Tribunal Overturns Customs Broker License Revocation Due to Procedural Flaws in Investigation and Due Diligence Compliance.

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....Revocation of Customs Broker License - Deemed revocation - The tribunal observed that, the the appellants had performed due diligence in verifying the exporter's details as required under Regulation 10(n). - The ineligible claim for export incentives was found by the department only on the basis of specific investigation conducted by the NSPU/R&I customs authorities, and hence the appellants CB cannot be found fault for the reason that they did not advise their client importer to comply with the provisions of the Act. - The Tribunal held that, the procedure outlined in Regulation 17 for revoking a license or imposing a penalty was not followed correctly, particularly regarding the opportunity for cross-examination. -....