Steps taken by CBIC to facilitate clearances in view of situation arising due to Corona virus

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..... f situation arising due to Corona virus: i) Instruction No.2/2020-Customs dated 20.02.2020 (copy enclosed) requesting Chief Commissioners to immediately workout the arrangement and deployment sufficient number of officers on 24X7 basis at sea ports/Air Cargo Stations/ICDs/CFSs etc falling in their jurisdiction to tackle any incipient instance of congestion/surge. ii) JNCH Public Notice No.24/2020 dated 20.02.2020 (copy enclosed) stating that the Bills of entry filed late for clearance of import consignments from China will not attract any late fee charges based on a letter submitted by the importer/Custom Broker that the delay in filing the Bill on Entry was on account of non-receipt of documents from China. .....

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..... earance has been provided at designated Sea ports Airports across the country. 2. Due to ongoing shutdown in China on account of Coronavirus outbreak, there is an apprehension of disruption in supply of raw materials/ inputs to our industrial units which were dependent on these raw materials. There could also be a dip in offtake in exports to China. On the contrary, there is a strong likelihood of an immediate surge in the imports from and export to China once the spread of the virus is brought fully under control. 3. To handle such emergent situations, necessary steps need to be taken in advance. CBIC has, therefore, decided to introduce 24x7 clearance at all the Customs formation .....

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..... TICE NO. 24/2020 DIN 20200278NW00007YCC6F Sub: Facilitation of clearance of import containers due to delay in receiving of documents from China-reg. Attention of the importers, exporters, Customs Brokers and all other stakeholders is invited to the above mentioned subject. 2. In this regard, it is mentioned that post outbreak of Corona Virus there is likelihood of import containers arriving from China being stranded in the Port/CFSs on account of non-receipt of basic import documents by the Indian consignees, resulting in late filing of Bills of Entry. 3. As late filing of Bills of Entry attracts late f .....

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