TMI BlogComputerized Processing of Bills of Entry under the Indian Customs EDI System - Imports (ICES – 1.5) at ICD – Sachin (Surat) & ICD – Valvada (Vapi)-Reg.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ntry when the same is presented in the Import Shed for clearance of goods. The requisite documents also can be called for by the Appraising Group if required while processing the Bills of Entry. There are certain pre-requisites for filing the electronic declarations which are required to be complied with before filing Bill of Entry. 1.1 Registration of IE-Code of the Importer (i) IE-Code is being issued to the importers by DGFT, details of which are transmitted online to the Indian Customs EDI-System (ICES) on daily basis. ICES automatically registers the IE-Codes after confirming its validity to enable the importers to file the Bill of Entry electronically. Before filing the Bill of Entry the importers are advised to check from DGFT as to whether their IE-Code has already been transmitted to ICES. If their IE-Code has not been transmitted to ICES by DGFT, they should first get the same transmitted from DGFT, failing which they shall not be able to file Bill of Entry electronically for clearance of imported goods. (ii) In case the IE-Code is registered for exports the same shall hold good for imports also. The DGFT has notified certain generic Codes for certain classes of import ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... used. Incorrect code will result in to incorrect conversion of Indian Rupees. List of Currency Codes attached as Appendix 1 1.6 Units of Measurement Codes Against any quantity of goods appropriate Code indicated against the respective measurement in the list appended with this Public Notice should only be used in the Bill of Entry and IGM as the case may be. List of Measurement Codes attached as Appendix 2 1.7 Country Codes: Wherever in the Bill of Entry or IGM etc. reference to country name is required to be made appropriate Code of the country as indicated in the list of country codes appended to this Public Notice should only be used. List of Country Codes attached as Appendix 3 1.8 Port Codes: All the port of the world have been codified by United Nation and allotted UN Lo codes. Appropriate port code should only be indicated wherever reference to port name is required to be made in a Bill of Entry and IGM or any other document. It is not possible to attach list of all port codes being too large. Correct code may be obtained from the respective Carriers or checked from UN website. (http://www.unece.org/cefact/locode/) 1.9 Registration of DGFT Licences If the imports are ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... cally filed through ICEGATE on 24 hours basis. The IGM/SMTP/Consol Manifest should be presented at the service centre counter in the prescribed proforma. (Annexure B).A checklist would be generated by the Service Centre which would be verified by the authorised representative of the Shipping line and given to the service centre operator for submission after corrections, if any. 2.1 Apart from filing of SMTP/Consol Manifest through service centre, the Shipping lines would continue to file a hard copy of the SIGM with the Manifest Department. 2.2 Amendment in the IGM/SMTP/Console manifest after submission shall be carried out only after approval from the designated Customs authority. Amendment request shall be entered in the system at service centre, on submission in the system it shall appear before the designated officer for approval. If the designated officer is satisfied with the amendment requested he will approve the same in the system. 2.3 The acceptance of cancellation or otherwise, will be confirmed to the custodian as well as to the Shipping Lines electronically if filed through EDI interface or it is communicated as a "printed check up cancellation message" from the ser ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... l be the parent one and not the amending notification. This may be carefully noted. (vi) In respect of goods for which benefit of notification is claimed, against the entry 'Generic Description' in Annexure 'C', List No. and the Serial no. of the List shall be mentioned in addition to the generic description of the item. The Service Centre Operator will feed first the List no. and Serial no., and if there is space left, generic description of the item. (vii) For example, Nebulizers are covered by S. No. 363 of the Table of Notification No. 021/02 (list 37, Sr. No. 19). This entry would be described as: - Generic Description CTH Notfn./Year, Sr. No L37/19, Nebulizers 90189093 021/02, Sr. No. 363 (viii) The Service Centre Operator shall carefully enter the data in the system as is indicated in Annexure 'C'. On completion of entry of data the system shall assign a Job No. and generate a Check List which is draft Bill of Entry. The service centre operator shall print a copy of Check List and hand over the same to the CHA/Importer. The CHA/Importer shall check the correctness of the data entered in the system. If any error is noticed the error shall be circled in bold ink ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tem