Circular No.ES/158 / 2016-17 October 27, 2016
To: Members of the Council
Sub: - Refund of 4% Additional Duty of Customs (4% CVD) in pursuance of Notification No. 102/2007-Customs dated 14.09.2007 – Refund claims of ACP/AEO importers
Dear Member,
This is to inform you that the Office of the Commissioner of Customs, JNCH (Nhava Sheva) has issued Public Notice No. 139/2016 dated 21.10.2016 on the above subject.
Also, attention is invited to the Board’s Circular No.18/2010 dated 08.07.2010, Notification No. 102/2007- Customs dated 14.09.2007, Board’s Circular No. 6/2008- Customs dated 28.04.2008, Circular No. 16/2008- Customs dated 13.10.2008 on the refund of 4% Additional Duty of Customs. and JNCH- Public Notice No. 82/2010 dated 25.08.2010 regarding the refund of 4% Special Additional Duty.
In this context , attention is also invited to the Board’s Circular No. 33/2016- Customs dated 22.07.2016 wherein Accredited Client Programme (ACP) and Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) have been combined into a Three- Tier AEO Programme. Special provisions have been made for Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) clients for refund of Customs duty. The facility of waiver of pre- audit in case of ACP claims is discontinued. The refund claims shall be sanctioned within 45 days for AEO- T2 importers and 30 days for AEO-T3 importers.
Members may kindly make note of the above.
Thanking you,
V. ANIL KUMAR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
