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Issues: Whether the declared transaction value of the imported goods could be rejected and the assessable value enhanced on the basis of London Metal Bulletin prices without cogent contemporaneous import evidence.
Analysis: The governing principle under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 and the Customs Valuation Rules, 1988 is that the price actually paid or payable in the ordinary course of international trade is to be accepted as the transaction value unless the revenue establishes, with material evidence, that the declared value is not genuine or does not reflect the correct price. A mere reference to market publications or later bulletin prices is not enough. Rejection of declared value requires contemporaneous evidence of higher imports or other reliable material creating a valid reason to doubt the truth or accuracy of the declared value. On the facts, no such evidence was produced, while comparable imports of the same goods from the same supplier were assessed at lower values.
Conclusion: The declared transaction value could not be rejected on the material available, and the enhancement of assessable value was unsustainable.
Ratio Decidendi: In customs valuation, the transaction value must be accepted unless the revenue proves with contemporaneous and credible material that the declared price is not the true price, and market bulletin prices by themselves cannot justify rejection of the invoice value.
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