A Complete Reference Library for Customs & Excise Officers

24 May 2013



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Referencer Library - Latest Documents - Customs

1. Classification of the machines commercially referred to as "Tablet Computers".
[Board's Circulars: F. No. 528/102/2011-STO (TU); Dated 14.05.2013]
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2. Classification of Filters referred to as “Disposable Sterilized Dialyzer” and “Microbarrier”: for filtering blood”.
[Board's Circulars: F. No. 528/90/2012-STO (TU); Dated 09.05.2013]
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3. Effective duty - Further amends the notification No. 12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012.
[Notifications (Tariff): F. No. 334/3/2013-TRU; Dated 08.05.2013]
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Referencer Library - Latest Documents - Excise

1. Further amends Notification No. 1/2011-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2011, 2/2011-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2011 and 12/2012-Central Excise, dated the 17th March, 2012.
[Notifications (Tariff): F. No. 334/3/2013-TRU; Dated 08.05.2013]
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2. Amends three notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) specified in column (2) of the Table.
[Notifications (Tariff): F. No. 605/10/2013-DBK; Dated 18.04.2013]
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3. Exempts the goods specified in the First Schedule and the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), when cleared against a Post Export EPCG duty credit scrip issued by the Regional Authority in accordance with paragraph 5.11 under Chapter 5 {Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme} of the Foreign Trade Policy which provides for duty remission in proportion to export obligation fulfilled from duty leviable.
[Notifications (Tariff): F. No. 605/10/2013-DBK; Dated 18.04.2013]
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Referencer Library - Latest Documents - Service Tax

1. The Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Rules, 2013.
[Notifications: F. No. B1/19/2013-TRU; Dated 13.05.2013]
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2. Further amends the notification No.26/2012-Service Tax, dated the 20th June, 2012.
[Notifications: F. No. 334/3/2013-TRU; Dated 08.05.2013]
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3. Extends the date of submission of the Form ST-3, for the period from 1st October 2012 to 31st March 2013, from 25th April, 2013 to 31st August, 2013.
[Orders: F. No. 137/99/2011-Service Tax; Dated 23.04.2013]
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Referencer Library - Latest Documents - Others

1. AGT 2013 - Transfers and postings in the grade of Assistant Commissioners/Deputy Commissioners of Customs and Eentral Excise.
[Promotions & Transfers: F. No. A-22013/3/2013-Ad.II; Dated 01.05.2013]
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2. Posting of the Probationers of the 63rd batch of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) Group A Officers to Zones.
[Promotions & Transfers: F. No. A-22013/4/2013-Ad.II; Dated 25.04.2013]
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3. Promotions made on officiating basis to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise vide Office Order No. 221/2012 dated 27.11.2012 and Office Order No. 232/2012 dated 17.12.2012 made as on regular basis.
[Promotions & Transfers: F. No. A-32012/03/2012-Ad.II; Dated 02.04.2013]
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Referencer News - Latest Headlines

05-05-2013

LATIN TERMS

Not only many words in English are derived from Latin, but many of its words are still used in today’s speaking and writing. English legal terms are full of Latin words and phrases. A number of these terms are so common; we use them today without read more »

14-03-2013

Pollution control gadgets run into Customs hurdle.

In yet another jolt to Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB), imported devices for the Board's online monitoring system were not cleared by the Customs at Kolkata. As a result, the Board will be unable to monitor polluting industries online for at least a month.

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13-03-2013

FTA with Australia.

India and Australia agreed in early 2008 to set up a Joint Study Group USC) comprising Government officials and research organizations to explore the feasibility of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. A consid­ered view on whether to go ahead to an FTA has been read more »

11-03-2013

Advance Ruling's scope expanded, more wanted.

There have been many issues raised asking for expansion of power of AAR to give ruling

I remember that in mid-nineties, a small manufacturer of an industrial product, where a very minuscule quantity of gold was used, approached me and wanted a ruling read more »

11-03-2013

Record 72 amendments proposed in indirect tax clauses this year.

The government had amended 60 clauses in 2005-06

As many as 72 indirect tax clauses are sought to be amended this year, against 43 last year, a closer look at the Finance Bill 2013-14 has revealed.

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Referencer - News from the Courts

See Certified Copy of the Hon'ble Supreme Court (SC) Orders

ITEM NO.MM-4A COURT NO.4 SECTION IX
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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
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