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of <h1>Tribunal Overturns Photocopier Value Enhancement, Grants Relief from Confiscation and Penalties; Upholds as Capital Goods.</h1> <h3>COMPETENT BUSINESS MACHINES Versus COMMISSIONER OF CUS., TRICHIRAPALLI</h3> COMPETENT BUSINESS MACHINES Versus COMMISSIONER OF CUS., TRICHIRAPALLI - 2005 (182) E.L.T. 426 (Tri. - Del.) Issues Involved: Appeal against adjudication order for enhancement of value, confiscation of goods, and penalty imposition.Enhancement of Value: The appellant imported old and used photocopiers, declaring a value of US$ 73,170 (C & F). Revenue issued SCN for enhancement of value to US$ 1,30,050 (C & F) and confiscation, based on requiring a specific license for import of consumer goods. Appellant contended value was declared as per Chartered Engineer certificate, and goods were capital goods with no import prohibition. Adjudicating authority relied on Chartered Engineer's certificate and comparison with other imports, but lacked evidence on condition and year of manufacture. Tribunal found enhancement not sustainable due to unreliable comparison and lack of data on the imported model.Confiscation of Goods: Revenue argued goods were consumer goods, not capital goods, and hence rightly confiscated. Chartered Engineer certified the imported photocopiers as old, used, and not reconditioned, requiring modifications to function per Indian standards. Tribunal held photocopiers as capital goods, not consumer goods, as no import policy prohibition for second-hand photocopiers as capital goods was shown. Confiscation, redemption fine, and penalty were set aside, and the appeal was allowed.
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