RMS Facilitation Centre for eligible importers - Customs - FACILITY NOTICE NO. 06/2017

OFFICE OF THE PR. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (IMPORT), MUMBAI ZONE - III, AIR CARGO COMPLEX, SAHAR, ANDHERI (EAST), MUMBAI - 400 099 F. No. S/3-MISC-PRO-03/2017 -18/ACC(I) Date:- 16.06.2017 FACILITY NOTICE NO. 06/2017 SUB: RMS Facilitation Centre for eligible importers - reg. Kind attention of all Importers, Customs Brokers, Members of Trade Industry Associations and others stakeholders is invited to various 'Trade Facilitation Measures' taken by this office. 2. As part of continuing these 'Trade Facilitation Measures' and 'Ease of doing business', a dedicated 'RMS Facilitation Centre' has been created in Import Shed, ACC, Mumbai. The said 'RMS Facilitation Centre' will act as a single window for giving out of charge to RMS facilitated Bills of Entry (Bs/E) of eligible importers as mentioned below and will be manned by dedicated Appraising Officer / Superintendent. In case of RMS facilitated B/E, as soon as Importer / Customs Broker will produce the folder containing requisite documents to the Appraising Officer / Superintendent of 'RMS Facilitation Centre', the concerned officer will scrutinize the documents and after being satisfied about the correctness of payment of customs duty (including ADD or CVD or Safeguard duty, etc.) RMSI CCR instructions, verification 1 debiting of licence 1 certificate (like COO, etc.), will give out of charge to the B/E. The 'RMS Facilitation Centre' will provide to the eligible importers, facility of getting out of charge for all their Bs/E from a single point without having to go to respective Out-of-Charge officers (as per last digit of B/E) in different sheds. This step will enable faster clearance of cargo of eligible importers and will help in reducing dwell time. 3. The officers of 'RMS Facilitation Centre' will continue to open and examine 3% of the RMS facilitated Bs/E with AC Shed's permission in terms of directions contained in Board's letter F. No. 465/01/2013 Cus V dated 28/01/2014 regarding 'Enhancing Valuation Controls -Introduction of system of live intervention during clearance of import consignments' . 4. The importers who will be eligible for getting this facility should fulfill the following criterion - (i) Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Tier-1, 2 or 3, accredited importers. OR (i) The importer should have at least 3 years old IEC; (ii) The importer should have filed at least 25 documents each in last 3 years; (iii) The importer should have deposited at least 1Cr. duty each in last 3 years; (iv) The importer should undertake to apply for AEO registration after availing the facility and should be in a position to have AEO certification within 6 months. 5. Importers desirous of availing the facility of out of charge from 'RMS Facilitation Centre' should approach PRO Cell of Import Commissionerate with requisite documents for verification of their credentials. PRO Cell after verification of credentials of the importer will allow them to avail the said facility with prior approval from Competent Authority. 6. The procedure prescribed vide this Facility Notice will be effective from 015t July, 2017. 7. Difficulties, if any, faced in the implementation of this Facility Notice may be brought to the notice of the undersigned. This issues with the approval of the Pr. Commissioner of Customs (Import), ACC, Mumbai Zone-III. (Dr. Satish S. Dhavale) Addl. Commissioner of Customs, Air Cargo Complex (I), Mumbai