Other aspects relating to Duty Drawback:

Duty Drawback processing requires expedited claim remission, timely deficiency notices and targeted audits to prevent misuse.

The Duty Drawback framework mandates remission within seven working days for electronic or paper claims, communication of claim deficiencies within ten days, periodic review of pending claims, and strengthened internal audit and field verifications. Field formations must perform sample checks on export declarations for AIR drawback (value, market value, freight verification, AIR applicability), undertake special audits for high risk exporters and transactions, monitor EGM pendency and errors, verify shipping bill versus drawback declaration mismatches, and implement an eight point action plan to improve EGM filing, error rates, claim clearance, Brand rate fixation and time bound SCN disposal.