Tribunal Rules Importer Qualified for Concessional Duty on Petrol; Highlights Importance of Intent and Compliance.

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....Intention and Compliance with Notification Conditions - Import and sale of Motor Spirit, commonly known as Petrol - Availing of a concessional rate of Countervailing Duty (CVD) - intention' at the time of import - By analyzing the sequence of actions - from the addition of additives post-importation to the payment of differential duty - the Tribunal underscored the procedural intricacies involved in the assessment and re-assessment of imported goods. It was determined that the appellant's actions did not warrant the confiscation of goods or the imposition of penalties, given the fulfillment of the conditions for concessional CVD rates based on the intention at the time of import and the voluntary payment of differential duty.....