Valuation Dispute: Authority Adjusts Import Values Despite Lack of Identical Goods, Burden of Proof Lies with Department.

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....Valuation of imported goods - On the one hand OIO says there are no imports of identical or similar goods, and the other hand re-determines the values of some goods on the basis of price of identical goods said to have been imported by the appellants themselves. Moreover, adjudicating authority observes that the appellant has not been able to justify the vast difference in value with any cogent reasons. - It is for the department to prove that valuation was wrong rather than the appellant proving it otherwise. - AT....