Setting up of Special Notified Zone (SNZ) for Import, trading and re- export of Rough Diamonds by notified entities at Gujarat Hira Bourse, lcchapore, Surat, Gujarat - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 25/2020-21

प्रधान आयुक्त का कार्यालय, सीमा शुल्क अहमदाबाद सीमा शुल्क भवन पहली मंजिल पुराने हाई कोर्ट के सामने नवरंगपुरा-380009 F. No. VIII/48-282/Cus/T/2020-21 Date : 02.12.2020 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 25/2020-21 Sub:- Setting up of Special Notified Zone (SNZ) for Import, trading and re- export of Rough Diamonds by notified entities at Gujarat Hira Bourse, lcchapore, Surat, Gujarat. Kind attention is brought to the notice of all Exporters, Importers, CHAs, Custodian, Banks, Airlines, Trade and all concerned to the Board's Circular No. 36/2019-Customs dated 31 .10.2019 in connection with the import, trading and re-export of rough diamonds by notified entities in Gujarat Hira Bourse, Icchapore, Surat. 2. Subsequently, the jurisdictional Principal Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad approved and specified the premises as per submitted ground plan of M/S Surat International Diatrade Centre (SIDC) as Special Notified Zone (SNZ) located at 3rd Floor, Gujarat Hira Bourse (GHB), Icchapore, Surat under Section 8 of the Customs Act, 1962 vide Notification No. 01/2020 dtd. 16.01.2020 as a Customs Area. M/S. Diamond Gem Development Corporation Limited (DGDC) has also been appointed Custodian of SNZ vide Notification No. 03/2020 dtd. 20.04.2020 by jurisdictional Principal Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad. The Surat Hira Bourse is already notified under Section 8 of the Customs Act 1962 interalia for the purpose of storage and clearance of import and export cargo of diamonds vide Notification 20/2012- Customs (N.T.) dated 07.12.2012 issued by the then Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad. 3. In continuation of the Circular No. 36/2019 dated 31.10.2019 and subsequent Notifications issued by 0/0 the Principal Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad in this regard, the following procedure shall be followed for viewing/auctions/sales of Rough Diamonds and its subsequent re-export: (i) M/S. DGDC on intimation from the foreign mining company shall inform SHB Customs regarding the arrival of the consignment of rough diamonds meant for SNZ, Gujarat Hira Bourse, Icchapore, Surat. The rough diamonds arriving for viewing/auctions/sales will be accompanied by a declaration of value by way of an invoice, packing list, documents of insurance and a Kimberley Process Certificate as provided in Circular No. 53/2003-Cus dated 23rd June, 2003. (ii) Since the actual Importer will not be known at the time of the imports, the declaration of the consignee shall be as M/S. DGDC on A/c of the consignor (Foreign Mining Company) in the Airway Bill, Invoice and KP certificate. (iii) The said imported parcels will be initially transshipped from Air Cargo Complex at Sahar, Mumbai to Surat Hira Bourse as per extant procedures with due safeguards. On arrival at Surat Hira Bourse, the imported parcels will be examined by Customs in the presence of the representatives of the mining company, M/S. DGDC and M/S. SIDC for tallying the carat weight with the import invoice, packing list and Kimberley Certificate. After examination, the said will be sealed by Customs at SHB and transferred to the strong room at SNZ under Customs escort by the M/s DGDC Ltd. (iv) After completion of viewing/sales of rough diamonds at SNZ, the parcel will be re- packed, lot wise, in the same manner as had been received in the SNZ not later than 60 days from the date of import and sealed by Customs after tallying the carat weight at SNZ and shall be transferred to the strong room of SHB under Customs escort by M/s DGDC. (v) The lots that are sold during viewing/auction at SNZ, shall be cleared by the buyer by filing of Bill of Entry at SHB. For such lot or lots, the diamond mining company shall issue a sale invoice to the importer which shall be the relevant document for the declaration of value u/s Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962. These lots shall be cleared by the Customs staff at SHB after verification of the intact Customs Seal. Similarly, lots which remain un-sold shall be re- exported under a shipping bill, filed not later than 75 days of the date of import. M/S DGDC on A/C of the consignor (Mining company) shall file a shipping bill for export of the unsold diamonds at Surat Hira Bourse and transshipped to Air Cargo Complex at Sahar, Mumbai as per extant procedures. The shipping bill shall be filed using the Import Export Code number obtained by M/S. DGDC and in conformity with the regulations under the FTP and RBI. During the process of sale, there is a possibility that there will be multiple buyers for different lots of imported goods forming part of the single invoice and House Airway Bill. It is clarified that filing of multiple Bills of Entry for different importers under the same House Airway Bill is not permitted in the EDI system. (vi) The procedure for endorsement and issuance of Kimberley Process (KP) Certificate at the time of (a) initial imports, (b) filing of B/E for home consumption and (c) filing of shipping Bill for re-export will be as specified in Board's Circular No. 53/2003-Cus dated 23.06.2003, Notification No. 34/2015-2020 dtd. 28.09.2020 issued by Ministry of Commerce Industry and the internal procedure notified by GJEPC regarding implementation of Kimberley Process Certificate Scheme. 4. The SNZ will be accessible to traders as per the eligibility conditions for such traders/ visitors defined by GJEPC under intimation to Customs, for viewing the rough diamonds and their sales by auctions/sale by bidding/sale by negotiation. The scope of display and viewing activity may include other associated activities viz. un-packing, weighment, physical handling of the goods, use of I OX loupe and other related equipments for examining the goods. 5. M/S SIDC and M/S DGDC shall be responsible for the receipt, sales, custody, delivery, re-export and accounting of the rough diamonds imported for viewing and/or sale in such form as prescribed by the jurisdictional Principal Commissioner/ Commissioner of Customs. 6. Any difficulties in implementation of the procedure may be brought to the notice of the undersigned. (Kumar Santosh) Principal Commissioner