Circular No. ES/189/2020-21 10th June, 2020
To: Members of the Council
Sub: COVID-19 Facilitation measures- Relaxation in the procedure for in-Bonding of cargo imported under Warehouse Bill of Entry –Amendment to P.N.62/2020 dated 11.04.2020
Dear Member,
Air Cargo Customs (Sahar) has issued Public Notice No. 90/2020 dated 7th June, 2020 on the above subject.
In this regard you may refer to Sahar Air Cargo’s Public Notice No.56/2020 dated 4th April, 2020 last amended vide Public Notice No. 87/2020 dated 30th May, 2020 on the subject matter “Measures to facilitate trade during the lockdown period– Section 143AA of the Customs Act,1962”, and Public Notice No. 62/2020 dated 11th April, 2020, as amended vide Public Notice No.72/2020 dated 27th April, 2020 on the captioned subject.
Public Notice No.56/2020 dated 4th April, 2020 has been modified vide Public Notice No. 62/2020 dated 11th April, 2020 by incorporating detailed relaxation procedure for In-bonding of goods imported under Warehouse Bill of Entry due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, in view of Board Circular No.26/2020-Cus dated 29th May, 2020, Public Notice No.56/2020 dated 4th April, 2020 has been last amended vide Public Notice No. 87/2020 dated 30th May, 2020 by extending relaxation of acceptance of undertaking in lieu of Bond till 15th June, 2020.
Accordingly, para. 3(i) and para. 4 of Public Notice No.62/2020 dated 11th April, 2020, are amended as under :
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Existing para.
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Amended para.
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Para 3 (i)
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i) The Importer/authorized Customs Broker should submit the request letter/Undertaking signed by the IEC holder on the business letterhead, as prescribed under Public Notice No.56/2020 dated 04.04.2020 from their registered email-id to proaccsahar@gmail.com. PRO Section shall take a print and if it is as per the P.N.56/2020, shall put up the same to AC/DC on roster, who shall dispose off the request. If further documents are required or any defects noticed, same shall be immediately intimated by PRO Section vide Reply mail to the Importer.
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i) The Importer/authorized Customs Broker should submit the request letter/Undertaking signed by the IEC holder on the business letterhead, as prescribed under Public Notice No.56/2020 dated 04.04.2020, as last amended by Public Notice No.87/2020 dated 30.05.2020, from their registered email-id to proaccsahar@gmail.com. PRO Section shall take a print and if it is as per the P.N.56/2020, as last amended by Public Notice No.87/2020 dated 30.05.2020, shall put up the same to AC/DC on roster, who shall dispose off the request. If further documents are required or any defects noticed, same shall be immediately intimated by PRO Section vide Reply mail to the Importer.
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Para. 4
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“4) Importers availing this facility shall ensure that the undertaking furnished in lieu of bond is duly replaced with a proper bond before the date specified in Public Notice No. 56/2020 dated 04.04.2020 issued by this Commissionerate which is presently mentioned as 07.05.2020. Bond Section shall maintain a record of all such cases of relaxation from taking Bond”.
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“4) Importers availing this facility shall ensure that the undertaking furnished in lieu of bond is duly replaced with a proper bond before the date specified in Public Notice No. 56/2020 dated 04.04.2020, as last amended by Public Notice No.87/2020 dated 30.05.2020, issued by this Commissionerate which is presently mentioned as 30.06.2020. Bond Section shall maintain a record of all such cases of relaxation from taking Bond”.
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Please note that the other content of Public Notice No. 62/2020 dated 11th April, 2020 remains unchanged.
In case of any difficulty, members may kindly contact the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs, Import, ACC, Mumbai.
Members may kindly make a note of the above.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
S.BALARAJU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
