2013 (11) TMI 1431

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....008 dated 9.5.2008 passed by the Joint Commissioner. The Joint Commissioner has imposed penalty of Rs.20,000/- under section 111(a) of Customs Act, , and confiscated heavy melting scrap of 22.967 MT valued at Rs.4,83,523/- under section 111(d) of Customs Act, 1962 and an option to redeem the same on payment of redemption fine of Rs.50,000/- under section 125 of Customs Act, 1962 was given to the appellant. 2. The main issue in this appeal is that heavy melting scarp of 22.967 MTs was imported by the appellant. On examination of the goods, they were found to be unshredded heavy melting scrap. These goods were imported through ICD, Garhi-Harsaru. Since these goods were not metallic waste and scrap, these were not allowed to be imported thr....

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....t the time of clearance of goods. (I) Pre-shipment inspection certificate as per the format in Annexure-I to Appendix 5 from any inspection & certification agencies given given in Appendix 5 to the effect that: (i) The consignment does not contain any type of arms, ammunition, mines, shells, cartridges, radio active contaminated or any other explosive material in any form either used or otherwise (ii) The imported item (s) is actually a metallic waste/ scrap/second/defective as per the intentionally accepted parameters for such a classification. (II) Copy of the contract between the importer and the exporter stipulating that the consignment does not contain any type of arms ammunition, mines, shells, cartridges, radio active ....

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....uch scrap can be imported. 5. Shri A.L. Mehta, Consultant appearing for the appellant submits that there was no violation of the condition of Import and Export & Export Policy that the goods should be imported through designated ports and the goods have been dispatched by mistake through ICD, Garhi-Harsaru and the customs authority could have accorded approval for transfer to ICD, Delhi which was for clearance of scrap. He also stated that the Commissioner (Appeals) has failed to appreciate that amount of penalty, redemption fine was disproportionately harsh merely on the technical lapse of having imported scrap at ICD, Garhi-Harsaru which was unintentional and was curable defect. 6. We have also gone through the relevant para 5(ii) o....