and calculates the value from the foreign currency to Indian Rupees applying the exchange rates as applicable on the date of submission of Bill of Entry in the system and determines the assessable value for levy of duty. Directories of the rates of duty as applicable on the goods on the relevant dates are also maintained in the system. ICES calculates the amount of duty leviable on the goods on the basis of rates of duty specified in the Customs Tariff, Central Excise Tariff, Cess Schedules, various notifications imposing rates of duty on imported goods and exemption notification as claimed by the importers in the Bill of Entry. Processing of the Bill of Entry takes place in an automated environment and workflow according to the jurisdiction of Customs Officers as provided under the law. (ii) The Appraising work is divided in to Appraising Groups and sub groups, based on the Chapter/Tariff Headings of Customs Tariff Schedule. The roles of the officers for Appraising Groups are allotted by the Systems Manager on the basis of workload of assessment. More than one role of appraising groups can be allotted to one officer (more than one group can be allotted to one officer). Based ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tification based Scheme and not description based. If the Appraising Officer (Audit) finds that the Bill of Entry is not fit to be cleared under System Appraisal Scheme he may forward the Bill of Entry back for regular assessment. For this the role of SAA has to be assigned separately to one of the shed supdt/shed Appraiser 4.2 Second Check Appraisement The electronic B/E will be assessed on the basis of the claims made in Annexure 'C'. In case the Assessing officer does not agree with the claim regarding tariff classification, notifications, declared value etc., he shall raise a query in the system. On approval by the AC (Group), the query will be printed in the Service Centre for being passed on to the CHA/Importer. Replies to the queries will be submitted in the Service Centre which will be fed in the system. In case the importer agrees with the classification/valuation proposed by the assessing officer, the B/E would be assessed accordingly. The Assessing Officer can change Tariff classification, deny exemption incorrectly claimed, change unit price of goods in the system. In case Assessing officer and AC/DC, as the case may be, agrees, ab-initio or on receipt of the reply, w ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... greement with the assessment, the audit is completed and the B/E shall automatically move to the AC/DC screen. If the Audit Officer is not in agreement with the assessment then he shall indicate his objection online and forward the document back electronically in the system to Assessing Officer for consideration of the audit objection. The Audit Officer has the facility to view all the details in the B/E but has no authority to make any change in the data declared by the importer on the Bill of Entry. After the dispute is settled the Auditor shall clear the Bill of Entry in Audit. 4.5 Printing of Assessed copy of Bill of Entry: After completion of assessment and audit, print out of one assessed copy of Bill of Entry and 3 copies of TR-6 Challan shall be generated by the system. The print of the same can be obtained from service centre or at the premises of the CHA/Importer from where the Bill of Entry has been submitted to Customs system. 5 Payment of Duty After the assessment is completed and the print of the assessed Customs copy of the B/E and TR-6 Challans are obtained by the CHA/Importer, copies of the TR-6 challans shall be presented to the designated bank for payment of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ectly for out of charge after payment of duty. 6.2 Where Green Channel facility has been allowed to Importer, the Bill of Entry shall appear on the screen of AC/DC Import Shed for confirming green channel and waiving examination of goods. The Bill of Entry in such case shall move to Import Shed Appraiser/Supdtt. for out of charge order. 6.3 All the above documents, except original Licence, will be retained by Customs at the time of giving 'out of charge'. Hence, only the certified photo copies of delivery order, Master Bill of Lading, House Bill of Lading should be attached instead of originals. 6.4 On the basis of the examination report, the Appraising Group may revise the assessment or raise a further query to the importers, if necessary. 6.5 After completion of the examination of the goods, if the Shed Appraiser/Supdt. is satisfied that the requirement of Section 47 of the Custom Act, 1962 have been complied with, he shall give 'Out of Charge" for the Bill of Entry on system. 6.6 After the out of charge order, the system will generate print of Importer's copy and Ex-change Control copy of the Bill of Entry along with 3 copies of Order of Clearance. Print of the same shall b ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e approval of the concerned group AC. The required amendment shall be entered into the system by the operator of the service center. Only after acceptance by the group Appraiser/Supdt and AC/DC the amendment will get incorporated in the Bill of Entry. After amendment the Bill of Entry shall be assessed as usual. If the duty was paid prior to amendment a differential duty challan will be printed along with the revised assessed Bill of Entry. 