Special Drive for Disposal of
Unclaimed/uncleared/Seized/Confiscated Goods to
Improve Availability of Containers for Exporters
[CBIC Instruction No. 20 dated 10th
September 2021]
Subject: Easing availability of containers for
exporters.
The
CBIC has taken various measures over last year related to the subject cited
above including the Special drive for disposal of unclaimed/uncleared/
seized/ confiscated goods vide Instruction No.17/2020-Customs dated 10.08.2020
which has enabled disposal of over 1.6 lakh consignments and follow up on long
standing containers which resulted in the release of nearly 14,000 TEUs.
Recently on 07.09.2021, the Board has circulated an updated list of long
standing 19,738 TEUs [13,104 containers] received from Container Shipping Lines
Association (CSLA) to the field formations.
2.
To continue the emphasis on enhanching the
availability of containers, the Board has decided that the field formations
also take the following measures:
2.1.
Dispose expeditiously the unclaimed/uncleared/seized/confiscated
goods including that are holding up containers following the timelines and
procedures prescribed in Board's Circular 48/2018 dated 03.12.2018. The proforma for the monthly report is in Annexure-I. It should
reach uscus4.dor@gov.in by 5th of the succeeding
month.
2.2.
Field formations follow the spirit of para 5 of Board
Circular 83/98-Customs dated 5.11.1998 and para 3 of Board Circular No.84/95-Cus
dated 25.07.1995 thereby taking proactive steps such that containers housing
import cargo that is under enquiry are expeditiously released. For this,
provision already exists that whenever it becomes necessary to detain the
imported cargo, pending completion of enquiry/investigation, such cargo should be removed to a customs warehouse in terms of the
provisions of Section 49 of the Customs Act, 1962. For this purpose, the cargo can also be removed from the container and the container can
be released for further use. The field formations should encourage this
activity by offering it to the importers.
2.3.
Field formations had reported certain reasons such as court cases,
hold by intelligence agencies etc., for non-release of containers. A monthly
report proforma in Annexure-II is
prescribed for this purpose. This proforma is designed in a manner to reflect the progress made by
field formations in these sub-categories. This too should reach
uscus4.dor@gov.in by 5th of the succeeding month. It is guided that proactive steps enabling release of such
containers should also be adopted.
Annexure
I to Instruction No.20/2021-Customs dated 10.09.2021.
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Special Drive-Report on Disposal of Unclaimed/Uncleared/Seized/Confiscated goods Ripe for Disposal |
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Annexure
II to Instruction No.20/2021-Customs dated 10.09.2021
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Report on release of Long
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pending as per list from Board dated 07.09.2021 |
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de-stuffed/released |
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for containers pending re-destuffing/release |
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Hold by investigating
agencies |
Destruction |
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in Auction |
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Pendency as on 07.09.21 |
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Pendency as on 07.09.21 |
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