24x7 Export Clearance in 17 Air Cargo Complex
from New Year on All Shipping Bills
18
Sea Ports to Provide 24x7 on White shipping Bills
[CBEC Circular No. 19 dated 31st December 2014]
Subject: 24x7 Customs clearance.
Attention is invited to
Board Circular No. 22/2012-Customs, dated 07.08.2012 and subsequent Instruction
No.3, dated 31.05.2013 on the subject of 24x7 Customs clearance facility at
specified sea ports and air cargo complexes for identified categories of import
and export goods.
2. Finance Minister has in the
Budget Speech for 2014-15 announced that the 24x7 Customs clearance facility
would be deepened and extended. Thus, the existing 24x7 Customs clearance
facility would be made available to 13 more airports in respect of all export
goods and to 14 more sea ports in respect of specified import and export goods.
3. Board has undertaken detailed
inter-ministerial consultations to ensure stakeholder participation in making
available the 24x7 Customs clearance facility, as per the aforementioned Budget
announcement. The objective is to ensure that besides the Customs, the officers
of all agencies concerned with the import/export process including custodians,
Customs Brokers etc. proactively participate in making this facility a success.
As a result, all agencies are now committed to work hand in hand with the Customs
to make available this facility. Related issues such as availability of
required personnel, keeping open the delivery gates 24x7 at air cargo complexes
etc. have also been resolved. Board has also advised the Chief Commissioners of
Customs concerned to closely monitor this facility and resolve outstanding
issues, if any, through interaction with stakeholders at the field level. It is
expected that an effective 24x7 Customs clearance facility will greatly
facilitate trade and reduce transaction cost.
4. Board has decided that with
effect from 31.12.2014 the facility of 24x7 Customs clearance for specified
imports viz. goods covered by ‘facilitated’ Bills of Entry and specified
exports viz. factory stuffed containers and goods exported under free Shipping Bills
will be made available, at the following 18
sea ports:
|
S.No. |
Sea Port |
S.No. |
Sea Port |
S.No. |
Sea Port |
|
1. |
Chennai |
2. |
Cochin |
3. |
Ennore |
|
4. |
Gopalpur |
5. |
JNPT |
6. |
Kakinada |
|
7. |
Kandla |
8. |
Kolkata |
9. |
Mumbai |
|
10. |
New Mangalore |
11. |
Marmagoa |
12. |
Mundra |
|
13. |
Okha |
14. |
Paradeep |
15. |
Pipavav |
|
16. |
Sikka |
17. |
Tuticorin |
18. |
Vishakapatnam |
5. Board has also decided that with
effect from 31.12.2014 the facility of 24x7 Customs clearance for specified
imports viz. goods covered by facilitated Bills of Entry and all exports viz.
goods covered by all Shipping Bills will be made available, at the following 17 air cargo complexes:
|
S.No. |
Air Cargo Complex |
S.No. |
Air Cargo Complex |
S.No. |
Air Cargo Complex |
|
1. |
Ahmedabad |
2. |
Amritsar |
3. |
Bangalore |
|
4. |
Chennai |
5. |
Coimbatore |
6. |
Cochin |
|
7. |
Calicut |
8. |
Delhi |
9. |
Goa |
|
10. |
Hyderabad |
11. |
Indore |
12. |
Jaipur |
|
13. |
Kolkata |
14. |
Mumbai |
15. |
Nashik |
|
16. |
Thiruanantapuram |
17. |
Vishakhapatnam |
||
6. Chief Commissioners of Customs
are directed to deploy sufficient number of officers on 24x7 basis
at the specified locations and give wide publicity to this trade facilitation
measure. Their active and effective involvement in making the 24x7 Customs
clearance facility a success will be closely monitored by the Board.
7. Suitable Public Notice/Standing
Order may be issued for the benefit of all stakeholders and Departmental
officers.
8. Difficulty faced, if any, may
be brought to the notice of the Board.
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