemes (both Customs and Central E xcise).
4. All Parliament Questions, Draft Audit Paras, PAC matters and all reports and returns, statistics and miscellaneous items concerning above subjects.
5. Meetings of FIPB, BOA, IMSC etc.
6. All matters relating to enforcement aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), particularly with regard to border measures.
S.T.O.(FTT) Director (Customs) Member (Cus/EP)
C.P. Goyal Sh. P.K. Mohant
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from MPs/ Ministers/Public regarding grievances concerning searches, seizures, arrests etc., under the Customs Act.
2. Representation form trade association/ Chambers of Commerce regarding facilities in compliance of the provisions of Chapter IV-A and IV-B concerning notified and specified goods etc.
3. Analysis and evaluation of Monthly reports from Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise, and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence regarding trends in smuggling and the anti-smuggling measures.
4. Analysis and evaluation of reports from our foreign sources regarding smuggling activities.
5. To handle Parliament Question regarding anti-smuggling matters.
6. Preparation of material on anti-smuggling matters concerning Estimates Committee, Consultative Committee and Public Accounts Committee etc.
7. Preparation of briefs for various conferences/meeting on anti-smuggling.
8. Policy and Analysis on the disposal of confiscated goods.
9. Analysis of monthly reports (Master Reports)
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20. Judicial Cell
List of Subject:-
1. Scrutiny of orders-in original passed by all the Commissioners/AddI. Commissioners of Customs/ Central Excise for taking action u/s 35E(I) of the Central Excise & Salt Act 1944 and Section 129D(I) of the Customs Act, 1962.
2. Scrutiny of the order-in-appeal passed by all the Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise (Appeals) with a view to exercising overal supervision and administrative control over the Commissioners (Appeals)
3. Scrutiny of the orders passed by all the Special and Regional Benches of the Tribunal.
4. Filing of appeals/SLPs to Supreme Court against the CEGAT`s order in appropriate cases and following up such appeals/SLPs.
5. Defending the appeals filed by parties in Supreme Court against the Tribunal Orders.
6. Briefing the Advocates; handling appeals in Supreme Court and presence of responsible officers at the time of hearing in the Supreme Court.
7. Follow up action where judgements of CEGAT are accepted.
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tters with other foreign governments.
3. Regional Free Trade Agreements, Preferential Trade Agreements and Joint Trade Commissions with foreign governments: Indo Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement, SAARC etc. not specifically assigned to Land Customs Section – Formulation and interpretation of rules of origin and procedures etc. (Matters concerning grant of tariff concessions under these agreements will be handled by TRU)
4. Work relating to international conventions/international organizations not elsewhere assigned to any other division of CBEC
5. ATA Carnet on Fairs and Exhibitions, policy formulation and requests for extension of export period and sale of goods.
6. Organising International Customs Training Events
7. Correspondence with Customs Officers in Indian Missions abroad on matters of customs policy
8. All Correspondence with foreign Customs Administrations.
9. Processing of Nominations for deputation of officers to attend trainings/seminars on Customs matters in foreign
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