Post-Certification Provisions - CBEC's Customs Manual 2023 - Customs

13. Post-Certification Provisions 13.1 The validity of AEO certificate shall be three years for AEO-T1, three years for AEOT2, five years for AEO-T3 and five years for AEO-LO. 13.2 Renewal of AEO certificate The AEOs, if they so desire to continue their AEO status and avail the benefits, must submit their application as stipulated under Section 2 of the said circular as amended, before lapse of their validity as per the following Table 34.3:- Table 34.3: Time limit for submission of application for renewal before lapse of validity of AEO certificate AEO status Time limit for submission of application for renewal before lapse of validity AEO-T1 30 days AEO-T2 60 days AEO-T3 90 days AEO-LO 90 days 13.3 While submitting the application for renewal, the applicant must clearly highlight the changes from the last application. 13.4 AEO Programme Manager will consider the renewal applications by following the procedure adopted while granting the fresh AEO status.