Clearance of goods from Air Cargo Complex to SEZ - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No. 21/2020

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (ACC-IMPORT) NEW CUSTOMS HOUSE NEAR IGI AIRPORT NEW DELHI-110037 C. No. VIII(12)Import/Tech./PN/06/2020 Dated: 21.03.2020 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 21/2020 Subject: Clearance of goods from Air Cargo Complex to SEZ- reg. Attention of the importers, Customs Brokers and all other stakeholders is invited to the captioned subject. 2. Presently, the goods imported through Air mode by importers located in Special Economic Zone (SEZs), are granted Out of Charge from Air Cargo Complex, Delhi on the basis of hard copies of Duplicate and Quadruplicate copy of Bill of Entry, duly assessed by the proper officer of SEZ. 3. It has been brought to notice that the importers / Custom Brokers are unable to submit, duly assessed duplicate and quadruplicate copy of Bill of Entry due to ongoing lockdown. Therefore, as a measure of trade facilitation, scanned copies of duplicate and quadruplicate copy of Bill of Entry received ie. on e-mail id of Superintendent of Customs (Import Shed) of Delhi ACC Import Commissionerate [email protected] through the official e-mail ID of the concerned assessing officer of SEZ would be accepted and out of charge (OOC) in such cases would be granted based on the documents so received. In addition, Assessing Officer at SEZ shall also give the details of the Custom Broker coming forward to take delivery of the goods and mobile number of the Officer assessing the Bill of Entry in the mail being sent by him. The Importer / Customs Broker would submit hard copies of duplicate and quadruplicate copies of assessed Bills of Entry along with other prescribed documents within a period of 15 days from the date lockdown is lifted. 4. The Deputy Commissioner of Customs (Import Shed - Admn.) of Delhi ACC Import Commissionerate would maintain a register for keeping record of OOC granted on the basis of the said scanned copies of Bills of Entry. He shall ensure that all OOCs granted on the basis of scanned copies are matched with the hard copies so received within a period of 21 days from the date lockdown is lifted. There is no other change in the remaining procedure for clearance of imported goods from Delhi Air Cargo to SEZs. 5. All trade associations/members of Customs Brokers Association are requested to take note and publicize the contents of this Public Notice among their members/constituents. 6. For the departmental officers, this may be treated as Standing Order. 7. Difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice of Additional Commissioner of Customs (Technical), ACC Import, New Customs House, New Delhi. This issues with the approval of the Principal Commissioner of Customs, ACC (Import). (Bhagwat Prasad Sharma) Joint Commissioner of Customs (Technical) ACC (Import)