CBIC notifies Customs Rules 2023 for Examination of Imports Value Declaration (CAVR)

CBIC has notified the “Customs (Assistance in Value Declaration of Identified Imported Goods) Rules, 2023 (CAVR 2023)” to address the threat of undervalued imports.

These Rules prescribes the manner and procedure with regard to constitution of the Screening and Evaluation Committee, procedure for specification of identified goods, sources for examining cases for identified goods, preliminary and detailed examination by Screening/ Evaluation Committee, confirmation of report with recommendations by screening committee, CBIC to issue Order after considering recommendations, mid-term review, and so on, effective February 11, 2023.

CBIC notifies Customs Rules 2023 for Examination of Imports Value Declaration

However, the “CAVR 2023” shall not be applicable in respect of the following goods:

(a) goods not involving import duty;

(b) goods for which tariff value has been fixed by CBIC in terms of section 14(2) of the Customs Act;

(c) goods which attract import duty on specific rate basis;

d) imports made in terms of authorization or license issued under duty exemption scheme of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 in which the inputs imported prior to export are physically contained in the export product;

(e) imports where buyer and seller are related and an investigation on relationship has already been contemplated or finalized;

(f) Project imports;

(g) imports by Government, Public Sector Undertakings;

(h) imports made in non-commercial quantities;

(i) goods imported for the purpose of re-export; or

(j) imports specified by the CBIC in this regard.

It may be noted that Section 14(1) has been amended by the Finance Act 2022, as a measure to address the issue of undervaluation in imports. Also this amendment provides for farming of rules by the Central Government/ CBIC to specify the additional obligations of the importer in respect of a class of imported goods whose value is not being declared correctly, the criteria of selection of such goods, and the checks in respect of such goods. As a result, these Rules have been notified by the CBIC.

CBIC Customs (NT) Notification 3/2023 dt. 11/01/2023: Customs (Assistance in Value Declaration of Identified Imported Goods) Rules, 2023

CBIC Customs Circular 1/2023 dt. 11/01/2023: Customs (Assistance in Value Declaration of Identified Imported Goods) Rules, 2023 (CAVR 2023)

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