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Increasing economic activity and prosperity coupled with trade facilitation measures have led to growth in the imports from 21 Billion USD in 1992-93 to 467.19 Billion USD in 2019-20*. This has also given scope for unscrupulous importers to evade duty leading to an increase in the quantum of commercial frauds involving duty evaded to the tune of Rs. 227 crore in 1997-98 (Including Imports and Exports)** to Rs. 2171.9 Crore in 2019- 20 (Including Imports and Exports) As the modus operandi is constantly changing, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence is at the forefront of tackling the menace of commercial frauds in imports.
*Source: Ministry of Commerce data 2019-20. ** Source: DRI Annual report-1997-98
Sl. No.
Category
No. of cases
Duty( In Lakhs)
1
Under valuation
45
10685.19
2
Mis-declaration
173
33292.01
3
Evasion of ADD
6
1275.86
4
Evasion of CVD
3
1059.83
5
Misuse of End Use and other notification
18
11790.48
6
Mis use of FTA, overvaluation and Others
250
97286.38
7
Evasion of IGST
5
3726.27
TOTAL
500
159116.02
In 2019-20, DRI booked 500 cases of import frauds involving a duty amount of Rs. 1591.16 Crores. A break up of the cases booked by DRI in 2019-20 is presented below.
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