Clearance of import consignments where duty is not being reflected in ICES after payment- reg. - Customs - Public Notice No. 28/2023

OFFICE OF THE PR. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (NS- I), APPRAISING MAIN (IMPORT) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE, /SHEVA, TAL-/URAN/DISTRICT/RAIGAD/MAHARASHTRA-400707 ( email : [email protected] Telephone No: 022-27244979) F. No. S/22-Gen-133/2017-18 AM(I) Date: 06.04.2023 DIN No. 202230478NW000000B104 Public Notice No. 28/2023 Subject: Clearance of import consignments where duty is not being reflected in ICES after payment- reg. With the notification of the Customs (Electronic Cash Ledger) Regulations, 2022 (ECLR) vide Notification No. 20/2022-Customs (N.T.) dated 30.03.2022, the statutory provisions of Section 51 A of the Customs Act, 1962 has come into force with effect from 01.06.2022. However, all the deposits classes were exempted till 31.03.2023, vide Notification No. 47/2022 - Customs (NT) dated 31.05.2022, as amended. Further, vide Circular No. 09/2023-Cus. dated 30.03.2023, the Board has enabled ECL in phases from 01.04.2023. However, on enabling the said provisions, in some instances, grievances from trade have been received that after payment of the duty the same is not being reflected in ICES and Out of Charge (OOC) is not getting effected by the ICES. 2. Till the process of integration of ECL with ICES, ICEGATE and Banks become smooth and in order to maintain the uninterrupted flow of supply chain, it has been decided to allow manual Out of Charge (OOC) to the import consignments of following categories of importers on production of a certificate from the Bank as per Annexure-A, indicating the payment of duty, along with an undertaking that in case duty is not credited to the government account the concerned importer shall deposit the same along with applicable interest, immediately: A. Importers of Perishable Cargo B. Importers of Pharmaceutical items which move in Cold Chain C. Importers of Liquid Bulk Cargo D. AEO Clients E. DPD Clients F. Manufacturers G. Govt. Departments/PSUs H. Status Holders under Foreign Trade Policy 3. Difficulty, if any, faced in the implementation of this Public Notice may be brought to the notice of the Additional Commissioner of Customs [Appraising Main (Import)] through email at [email protected] 4. Keeping in view the need of trade facilitation during the current situation, and in the spirit of the Order No. 01/2013-Customs (N.T.) dated 06- 04-2023 issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, the Custodians and Shipping Lines are requested to waive the demurrage and detention charges till 10.04.2023. 5. This issues with the approval of Chief Commissioner of Customs, Zone-lI, JNCH. (Dipak Kumar Gupta) Commissioner of Customs (NS-I) Annexure-A (On the letterhead of the Bank) Date: It is hereby certified that an amount of Rs. as Customs Duty has been paid in respect of Bill Of Entry No Dated . from the Account No maintained in the name of . at our Bank Branch and as per our record and the said amount has been credited to the government account vide transaction reference number .. Seal and Signatures of Bank Manager / Authorised Officer N.B. The Bank is also requested to forward above certificate through their official email to email id: [email protected] for confirmation.