MoC Instructions for
Electronic Payment of Duty for Removal of Goods by SEZ Units
Trade Says Free of Rs. 200
per Transaction is too High
NOC from MoEF
Must for Import of Plastic Waste and Scrap by EOU and SEZ
[Ref: EPCES Circular No. 120 dated 21st September
2010]
Sub: (i) Ministry of
Commerce & Industry issues instructions for electronic payment of duty for
removal of goods by SEZ developers, SEZ units and EOUs in the DTA.
(ii) Ministry of Environment & Forests
clarifies regarding the requirement for getting NOC for import of plastic waste
& scrap by EOU and SEZ
(i) Ministry of Commerce
& Industry issues instructions for electronic payment of duty for removal
of goods by SEZ developers, SEZ units and EOUs in the DTA.
In the open house meeting, organized by EPCES in Hyderabad,
under the Chairmanship of Shri D.K. Mittal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce &
Industry, on 3/9/10, it was requested that for removal of goods from SEZ to DTA
the facility of payment of duty electronically should be introduced for reduction
of transaction cost, saving of time of the unit and faster clearances of goods.
It was assured that this system would be introduced.
Now, Shri D.K. Mittal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce &
Industry, has issued instructions to all Development Commissioners for implementation of
the same. A copy of the email is enclosed along with. The instruction issued is
reproduced as follows:-
“An issue has been mentioned repeatedly by SEZ
Units, Developers as well as EoUs that they cannot
make payment electronically of customs duty, excise dury
or service tax. This matter has been checked up from CBEC and they have
informed the following:-
(a) These
payments can be made electronically and for that no prior approval is required.
However, registration will have to be done on site as follows:-
(i) For Service Tax and Excise Duty, the website
is www.aces.gov.in
(ii) For
Customs duty, the website is www.icegate.gov.in
(b) To make
environment in SEZs and EoUs electronic, all SEZ
Units and Developers be asked to ensure that they should have registered to the
electronic system and are making payment electronically. The deadline for this
would be 30th September 2010. Under no circumstances, Units, Developers and EoUs be permitted to make payment
through cheques or in cash after this date.
If you have any operational problem, please resolve
it locally and if it cannot be resolved, bring to the notice of the Ministry as
soon as possible.”
Accordingly all EOUs/SEZ Units and SEZ developers
are requested to make use of this facility and get yourself
registered before 30-9-2010 as advised above.
(ii) Ministry
of Environment & Forests clarifies regarding the requirement for getting
NOC for import of plastic waste & scrap by EOU and SEZ
EOUs and SEZs have been pointing out that for
importing plastic waste and scrap, they are required to take No Objection
Certificate (NOC) from Ministry of Environment & Forests (MOEF) and this
process is taking long time. We had taken up this issue with Department of
Commerce as well as MOEF. Shri D.K. Mittal, Additional
Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, convened a meeting with Mr.
Rajiv Gauba, Joint Secretary, MOEF.
Now Mr. Rajiv Gauba vide his letter, addressed to Shri D.K. Mittal, has informed as
under:-
“This matter has been examined. I would like to
inform you that as per Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008, solid plastic waste
can be imported into the country only with the permission of MOEF as it is
listed in Schedule III (Part B) of the aforesaid rules. The application for
import permission should be accompanied by a valid consent to operate issued by
the SPCB and Form 7 & 8”.
Accordingly all units are requested to follow the
above prescribed procedure so that their activities are not hampered. Mr. Rajiv
Gauba has also assured that they will take care to
ensure faster clearance. He has also informed that now they have constituted a
committee for clearance of these requests and this committee meets regularly.
In case any unit has filed an application with the above prescribed document
and still there is a delay, then they should send the details of their case to
Mr. Rajiv Gauba, whose details are given as under:-
Mr. Rajiv Gauba, Joint
Secretary,
Ministry of Environment
& Forests,
Paryavaran Bhawan,
CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delh
- 110 510
Tel: 011-2436063, Fax:
24363577
Email:
r.gauba@nic.in