Review of Circular No. 17/2020 dated namely, 'Measures to facilitate trade during the lockdown period- section 143AA of the Customs Act, 1962'- - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 22/2020-cus

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOM 55-17-3, C-14, 2nd Floor, Road No.2, Industrial Estate, Autonagar Vijayawada - 520 007 C. No. VIII/09/02/2019-Cus.TFC Date: 22.04.2020 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 22/2020-cus Subject: Review of Circular No. 17/2020 dated namely, Measures to facilitate trade during the lockdown period- section 143AA of the Customs Act, 1962 - reg. Attention of all the Importers, Exporters, Customs Brokers, Steamer Agents, Custodians/ Customs Cargo Service Providers, Trade Associations / Chamber of Commerce, Members of the RAC/ PGC and the Public is invited to the CBIC Circular Number. 21/2020-Customs Dated 21.04.2020 on the above subject. 2. Kind attention is invited to Board s Circular No. 17/2020 dated 03.04.2020 on Measures to facilitate trade during the lockdown period- section 143AA Of the Customs Act, 1962 wherein relaxation was given to accept an undertaking in lieu of a bond required during customs clearance upto 30.04.2020, subject to conditions as underlined in the circular. The said circular was issued in the context of lockdown announced by the Government for the period to due to COVID-19 pandemic. 3. In the background of the recent announcement by the Government extending the lockdown till 03.05.2020 and taking into consideration that it might take sometime after the end of the lockdown for the situation to normalise, the Board has decided to further extend the facility of accepting undertaking in lieu of bond for the period till 15.05.2020. Consequently the date for submission of proper bond in lieu Of which the undertaking is being temporarily accepted is extended till This relaxation will be reviewed by the Board at the end of the lockdown period. 4. Furthermore, in reference to para 3.3 (ii) of the circular, the undertaking in lieu of bond is to be submitted by the registered email Il) of the IEC holder or their authorised Customs Broker, In addition to this requirement, but not in substitution, customs zones may prescribe uploading of the undertaking on e-Sanchit. 5. With the exception of the above, all other conditions underlined in Circular No. 17/2020 dated 03.04.2020 stand as they are. 6. Difficulty, mny, laced in implementation Public Notice may be brought to the notice of the undersigned. 7. Action to he taken in terms Of decisions conveyed in this Public Notice should he considered as Standing Order for the purpose of officers. (Dr. K.VENKAT RAM REDDY ) COMMISSIONER