Ad-Free CAclubindia and Daily Updates on your mobile. Subscribe Now!

CHSS & SVB procedure

sunny (ASST MGR) (333 Points)

01 August 2011

Dear Expert,

Kindly let me know about CHSS & SVB Procedure????

regards,

Sunny

Reply
Follow
Share

1 Replies

RAMESH KUMAR VERMA ( CS PURSUING ) (43853 Points)
Replied 02 August 2011

The procedure for registration/finalisation is given in CBEC Circular No.11/2001-Cus dated 23.02.2001, issued as PN 68/2001 dated 02.04.2001 by Custom House, Chennai. All those importers who are having relationship with the suppliers as mentioned in para 3 above or those who are having Technical Collaboration, etc., shall furnish a declaration about the relationship in the GATT declaration form at the time of filing of Bill of Entry in the Appraising Group. On examination of the circumstances of sale and keeping in view the invoice value of identical or similar goods, the group will make a reference to Special Valuation Branch for further investigation of influence of relationship on assessable value. If the importer is able to furnish evidence of the transaction value of identical or similar goods in respect of sales to unrelated buyers in India at the same price, then there is no need for any reference to Special Valuation Branch and the Bill of Entry will be assessed finally based on those contemporaneous import values. If there are no contemporaneous imports, and there is no way to compare the values at the time of assessment of the Bill of Entry, then a reference is made to Special Valuation Branch. This reference is to be done with the prior approval of the Commissioner of Customs. If the importer can substantiate with documentary evidence that his invoice price is not influenced because of the relationship, there is no need for any reference to Special Valuation Branch.

The Special Valuation Branch of that major Custom House, (out of the four - Chennai, Calcutta, Delhi and Bombay) which is located proximate to the Head or Corporate Office of the importer (having special relationships etc. with the suppliers), would handle the investigation into valuation of such importer.

No application or representation to the Special Valuation Branch directly by the importers will be considered. All references shall be made through the Appraising Groups at the time of filing of the Bill of Entry.

On receipt of the reference from Appraising Groups, the case is registered in Special Valuation Branch and a PD Circular for provisional assessment is issued. Copies of the same are issued to the importer and to the Appraising Groups as well. The importer shall indicate the PD Circular No. at the time of provisional assessment of all their imports in the Appraising Group and execute PD Bond with 1% Extra Duty Deposit on the assessable value of the goods. Along with the PD Circular a questionnaire is also issued to be filled up by the importer along with the list of all documents required to be submitted. The amount of extra duty deposit presently kept at 1% will be continued. Board has however decided that if the importer does not furnish complete reply to the questionnaire within 30 days of receipt of the 'Questionnaire' by the importer, the extra duty deposit will be increased to 5% till the date of receipt of reply by the Department.

The importers falling under the related category may keep ready all the documents along with the replies to the questionnaire, etc., at the time of first import itself, so that the case can be finalised as early as possible in the Special Valuation Branch.