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of <h1>Customs Appeal: Shore Tank Quantity Trumps Bill of Lading for Imported Oil Assessment</h1> <h3>Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd. Versus The Commissioner of Customs</h3> Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd. Versus The Commissioner of Customs - TMI Issues involved:1. Assessment of imported crude oil on transaction value basis.2. Determination of customs duty based on shore tank quantity vs. Bill of Lading quantity.Analysis:Issue 1: Assessment of imported crude oil on transaction value basisThe appellant imported crude oil and filed a Bill of Entry for assessment, which was provisionally assessed pending production of original documents. The department found that the appellant made payments based on Bill of Lading quantity, which was considered as Free on Board (FOB) components for assessment under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962. The department demanded differential duty after finalizing the provisional assessment based on transaction value. The Order-in-Original and Order-in-Appeal upheld the department's decision. The appellant contended that the crude oil should be assessed based on the shore tank quantity, as clarified by a Circular and supported by a previous Supreme Court judgment in their favor. The AR agreed with the Supreme Court's decision in the appellant's case, leading to the Tribunal allowing the appeal and directing re-determination of customs duty based on shore tank quantity.Issue 2: Determination of customs duty based on shore tank quantity vs. Bill of Lading quantityThe primary issue in this case was whether the crude oil imported should be assessed on the transaction value under Section 14 based on Bill of Lading quantities or on the quantity pumped into the shore tank. The appellant relied on a Supreme Court judgment in their favor and a subsequent Circular clarifying the assessment basis for bulk liquid cargo imports. The Tribunal, following the Supreme Court's decision, emphasized that the duty should be on goods brought into India, with the shore tank quantity being the appropriate basis for levy of customs duty. As a result, the Tribunal allowed the appeal and instructed the adjudicating authority to re-determine the customs duty using the shore tank quantity instead of the Bill of Lading quantity.
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