ICES Advisory 10/2020 (Project Imports) — Option to debit duty through Duty Scrips for Project Import BEs - Customs - TRADE NOTICE NO. 01/2020/CCP/JMR

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (PREV.) Sarda House, Bedi Bundar Road, Jamnagar 361008 F. NO. VIII/48-20/Sys/Single Window/15-16 Date: 13.03.2020 TRADE NOTICE NO. 01/2020/CCP/JMR Sub: ICES Advisory 10/2020 (Project Imports) - Option to debit duty through Duty Scrips for Project Import BEs. - reg Kind attention of importers, exporters, Custom Broker, the trade and all other stakeholder is invited to Trade Notice No.08/2019/CCP/JMR dated 29.05.2019 on Introduction of Project Import Module in ICES. 2. As one item cannot have more than one license in a Bill of Entry. Consequently, use of any other duty debit license like SHIS, MEIS etc. was being restricted in the System for Project Imports since the items would be filed with Project Imports license number registered in the System. Provision has been made in the System to allow use of duty debit scrip for a Project Import Bill of Entry based on the representations received from Trade. 3. The option for paying the duties through scrips for Project Imports has been given under DEPB License Management option in the APR role. The step by step procedure along with the relevant screenshots of the menu and the option are also attached for ready reference. 4. The importer or the Customs Broker would file Bills of Entry while quoting the Project Imports License number for every item as is being done today. Once filed, the importer/CB can approach the Customs officer before duty payment giving the details of the duty debit scrip they wish to use along with the amount Of duty they wish to pay through the scrip. The officer can use the above option to enable duty payment through the given scrip and the duty challan would get revised accordingly for the remaining amount, if any. 5. Difficulty, if any may be communicated to this office. 6. This issues with the approval of Commissioner of Customs(Preventive) Jamnagar. (Authority: ICES Advisory 10/2020 (Project Imports) - Option to debit duty through Duty Scrips for Project Imports BEs) (R. K. Chandan) Additional Commissioner