Section 7: Procedure for verification of consignment on arrival and disposal of non-standard spirituous preparations

On arrival of the consignment of the spirituous preparation covered by the import licence at its destination, the importer shall give intimation there of to the Excise Officer concerned for verification of the consignment of the release. The importer shall also produce to the satisfaction of the verifying Excise Officer proof to show that the spirituous preparation imported has been manufactured according to the standards prescribed there for or according to the approved formula. In cases where an imported spirituous preparation is not covered by a certificate from the Chemical Analyser or such other authorized officer of the exporting State, the importer shall allow the verifying Excise Officer to take three samples from the spirituous preparation free of cost, for the purpose of analyzing the same, in the Tamil nadu Forensic Science Laboratory or in the King Institute, Guindy, Chennai. If, on such analysis, the spirituous preparation is found not conforming to the prescribed standard or formula, the stock from which the sample was drawn shall be declared non-standard and its sale in this State shall not be permitted. The Commissioner may, at his direction, allow the re-export of the stock to the exporter for reconditioning or confiscate the stock or pass such orders as he deems fit in each case. The importer shall not in any way deal with the spirituous preparation, which is not released by the Excise Officer. If, however, the importer is not in receipt of the result of analysis of any sample within twenty days from the date on which the sample was taken and if the spirituous preparation is required urgently for distribution, it shall be open to the importer to have the spirituous preparation released by the Excise Officer concerned.