Export of non-excisable goods under self-sealing and self-certification – CBEC Clarifies
Board has received representations from exporters of non-excisable goods (agricultural products) requesting to extend the facility of self-sealing and self-certification to non-excisable agricultural products. They have requested that this facility would enable them to meet export requirements of the products which expire within a few weeks.
The benign Board has kindly granted the facility. The Board Circular patronisingly states,
the facility of self-sealing/self-certification is hereby extended for export of non-excisable agricultural products, subject to the condition that these shall be examined at the port of export, as per the norms prescribed under circular no. 6/2002-Customs dated 23.1.2002 as amended.
What does it mean? Your goods are going to be ripped open at the port of export. What is the facility extended? Is there any requirement of examination and sealing by Excise officers in respect of non-excisable goods?
CBEC Circular No. 892/11/09- CX., Dated: July 23, 2009