Rule 3 - Formalities to be observed at the time of clearance of the goods - Foreign Privileged Persons (Regulation of Customs Privileges) Rules, 1957

3. Formalities to be observed at the time of clearance of the goods. - (1) No goods shall be allowed to be cleared free of duty unless in addition to the formalities required to be observed ordinarily for clearing them, exemption from duty is claimed in writing at the time of the clearance of the goods through customs and such claim is accompanied by an exemption certificate in Triplicate in the Forms in Appendix IA, IB, IC, ID, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB, IIIC as the case may be. [See Form Numbers 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 in Part 5]. (2) Such certificate shall be signed by - (a) the Head of the Diplomatic Mission concerned or, in the case of a Diplomatic Mission having more than fifteen Diplomatic Officers, a Diplomatic Officer, duly authorised by the Head of the Mission for this purpose, if the goods are meant for official use in the Diplomatic Mission; or (b) the Consular Officer or Deputy High Commissioner/Assistant High Commissioner or Trade Commissioner in-charge of the Consular Post or Deputy High Commission/Assistant High Commission or Trade Representation, or in the case of a Consular Post or Deputy High Commission/Assistant High Commission or Trade Representation having more than ten privileged persons a Consular Officer or a Diplomatic Officer or an Officer of the Deputy High Commission/Assistant High Commission or Trade Representation, authorised for this purpose by the Head of the Consular Post or Deputy High Commission/Assistant High Commission or Trade Representation, as the case may be, if the goods are meant for the official use in the Consular Post or Deputy High Commission/Assistant High Commission or Trade Representation; or (c) the privileged person concerned if the goods are meant for his personal use or for the use of any member of his family: Provided that the certificate is countersigned by the Head of the Mission or the Consular Post or the Deputy High Commission/Assistant High Commission or Trade Representation, as the case may be, and if the privileged person is attached to a Diplomatic Mission or Consular Post or Deputy High Commission or Assistant High Commission or Trade Representation having more than ten privileged persons, by a Diplomatic Officer or Consular Officer or an officer of the Deputy High Commission/Assistant High Commission or of the Trade Representation, as the case may be, who is duly authorised. (3) Two of the three copies of the exemption certificate referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be sent to the 1 [Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be] of the port of importation of the goods and the other copy shall be sent to the Protocol Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. (4) Where exemption from duty is claimed in respect of a motor vehicle, an exemption certificate in triplicate in the Form in Appendix IV-A, or Appendix IV-B (See Form No. 18 or 19 in Part 5), as the case may be, shall be given. The provisions of sub-rules (2) and (3) shall apply in relation to the signature, countersignature and transmission of copies of exemption certificates. ---------------- Notes:- 1. Substituted vide Not. 56/2014 - Dated 6-8-2014