Jan 12, 2023
The government on Wednesday notified new rules
to address the menace of undervalued imports, proposed in the Budget, which
will kick in on February 11 and could help raise revenue marginally.
The Customs (Assistance in Value Declaration of Identified Imported Goods)
Rules, 2023 will identify a list of goods where there is reason to believe the
value may not be declared truthfully or accurately and the importer would have
to undertake additional obligations in this regard. The Central Board of
Indirect Taxes and Customs can specify such goods, which would be examined by a
screening committee and later by an evaluation committee. “The written
reference must have been made to the board which, if found suitable by
screening committee for detailed examination, must have been comprehensively
examined by evaluation committee which should have concluded the likelihood
that the value of the relevant class of goods may not be declared truthfully
…,” said the CBIC in a circular, adding that if satisfied, the board may then
specify the identified goods