Information Regarding Evasion of
Duty
While most manufacturers as well as
importers/ exporters pay Customs and
Central Excise duties correctly,
there are quite a few persons/
organizations who indulge in evasion
of Customs and Central Excise
duties. The department is aware of
the modus operandi in many cases and
seeks your support and co-operation
and help strengthen our resolve to
book the hard core smugglers/
white-collar criminals engaged in
evasion of central excise duty .
The Government of
India has a system of granting
rewards to Government Servants and
informers who provide specific
information or leading to detection
of duty evasion including wrong
declaration of quantity,
description, value etc.or leading to
seizure of goods, currency, bullion
Reward is also granted to informers
for providing specific information
leading to seizure of Narcotic Drugs
as well as Arms & Ammunitions and
Explosives and Foreign Exchange. The
maximum amount of reward to
informers can be as high as 20% of
the duty recovered as a result of
the information provided. As soon as
the information is received, it will
be processed and suitable action
will be taken after conducting
further inquiries, if required.
YOUR NAME AND IDENTITY WILL BE KEPT
ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTIAL. NOT ONLY CAN
THE INFORMER GET HANDSOME REWARD, THIS
MONEY IS ALSO EXEMPTED FROM INCOME
TAX.