8.2 After Out of Charge Order no amendment shall be allowed in the Bill of Entry. However, in case amendment is warranted after Out of Charge Order but before delivery of goods, the System Manager can cancel the out of charge Order in the system. The original prints of the Importer's and Exchange Control copies of Bill of Entry shall be retained by the System Manager in a file. After fresh Out of Charge Order new prints of the copies of Bill of Entry shall be given. 9. Re-assessment Any time after assessment and before Out of Charge Order, a Bill of Entry can be recalled and reassessed and put to reassessment by the AC/DC concerned, if it so warranted for any reason. 10 Advance Noting Advance B/E can also be filed in the ICES before the arr ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... PB date, DGFT File No., and Issuing Authority. After satisfactory verification of all the Shipping Bills, the officer designated by Asst./Dy. Commissioner shall make an endorsement on the reverse of the DEPB and the list of Shipping Bills attached with the DEPB to the effect that the verification of all the Shipping Bills is satisfactorily done and put his signature with date and official stamp. 11.3 Registration Of DEPB (i) Before claiming exemption under DEPB Exemption Notification 034/97-Cus., dated 7.04.1997 against a DEPB, the licence in question is required to be registered in the import system. The officer designated by Asst./Dy. Commissioner to register the DEPB in the system shall ensure that verification of DEPB with reference to the exports on the basis of which DEPB is issued by DGFT has been done prior to its registration in imports. (ii) All importers/CHAs are advised to ensure that their IEC details with PAN have been transmitted by DGFT to Customs at the time of obtaining the DEPB. The CHA/Importer shall furnish details of DEPB licence in pro-forma given as ANNEXURE-A. (iii) The designated officer shall make data entry of the DEPB details in the system. After en ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ate Release Registration No. Customs Station to which issued IEC of R.A. holder if different from DEPB holder DUTY CREDIT AMOUNT transferred Export FOB amount transferred Invoice No MAWB/BL No./DT HAWB/HBL No./DT. Conditions if any (iii) If the DEPB is already registered in the System and having sufficient balance in the Duty Credit and Export FOB value is available, the System will print a check list of TRA. The check list shall be verified by the DEPB holder. If the particulars are correct the check list will be signed by the DEPB holder and returned to the proper officer who will exercise option for issue of TRA in the System. The System shall generate three copies of the release advice titled as: 1. Customs copy for port of issue (office copy), 2. Customs copy for port of clearance and 3. Importer's copy. (iv) The office copy for port of issue shall be retained by the TRA issuing Customs Station and placed in the respective TRA file. Customs copy for port of clearance will be dispatched to the respective Customs Station and the importers copy of TRA shall be handed over to the applicant. (v) The requirement of production of original DEPB licence with ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... g the correctness of data captured. For identification against the respective item, '(DEPB)' and Notification 034/97 will appear. At the end of the check list, a statement of debits of EXPORT FOB (= import CIF) and duty sought to be debited, DEPB wise against an item S. No. of an invoice, will also be printed. The importers/CHAs should check the details of DEPB No. carefully to ensure that only that DEPB would be debited which he intended to do so. If the entries are correct, the checklist may be returned to the data entry operator for submission of B/E in the System. Errors, if any, noticed may be got corrected by the data entry operator. 11.8 Submission of B/E On submission of the B/E in the System, an UN-ASSESSED copy of the B/E will be printed by the System containing statement of debit of DEPB for export FOB and duty amount in respect of each item of an invoice for which exemption is claimed against DEPB. 11.9 Assessment of B/E (i) The un-assessed copy of the B/E along with all the original import documents and all the DEPB licence/scrips in original indicating total amount of duty credit and export FOB utilized, in the debit sheet attached to the scrips, should be present ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... credit amount and export FOB is available in the DEPB to cover amounts of both components, for debiting, failing which the system will not accept the declaration for B/E. In case the importer desires to utilize the DEPB for part of the quantity of an item in the invoice, he may split the quantity of that item and prepare the declaration accordingly. 