Procedure for Back to Town (BTT) of Factory Stuffed Containers – modification thereof –reg. - Customs - 28/2016

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-82/2015-16 AM(X) Date: 12.02.2016 Public Notice No. 28/2016 Subject: Procedure for Back to Town (BTT) of Factory Stuffed Containers modification thereof reg. 1. Attention of all Exporters, Customs Brokers and other stakeholders is invited to the procedure prescribed for Back to town (BTT) vide Public Notice No. 39/97 dated 12.11.1997 and Public Notice No. 36/2004 dated 08.07.2004. 2. The Trade/Exporters have informed that they are facing undue delay and hardship in complying with the requirement of NOC from the concerned Central Excise/Customs Authorities for processing BTT of Factory Stuffed Containers/Central Excise Sealed Packages. 3. Considering the request of Trade/Exporters, it has been decided that the requirement of NOC from concerned Central Excise/Customs Authorities shall be dispensed with. Instead of this, the Exporters would be required to intimate the jurisdictional Central Excise/Customs Commissionerates about such permissions and submit an acknowledged copy of this communication to the concerned AC/DC of Customs. 4. Any difficulty may be brought to the notice of the Addl. Commissioner of Customs, Appraising Main (Export), JNCH. Sd/- [SUBHASH AGRAWAL] COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, NS-IV