1. NIDB IS NATIONAL IMPORT DATA BASE WHICH DIRECTORATE OF VALUATION PROVIDE TO FIELD FORMATION TO ASSERTAIN THE CORRECT VALUE OF GOODS. CIRUCLR TO THIS EFFECT ENCLOSED.
YOU CAN TAKE PH OR SPEAKING ORDER FROM CUSTOMS AND THEREAFTER SEEK NIDB PRICE OF CURRENT MONTH. THINK IF THE IMPORT PRICES ARE CORRECT, THEN THE NIDB WILL ALSO SHOW RELATIVELY SAME PRICE IN CURRENT PERIOD.
F.NO. 467/09/2001-CUS.TU Government of India Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs Department of Revenue (Central Board of Excise and Customs) New Delhi
CIRCULAR No.16/2003-CUS Dated 17th March,2003
Enhancement / Loading on invoice price - regarding It has come to the notice of the Board that the Customs field formation(s) are arbitrarily enhancing the invoice value of imported goods without giving a speaking order. Under Rule 10A of Customs Valuation Rules 1988, the Customs Officer may reject the declared value in cases where under-valuation is reasonably suspected, based on evidence of contemporaneous prices. Such prices are being made available by the Directorate of Valuation through the weekly transmissions of NIDB data and monthly Valuation Bulletins. It may not be out of place to mention here that the proper officer should follow the procedure laid down under Rule 10A of Customs Valuation Rules, 1988 to satisfy himself about the possible under-valuation. He should then intimate the importer in writing the ground for doubting the truth or accuracy of the value declared in relation to the goods imported and also provide a reasonable opportunity of being heard, before rejecting the declared value. In view of the above, all the officers in your jurisdiction may be intimated that where declared value is rejected, an appealable order should be issued to the importer after following the due process of law. Sd/. (N.J.Kumaresh) Under Secretary to the Government of India