Investigation against exports of processed, preserved and Frozen fish and fish products under DEPB Scheme (S.No.2 of Product Group 66 of DEPB Schedule) by DGRI/Customs authorities – reg

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....s of processed, preserved and Frozen fish and fish products under DEPB Scheme (S.No.2 of Product Group 66 of DEPB Schedule) by DGRI/Customs authorities – reg. DGRI/Customs had started investigations against exporters of processed, preserved and frozen fish and fish products in 2001 on the basis of an intelligence that such exporters, who were availing 4% DEPB benefit under Entry S.No.2 of Prod....

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.... of DEPB scrips issued in respect of processed, preserved and frozen fish and fish products and started resorting to provisional assessment in respect of fresh export consignments. 3. Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and Seafood Exporters Association of India ( SEAI) represented to Board that as a result of investigation by DGRI/Customs, export of fish and fish products had s....

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....f situations. Whereas in some cases DRI/Customs has completed investigations and issued show cause notices on the basis of their findings, in other cases the investigations are nearing completion. The two types of situations are – i) where no preservatives/chemicals were actually used by the preserving unit or anybody else in the export product; and ii) where only a meager percentage of chem....