Procedure to be followed for clearance of goods under ATA Carnet-reg. - Customs - 43/2016

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA OFFICE OF THE PR. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AIR CARGO COMPLEX NSCBI AIRPORT KOLKATA-700052 F.NO. S60(Misc.)-131/2016 CCI Date : 03.05.2016 Public Notice No. 43/2016 Sub: Procedure to be followed for clearance of goods under ATA Carnet -reg. Attention of the Importers/Customs Brokers is invited with regard to procedure to be followed for clearance under ATA Carnet. The goods imported under ATA Carnet are exempted from payment of duty as specified in Notification No. 157/1990-Cus dated 28.03.1990. ATA Carnet (Form of Bill of Entry and Shipping Bill) Regulations, 1990 also exempts the importer/exporter to file Bill of Entry and/or Shipping Bill. At present, the clearance under ATA Carnet is being done in normal course without any proper mechanism to monitor the same as no bond/undertaking is executed by the importers. To have a proper central mechanism to monitor the clearance and to ensure that the goods imported under ATA Carnet are exported within the prescribed time limit. It has been decided that henceforth details of all imports under ATA Carnet shall be entered in the register to be maintained in the office of AC/DC (Import Group), ACC, NSCBI, Kolkata. The format of the register to be maintained is as given below. S.No. ATA Carnet No. and issuing authority Place of Exhibition and Name of Organizing Agency Description of goods and value Date of import Date of re-export Remarks The examination of the consignments under ATA Carnet shall be carried out in respective places where the goods have been presented only after ensuring that the relevant data is entered in the centralized register. The serial no. of the Entry Register shall be indicated on the copy of the Carnet BE retained and the same shall be forwarded by respective officer to the office of AC/DC (Import Group), ACC, NSCBI, Kolkata. AC/DC (Import Group) shall monitor the closure of such B/E within the time limit as specified in Notification No. 157/1990-Cus. The members of the trade/importers under ATA Carnet are accordingly informed that the proof of re-export should be submitted in the time limit specified in the said notification. In case of proof of re-export is not submitted within the specified limit of six months from the date of import, then steps to recover customs duty leviable as on the date of import shall be taken as the per the Notification No. 157/1990-Cus. Any discrepancies noticed or difficulties faced may kindly be brought to the notice of undersigned. (Issued from. F.NO. S60(Misc.)-131/2016 CCI dated: .2016) (Brojen Thamar) Pr. Commissioner of Customs (Airport Admin) Custom House, Kolkata