Date: |
31-12-2014
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Notification No: |
Customs Circular No. 19/2014
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Issuing Authority: |
Indian Customs
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Type: |
Circular
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File No: |
F. No. 450/25/2009-Cus IV |
Subject: |
Regarding 24x7 Customs clearance
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Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Excise and Customs)
Circular No. 19/2014-Customs
New Delhi, dated the 31st
December, 2014
Room No. 229-A, North Block
To,
All Chief Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive)
All Chief Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise
All Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive)
All Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise
Sir/ Madam,
Subject: 24x7 Customs clearance - regarding
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.
- 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.
- 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 |
- 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 |
- 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.
- Suitable Public Notice/Standing Order may be issued for the benefit of all
stakeholders and Departmental officers.
- Difficulty faced, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Board.
Yours faithfully,
(Pawan Khetan)
OSD (Cus IV)
F. No. 450/25/2009-Cus IV
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