New practice manual (dec2015) edition query

madhu (Student) (42 Points)

10 February 2016  

Dear Fellow Final Students,

Did any one of you get a chance of going through the new Practice Manual Customs valuation Chapter?

I mean, in case of Air Freight sums, the calculation is different compared to the previous PM's. What they have done is instead of taking limit of 20% on FOB Value, they have taken 20% on FOB Value as per Customs(i.e. FOB+ Design and Development Charges). 

You can look at Question No: 12 and Question 19 of PM customs valuation. 

Can someone please tell me as to how we are supposed to do these sums?Why did they change the method?