Imported menthol-scented sweet supari classification dispute: seizure quashed, release for home consumption subject to duty bond; bank guarantee refus...
CKD/SKD air-conditioner components classifiable with finished units by essential character; prior advance ruling extended three years, FTA benefits po...
Scope of judicial review under Article 226: supervisory, not appellate; factual reappraisal barred, challenge dismissed; insolvency professional dutie...
Undervaluation of imported networking equipment turned on whether embedded or integral software must form part of the transaction value of hardware; Tribunal affirms inclusion of software value and upholds duty confirmation on valuation grounds. Tribunal finds the classification and separation of software was interpretative and based on a bona fide belief, so there was no suppression or wilful misstatement; extended limitation for fraud/suppression cannot be invoked and penalty is set aside. Consequentially, demands are remitted for re quantification limited to the normal period of limitation, with amounts outside that period held time barred.
Undervaluation of imported networking equipment turned on whether embedded or integral software must form part of the transaction value of hardware; Tribunal affirms inclusion of software value and upholds duty confirmation on valuation grounds. Tribunal finds the classification and separation of software was interpretative and based on a bona fide belief, so there was no suppression or wilful misstatement; extended limitation for fraud/suppression cannot be invoked and penalty is set aside. Consequentially, demands are remitted for re quantification limited to the normal period of limitation, with amounts outside that period held time barred.
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