Circular No. 626/17/2002-CX, dated 6-3-2002

F. No. 209/14/2002-CX.6

Government of India

Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)

Central Board of Excise & Customs, New Delhi

Subject :   Export warehousing - Extension of facility in Raigad District in Maharashtra and East Midnapore District in West Bengal - Regarding.

I am directed to refer to Board’s Circular No. 581/18/2001-CX, dated 29th June 2001 [2001 (131) ELT T31], specifying conditions, procedures, class of exporters and places under sub-rule 2 of rule 20 of Central Excise (No. 2) Rules, 2001 read with Notification No. 40/2001-Central Excise, dated 26th June 2001 dealing with the matter of warehousing of excisable goods for the purpose of export. In paragraph 2(2) of the said Circular, the Board has specified certain places wherein the warehouses may be established. Now, representations have been received from the trade as well as from the field formations to include Raigad District of Maharashtra and East Midnapore District of West Bengal in the list of places mentioned in the said Circular.

2. The matter has been examined. Raigad District and East Midnapore District are serving as hinterlands for major ports, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Nhava Sheva and Haldia respectively. Hence, the Board is of the view that extension of the facility of export warehousing to these places would facilitate the trade and industry. Accordingly, it is decided to amend the paragraph 2(2) of the said Circular dated 29th June 2001 to include Raigad District of Maharashtra and East Midnapore District of West Bengal. The said paragraph shall now read follows :

“(2) Places : The warehouses may be established and registered in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Ludhiana, Mumbai, the Districts of Pune and Raigad in the State of Maharashtra and the District of East Midnapore in the State of West Bengal.”.

3. The field formations may suitably be informed.

4. Receipt of this Circular may please be acknowledged.

5. Hindi version will follow.

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