Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
New Delhi, the 20th January, 2009
Circular No. 3 /2009-Cus.
Sub: On line transmission of Shipping Bills and Licences / Authorizations issued
under the Duty Exemption Scheme (DES) and the EPCG scheme - reg.
I am directed to refer to Board’s
Circular No.11/2007-Customs dated 13.02.2007 whereby a procedure for online transmission of DEPB shipping bills from Customs
to DGFT and DEPB scrips from DGFT to Customs was put in place.
- The Directorate General of Systems has since designed necessary software for
online transmission of shipping bills and Advance Licences /Authorizations under
the Duty Exemption Scheme(DES) and the EPCG scheme. These Authorizations and
shipping bills shall now be transmitted from DGFT to Customs and vise versa
online. Detailed instructions on the subject shall be issued by the Directorate
General of Systems separately.
- The Jurisdictional Commissioner of Customs (in charge of EDI enabled ports)
may implement the procedures relating to online transmission of shipping bills /
Authorizations under the DES and EPCG scheme from a specified date in
consultation with the Directorate General of Systems. As regards manual shipping
bills at non-EDI station, the existing procedure shall continue.
- These instructions may be brought to the notice of the trade/exporters by
issuing suitable Trade / Public Notices. Suitable Standing orders/instructions
may be issued for the guidance of the assessing officers. Difficulties faced, if
any, may be brought to the notice of the Board at an early date.
Receipt of this Circular may kindly be acknowledged.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(P.V.K.Rajasekhar)
OSD(Drawback)
F.NO. 605 /70 / 2008 -DBK