TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Service Tax Refund to exporters through the Indian Customs EDI Services(ICES) — Procedure thereof
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....eing introduced. With the introduction of this new scheme, the exporters now have a choice; either they can opt for electronic refund through ICES system, which is based on the 'schedule of rates' or they can opt for refund on the basis of documents, by approaching the Central Excise/Service Tax formations. 2. To obtain benefit under the new electronic STR scheme, which is based on the 'schedule of rates', an exporter: (i) should have a bank account and also a central excise registration or service tax code number and the same should be registered with Customs ICES 1.5 using 'Annexure -A' Form;(ii) should declare his option to avail STR on the electronic shipping bill while presenting the same to the proper office....
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....nd claim and details of refund amount through ICEGATE Document Tracking and Touch Screen Enquiry. 5. STR amount processed under the ICES will be disbursed through the branch of the authorized bank at each customs location. The STR amount in respect of individual exporters will be credited directly to the bank account of the exporter, in the authorized bank branch at a Custom location or to any core banking enabled banking account of the exporter, in any branch/bank anywhere in the country (through the NEFT/RTGS). For this purpose, the exporters are required to register with Customs, the Indian Financial Service Code (IFSC) of the bank branch in which s/he wishes to receive the STR amount, the core banking enabled account number, bank nam....
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....e in ICES 1.5. Necessary details should be provided in part B of the Annexure to this Public Notice along with self certified copy of Central Excise Registration Certificate or Service Tax Code number certificate. 7. The above mentioned Annexure after filling with the details has to be presented to the Superintendent (EDI) of this Custom House, who is the designated officer for this purpose. He will enter the same in the ICES and a checklist will be generated and handed over to the authorized representative. He has to check its correctness and return to the Superintendent after signing etc. This is one time registration and mandatory for all exporters claiming ST refund. ICES 1.5 will not accept shipping bills with claim of STR if these ....
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....n of this scheme. d. Shipping bills with only STR amount will move directly in scroll ln queue after EGM is filed. However drawback shipping bills having STR also will continue to move to DBK-Superintendent screen and DBK-AC screen (in case DBK is more than Rs.l lakh) e. The temporary scroll generated by Drawback AC/DC will have all the shipping bills i.e. Drawback SBS as well has non-Drawback shipping bills in which Service Tax refund is being granted. Temporary scroll shall indicate drawback amount and STR amount separately to enable custom officers do scrutiny of drawback shipping bills. f. In the final scroll, a single amount indicating DBK and STR amount shall be shown against shipping bills. However print co....