New Delhi the, 18^th June, 2012

            G. S. R  -(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by rule 5 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 (hereinafter referred to as the “said rules”), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No 5/2006 – Central Excise (N.T), dated the 14^th March, 2006, published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R 156(E), dated the 14^th March, 2006, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby directs that refund of CENVAT credit shall be allowed subject to the procedure, safeguards, conditions and limitations as specified below, namely:-.
 
2.0        Safeguards, conditions and limitations.-  Refund of CENVAT Credit under rule 5 of the said rules, shall be subjected to the following safeguards, conditions and limitations, namely:-
 
(a)   the manufacturer or provider of output service shall submit not more than one claim of refund under this rule for every quarter:
            providedthat a person exporting goods and service simultaneously, may submit two refund claims one in respect of goods exported and other in respect of the export of services every quarter.
(b)   in this notification quarter means a period of three consecutive months with the first quarter beginning from 1^st April of every year, second quarter from 1^st July, third quarter from 1^st October and fourth quarter from 1^st January of every year.
(c)   the value of goods cleared for export during the quarter shall be the sum total of all the goods cleared by the exporter for exports during the quarter as per the monthly or quarterly return filed by the claimant.
(d)   the total value of goods cleared during the quarter shall be the sum total of value of all goods cleared by the claimant during the quarter as per the monthly or quarterly return filed by the claimant.
(e)   in respect of the services, for the purpose of computation of total turnover, the value of export services shall be determined in accordance with clause (D) of sub-rule (1) of rule 5 of the said rules. 
(f)    for the value of all services other than export during the quarter,  the time of provision of services shall be determined as per the provisions of the Point of Taxation Rules, 2011.
(g)   the amount of refund claimed shall not be more than the amount lying in balance at the end of quarter for which refund claim is being made or at the time of filing of the refund claim, whichever is less.
(h)   the amount that is claimed as refund under rule 5 of the said rules shall be debited by the claimant from his CENVAT credit account at the time of making the claim.
(i)     In case the amount of refund sanctioned is less than the amount of refund claimed, then the claimant may take back the credit of the difference between the amount claimed and amount sanctioned.
3.0      Procedure for filing the refund claim. -  (a) The manufacturer or provider of output service, as the case may be, shall submit an application in Form A annexed to the notification, to the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise, as the case may be, in whose jurisdiction,-
                             (i)        the factory from which the final products are exported is situated.
                            (ii)        the registered premises of the provider of service from which output services are exported is  situated.
 
(b)     The application in the Form A along with the documents specified therein and enclosures relating to the quarter for which refund is being claimed shall be filed by the claimant, before the expiry of the period specified in section 11B of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944).
 
(c)     The application for the refund should be signed by-
                             (i)        the individual or the proprietor in the case of proprietary firm or karta in case of Hindu Undivided Family as the case may be;
                            (ii)        any partner in case of a partnership firm;
                           (iii)        a person authorized by the Board of Directors in case of a limited company;
                          (iv)        in other cases, a person authorized to sign the refund application by the entity.
(d)     The applicant shall file the refund claim along with the copies of bank realization certificate in respect of the services exported.
(e)     The refund claim shall be accompanied by a certificate in Annexure A-I, duly signed by the auditor (statutory or any other) certifying the correctness of refund claimed in respect of export of services.
(f)      The Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner to whom the application for refund is made may call for any document in case he has reason to believe that information provided in the refund claim is incorrect or insufficient and further enquiry needs to be caused before the sanction of refund claim.
(g)     At the time of sanctioning the refund claim the Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner shall satisfy himself or herself in respect of the correctness of the claim and the fact that goods cleared for export or services provided have actually been exported and allow the claim of exporter of goods or services in full or part as the case may be.

[F No 268/07/2012-CX.8]
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(Madan Mohan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India