Facility of ‘Direct Port Delivery’ to Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)–reg. - Customs - 122/2016

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (NS I,III V) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE, NHAVA SHEVA URAN, DIST: RAIGAD, MAHARASHTRA 400707 F.No.S/22-Gen-119/2016-17/AM(I)/JNCH Dated 14.09.2016 (CORRIGENDUM TO FACILITY NOTICE NO. 63/2008 DATED 01.09.2008 PN 66/2008 DATED 11.09.2008) PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 122/2016 Sub: - Facility of Direct Port Delivery to Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) reg. Attention of all the Importers, Exporters Customs Brokers, and the member of the Trade is invited to the Facility Notice No. 63/2008 dated 01.09.2008 (amended vide Public Notice No. 66/2008 dated 11.09.2008) issued by this office on the above mentioned subject. 2. Kind reference is invited to Board's Circular No. 33/2016-Customs dated 22.07.2016 wherein the Board has decided to merge the two facilitation schemes namely ACP and AEO into a combined three-tier AEO programme and also enhance the scope of these programmes so as to provide further benefit including Direct Port Delivery to the entities. 3. A measure of trade facilitation and Ease of Doing Business , the Direct Port Delivery facility has been granted to all the Authorised Economic Operator (Tier-1, Tier-2 Tier-3) . 4. All the importers who are AEO Certificate holder and who wish to avail of the DPD facility, are required to apply to the Commissioner of Customs (NS-III), JNCH. 5. The request for DPD permission will be processed by AEO Cell and the decision of the competent authority will be communicated to the applicant within 3 working days. 6. This revised procedure for expeditious permission for DPD is extended for all AEO Certificate holders and the procedure for permission of DPD facility for 100% EOUs will be followed under Facility Notice No. 63/2008 dated 01.09.2008 Public Notice No. 66/2008 dated 11.09.2008 issued by this office. 7. Difficulties, if any; faced in implementation of these instructions may be brought to the notice of the undersigned. Sd/- (SHRAWAN KUMAR) COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, NS-III