Criticism against Special Valuation Branch of Indian Customs

Posted on 06 April 2023 Category : SVB

Criticism against Special Valuation Branch of Indian Customs

Lack of outstanding (anonymity) of Indian Customs officials.

India is presently following the provisions of the WTO Agreement on Customs Valuation (ACV) for determination of value on imported goods where Customs duty is levied with reference to value (ad-valorem rates). However, this does not apply to cases where tariff values have been fixed (see legal provisions below). However, criticizers argue that Indian Customs system is not satisfactory in turn anonymity.

Delay in receiving questionnaire

Once after declaring as related party with Special Valuation Branch by CHA of importer, the concerned customs department of SVB Branch has to issue questionnaire to importer and the reply is mandatory within 30 days. Here, the delay in receiving questionnaire is menace, according to importers, as till such time, all imports from related party would be subject to 1 % Extra Duty Deposit (EDD) of the declared import value and 5% thereafter on default of obtaining Special Valuation Branch order.

Inefficiency of Indian Customs Department

The officials in charge of imports and exports represented on behalf of multinational companies complain about the inefficiency of Indian customs department on exorbitant delay in processing Special Valuation Branch files in turn loss of revenue in all means.

Feeling harassment and nuisance value of Indian Customs with red tap files

The representatives of Importers or exporters who are related parties required to be registered with Special Valuation Branch are not fully happy with Indian Customs Department SVB cell on approach adopted to importers/exporters , as some of the feel harassments and nuisance.

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rudolf: On 30 September 2019 A vessel loaded a cargo of Naphtha in Pakistan June 2018 and sailed immedeately thereafter to India. Due to force majeure, engine room explosion, the cargo could not be discharged. The vessel is only now ready to discharge the cargo, however the Indian customs are claiming a 200% tariff on the value of the cargo on account of new custom regulations which came into force in February 2019, long time after the vessel has left Pakistan. Which tariff has to be paid in this case , the old Tariff when signing the bs/l and sailing from Pakistan or the new Tariff, which came into force long time after the bs/l were signed and the vessel oleft Pakistan waters?

Criticism against Special Valuation Branch of Indian Customs

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