Section 102 of Finance Act 2018 : Amendment of Customs Tariff Act, 1975 Customs Tariff Act

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Section 102 of Finance Act 2018

[Section 102 of Finance Act 2018 deals with Amendment of Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and is covered in CHAPTER IV INDIRECT TAXES]

Customs Tariff

Amendment of Customs Tariff Act, 1975

102 . In the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), in section 3,—

(i)in sub-section (7), after the word, brackets and figure “sub-section (8)”, the words, brackets, figure and letter “or sub-section (8A), as the case may be” shall be inserted;
(ii)after sub-section (8), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—
‘(8A) Where the goods deposited in a warehouse under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) are sold to any person before clearance for home consumption or export under the said Act, the value of such goods for the purpose of calculating the integrated tax under sub-section (7) shall be,—
(a)where the whole of the goods are sold, the value determined under sub-section (8) or the transaction value of such goods, whichever is higher; or
(b)where any part of the goods is sold, the proportionate value of such goods as determined under sub-section (8) or the transaction value of such goods, whichever is higher:
Provided that where the whole of the warehoused goods or any part thereof are sold more than once before such clearance for home consumption or export, the transaction value of the last such transaction shall be the transaction value for the purposes of clause (a) or clause (b):
Provided further that in respect of warehoused goods which remain unsold, the value or the proportionate value, as the case may be, of such goods shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (8).
Explanation.— For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression “transaction value”, in relation to warehoused goods, means the amount paid or payable as consideration for the sale of such goods.’;
(iii)in sub-section (9), after the word, brackets and figures “sub-section (10)”, the words, brackets, figures and letter “or sub-section (10A), as the case may be” shall be inserted;
(iv)after sub-section (10), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—
‘(10A) Where the goods deposited in a warehouse under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) are sold to any person before clearance for home consumption or export under the said Act, the value of such goods for the purpose of calculating the goods and services tax compensation cess under sub-section (9) shall be,—
(a)where the whole of the goods are sold, the value determined under sub-section (10) or the transaction value of such goods, whichever is higher; or
(b)where any part of the goods is sold, the proportionate value of such goods as determined under sub-section (10) or the transaction value of such goods, whichever is higher:
Provided that where the whole of the warehoused goods or any part thereof are sold more than once before such clearance for home consumption or export, the transaction value of the last of such transaction shall be the transaction value for the purposes of clause (a) or clause (b):
Provided further that in respect of warehoused goods which remain unsold, the value or the proportionate value, as the case may be, of such goods shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (10).
Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression “transaction value”, in relation to warehoused goods, means the amount paid or payable as consideration for the sale of such goods.’.

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