11.11 Debiting of DEPB against Manual B/E (i) If a Bill of Entry is processed manually, importers may choose to avail the exemption under the DEPB Scheme and get the DEPB debited for exempted amount of duty. In such cases manual B/E will be assessed as usual. After assessment, the amount of duty forgone due to exemption under DEPB and the CIF of goods imported being cleared against DEPB will be computed manually in respect of each DEPB scrip. (ii) The designated officer in the assessing group will debit the original DEPB. He will also enter the amount of duty foregone and the CIF of the exempted goods in the System, in the respective field of duty credit and export FOB. The debit screen can be accessed through the DEPB Registration Number. After debiting, the System will print the statement of debits of the DEPB in triplicate. The co ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... oods. Such licences should be corrected from concerned DGFT office before presenting to Customs. (ii) The licences, which have already been partially utilized, will be registered in the system only for the balances available. (iii) After successful entry of details, a check list will be printed by registration clerk and given to the licence holder for confirming correctness of the data entered. Registration clerk will make correction, if any and will return the same to the licence holder. It is the sole responsibility of the licence holder to verify and confirm the correctness of the data entered before proceeding further. License should not be sent by post or through a letter to custom house but should be presented by a person who shall get the data entry done, verify the correctness of data on the check list and shall present the licence to the Appraiser for registration and take possession of the same after registration. 12.2 Acceptance & Debit of Bonds (i) Where the export obligation has not been fulfilled and option 'N' has been entered in the field 'Exp. Oblg:' the system will ask for entry of Bond number. Therefore, if export obligation has not been fulfilled the respect ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ed in the system shall only be generated from system. Details for obtaining Release Advice shall be furnished in the Format given at Annexure-' D ' . Data entry will be done by the registration clerk. A check list will be printed for verifying the correctness by the applicant and for his signatures. Correction if any will be carried out by the registration clerk.. The authorized Appraiser will thereafter verify the details from the original licence and satisfy himself about admissibility of issue of TRA. The system will generate TRA No. and three copies of the TRA will be available for print. The check list signed by the licence holder and the office copy of the TRA will be retained by the Appraiser for record. No amendment of TRA will be permitted after it has been issued by system. Fresh TRA can be obtained for any further quantity/value or the licence can be re-credited by entering unutilized TRA. No TRA will be issued manually. 12.6 Debiting Of Licence Licence will be automatically debited in respect of Electronic B/E and Electronic Transfer Release Advice and for debiting manual B/E. For debits of licence value and quantity, in the case of electronic Bill of Entry the syste ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... erted in to same unit of measurement as in the licence. For spare parts against EPCG licence S. No. of item will be '0' therefore, for availing benefits of exemption notification in respect of spares Item S. No. '0' should be indicated in column 9 of the Format indicated above. Against one item in the B/E only one licence will be debited. If the Qty &/or value in the licence is not sufficient to cover whole qty &/or value of an item in the invoice, the invoice qty should be split in to a separate item in the B/E for debit against another license or for normal assessment. Bond/BG details should also be provided wherever so required. (iii) After successful entry of data of the B/E in the system, a check list will be printed by the service center operator and given to the importer/CHA. The importer/CHA will check the details entered in the system and errors if any pointed out to the service center operator for carrying out corrections in the system. The CHA/importers before returning the check list to the operator for submission of B/E in the system should ensure that licence details are also correct. The operator will exercise option of submission of B/E in the system. After submiss ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e for goods registration, examination, out of charge and printing of B/E after out of charge will remain the same as mentioned above in Para 6. 13. Imports by 100% EOUs:- 13 .1 Registration of EOU. All the 100% Export Oriented Units including STP/EHTP etc. will be required to be registered as EOU in the System before filing of a Bill of Entry. The designated officer shall make data entry for registration of an EOU. All verifications and authentications including all checks to determine the eligibility of the importer to be registered as an EOU and for exemption from duties shall be carried out before a unit is registered in the System as an EOU. Following details should be furnished by the EOU for registration. 