Why is nearly 1.3 million liters of palm oil stuck in customs?

Importer Janakpur Refineries Pvt Ltd has claimed that the palm oil imported by them is crude, while the Biratnagar Customs Office has said that since the oil is not crude but processed, the customs duty should be paid accordingly.

The importing company approached the Patan High Court after a dispute arose regarding customs clearance. The Patan High Court ruled on 25th May that the customs duty of crude oil and refined oil will be different, and if the goods are not inspected on time, the delay fee will increase and the goods may be damaged.

If this happens, it seems that the petitioner will suffer irreparable damage when the goods of great consequence are seen. According to the court's order, the report of the laboratory of the customs department is considered to be raw material for the importing industry. The difference between the customs duty of raw material and refined oil is to be taken as a bond for the time being, as determined when the writ petition is decided. It is said to pass.

In the test report prepared by the customs department's laboratory on May 14, it has been mentioned that since the characteristics of the test sample are close to the characteristics of crude soybean oil, from a technical point of view, the sample is found to be crude oil.

Biratnagar Customs Chief Gyanendra Dhakal said that according to the order of the court, the imported goods were prepared to release the imported goods after paying the revenue of Rs.

A 10 percent customs duty is imposed on the import of palm oil, a raw material used by the refining industry. 15% customs duty is levied on import of refined blitz deodorized (BIRADI) oil prepared by refining the same trudpalm.

According to the 12 lakh 99 thousand 490 liters of ready refined, according to the 10 percent customs duty, 4 crore 7 lakh 62 thousand 3 hundred 8 rupees and 94 lakh 77 thousand 6 hundred 55 rupees including the 5 percent customs duty of difference have been set.

According to Biratnagar Customs, after the order of the court, the office informed the importer and the court in writing on May 2 to take the goods after paying the revenue and bond amount. According to Dhakal, the importer has not released the goods till Monday after paying the amount of revenue and bond.

President of Janakpur Refineries Pvt. Ltd. Vishwanath Shah said that since Biratnagar Customs did not comply with the court order, he was unable to release the goods after paying the established revenue and bond amount. He said that he would be in contempt of the court if the customs paid the revenue and the bond amount without following the order of the court.

When the customs department collects the fees and fines, the imported goods cannot be exported from Nepal and the food department can confiscate the imported goods when the charges are charged with a different subheading than the court. .