- CESTAT Hyderabad allowed appeals by Laxai Avanti Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., a 100% EOU, against excise and customs duty demands.
- The core issue was whether testing and analysis services provided to foreign clients qualify as ‘export of services’ under the FTDR Act.
- The bench held that ‘export’ should be interpreted as per the Foreign Trade Policy, not the Customs or Central Excise Acts.
- Services supplied to and consumed by recipients outside India, with payment received in foreign exchange, qualify as export of services.
- The tribunal ruled the company is eligible for exemption benefits, overturning the earlier denial by the adjudicating authority.
Source: taxscan.in
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