Customs valuation (Determination of Value of Export Goods) Rules, 2007- Instructions

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.... i.e., Customs Valuation (Determination of Value of Export Goods) Rules, 2007 made under the provisions of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, have been notified vide Notification No 95/2007-Customs (NT) dated 13-9-2007 and the same shall also come into force with effect from 10-10-2007. Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has issued Circular No.37/2007-Customs dated 09.10.2007 giving the guidelines in the application of the said rules. 2. The Customs Valuation (Determination of Value of Export Goods) Rules 2007 have been framed in a format similar to the Valuation Rules for the imported goods. Conceptually also, acceptance of Transaction Value for export goods has been emphasized in the said rules, in as much as Rule 3 specificall....

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....quiry is undertaken to determine whether or not the Declared Value should be accepted as Transaction Value, the export consignment shall not be ordinarily detained. Wherever there are doubts about the declared value of the export goods, the proper officer shall retain representative sealed samples, wherever considered necessary and feasible, and allow the goods to be exported after due processing. However, it is clarified that in a situation of serious violation such as outright misdeclaration of goods, attempt to export the goods unauthorisedly, i.e., smuggle the goods out of the country, or where there is forgery or fraudulent documentation, the goods may be detained or seized as required. No export consignment shall be detained for reaso....