LUDHIANA: A total of Rs 143.87 crore IGST
refunds have been processed by Customs Commissionerate, Ludhiana, till now during the special
IGST refund fortnight from May 31 to June 14 which has now been extended to June 16. With just four days remaining, the department has once again requested the businessmen, who have still not made use of the opportunity, to come forward and get their refunds processed by getting their shipping bills rectified.
Talking to TOI, Arvinder Singh Ranga, commissioner of customs said, “After huge success of the first refund fortnight from March 12 to March 31, second special drive refund fortnight has been started from May 31 at Customs Commissionerate, Ludhiana, in order to liquidate the pendency of IGST refund claims. The CBIC has decided to further intensify the effort by June 14 during the special drive at concerned ports, inland container depots and container freight stations.”
Ranga also added, “Ever since the refund fortnight started, total 180 exporters and their representatives have attended the customs office till June 11 for rectification of IGST refund errors and most of the errors have been rectified enabling our office to scroll out IGST refund of Rs. 143.87 crore since May 31. Till now, a total 1,617 shipping bills has been rectified.”
Urging businessmen to make use of the remaining two days of this special fortnight, Ranga said, “This time we are facilitating all types of refund claims. The officers and staff are striving hard to clear all GST refund applications received on or before April 30, 2018. All exporters are requested to come forward and avail the opportunity to get the refunds sanctioned during this drive till June 16 by contacting the nodal officer who in this case is the concerned jurisdictional deputy/assistant commissioner of customs.”