The Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council

Clarification to Public Notice No. 88/2017 dated 05.07.2017

Circular No.ES/171/2017-18                                                                                  October 06, 2017  

To: Members of the Council

Sub: Clarification to Public Notice No. 88/2017 dated 05.07.2017 regarding procedure for amendment/conversion of free shipping bills to Export Promotion shipping bills and amendment/conversion of shipping bills from one scheme to another scheme

Dear Member,

Kindly refer to Council’s earlier Circular No. ES/ 114/2017-18 dated July 07, 2017 informing Members of Trade about procedures to be followed while amendment/conversion of free shipping bills to Export Promotion shipping bills and amendment/conversion of shipping bills from one scheme to another scheme vide JNCH Public Notice No.88/2017 dated 05.07.2017.

As per JNCH Public Notice No.88/2017 dated 05.07.2017 it was been decided that all requests for amendments in the shipping bills to be divided into two categories namely:- 

  1. Amendment/conversion in the shipping bill before allowing Let Export Order (LEO).
  2. Amendment/conversion in the shipping bill after allowing Let Export Order (LEO),  i.e., Post Shipment Amendment.

In this regard, JNCH has now clarified the following procedure for amendment/conversion in shipping bill after grant of LEO and before shipment of goods, which is given here-below:

Any request for amendment in shipping bill after LEO and before shipment of the goods shall be processed by Docks officers as per the guidelines given in Para 2 A.A and 2A.2 of the aforesaid Public Notice No. 88/2017 dated 05.07.2017.

In case you face any difficulty in this regard, you may kindly contact the Deputy/Assistant Commissioner in charge of Appraising Main (Export) (apmainexp@jawaharCustoms.gov.in, Tel No: 022- 27244959) with an intimation to the Council.

Thanking You,

SRIJIB ROY
ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR