Issues related to furnishing of Bond/ Letter of Undertaking for Exports - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No. 15/2017

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, CITY CUSTOMS COMMISSIONERATE, P.B No. 5400, C.R.BUILDING, QUEEN'S ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001 C.N0. VIII/09/14/2017 City cus Tech Date: 06.07.2017 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 15/2017 Subject: - Issues related to furnishing of Bond/ Letter of Undertaking for Exports-reg. ******* Attention of all Customs Brokers, Exporters, Importers, Members of the Trade and other stake holders is invited to Board's Circular No. 2/2/2017-GST dated 04.07.2017 in respect to the issue of difficulties being faced by field Formations and Exporters while supplying the goods or services for export without payment of integrated tax and filing the FORM CST RFD -II on the common portal (www.gst.gov.in). 2. Whereas, as per rule 96A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, any registered person availing the option to supply goods or services for export without payment of integrated tax shall furnish, prior to export, a bond or a Letter of Undertaking. This bond or Letter of Undertaking is required to be furnished in FORM RFD-II on the common portal. Further, Circular No. 26/2017- Customs dated 1 st July, 2017 (Public Notice No. 13/2017 dated 04.07.2017 issued by this Commissionerate) has clarified that the procedure as prescribed under rule 96A of the said rules requires to be followed for the export of goods from 1 st July, 2017 3. Another issue being raised by various stakeholders is that the Bond/Letter of Undertaking is required to be given through the proper officer which is to be furnished to the jurisdictional Commissioner as per sub-rule (1) of rule 96A of the said rules. Taking cognizance of the fact that a large number of such Bonds/Letter of Undertakings would be required to be filed by the registered exporters who would be located at a distance from the office of the jurisdictional Commissioner, it is understood that the furnishing of such bonds/undertakings before the jurisdictional Commissioner may cause hardship to the exporters. 4. Thus, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 5 of the CGST Act, 2017, it is hereby stated by the CBIC that the acceptance of the Bond/Letter of Undertaking required to be furnished by the exporter under rule 96A of the said rules shall be done by the jurisdictional Deputy/Assistant Commissioner. 5. Further, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 168 of the said Act, the CBtC has directed that, for the purpose of uniformity in the implementation of the said Act, the Bond/Letter of Undertaking required to be furnished under rule 96A of the said rules may be furnished manually to the jurisdictional Deputy/Assistant Commissioner in the format specified in FORM RFD-II till the module for furnishing of FORM RFD-II is available on the common portal, The exporters may download the FORM CST RFD-II from the website of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (www.cbec.gov.in) and furnish the duly filled form to the jurisdictional Deputy/Assistant Commissioner. 6. The above specified provisions shall be applicable to all applications which have been filed on or after 1 st July, 2017. Difficulties faced, if any may be brought to the notice of this office. (PARAG CHAKO BORKAR) COMMISSIONER