Amendment in the AEO Programme Circular No. 33/2016 dated 22/7/2016

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..... rds Circular No. 03/2018-Cus dated 17.01.2017 issued from F.No.20/DIC/AEO/Modification/16/59/2017 on the above subject. 2. Please refer to CBEC's Circular No. 33/2016 dated 22/7/2016 on AEO Programme. Consequent to the mid-term review of Foreign Trade policy (FTP) wherein certain additional benefits have been assigned to AEO certified entities, there is an urgent requirement for modification in the existing CBEC s Circular No.33/2016-Cus. dated 22.07.2016. 3. Additionally, in order to maximize the reach of this programme, it has been decided by the competent authority to decentralise the processing of AEO applications so as to meet the objective of trade facilitation and ease of doing business. 4. Accordingly, the following mod .....

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..... , The field formation can directly respond to concerned office (viz. Zonal AEO Cell) with the requisite legal compliance information within 14 days of uploading the details. v. Para 3-4 may be read as: An applicant must be financially solvent during the three financial years preceding the date of application. The applicant should not be listed currently as insolvent, or in liquidation or bankruptcy. Further, the applicant should not have defaulted in payment of due Customs duties during the past three years. The applicants applying for AEO T1 and T2 status, can either submit a solvency certificate by a statutory auditor, or a solvency certificate from an independent reputed chartered accountant made on the basis of audited balanc .....

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..... x. Para 5.3.6 may be added as: All Jurisdictional/ Zonal AEO Cell will nominate an Officer not below the rank of AC/DC as Client Relationship Manager (CRM) for all the AEO entities in their jurisdiction and the same may be uploaded on their website for easy access for this entities. This nomination may also be given wide publicity through Facility Notices. 5. The Board Circular No. 33/2016- Customs dated 22/7/2016 stands modified to above extent 6. Action to be taken in terms of decision taken in this Public Notice should be considered as Standing Order for the purpose of officers and staff of Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Vijayawada. (SUDHA KOKA) COMMISSIONER - Circular - Trade Notice - Public Notice - In .....

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