Eligibility Criteria for availing of DPD Scheme by Importer - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No. 08/2019

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (PREV.), JAMNAGAR SARDA HOUSE, BEDI BUNDAR ROAD, OPP. PANCHVATI, JAMNAGAR - 361008. F. No. : VIII/48-180/Cus-T/14-15 Dated: 11.09.2019 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 08/2019 Subject: Eligibility Criteria for availing of DPD Scheme by Importer - reg. Attention of Importers, Custom Brokers, Trade, Officers of Customs. and stakeholders is invited to Circular No. 29/2019-Cus dated 05.09.2019 issued from F.No.450/10/2016-Cus-lV by Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue (Central Board of Indirect Taxes Customs) alongwith Facility Notice No. 01/2015-16/CCP/Jamnagar dated 27.08.2015 of this Commissionerate regarding Direct Port Delivery (DPD) facility to Accredited Client Programme (ACP) clients. 2. In this connection, the following guidelines prescribed in Circular No.29/2019- Cus by CBIC for extending DPD would be followed at Pipavav port. (i) Inclusions: The following categories of importers may opt for facility of DPD: (a) Importers who have already been accorded either AEO Tier l, II or Ill status: (b) Importers with a clear track record of compliance and an import volume of 25 Full Container Load (FCL) TELIS through a particular port or otherwise in the preceding financial year; Importers falling under the said categories shall furnish information prescribed in application format i.e. Annexure-A (copy enclosed). While the criterion at (b) is desirable, Chief Commissioner may, however, in deserving cases of import as, relax the TEU benchmark. Such importers could be the ones whose imports have enjoyed a consistent pattern of customs risk facilitation / who provide an assurance that they would be in a position to pick up containers directly from the terminal. This dispensation may be particularly considered for the MSME sector. (ii) Exclusions: The following categories of importers however would be excluded from facility of DPD: - (a) Importers against whom a case of mis-declaration of description of goods or of concealment / diversion of imported goods / evasion of duty has been made in the preceding five years; (b) Importers facing prosecution proceedings in a matter under the Customs Act, 1962; (c) Those importing goods that are subjected to 100% examination in terms of extant policy: (d) Importers importing mostly LCL consignments. (iii) Conditions: The facility of DPD shall only be extended only to such consignments (a) which have either been fully facilitated or not subjected to examination; and (b) importers open a PD account with the terminals and arrange for their own transport to take delivery of containers from the terminal: and (c) any other procedural formality prescribed by the zone for better administration of DPD scheme 3. Difficulties faced, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Additional Commissioner of Customs, Customs (Prev.), Jamnagar for necessary action. (M. K. Srivasfava) Commissioner