1. EOU type: I. A-EOU - General I. B-EOU-Aquaculture I. C-EOU-Agriculture/Floriculture I. D-EOU-Granite I, E - EOU-gems and jewellery I. F-EOU-Others (specify) II-STP III-EHTP 2. EOU Approval No. 3. Approving Authority 4. Approval date 5. Valid till 6. Importer Exporter Code (IEC) 7. IEC Branch Code. 8. ECC (Assessee's Excise Control Code) 9. Central Excise office location code Commissionerate Division Range Separate Registration wou ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tems of the Bill of Entry, a check list will be printed. In the check list against an item where EOU exemption is claimed the words (EOU) & notification no./yr & S.No. will be printed. At the end of the check list details of Bond indicating the Bond no. Bond code, amount debited, Bank Guarantee debited or the details of certificate for central excise will be printed. (iv) The importer/CHA shall check the correctness of the details in the check list & return it to data entry operator for submission of the same in the system. On submission, the Bill of Entry shall be directed to Group VII for assessment. An un-assessed copy of the Bill of Entry after submission shall be taken by the importers. 13.3 Appraising of EOU B/E. (i) The importer/CHA shall present the un-assessed Bill of Entry along with the Bonds/certificate and other documents supporting the claims of assessment under EOU to the designated Appraiser/Supdt. for making assessment. The Appraiser shall recall the relevant Bill of Entry on the screen and complete the assessment on the system after scrutiny of the documents. The system will display EOU Bond details or Central Excise certificate. The appraiser will also be abl ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... itions specified in the said notification. Importers claiming the said exemption would be required to indicate the relevant Exim code and Notification in the columns "Additional information for claiming benefit under specified exemptions schemes". The Bond type "JO" will be indicated in the format for data entry, the Scheme code will be 20 and the exemption notification will be 032/97 item S.NO. 1. On submission print of an un-assessed copy of the B/E will be taken and presented to the designated Appraiser along with all the requisite documents. The Appraiser will recall the B/E on screen for assessment. Appraiser will be able to delete the notification to deny the exemption if so warranted, specify the Bond/BG requirements and modify the Bond/BG amounts. The B/E will be audited by the Auditor and processed by the AC/DC. Details of notification, Bond/BG debits will be printed on respective copies of the B/E. The procedure for execution and maintenance of Bond/BG in the system will be like any other Bond. 15 EX-BOND Bill of Entry 15.1 This procedure will apply only to those ex-Bond Bills of Entry in respect of which the related warehousing Bill of Entry (Into Bond Bill of Entry) h ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e required. However, in case of availing of exemption requiring Bond, same would need to be debited as in the case of any Home Consumption B/E. 15.3 Debiting of Bond After obtaining the print out from Service Centre the importer/CHA will get the Bond debited from Bond Section and get suitable endorsement on B/E with respect to debit of Bond amount and other details. 15.4 Printing of Assessed B/E and Duty Paying Challan After the B/E has been assessed by the Appraising Officer, the Assessed copy of the B/E and duty paying challan will be available for printing at service center the same should be obtained by the importers/CHAs from the service center operator. 15.5 Payment of Duty Duty will be paid at the designated bank against a challan of Ex-Bond B/E in the same manner as in the case of a Home consumption B/E. 15.6 Order of Clearance of Goods For Home Consumption (i) After payment of duty and completing any other requirement of debiting of Bond, license etc. the assessed Ex-Bond B/E along with all other documents should be presented to the Superintendent authorized to give Out of Charge of the Ex-Bond B/E. The Superintendent shall verify that:- a) The particulars in the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on. Details of the Bond in respect of each notification should be furnished at S. No. 18 in the Format for declaration at Service Centre for data entry of B/E. The system will automatically debit the respective Bond for amount of duty foregone on the basis of claim of exemption made for items in the B/E under a notification. For this purpose a directory has been created in the system for the notification and S.No. of item in the notification which require execution of end use Bond, undertaking or re-export Bond for availing exemption. Exemption under such notification will not be permitted by the system if respective Bond/undertaking number has not been entered at the time of data entry of B/E. Therefore, all the importers who are claiming benefits of such exemption notifications should get respective Bond accepted and registered in the system as continuity Bond of that category in respect of each notification separately. The Bond registered for one notification can not be utilized for another notification. Bond Codes for the types Bond are as under Bond type Bond code End use Bond EU Undertaking UT Re-export Bond RE 17. Certificate from C.Ex. Authorities (i) Where the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d if there is a balance in Bond amount and validity period has not expired. All the documents on the basis of which the items are closed and the Bond is cancelled will be kept in the related Bond file for the purposes of record. 