Request for Amendments and Waiver of Late Fee Charges in the Bills of Entry and regularization of Prior & Advance Bills of Entry through e-mail procedure as facilitation during outbreak of COVID-19 - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 07/2020

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, NEW CUSTOM HOUSE, KANDLA-370 210 F. No. S/20-44/AG/Misc./KDL/2019-20 CBIC-DIN : 20200371ML00003K4E6D Date :- 30/03/2020 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 07/2020 Sub.: Request for Amendments and Waiver of Late Fee Charges in the Bills of Entry and regularization of Prior Advance Bills of Entry through e-mail procedure as facilitation during outbreak of COVID-19 - reg. Attention of all the importers, exporters, Customs Brokers and all other stakeholders is invited to the above cited subject. 2. Keeping in view the situation arising due to outbreak of Corona Virus pandemic in the country, there is likelihood of late filing of Bills of Entry because of difficulty in getting the related documents or difficulty in reaching the facilities from where the filing can be done on ICEGATE. 3. Late filing of Bills of Entry attracts late fee in terms of 'Bill of Entry (Forms) Amendment Regulations, 2017' notified vide Notification No. 27/2017 - Cus. (N.T.) dated 31.03.2017 and 'Bill of Entry (Electronic Integrated Declaration and Paperless Processing) Regulations, 2018' notified vide Notification No. 36/2018 - cus. (N.T.) dated 11.05.2018 read with second proviso to Section 46(3) of the Customs Act, 1962. Therefore, keeping in view the exigency due to outbreak of Corona Virus pandemic and, in order to facilitate the trade for clearance of the import consignments, it is decided in the public interest that those bills of entries for clearance of import consignment which has arrived at the respective Custom Port on or after 21.03.2020 but on or before 14.04.2020, will not attract any late fee charges, if filed late for clearance of such import consignments, for the time being and till further orders. 4. Further, to minimize the physical human contact during this period, it is decided that the request for amendments and waiver of late fee in a Bill of Entry and for finalization of prior and advance Bills of Entry can also be made by sending email (along with relevant details such as IGN'I number and date, Bill of Lading No. and date, Bill of Entry number and date and Group etc.) to specified official email ID i.e. [email protected] 5. The Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Customs as per duty roster will ensure action on the requests for finalization of Bills of Entry, if found in order. If there is a shortcoming, an email will be sent to the person making the request indicating the shortcoming. A confirmation email will also be sent at the concerned email id in cases where the regularization of the BE is done in pursuance of the request received. 6. In case the officer is temporarily working from home, he will immediately convey to the Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Customs as the case may be on the roster in office. The concerned officers will act upon the requests received through such email and keep the print outs thereof as record in the respective group. The request should contain all the relevant details such as IGM number and date, Bill of Lading No. and date, Bill of Entry number and date. 7. A copy of the email request shall be endorsed by the Trade to email [email protected] for monitoring of disposal of such requests. 8. Action to be taken in terms of decision in this Public Notice will be considered as Standing Order for purpose Offices/staff. (Manoj Kumar Srivastava) Commissioner Custom House, Kandla.