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the importing companies is the master mind behind the fraudulent import hence he was arrested and remanded to judicial custody by the competent Court. The total Customs duty evasion in the case is Rs. 60 Crore (approx). Further investigation is in progress.
7. On the basis of specific intelligence, DRI initiated investigation for evasion of Customs duty on imported viewing card and Set top box by mis-classification, undervaluation, wrong claim of country of origin exemption etc. Investigation revealed that importer is importing smart cards, classifying them under CTH 8523 5290 & claiming BCD exemption under Notification No. 24/2005 dated 01.03.2005 (SI. No.15) as amended. However, these smart cards are fully loaded with proprietary software, specifically used in Set Top boxes falling under CTH 8528 7100 and cannot be used anywhere else. The importer is also importing cardless Set Top Box from Thailand and Indonesia which are covered under ASEAN treaty, and claiming exemption vide notification no. 46/2011 as amended. However, ASEAN contribution is less than the prescribed 35%, hence these imports are not eligible for exemption under notification no. 46/2011 as amended. Approximate duty liability is estimated to be Rs. 50 Crore, further investigation is in progress.
STATISTICS
Anti-Smuggling Performance by DRI
8. Intelligence was received by DRI that certain importers, namely (i) M/s Sharma Chemicals & Adhesive, New Delhi (ii) M/s A M Vinyl Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi (iii) M/s Petcon Thermal Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi and (iv) M/s VCRM Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd, Shahjahanpur (UP) have imported PVC Resin under advance Authorization Scheme through various ports like Mundra SEZ, ICD Tughalakabad, ICD Sonepat, however no export have been made so far. During the investigation, one of the importers accepted diversion of Duty-Free imported goods into domestic market. Evasion of duty of approximately Rs. 38 Crores has been detectedsofar.Onepersonwasarrested. Further investigation is under progress.
9. Intelligence was received by DRI that certain importers, namely (i) M/s Sharma Chemicals & Adhesive, New Delhi (ii) M/s A M Vinyl Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi (iii) M/s Petcon Thermal Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi and (iv) M/s VCRM Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd, Shahjahanpur (UP) have imported PVC Resin under advance Authorization Scheme through various ports like Mundra SEZ, ICD Tughalakabad, ICD Sonepat, however no export have been made so far. During the investigation, one of the importers accepted diversion of Duty-Free imported goods into domestic market. Evasion of duty of approximately Rs. 38 Crores has been detectedsofar.Onepersonwasarrested. Further investigation is under progress.
The Charter of the DRI enumerates the areas in which it functions. Besides its core functions, the DRI is also tasked with the responsibility of safeguarding the economic and social interest of the country. Even as the profile of the DRI has changed over the years, and indeed for the betterment, its fundamentals have always stood firm. The statistical data captures the results concisely and helps to indicate the trend over the years and is a useful tool for comparative analysis. The table depicts the diverse nature of seizures of specified commodities, booked by DRI and Customs formations.
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