Person chargeable with duty must be the importer at importation; subsequent purchasers cannot be held liable where beneficial owner rules did not appl...
Prohibited importation of cosmetics without prior regulatory registration attracts seizure and confiscation; warehousing or re export claims do not cu...
Provisional release on security permitted where cash deposit plus bond secures differential duty; classification and treaty benefits referred for deci...
Misdeclaration of value was not established because the Chartered Engineer's valuation was given casually, no supporting material or comparable imports were produced, and there was no evidence that the importer paid more than the invoice price; the re-determination of assessable value was therefore unsustainable. The goods also could not be classified as incomplete or unfinished computer systems, since the authorities recorded no reasons, the descriptions "computer cabinet cases" and "bare bone systems" were used interchangeably, and a cabinet case with only a motherboard and fan did not attain the essential character of a computer without a CPU. The appeals were allowed and the impugned orders were set aside.
Misdeclaration of value was not established because the Chartered Engineer's valuation was given casually, no supporting material or comparable imports were produced, and there was no evidence that the importer paid more than the invoice price; the re-determination of assessable value was therefore unsustainable. The goods also could not be classified as incomplete or unfinished computer systems, since the authorities recorded no reasons, the descriptions "computer cabinet cases" and "bare bone systems" were used interchangeably, and a cabinet case with only a motherboard and fan did not attain the essential character of a computer without a CPU. The appeals were allowed and the impugned orders were set aside.
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