Further amendment of Public Notice No. 10/2020 dated 26.03.2020 - Customs - Public Notices No. 23/2020

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (IMPORT) Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi- 110037 C. No. VIII/ICD/TKD/Tech./Imp/PN/111/2018 Date: 06-05-2020 Public Notices No. 23/2020 Subject: Further amendment of Public Notice No. 10/2020 dated 26.03.2020 - reg. Attention of all the Importers, Custom Brokers, Shipping Lines/Agents, Logistics Service Providers and all other Stakeholders is invited to Public Notice No. 10/2020 dated 26 03.2020 and Corrigendum dated 29 03.2020. 2. Keeping in view of further extension of lockdown period till 17.05.2020, para 2 of the Public Notice No. 10/2020 dated 26.03.2020 as amended vide Corrigendum dated 29.03.2020, is further amended as under:- Existing Para: Late filing of Bills of Entry attracts late fee in terms of '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 and in order to facilitate the trade for clearance of the import consignments, it is decided in the Public interest that those Bills of Entry filed for clearance of import consignments which have arrived at ICD/TKD on or after 21.03.2020, if filed late for clearance of import consignments, will not attract any late fee charges for the time being and till further orders. Amended Para: Late filing of Bills of Entry attracts late fee in terms of 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 and in order to facilitate the trade for clearance of the import consignments, it is decided in the public interest that those Bills of Entry filed for clearance of import consignments which have arrived at ICD, TKD on or after 21.03.2020 but on or before 17.05.2020, if filed late on or before 20.05.2020, for clearance of import consignments, will not attract any late fee charges 3. Other contents of the Public Notice No. 10/2020 dated 26.03.2020 as amended vide corrigendum dated 29.03.2020 remain unchanged. Public Notice No. 10/2020 dated 26.03.2020 stands amended to this extent. 4. All the trade associations/members of Customs Brokers Association are requested to take note and publicize the contents of this Public Notice among their member/constituents. 5. For the departmental officer, this may be treated as Standing Order. 6. Difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice of Additional Commissioner of Customs (Technical), ICD-IMPORT, TKD, New Delhi. This issues with the approval of the Principal Commissioner of Customs, ICD- Import, Tughlakabad, New Delhi. (RIGVED THAKUR) Deputy Commissioner (Tech.)