Specifying Inland Container Depot (ICD), Valvada, Taluka: Umbergaon, Distt. Valsad for clearance of imported goods and export goods under DFIA, Advance Licence and DEPB schemes-Regarding - Customs - 41/2007

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS NEAR AKASHWANI, NAVRANGPURA, AHMEDABAD-380009 F.No. VIII/48-08/CUS/T/2007 Dated: 07.08.2007 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 41/2007 Sub: Specifying Inland Container Depot (ICD), Valvada, Taluka: Umbergaon, Distt. Valsad for clearance of imported goods and export goods under DFIA, Advance Licence and DEPB schemes-Regarding. Attention of General Public, Importers, Exporters, Customs House Agents, and all concerned are invited to Public Notice No.36/2007-Customs dated 24.07.2007 issued by this Commissionerate specifying the procedure regarding clearance of Imported and Export goods from ICD Valvada [Umbergaon], which has started functioning with effect from 01.08.2007. 2. Attention of General Public, Importers, Exporters, Customs House Agents, and all concerned is further invited to the following Customs Notifications issued by the Government, related to the import/export of goods under various Export Promotion Scheme:- Sl. No. Notification No. Scheme/Subject Empowering Paras in the respective Notifications (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. 56/2003-Cus., dated 01-04-2003 Exempts materials imported into India against an Advance License for Annual Requirement Proviso to Para (6) 2. 89/2005-Customs, Dated 04.10.2005 Duty Entitlement Pass Book Customs Duty Exemption Notification Second Proviso to Para 1 (iv) 3. 40/2006-Customs, dated 01.05.2006 Duty Free Import Authorization Proviso to Para I (iv) 3. In the above-mentioned Notifications issued for operationalising various schemes as mentioned under column (3) of the above table, the ICD Valvada, Umbergaon is not included for the purposes of permitting imports/exports. However, provisos to the Paras mentioned under column (4) of the above table, empower Commissioners of Customs to permit imports and exports from any other port/ICD by a special order or by a Public Notice, subject to such conditions as may be specified. 4. In view of the above, it has been decided to specify the ICD Valvada, Umbergaon for permitting import/export of all permissible items under the schemes mentioned under column(3) of the above table subject to the following conditions :- i) The Bill of Entry and Shipping Bill are assessed by an officer not below the rank of an Asstt/Dy. Commissioner. ii) The endorsement in the respective licences is made by the Asstt/Dy. Commissioner. iii) The export consignment of the synthetics textile will be subject to drawal of samples for chemical analysis by one of the following laboratory. 1). Dy. Chief Chemist, Vadodara. 2). MANIRA laboratory at Surat. 3). ATIRA laboratory at Ahmedabad. iv) Export consignments will be subject to test weight of container/packages on selective basis by the department, as per the norms prescribed in this regard. v) Shipping Bill/Bill of Entry should be submitted at least 3 days in advance of shipping/unloading of cargo (excluding Saturday/Sunday/Gazetted holidays) at the port of clearance. vi) The importers shall also be required to produce the release advice (for the import licence) issued by the Customs Authorities at the port of registration of the above licences to their counter part in the port of import, in the cases where the port of registration is not the same as the port of import. 5. The import of the following items as well as export of the goods containing these items will not be allowed from the above mentioned ICD under Schemes mentioned under column 3 of the Table in Para 2 above:-. i) Polyester Filament Yarn. ii) Polyester Staple Fibre. iii) NYLON Filament Yarn. iv) Fabrics of above materials. v) Synthetic waste including Polyester Waste. 6. All the Trade Associations/Chambers of Commerce, Members of Regional Advisory Committee and Customs House Agents Associations are requested to publicise the contents of this Public Notice among their Members/Constituents, for their information and necessary action. 7. This Public Notice on the above subject is issued in supersession of Public Notices No.31/2001-Customs dated 20.11.2001 and 29/2005 dated 08.07.2005 both issued by the Ahmedabad Customs Commissionerate. 8. This Public Notice shall come into force with immediate effect. (RAKESH KUMAR SHARMA) COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS