Standard operating procedures for discharge of bonds executed by nominated agencies/banks under Notification no. 57/2000-Customs dated 08.05.2000 - Customs - Public Notice No. 80/2018

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (AIRPORT ADMN) AIR CARGO COMPLEX, NSCBI AIRPORT, KOLKATA: 700 052 F.NO. S60(Misc)-296/2017 CCI Date: 30.08.2018 Public Notice No. 80/2018 Subject: Standard operating procedures for discharge of bonds executed by nominated agencies/banks under Notification no. 57/2000-Customs dated 08.05.2000- reg. Attention of all Banks/Nominated Agencies is invited to Board's Circular No. 25/2018-Customs dated 08.08.2018 on the above subject. 2. In the interest of trade facilitation and expeditious disposal, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has prescribed following standard procedure for expeditious discharge of the bonds executed by the nominated agencies/bank under Notification No. 57/2000-Customs dated 08.05.2000 . (i) Nominated Agencies/Banks would electronically provide the prescribed documents as proof of exports as provided under Para 4.68 of Handbook of Procedures of the Foreign Trade Policy, (2015-20) (FTP) within the time period prescribed in the FTP. These documents are (i) EP copy of shipping bills, (ii) Customs attested invoice, (iii) Bank certificate of realization/e-BRC. (ii) The prescribed documents would be submitted electronically by the nominated agencies/banks to the Assistant/Deputy Commissioner of Customs using dedicated e-mail. For this purpose, all concerned are requested to note the following e-mail id [email protected]. (iii) The concerned officer, i.e., Assistant/Deputy Commissioner of Customs would issue an electronic acknowledgement immediately within 24 hours of receipt of the documents. (iv) If the submitted documents are found to be incomplete or additional documents are required, a deficiency memo would be issued to the nominated agency/banks for submission of missing/ additional documents within 5 days of receipt of the documents. (v) The additional documents, other than the prescribed documents, would be requisitioned only with the prior approval of the Additional Commissioner of Customs Air Cargo Complex, NSCBI Airport, Kolkata. (vi) Nominated agencies/ banks would electronically provide the deficient/additional documents so required within 7 days of the receipt of the deficiency memo. (vii) Within 7 days of the receipt of the prescribed documents or the receipt of the deficient/ additional documents, as the case may be, the Assistant/ Deputy Commissioner of Customs would confirm the fact of export. This can also be done by viewing the relevant documents on the ICES application of Directorate General of Systems (invoices would be available thereon once e-Sanchit is rolled out on the export side). (viii) Assistant/ Deputy Commissioner of Customs would discharge the bond of nominated agency/ banks within 7 days of confirmation of the export. 3. Difficulty, if any, may be brought to the notice of the concerned Dy. Commissioner of Customs (Bond), Air Cargo Complex, NSCBI Airport, Kolkata. (R. P. Singh) Commissioner of Customs (Airport Admin) Custom House: Kolkata