Sale of Machinery by SEZ Unit to EOU

[Ashok Chopra]

I am 100 percent EOU at Faridabad in the process to procure One machine from SEZ Unit in Jaipur.   Authorised Officer of SEZ is insisting to file Bill of Entry at Faridabad.

My quieries:-

1. Whether I can procure this machine against Procurement Certificate at Nil rate of Duty?

2.  Where to file Bill of Entry? in Faridabad or Jaipur

3. Please favour me to provide the guidelines or procedures any notification to show the authorised officer.

Please favour me as i am in urgent need of machine, my production is held up

Thanks and Regard

[Mahir S]

Refer sub rule (1) of rule  48 of SEZ, RULES 2006.

AI Summary

Guidance sought on procuring machinery from SEZ: Can it be duty-free under SEZ Rules 2006, rule 48(1)? An individual operating a 100% Export Oriented Unit (EOU) in Faridabad seeks guidance on procuring machinery from a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) unit in Jaipur. The SEZ's Authorized Officer requires a Bill of Entry to be filed in Faridabad. The individual queries whether the machinery can be procured at a nil duty rate using a Procurement Certificate and where the Bill of Entry should be filed. A respondent advises consulting sub-rule (1) of rule 48 of the SEZ Rules 2006 for further guidance. The urgency is due to production being halted.