| Date: |
18-11-2015
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| Notification No: |
CUSTOMS INSTRUCTION
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| Issuing Authority: |
Indian Customs
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| Type: |
Instruction
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| File No: |
F.No.450/25/2009-Cus.lV |
| Subject: |
Trade facilitation - Monitoring of pending bills of entry
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Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise & Customs
New Delhi, dated the 18th November, 2015
To,
All Chief Commissioners of Customs / Customs & Central Excise
Subject: Trade facilitation - Monitoring of pending bills of entry
Sir,
While reviewing various measures put in place for trade facilitation in
recent months including the ;Customs Clearance Facilitation Committee, the Board
has felt that Commissioners and Chief Commissioners need to increase their
involvement by closely monitoring pending Bills of Entry. It has been decided
that all Commissioners shall put in place an operating procedure by which they
shall receive a list of all Bills of Entry pending for more than 72 hours from
the time of either 'entry inwards' or filing of bill of entry, whichever is
later. Each such case will be reviewed by the Commissioner with the Group to
examine the reasons for delay and in particular qualitatively evaluate the
queries raised, if any.
- Similarly, the Board has desired that Chief Commissioners shall
review all pending Bills
of Entry, which are not cleared within 7 days (from date & time of 'entry
inwards' or filing of bill
of entry, whichever is later) with the Commissioners and Group.
- This exercise must be viewed not only as a measure for trade facilitation
but also as
ongoing exercise for reviewing performance of the Appraising Groups. In the
course of
examining cases where inordinate delays in clearance are noticed by Chief
Commissioners due
to any systemic faults, the same should be taken up for remedial measures.
Those involving
coordination with other departments should be taken up as agenda items in
CCFCs. Any such
issue which may .require the .intervention of the Ministry shall be referred
to the undersigned for
taking up in the Central Customs Clearance Facilitation Committee. Further,
reduction of overall
dwell time may:be -closely monitored. month on month and progress achieved
in this regard may
be communicated.
Yours faithfully
(L. Satya Srinivas)
Joint Secretary (Customs)
F.No.450/25/2009-Cus.lV
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