20 Assessment of Goods under Chapter 55 Of Customs Tariff (i) In case of goods of aforesaid Chapter, under certain sub-headings where the duty of Customs under the First Schedule to Customs Tariff Act, 1975 is chargeable on the basis of value or weight in Kgs. or area in SQM of the textile fabrics covered under the said sub-headings and the duty chargeable will be the highest among the duties so determined on the basis of above mentioned three parameters. It is therefore, necessary to capture qty. in Kgs. and also the qty. in SQM in addition to the value of such goods. Provisions have been made in the system to enter qty in Kgs. and qty in SQM in respect of above sub-headings. The system will calculate duty on value, on Kgs. & on SQM and will determine the highest among the three amounts. The highest amount will be taken for levy of duty. 39 B.1 of Annexure C may be filled up accordingly. (ii) In case quantity of goods in the invoice is in Kgs. as declar ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ety Details 1. Serial No. (as given by the party ) 2. Surety Name 3. Address 4. Identification particulars of surety (CHA code, Chartered Accountant Registration No. etc.) 5. Remarks Cash Deposit 1. Challan No. 2. Date 3. Amount 4. Date of Deposit (ii) The Bond detail shall be entered in the Bond Section. On entry system will assign a job no. and check list is generated. The importers/CHA shall satisfy himself with the correctness of details. The corrections if any shall be made and job shall be submitted. After submission the job shall be forwarded to designated AC/DC to accept the Bond. The importer shall present the original Bond documents to the respective designated AC/DC for acceptance. (iii) The AC/DC shall observe all the instructions regarding acceptance of Bond issued by the Board/Commissionerate from time to time after satisfying that the documents submitted are in order & acceptable. The AC/DC shall retrieve the Bond details on screen by entering the job no., view the entries made in the system. If the information in the system match with the documents & conditions for acceptance of the Bonds are satisfied, the AC/DC may accept the Bond in the sy ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t details will be printed on the Assessed Copy of the BE. Where the Bond has not been executed before assessment, on completion of assessment and payment of duty (wherever required) the importer is required to execute the Bond in respect of the Bill of Entry in question before goods registration in the Shed. If the Bond has not been executed against the Bill of Entry the goods registration cannot be done. The Importer has to give a written request to AC/DC for debiting the Bond against a B/E. The importer shall specify the Bond Registration No. B/E No. and Date. The AC (Bond) has to retrieve the Bond and debit the Bond and BG. AC/DC Bond has the option to view the B/E. Before debiting, the system will pose the query "Whether the language of the Bond meets the legal requirement of the assessment of the B/E. If the amount to be debited is more than the credit balance in the Bond and BG Ledgers, the system will not allow debit and the AC/DC has to raise a query to the Importer for filing fresh Bond/BG. The system will not allow goods registration and out of charge, if the debit entries not made against the B/E in the Bond and BG Ledgers. Bond re-credits AC/DC has the option to re-c ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Warehousing B/E shall display before the Appraiser the requirement of Bond equal to double the amount of duty payable. The appraiser at the time of the assessment can change the Bond/BG amounts. Where the Bond details have been entered at the time of data entry the same shall be displayed by the system & debit details will be printed on the Bill of Entry. Where Bond has not been debited at the time of data entry of B/E, Bond requirement shall be on the Bill of Entry. (c) The Bond shall be registered with the designated Bond Officer and debited in respect of a B/E. Unless the Bond is debited in the system, Bill of Entry cannot be registered for examination & out of charge at the shed/docks. (vii) Provisional Assessments:- (a) Where an item of the Bill of Entry is assessed provisionally by the Appraiser irrespective of the fact, whether EOU/Warehousing Bill of Entry, PD Bond will also be required in addition to the EOU/Warehousing Bond. The details of the Bond can be entered at the time of data entry as explained for EOU Bill of Entry. The Bond code for