Minimum Import Price restrictions for Black Pepper, Areca-nuts and Apples upheld; procedural laying failure not fatal, notifications to be placed befo...
Transaction value between related persons requires market-equivalent pricing; importer must prove declared value mirrors ordinary international trade ...
Classification of exported insecticides under export tariff affirmed; reclassification and related penalties set aside and MEIS scrip jurisdiction rec...
Misclassification between copra and dry coconut: customs recovery and re-valuation quashed for lack of prior licensing-authority invalidation, appeals...
Classification of imported natural rubber latex under tariff headings must follow the General Rules for Interpretation; where headings and notes permit divergent legal interpretation, revenue bears the burden to prove misclassification. Post-clearance audit and ACP/AEO facilitation require authorities to produce cogent evidence before alleging misconduct; wilful misstatement demands proof of a positive act and intent. Because the departmental challenge could reflect a genuine divergence of view and no negative intention was established, the show-cause notice was held time-barred and the impugned demand was set aside, with consequential relief permitted.
Classification of imported natural rubber latex under tariff headings must follow the General Rules for Interpretation; where headings and notes permit divergent legal interpretation, revenue bears the burden to prove misclassification. Post-clearance audit and ACP/AEO facilitation require authorities to produce cogent evidence before alleging misconduct; wilful misstatement demands proof of a positive act and intent. Because the departmental challenge could reflect a genuine divergence of view and no negative intention was established, the show-cause notice was held time-barred and the impugned demand was set aside, with consequential relief permitted.
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