'Customs must be paid on unused value of inputs'

How can we know the status of shipping bills and drawback disbursement for shipments through Kolkata port?
According to the website of Kolkata Customs, the status of Shipping Bills and sanction of drawback claims can be ascertained from the EDI Service Centre or Drawback section of Custom House. The JNPT Customs website says that Status of S/Bill and query can also be ascertained online through automatic email by sending e-mail to docktrack.jnch@icegate.gov.in and mentioning the subject of the mail as exp:dbkpend:sbno:SB1,SB2,SB3 or exp:dbkpend:iec: , to get the status of drawback claims for particular SBs or of all drawback claims, as provided under facility notice no. 10/2008 dated 18.01.2008.

The exporter has been allowed DBK (AIR) on "Cap Value". There is short realisation of export bill but the cap value has been realised in full. Is the exporter under obligation, 'to refund' the DBK-Back upon short realisation of full export value of the bill?
Value Caps given at Col 5 and 7 of the Drawback Rate Schedule refer to the maximum amount of drawback that can be availed of per unit specified in column 3 of that Schedule. They do not refer to the FOB value. In case of short realisation of export proceeds, proportionate drawback has to be surrendered, as per RBI Master Circular on export of goods and services.

Please refer para 5.11 of FTP 2005-06, regarding incentives for Fast Track cases. In the case of our EPCG licence issued during 2005-06 Policy period, we have fulfilled 75 per cent of export obligation (including average level of exports) in less than half the original export obligation period. Is the licensing authority under obligation to redeem the licence, when the exporter has fulfilled 75 per cent of average exports plus specific EO?
If the exporter has met 100 per cent of the annual average exports stipulated, plus 75 per cent of the specific export obligation within half the export obligation period, then he can get the benefit of Para 5.11 of FTP 2005-06.

We got our advance authorisation invalidated in favour of our supporting manufacturer. We were not able to complete our export obligation. Are we liable to pay customs duty when we have not imported the item, especially when our vendor has fulfilled his obligation against his advance intermediate authorisation? Also, if we have to pay customs duty, where do we pay?
As per Para 4.28 of FTP, you pay to customs authorities, customs duty on unutilised value of imported/ indigenously procured material along with interest as notified. You have to pay the duty to the Customs at the port of registration.

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