Online Transmission of Licenses/Authorizations issued under Duty Exemption Schemes (DES) and Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (EPCG) - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 28/2009

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS NEAR AKASHWANI: NAVRANGPURA: AHMEDABAD 380 009 F. No. VIII/48-13/Cus/Tech./09. Dated: 01/07/2009 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 28/2009 Sub: Online Transmission of Licenses/Authorizations issued under Duty Exemption Schemes (DES) and Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (EPCG) reg. Attention of the CHA/ Import-Export trade is invited to the Public Notice No. 18/2009, dated 27/03/2009, wherein revised procedure relating to online transmission of Licenses/Authorizations issued under Duty Exemption Schemes (DES) and Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (EPCG) was specified and has been implemented from 1st April, 2009 at the ports falling under jurisdiction of this Commissionerate. 2. Paragraph 8 of the above mentioned Public Notice regarding implementation of revised procedure may be substituted with the following paragraph. 8. The above procedure would be applicable in respect of file nos./Licenses/Authorizations issued under Duty Exemption Schemes (DES) and Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (EPCG) on or after 1st March, 2009 by DGFT a) for exports in respect of all licenses for all EDI and non-EDI ports of registration including this port: and b) for imports in respect of those licenses with port of registration at this port, License/File Numbers issued by DGFT on or after 1st March 2009 will get registered automatically in the ICES at the Customs House from the date of implementation of the revised procedure i.e. 1st July, 2009. The exporters, who intend to use the license for export purpose are advised to use the License Number/File Number as the case may be instead of Registration Number obtained at the time of manual registration of License Number/File Number registered between 1st March 2009 to the date of implementing the revised procedure i.e. 1st July, 2009. For import purpose, the importers are advised to quote only the License Number instead of manually obtained Registration Number from the date of implementing the revised procedure i.e. 1st July, 2009. The procedure as prescribed in above referred Public Notice No. 18/2009, including that of manual registration of file nos./Licenses/Authorizations, would continue to be followed in case of file nos./Licenses, issued under these schemes, on or up to 28th February 2009. 3. All the Trade Associations/Chambers of Commerce and Members of Regional Advisory Committee and Custom House Agents Association are requested to publicize the contents of this Public Notice amongst their Members/Constituents, for their information and necessary action. (H.K.JAIN) COMMISSIONER