Regulation 6 - Time period for verification of identity and compliance - Customs (Verification of Identity and Compliance) Regulations, 2021

6. Time period for verification of identity and compliance. (1) The proper officer, shall undertake verification in accordance with regulations 4 and 5, and prepare a verification report on the Customs Automated Systems within thirty days of the submission of the documents and information: Provided that the verification report may be prepared within sixty days of the submission of the documents and information, in case physical verification is required to be undertaken: Provided further that, the Commissioner of Customs may, having regard to the circumstances under which the proper officer could not prepare the verification report, extend the periods specified above by a further period of fifteen days. (2) The Commissioner of Customs shall on the basis of the report of verification submitted by the proper officer, and other evidence as deemed necessary, determine the outcome of the verification within fifteen days and cause its entry on the Customs Automated System. (3) The outcome of the verification shall be informed to the person concerned on the Common Portal within a period of seven days from the date of determination.