Implementation of Risk Management System (RMS) in Exports — deficiencies in filing shipping Bills - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO: 249/2013

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS CUSTOM HOUSE, 60, RAJAJI SALAI, CHENNAI-600001. F. No: S.Misc.112/2010-SIIB (RMS) Date: 05.12.2013 PUBLIC NOTICE NO: 249/2013 Subject: Implementation of Risk Management System (RMS) in Exports - deficiencies in filing shipping Bills - reg. Attention of all Exporters, Custom House Agents (CHA) and members of the Trade is invited to Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) Circular No. 23/2013-Cus dated 24th June, 2013 for operationalizing the Risk Management System (RMS) in Exports and Public Notice No. 238/2013 dt 26/11/2013 on the implementation of RMS (Export) at Custom House, Chennai, ICD-Tondiarpet, ICD- Irungattukottai, Ennore and Kattupalli Port. 2 In course of implementation of RMS (Export), it is observed that at the time of filing Shipping Bills, the exporters/ CHA are either not furnishing full details of the export consignment at the submission stage or entering the data in inappropriate fields. A few instances are cited below: (i) Exporters are not providing information at the submission stage as to whether the consignment is factory stuffed or otherwise, if yes, Seal type i.e., whether Authorized / Self / Warehouse (A/ S/W) or whether examined by Central Excise or otherwise, though a specific field is available in the declaration. (ii) Exporters are not providing information regarding claim of benefit under Chapter 3 of FTP i.e., SF[S, VKGUY, FMS, FPS in specified column of Shipping Bill, though a specific field namely whether export under reward Scheme is available in the declaration. It is also observed that in many cases this intention of claim is mentioned as part of description or under Invoice Detail. 3. It is informed that if the exporter fails to provide the appropriate details mentioned at para 2 above, then the consignment may be selected for examination despite the fact that it had already been examined by the Central excise officers. 4. Hence, all Exporters, Custom House Agents (CHA) and members of the Trade are advised to furnish these information as well as other details in full in their respective fields only at the submission stage itself so that smooth processing of the shipping bills can be ensured and inconvenience of amendments, etc., at the last moment can be avoided. (JANE K. NATHANIEL) COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS IMPORT SEAPORT