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Regarding facility for permitting imports under any DEPB Scheme at
various ports/ airports/ ICDs through TRA procedure
Circular
No. 19
dated
20th March 1998
Please refer to Board's Circular Nos. 10/97-Cus.
dated 17. 4. 97, 28/97-Cus. dated 30. 7. 97 and 5/98-Cus. dated 23. 1. 98.
2. Para 6 of
Circular No. 10/97-Cus provided that, under DEPB Scheme, imports and exports can
be undertaken only from the port of registration of the DEPB scrip. This
condition was relaxed by issue of Circular No. 28/97-Cus., to permit imports
from Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai, for DEPB Scrip�s registered at any
of these ports. Further relaxation for Hyderabad Airport and ICD was provided by
issue of Circular No. 5/98-Cus. dated 23. 1. 98.
3. Representations
have been received from various Exporters� Organisations for general
relaxation of TRA facility, under DEPB Scheme, to permit imports at all ports
etc.
4. The issue has
been examined in the Board in regard to the expertise and facility of assessment
available at various Ports/ Airports/ ICDs and it has been decided that the DEPB
holders whose DEPB Scrip's are registered at any of the following
seaports/airports/ ICDs which are also specified in condition No. (iv) of
Notion. No. 34/97 Cus. dated 74. 97 (as amended) may be allowed to import goods
at any of the following seaports/ airports/ Ids: -
(i) Sea-ports
at Mumbai, Calcutta, Cochin, Kandla, Mangalore, Chennai, Nhava-Sheva &
Vishakapatnam.
(ii)
Airports at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Calcutta, Delhi, Hyderabad and
Chennai.
(iii)
ICDs at Bangalore & Delhi.
5. This facility is
only applicable to imports and not to exports. In respect of other ports, the
DEPB holders must import at the same port where the DEPB book is registered.
6. The aforesaid
facility will be operated by issue to Telegraphic Release Advise (TRA) from the
port of registration to the Customs House, at which the goods are being
imported, indicating the details of description, value and quantity of the
goods. The DEPB serial number, date of issue, and the extent of duty entitlement
in the DEPB book/ scrip also must be indicated in the TRA, to facilitate imports
against relevant DEPB scrip�s. The Custom House receiving the TRA will send
details of imports to the Custom House issuing the TRA who will keep these
details in the register.
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