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Issues: Whether transfer of documents of title before filing the bill of entry and assessment of import duty amounts to a sale in the course of import under section 5(2) of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, and consequently excludes the levy of tax under the Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act.
Analysis: Section 5(2) treats a sale as occurring in the course of import where it is effected by transfer of documents of title before the goods have crossed the customs frontiers of India. Section 2(ab) defines crossing the customs frontiers with reference to the limits of the customs station where the goods are ordinarily kept before clearance by the customs authorities. The relevant point of cessation of import is therefore the stage at which the goods are cleared by the customs authorities, which is reached when the bill of entry is filed and the import duty is assessed. Once that stage is reached, the goods acquire the character of local goods and the import stream comes to an end, even if physical removal from the harbour has not yet taken place.
Conclusion: Transfer of title deeds before filing the bill of entry and assessment of duty constitutes a sale in the course of import and the State taxing authority has no jurisdiction over such a transaction; the factual question whether that stage was reached in each case required verification.
Ratio Decidendi: For purposes of section 5(2), the customs frontiers are crossed, and the course of import ends, when the imported goods reach the stage of customs clearance marked by filing of the bill of entry and assessment of duty.
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