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TMI BlogCBIC ABOLISHES LICENCE RENEWAL REQUIREMENT FOR CUSTOMS BROKERS, AUTHORISED CARRIERSX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... CBIC ABOLISHES LICENCE RENEWAL REQUIREMENT FOR CUSTOMS BROKERS, AUTHORISED CARRIERS - By: - CSLalit Rajput - Customs - Import - Export - SEZ - Dated:- 28-7-2021 - - The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has w.e.f. 23.07.2021 abolished the requirement of periodic renewals of Licence/Registration issued to Customs Brokers and Authorised Carriers . This would greatly help reduce ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the compliance burden cast on the trade, which had to otherwise make application and submit numerous documents to renew their licenses/registrations. Effect of this Amendment: The net effect of the amendments carried out to the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 and Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018 , is that the existing licenses/registration ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... would have a lifetime validity and also allowed a licensee/registration holder to voluntarily come forward to surrender his license/registration if s/he wishes. Key Highlights: A provision has been made to invalidate licences/registrations that are inactivity for more than a year. These steps would prevent misuse of dormant licences/registrations by unscrupulous person ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... who misdeclare import or export or wrongly obtain export refunds/incentives and when caught, put the burden on the original license/registration holder. The interest of the genuine trade is safeguarded by empowering the Commissioners of Customs to revalidate the licence/registration in case the inactivity is for genuine reasons. The life-long validity of licenses/registrations is expected t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... o provide a major relief to the trade by reducing their compliance burden and promoting the Ease of Doing Business in India. Removing the requirement of seeking periodic renewals also reduces interface between the Customs and the trade, which is a deliverable of the CBIC s Contactless Customs initiative, a critical component of its flagship Turant Customs programme. The CBIC has amended ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 and Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018 , to state that all such existing licenses/registration would have a lifetime validity. - Reply By MANOHARAN ARUMUGAM as = Dear Mr.Lalit, Nice article and informative. However, I have a query i.e. for the licenses issued already, it will have a validity date and year. What will happe ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n after expiry of the validity. Will it automatically has extended life time validity or it should be endorsed by respective customs houses? Regards, Dated: 29-7-2021 - Scholarly articles for knowledge sharing authors experts professionals Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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