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Issues: (i) whether the declared transaction value of the imported routers could be rejected and enhanced on the basis of contemporaneous third-party imports under the Customs Valuation Rules, 1988; (ii) whether the valuation order was vitiated for non-supply of relied-upon import documents and consequent breach of natural justice.
Issue (i): whether the declared transaction value of the imported routers could be rejected and enhanced on the basis of contemporaneous third-party imports under the Customs Valuation Rules, 1988
Analysis: The record showed a prior global agreement with the foreign supplier, under which the importer, as a Gold Certified Partner, received a certification-linked discount. The documents produced, including purchase orders and correspondence, established that the impugned import carried a higher discount because the goods were meant for a particular ultimate customer. The authorities did not examine the contractual materials properly and rejected the declared value merely by relying on other imports. The circumstances required for discarding the declared transaction value were not established, and the valuation provisions could not be applied mechanically to substitute another price.
Conclusion: The declared transaction value could not be rejected or enhanced on the facts of the case, and this issue is decided in favour of the assessee.
Issue (ii): whether the valuation order was vitiated for non-supply of relied-upon import documents and consequent breach of natural justice
Analysis: The enhancement was founded on imports said to have been made at other locations, yet the supporting documents and details were not furnished to the importer despite request. Since the basis of rejection was not disclosed and the material relied upon was withheld, the importer was deprived of a fair opportunity to meet the case against it.
Conclusion: The order was vitiated by breach of natural justice, and this issue is decided in favour of the assessee.
Final Conclusion: The enhancement of assessable value was unsustainable, and the impugned orders were set aside with consequential relief.
Ratio Decidendi: Declared transaction value under customs valuation law cannot be discarded unless the statutory grounds for rejection are established on the basis of disclosed and tested material, and an enhancement based on undisclosed comparable imports violates natural justice.
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