Procedure for filing warehouse Bills of Entry in cases where PGA NOC is required. - Customs - 23/2017

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS NS-III MUMBAI CUSTOMS ZONE-II, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE NHAVA SHEVA, TAL : URAN, DIST : RAIGAD. PIN 400707 F. No. S/22-Gen-150/2015-16/AM (I)/JNCH Date: 01.03.2017 Public Notice No. 23/2017 Subject: Procedure for filing warehouse Bills of Entry in cases where PGA NOC is required. Attention of Importers Exporters, General Trade, Port Terminal Operators, Shipping Lines/Shipping Agents, CFSs coming under the jurisdiction of JNCH, Nhava Sheva and all other stakeholders including all PGAs and Customs Bonded Warehouses, is invited to various Public Notices issued in respect of trade facilitation and ease of doing business on simplification of procedure. 2. Based on the feedback received from various stakeholders and trade representatives, the procedure for clearance of goods requiring PGA NOCs, is prescribed as under: The importer shall file advance Warehouse Bill of Entry. The importer shall submit one time Bond, in Bond Section of JNCH for registration of Bond. The importer shall obtain Out of Charge and release of Bond shall be done by concerned Appraising Group or Docks as the case may be. The out of charge officer shall ensure that comments are given in Bill of Entry to the effect that Ex-Bonding not allowed without NOC from the concerned PGA. The Group officer and Docks officer shall be allotted role for the purpose of release of Bond. On receipt of NOC from the respective PGA, the importer shall file Ex-Bond Bill of Entry and approach respective Group for assessment if any, or shall approach Docks officer for OOC, In case, the Ex-Bond Bill of Entry is RMS facilitated. The OOC officer shall verify the PGA NOC before OOC of the Ex-Bond Bill of Entry. The Bonded warehouse issuing the space certificate shall charge from the date of Physical warehousing of the goods and not from the date of issuance of Space Certificate. The importer may also avail the facility of clearance of goods under No Use Bond in terms of P N 182/2016 without waiting for PGA NOC. DPD clients facing space constraints/de-stuff delivery problems/financial crunches etc. may also avail this facility. 3. In cases of consignments, where no samples are drawn for PGA NOC, and only markings are required like in case of ADC NOC, such Bs/E may be cleared in Home Consumption mode as such goods are being cleared on same day. 4. Any difficulties experienced in this regard may be brought to the notice of the undersigned, immediately. 5. This issues with approval of the Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone-II. Sd/- (SHRAWAN KUMAR) COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS-NS-III