Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise and Customs
INSTRUCTION
New Delhi dated 16th September, 2013
To,
All Chief Commissioners of Customs.
All Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise.
All Commissioners of Customs.
All Commissioners of Customs / Central Excise.
Sir,
Attention is invited to Board
Circular No. 14/2009–Cus dated 06.05.2009 which
provides that Customs field formations should verify whether the export goods
packed with raw or solid wood packaging material comply with the International
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM No. 15) or are accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate with the treatment endorsed issued by the agencies
which are accredited/certified by DAC. This was reiterated vide Board
Circular
No. 13/2011 – Cus dated 28-02-2011.
- Despite explicit provisions, it has been reported that in a number of export
consignments have been found non compliant by other Customs administrations
especially European Union on the ground of non-adherence/infringement of
phytosanitary standards prescribed therein. Ministry of Agriculture has
repeatedly expressed concerns over increasing number of such cases and desired
remedial action be taken to check export of consignments not meeting required
phytosanitary specifications i.e. ISPM – 15.
- Board has taken a serious note of it and reiterates that no export
consignments packed with raw or solid wood packaging material shall be allowed
clearance which is found deficient on meeting phytosanitary requirements ISPM –
15.
- All Chief Commissioners of Central Excise and Customs should ensure that the
instruction aforementioned is complied with scrupulously. Non compliance on the
part of officers sahall be viewed seriously.
Yours faithfully,
(M.V. Vasudevan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India (Cus.IV.)
F. No.450/19/2005-Cus.IV