Declaration of complete and correct description of Export Goods- reg. - Customs - 14/2016

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (NS-IV) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE, NHAVA-SHEVA TALUKA-URAN, DISTRICT- RAIGAD, MAHARASHTRA- 400 707 F.No. S/12-Gen-38/2015-16 AM(X) Date: 03.02.2016 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 14/2016 Subject: Declaration of complete and correct description of Export Goods- reg. Attention of Exporters and Customs Brokers is invited to Public Notices No. 42/2010 dated 07-04-2010 and 75/2011 dated 05-05-2011 wherein it has been stressed that the declaration of correct and complete description of export goods in Shipping Bills is essential for speedy assessment and clearance of Export Goods. Though, it has been requested and reiterated times and again, a study conducted by Directorate General of Valuation shows that there is no significant improvement in data quality. It has been observed that description of goods mentioned in the Shipping Bills/invoices are either incomplete, vague or does not contain specific details such as composition, grade, configuration, denier, GSM, size, type, brand, machine/handmade or any other factor/ parameters having its bearing on the value of goods. It has also been observed that goods being declared of same description are having large price variation and no specific quality/reason are being mentioned in the description field to justify such price variation. It is again emphasized that the detailed, complete and correct description of goods including parameters having a bearing on value, viz, composition, grade, configuration, denier, gsm, size, type, brand, machine/handmade, other special attributes, etc., should be declared in the Shipping Bills and export invoices. It is, therefore, brought to the notice of all the Exporters/Customs Brokers that they are required to declare complete description of the export goods in the shipping bills, including vital parameters which influence the valuation of the goods with the correct and prescribed Standard Unit Quantity Codes (UQC) as per the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. Deviation from the prescribed norms may lead to delayed clearance and/or cancellation of export promotion benefits as well as consequential penal actions. This issues with the concurrence of the Pr. Commissioner of Customs; NS-G NS-II. Sd/- (SUBHASH AGARWAL) COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS