Issuance of Manual cheque for drawback amount due to discrepancies in exporters account reg. - Customs - 21/2014

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS CUSTOMS HOUSE, NAVARANGPURA, AHMEDABAD - 380 009 F. No. VIII/48-1 65/Cus/T/2014 Date: 05.01.2015 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 21/2014 Subject: Issuance of Manual cheque for drawback amount due to discrepancies in exporters account reg. It is for information of all Importers / Exporters / CHAs and the trade that on many occasions drawback amounts of certain exporters cannot be credited to their account because of various reasons viz. Accounts does not exist; Invalid Receiver IFSC Code; Account Stopped: Wrong Account Number; No such account type; A/C type not found; Special character not allowed ( ) etc. In such cases, the un-disbursed amounts are returned to Customs. All the exporters are requested to furnish correct Bank Accounts to the Nodal Banks for expedition clearance of the drawback claims. Further, the following procedure is prescribed to be followed by all concerned for proper verification:- I. Whenever, an exporter submits request letter to the Drawback section for issuance of manual cheques or any authority letter to their CHA/ employee/ representative in this behalf, then it must be ensured that their letter is duly attested by their bankers to certify the authenticity of the signatory names and designation. The original copy of the said authority letter will be retained by the dealing STA of the Drawback section for future reference, if any. II. It is observed that some exporters never submit any explanation/reasons of non-receipt of drawback amount in their account. It is decided that the exporters must mention the exact reasons in their request letter and submit a letter from their banker regarding the reasons of the drawback amount not being credited into their account through the drawback scroll transmitted to the Nodal Bank. III. Any difficulties faced in implementing this Public Notice may be brought to the notice of Addl./Dy./Asstt. Commissioner of Customs of the Drawback Section or the undersigned, if not resolved. (CAPT. SANJAY GAHLOT) Commissioner Customs, Ahmedabad.