provisional assessment shall be 'PD'. The System will indicate sum of the duty assessed provisionally for assistance of the Appr ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... oods relate to more than one invoices, the High Seas sales charges should to be indicated against each invoice, proportionate to the value of goods in the invoice. The system shall add these charges to the CIF value of the goods for computation of assessable value for the purpose of levy of duty. (iii) The data entry operator at Service Center shall enter these details in the relevant field in the system. These details will be printed on the check list. The IEC & the name of the seller of the goods shall also be printed at the end of the check list for verification by the Importer/CHA. (iv) After submission, the B/E shall be processed under the EDI-System as a normal B/E. The Appraiser, Auditor, AC/DC at the time of processing the B/E will be able to view the details of rate or value of High Sea sale charges. The Appraiser assessing the B/E will also be able to change the rate or value of High Sea Sales charges through change option. Principles of natural justice would need to be followed wherever required. The details of the rate or value of High Sea Sales Charges and the IEC with name of the Seller will also be printed on the assessed copy, & Importer's & Exchange Control copie ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... in respect of all such articles, which require declaration of Retail Sale Price. Provision has also been made for amendment of declared Retail Sale Price at different stages subject to appropriate approvals wherever required. 24 Assessment Of Special Valuation Branch Bills Of Entry Through EDI 24.1 The assessment of provisional SVB Cases shall be carried out in EDI system. The following steps need to be followed carefully: a. In provisional SVB cases, Bills of Entry shall be submitted in EDI System and not manually. b. In the Rule 10 Valuation Declaration, against Sr.No.24 a remark should be given as 'PROVISIONAL' by the importer to ensure that correct and complete declaration has been filed by them. c. The Provisional Revenue Deposit Amount (i.e. either 1% or 5% of Assessable Value, as the case may be) of the Bill of Entry shall be paid manually on a separate TR-6 challan in Triplicate. Thereafter, the payment of Custom Duty shall be made to designated bank. d. Bill of Entry will then be presented to Import Shed along with proof of payment of Revenue Deposit (on a Challan) which will be verified by the Shed Appraiser/Superintendent and he shall enter departmental comm ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... measurement on which anti-dumping rate has been fixed, if different from quantity declared in the invoice details. (iii) After entry of CTH, the data entry operator shall enter the details of Anti-dumping notification as indicated above. The rate of anti-dumping duty would be taken by the system from the directory. If the unit of measurement of quantity of goods declared in the invoice details is different than the unit of measurement on which anti-dumping duty is applicable, the quantity in such unit of measurement on the basis of which anti-dumping duty is leviable has also to be declared for computation of duty amount. The rate and amount of anti-dumping duty will be printed on the check list and copies of bills of entry. 26. Tariff Value (i) Notification Directory Directory for Tariff Values has been created in the system as per notification number 036/2001-Customs (NT) dated 3.8.2001 as amended. Contents of the directory are similar to anti-dumping duty directory. The amount indicated in the same column will be rate of Tariff Value per unit of measurement of quantity whereas in the case of anti-dumping duty it will be rate of duty. The rates of value are applicable to impo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, codes have been given to enable the documents for such goods to be processed on the System. A list of such codes is given in Annexure 'E' for filing Column 39(B) (5)-CETH CODE. 29. General Information With a view to minimizing the number of queries at the time of assessment and to improve the quality of assessment, it has been decided to capture the following information about goods imported, in the ICES system at the time of filing of declaration Annexure 'C'. a. Brand b. Model c. Grade d. Specifications e. Any other information relevant for assessment, e.g.specific order for imported goods passed by CEGAT, past precedent regarding classification valuation etc. 30. Grievance Handling The Assistant Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner of Customs, may be approached by importers or their CHAs for settlement of any problems faced at any stage of the import clearance. Regarding Helpdesk facilities the following may be noted: a) ICEGATE users would continue to interact with the Helpdesk at 011-23379020 and 011-23370133 or through [email protected]. This Helpdesk is managed by M/s Wipro. b) Users requiring any other clarificatio ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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