Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise and Customs
INSTRUCTION -2
New Delhi, Dated 31st May, 2013
To,
All Chief Commissioner of Customs
All Chief Commissioner of Customs (Preventive)
All Chief Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise
All Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Preventive)
All Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise.
Subject : - 24x7 Customs Operation at Major Ports
and Airports – reg.
Sir / Madam
Attention is invited to Board’s
Circular No 22/2012-Cus dated 07.08.2012,
whereby 24X7 Customs clearance was made operational on pilot basis with effect
from 01.09.2012 at identified Air Cargo Complexes and Sea ports for following
item of imports/exports:-
(a) Facilitated Bills of Entry where no examination and assessment is
required; and
(b) Factory stuffed export containers and export consignment covered by Free
Shipping Bills.
- As a progressive step towards trade facilitation measure and to
enhance coverage of this facility, Board has decided to make available
present facility at following Air Cargo Complexes (in addition to existing
Air Cargo Complexes) with effect from 1.06.2013, -
- Ahmadabad
- Amritsar
- Bangalore
- Cochin
- Calicut
- Coimbatore
- Goa
- Hyderabad
- Indore
- Jaipur
- Nashik
- Vishakhapatnam
- Thiruanantapuram
- In addition to the above and with a view to maximize benefit of 24x7
customs clearance to trade especially to the exporters, Board has decided
that with effect from 1.06.2013, 24X7 Customs clearance facility should
cover export of all goods (in addition to factory stuffed export containers
and export consignment covered by Free Shipping Bills) at following Air
Cargo Complexes where this facility is already operational:-
- Chennai
- Delhi
- Mumbai
- Bangalore
It is further clarified that 24X7 Customs clearance of imported goods at
these Air Cargo Complexes will continue to be limited only for facilitated
Bills of entry where no examination and assessment is required.
- In case of Seaports i.e. Chennai, JNPT, Kandla and Kolkata where 24X7
Customs clearance facility is available, there shall be no change in the
current system of 24X7 Customs Clearance.
- Board desires that Chief Commissioners of Customs should divert Customs
staff for deployment at these Customs locations within the existing staff
for the time being and are also directed to work out the additional manpower
requirement and send the same to Board. Board also desires that wide
publicity should be given to popularise this scheme.
- A detailed monthly report on the extent to which the facility is being
availed should be sent so as to reach the Board positively by the 2nd of
every month.
- Suitable Public Notice/Standing Order may be issued for guidance of
trading public and staff. Difficulty faced if any may be brought to the
notice of the Board immediately.
Yours faithfully,
(S.C.Ganger)
Under Secretary to the Government of India (Customs IV)
F. No. 450/25/2009 - Cus IV