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Issues: Whether the appellant proved that the duty-free HDPE bags procured under Notification No. 43/2001-CE (N.T.) dated 26.06.2001 were actually used for packing goods exported through merchant exporters, and whether H Forms by themselves established compliance with the notification conditions.
Analysis: The benefit of the notification was available only where the duty-free goods were used for export goods. The record showed that the appellant sold soyabean de-oiled cakes to merchant exporters, but the invoices and clearance documents did not that the goods were packed in HDPE bags procured duty free. The H Forms established export of goods, but did not connect the exported goods with the specific goods cleared from the appellant's factory or prove that the HDPE bags were used for that export. In the absence of such linkage, the conditions of the notification were not shown to be satisfied.
Conclusion: The appellant failed to prove entitlement to the duty-free benefit, and the demand of duty was sustained.
Final Conclusion: The appeals were rejected and the impugned orders were upheld.
Ratio Decidendi: Where exemption depends on actual use of duty-free inputs or packing material for export goods, the assessee must establish a direct evidentiary nexus between the procured goods and the exported consignments; proof of export alone is insufficient.