Notification No. 30/2016 - Central Excise (NT) Dated 28/06/2016
Specifies that a person who is registered as a FSD shall not be required to take registration as an importer, and vice versa-
S.O (E). - In pursuance of sub-rule (2) of rule 9 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby specifies that- (i) a person who is registered as a first stage dealer shall not be required to take registration as an importer; or (ii) a person who is registered as an importer shall not be required to take registration as a first stage dealer.
F. No. 201/04/2016-CX.6
(Shankar Prasad Sarma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India