Mis-declaration in import descriptions must be deliberate to justify confiscation; withheld contemporaneous import documents invalidate value redeterm...
Liability for EPCG export shortfall: duty and interest sustained, but confiscation and penalties quashed where no fraud and causes beyond importer con...
Appeal concerns undervaluation and transaction value in customs; tribunal addressed admissibility of third-party documents and statements and the burden of proof on revenue to establish under-valuation using contemporaneous imports, finding reliance on common documentary evidence. A partners acceptance of undervaluation and payment of differential duty, interest and reduced penalty under statute was treated as corroborative, and earlier tribunal precedent affirmed by the Supreme Court was applied to the present matters. Consequentially the impugned order was set aside and both appeals were allowed with attendant benefits where applicable.
Appeal concerns undervaluation and transaction value in customs; tribunal addressed admissibility of third-party documents and statements and the burden of proof on revenue to establish under-valuation using contemporaneous imports, finding reliance on common documentary evidence. A partners acceptance of undervaluation and payment of differential duty, interest and reduced penalty under statute was treated as corroborative, and earlier tribunal precedent affirmed by the Supreme Court was applied to the present matters. Consequentially the impugned order was set aside and both appeals were allowed with attendant benefits where applicable.
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