Facility of Manual Out of Charge of import consignments - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No. 48/2017

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, NEW CUSTOM HOUSE, KANDLA-370 210 F. No. S/20-07/AG/GST/17-18 Dated: 04.09.2017 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 48/2017 Subject;- Facility of Manual Out of Charge of import consignments -regarding. It is brought to the notice of all the officers/ Trade/Importer/CHA of the Kandla Custom House that the existing practice of giving out of charge to Import Consignments electronically has been reviewed with a view to facilitate the clearance of consignments even during system failure, If any. 2. The various container freight stations (CFS), working under the jurisdiction of custom house and situated at distant location are connected to EDI system via Tele-Link. In recent past, instances have been noticed that, either due to technical snag in main system or break in Tele-Link between the CFS and main server there was undue delay in giving out of charge to the BE electronically. 3. On consideration of the above difficulty in clearance of the imported goods, it has been decided to give Manual Out of Charge to the goods whenever there is a failure in the main server or break in Tele-Link between the CFS and the main server, subject to the following conditions:- i) The good have been examined as per the examination order/ specific examination instructions and subsequently found fit for giving out of charge. ii) The EDI connectivity is non-Functional continuously for a minimum of one hour. 4. Whenever a situation referred in Clause 2 (ii) above arises, the assistant/ Deputy Commissioner (Docks) shall confirm the status of connectivity by consulting the System Manager/ AC (EDI) Kandla Custom House. On consultation, if the above situation persists, the assistant/ Deputy Commissioner (Docks) shall grant the permission to give Manual out of Charge to the goods being cleared by EDI Bill of Entry, till restoration of EDI connectivity. The Assistant/ Deputy Commissioner (Docks) shall maintain a separate register for this purpose and records each such instance therein 5. All the importers desiring to avail this facility shall then approach the in-charge shed Superintendent, and present docket of Bill of Entry along with one photo copy of the entire docket (including B/E). The Superintendent after examination of the consignment shall record the examination report on the reverse of the hard copy of the Bill of Entry and photocopy thereof and shall give Manual out of Charge on both of them. The original docket shall be retained by the shed Superintendent. The importer/CHA shall produce the photo copy of Bill of Entry bearing examination report and Manual out of Charge to the CFS (Custodian) and the Gate Officer. The CFS (Custodian) and Gate Officer shall allow delivery on the basis of photo copy of the Bill of Entry containing examination report and Manual Out of Charge. The original copy of the Bill of Entry containing Manual Out Of Charge along-with the related documents shall be retained by the in-charge shed Superintendent. 6. As soon as the EDI system becomes functional, the in-charge shed Superintendent shall feed the examination reports in the system including the fact of system shutdown for particular period and Manual Out of Charge given on 00/00/0000 on hard copy. 7. The shed Superintendent shall maintain a separate register for the purpose and record each instance therein. 8. This is issued with the approval of the Principal Commissioner, Customs House Kandla. 9. Difficulties, if any, in this regard may be brought to the notice of the undersigned. (U. B. Rakhe) Additional Commissioner, Custom House, Kandla