Amendment in Circular No. 25/2016-Customs dated 08.06.2016 for including details of ex-bond Bill of Entry / Shipping Bill in Form A - Customs - 04/2023

Circular No. 04/2023-Customs F. No. 483/01/2020-LC Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Indirect Taxes Customs Room No. 227 A, North Block, New Delhi Dated 21st February, 2023 To, All Principal Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners of Customs All Principal Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners of Customs (Prev.) All Principal Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners of CGST Customs All Principal Director Generals/Director Generals under CBIC Sir/Madam, Subject: Amendment in Circular No. 25/2016-Customs dated 08.06.2016 for including details of ex-bond Bill of Entry / Shipping Bill in Form A-reg. The Circular No. 25/2016-Customs dated 08.06.2016 prescribes 'Form A' regarding maintenance of records in relation to warehoused goods for the purpose of capturing the details related to receipts, handling, storage and removal. It has been brought to notice that the said form do not explicitly capture details of ex-bond bill of entry or shipping bill for the cases where the goods are removed from the warehouse for home consumption or export respectively. 2. In view of above. it has been decided to amend Form A of the aforesaid Circular No. 25/2016-Customs by inserting, after Column No. 25, a new column i.e. Column No. 25A titled Ex. Bond Bill of Entry No. and date/ Shipping Bill No. and date . Amended Form A is annexed. 3. Hindi version follows. Annexure: Form A (Prabhjot Kaur) OSD (Customs EP) Tel: 011-23095438 Email: [email protected] Form -A Form to be maintained by the warehouse licensee of the receipt, handling, storing and removal of the warehoused goods. (in terms of Circular No. 25/2016 -Customs dated 08.06.2016) Receipts Bill of Entry No. and date Customs Station of import Bond No. and date Description of goods Description and No. of packages 1 2 3 4 5 Receipts Marks and numbers on packages Unit, Weight and quantity Value Duty assessed Date of order under Section 60(1) 6 7 8 9 10 Receipts Warehouse code and address (in case of bond to bond transfer) Registration No. of means of transport OTL No Quantity received Quantity received Breakage/ damage Shortage 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Handling and storage Sample drawn by government agencies Activities undertaken under section 64 Date of expiry of initial Bonding period Period extended upto Details of Bank Guarantee Relinquishment 18 19 20 21 22 23 Removal Date and time of removal Purpose of removal (home consumption/deposit in another warehouse/export/sold under Sec.72 (2) / destruction etc). Give details. Ex-Bond Bill of Entry No. and date/ Shipping Bill No, and date 24 25 25A Removal Quantity cleared Value Duty Interest Balance quantity Remarks 26 27 28 29 30 31