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Clarification regarding conversion of DEEC <a href='http://www.eximguru.com/exim/indian-customs/customs-regulations/shipping-bill-and-bill-of-export-form-regulations-1991.aspx'>Shipping Bill</a> to Pass Book
Shipping Bills
Circular No. 44dated 21st August
1996
Attention is
invited to Ministry's Circular No. 22/ 96-Cus. dated 19th April 1996 and 41/
96-Customs dated 5.8.96 on the subject of conversion of DEEC Shipping Bills to
Pass Book Shipping Bills. These circulars permit DEEC Shipping Bill filed before
31.5.95 to be converted to Pass Book Shipping Bill in the following
circumstances:
(a) Where advance licence has not been
utilised at all and surrendered to the Licensingauthorities:
(b) Where debit entries of imports made are transferred to
some other valid Advance Licence, rendering the Advance Licence against which
imports were originally made as unutilised, and
OR
Where debit entries of imports made are transferred to
some other valid Advance Licence,rendering the Advance Licence
against which imports were originally made as unutilised; and
(c) Where exports made against Advance Licence are deleted
from the DEEC (Pt.II) beforerequest
for conversion of Shipping Bills in considered.
2.
Conversion in above cases is to be permitted by Assistant Commissioner of
Customs on being satisfied that other conditions of the Pass Books Scheme have
been fulfilled. Conversion should be considered only in respect of export made
after the exporter has applied for issue of Pass Book to the designated
authorities in the light of para 66 of the Exim Policy. There should not be any
objection in permitting conversion of any Shipping Bill filed after 31.5.95
where aforesaid conditions are complied with.
3.
Public Notice/ Standing Orders issued by the Customs House should be
suitably modified to clarify all these aspects.
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