Discontinuation of printing of Advance Authorisations/Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Authorisations on security paper by DGFT for authorisations issued with EDI ports as port of registration - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 04/2019

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS: BENGALURU CITY COMMISSIONERATE P.B. NO. 5400: C.R. BUILDING, QUEEN'S ROAD, BENGALURU-5600 001 C.NO.VIIIO/09/02/2019 City cus Tech Dated: 26.02.2019 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 04/2019 Subject: Discontinuation of printing of Advance Authorisations/ Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Authorisations on security paper by DGFT for authorisations issued with EDI ports as port of registration- Reg. Attention of all Customs Brokers, Exporters, Importers, Members of the Trade and other stake holders is invited to Board's Circular No. 07/2019-Customs dated 21.02.2019 issued vide File F.No. 605/30/2015-DBK on the above cited subject. 2. In the above said Circular it is inter alia informed that in order to enhance the ease of doing business for exporters, DGFT has decided to discontinue the issuance of Advance/ EPCG Authorisations on security paper as was the practice so far. DGFT has issued Policy Circular 19/2015-2020 dated 14.02.2019 notifying this change. This shall come into effect for authorisations issued from 01.03.2019 onwards for cases where the port of registration is an EDI port. Copy of Board's Circular No. 07/2019-Customs dated 21.02.2019 is enclosed herewith for information. 3. Difficulties, if any, faced in the implementation of this Public Notice may be brought to the notice of this office. (PARAG CHAKOR BORKAR) COMMISSIONER