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Extending TRA facility under DEPB Scheme to Amritsar Port
Circular No. 47 dated
31st August 2001
Kind attention is invited to para 6 of DOR Circular
No. 85/99-Cus. dated 23.12.99 in terms of which TRA facility under DEPB Scheme
has been extended for import only to ports, airports, ICDs, LCSs which are
notified in DEPB Customs Notification No. 34/97-Cus.
2. Representations
have been received in Board that either aforesaid notification be amended
specifying Amritsar as port of export for DEPB Scheme or TRA facility under DEPB
Scheme may also be extended to Amritsar Port where exports are allowed by
Commissioner under DEPB Scheme. At present DEPB scrips issued to exporters with
port of registration as Amritsar Port (in view of exports under DEPB permitted
under special powers of the Commissioner) can only be utilised for import of
goods from Pakistan often resulting in short utilisation of the scrips.
3. The issue has
been examined in the Board. It has been decided that instead of going for
amendment of notification for allowing Amritsar as a specific Customs port for
exports to Pakistan, exporters who are permitted exports through Amritsar Port
under DEPB by Commissioner of Customs, and who have been issued DEPB scrips with
port of registration as Amritsar Port, may be allowed TRA facility for even some
other ports for import purposes. Such TRA facility would be available for
importing the goods through any of the notified sea-ports specified in DEPB
Customs Notification No. 34/97. This facility would enable proper utilisation of
DEPB scrips issued for Amritsar Port. However, all TRAs shall be issued by
Amritsar Custom House only after due verification of the DEPB Scrips.
4. Amritsar Custom
House shall keep a record of the TRAs issued against each DEPB scrips in
separate licence registers. The Telegraphic Release Advice (TRA) would be issued
indicating details of description, value and quantity of the goods as well as
the notified port through which import would be permitted. The DEPB Sr. No.,
date of issue and the extent of duty entitlement in the DEPB scrip shall also be
indicated in TRA for facilitating imports. The Customs House receiving the TRA
will send details of imports effected to Amritsar Custom House for the purpose
of keeping a watch on maintaining details of the use of TRAs and actual imports
made against the DEPB scrip from other seaport in relevant register.
5. Receipt of this
Circular may please be acknowledged. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation
of these instructions may be brought to Board�s notice.
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