Part X Duties and Drawbacks—General Provisions

General provisions relating to imported goods

123 Repayment of duty where goods returned or destroyed by importer.

1

Subject to such conditions as the Commissioners see fit to impose, where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioners—

a

that goods were imported in pursuance of a contract of sale and that the description, quality, state or condition of the goods was not in accordance with the contract or that the goods were damaged in transit; and

b

that the importer with the consent of the seller either—

i

returned the goods unused to the seller F2and, if the export of the goods was required to be made in accordance with the applicable export provisions, the requirements were met; or

ii

destroyed the goods unused,

the importer shall be entitled to obtain from the Commissioners repayment of any F1excise duty paid on the importation of the goods.

2

Nothing in this section shall apply to goods imported on approval, or on sale or return, or on other similar terms.