Notification No. 28/97-Cus Dated 01-04-97

Concessional duty on capital goods including SKD/CKD condition, components and spare parts thereof when imported under EPCG Scheme.-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts goods as specified in the Table annexed here to from so much of the duty of customs leviable there on which is specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate of 10% ad valorem and from whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act, subject to the following conditions, namely : -

(1) The goods imported are covered by a valued licence issued under the Export promotion Capital Goods (E.P.C.G.) scheme in terms of Export and Import Policy (hereinafter referred to as the said policy) permitting import on payment of duty of customs as the rate of 10% and the said licence is produced for debit by the proper officer of the customs at the time of clearance:

Provided that for the import of spare parts, the validity period of the licence shall be deemed to be the period permitted for fulfilment of the export obligation full.

(2) The importer executes bond in such form and for such sum and with such surety or security as may be specified by the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs binding himself to fulfil export obligation equivalent to four times the the CIF value of the goods importerd or for such higher sum as may be fixed by the Licensing Authority within a period of five years from the date of issue of the said licence in the following proportions:-



TABLE


S. No.	Period from the date of issue of licence	Proportion of total export obligation
1.	1st year	Nil
2.	2nd year	10%
3.	3rd year	20%
4.	4th year	30%
5.	5th year	40%


Provided that export obligation of a particular year may be set off by the excess exports made in the preceding years.

(3) The importer produces within thirty days of the expiry of each year from the date of issue of licence from 2nd year or within such extended period as the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs may allow, evidence to the satisfaction to the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs showing the extent of export obligation fulfilled, and where export obligation of any particular years is not fulfilled in terms of the preceding condition, the importer shall within three months from the expiry of the said year pay an amount equal to that portion of the duty leviable on the goods but for the exemption contained herein which bears the same proportion as the unfulfilled portion of the export obligation bears to the total export obligation together with interest at the rate of 24% per annum from the date of clearance of the goods.


(4) The importer shall, if he fails to discharge a minimum of 25% of the export obligation prescribed for any particular year, for three consecutive years, be liable to pay forthwith the whole of duty of customs leviable on the goods imported but for the exemption contain in this notification together with interest at the rate of 24% per annum from the date of clearance of the goods.


(5) The capital goods imported, assembled or manufactured are installed in the importer's factory or premises and a certificate from the jurisdictional Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise or independent Chartered Engineer, as the case may be, is produced confirming installation and use of capital goods in the importer's factory or premises, within six months from the date of completion of imports or within such extended period as the said Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs may allow:


Provided that in case of —

(i) manufacturer exporter and merchant exporter having supporting manufacturer (s)/ vendor (s),

(ii) import of irrigation equipment for use in contract farming for export of agriculture products, and

(iii) importer rendering services,

the capital goods may be install ed at the factory/ premises of such other person whose name and address are endorsed on the licence referred to in condition (1) and where the bond for full difference of duty, if necessary, in terms of condition (2), with a Bank Guarantee is executed by the importer and such other person binding themselves jointly and generally to fulfill the export obligation and all other conditions of this notification and to pay duty with interest in case of default


Provided further that in case of importers rendering services not required to be registered with Central Excise authorities, a certificate from independent Chartered Engineer confirming the installation and use of capital goods in the importer's premises may be produced.

(6) Nothwithstanding anything contained in conditions (3) and (4), where the Licensing Authority grants an extension of yearwise period or overall period of fulfillment of export obligation or regularisation of shortfall, in export obligation, not exceeding 5% of such export obligation, the said yearwise period or overall period of export obligation may be extended and the said shortfall in export obligation be condoned by the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs:

Provided that extension of yearwise period of export obligation shall not be allowed more than once and more than a period of one year within a period of five years.

2 Where the goods are found defective or unfit for use, the said goods may be re-exported, back to the foreign supplier within 3 years from the date of payment of duty on the importat ion thereof.

Provided that at the time of re-export the goods are identified to the satisfaction of the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs as the goods which were imported.

(a) manufacture or production of other goods, including packaging machinery and equipment, refectories, refrigeration equipment, power generating sets, machine tools, catalysts for initial charge, and equipment and instruments for testing, research and development, quality and pollution control,

(b) use in manufacturing, mining, agriculture, acquaculture, animal husbandry, floriculture, horticulture, pisciculture, poultry viticulture and sericulture.

(c) rendering services.