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Steps for improvement regarding dwell time of import cargo in Air Cargo
Complex
Circular No. 54 dated 23rd October 1997
The issues
streamlining the procedures for clearance of Air Cargo Complex in order to
reduce congestion and to ensure faster clearance of import as well as export
goods from Air Cargo Complexes have been considered by Export Promotion Board
recently and the following further decision have been taken by Board for
immediate compliance:
(1) In
terms of section 48 of the Customs Act, 1962, if any goods brought into India
from a place outside India are not cleared for home consumption for warehouse or
transhipped within 30 days from the date of unloading then the custodian of such
goods may dispose off same after giving notice to the importer and with a
permission of the proper officer. In terms of section 111 of the Customs
Act, 1962, the goods imported into India in violation of any one of the
provisions are liable to confiscation.
It has been decided that the imported cargo which is in negative list
of import/ export policy or liable to confiscation under any other provision of
the Customs Act 1962, may be confiscated by the customs authorities. After the
confiscation the same may be shifted from Ports/ Airports to custom godowns. In
case the goods are not likely to fetch any value or cannot be disposed off due
to any reason, the same may be destroyed.
(2) The
Customs House and the custodians or Air Cargo Complexes would work out a
procedure for running the import cargo sheds in two shifts from 10 AM to 10 PM
every day.
(3) In
case of export cargo to ease congestion in the examination area only a part of
consignment, which is selected on random basis for examination, shall be held in
examination area; the remaining part of consignment may be allowed to be moved
into the bonded area as soon as it is received in the examination area.
(4) The
licence fees for the space occupied by customs authorities in passenger and
cargo complex would continue to be 50% of the normal licence fees till the final
decisions are taken in this regard.
Kindly
acknowledge the receipt of the circulars and take appropriate action to
implement it.
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