Correction / rectification in the Shipping Bill where exporters mentioned the status of IGST payment as "NA" instead of "P" and in the case of IGST refund cases stuck into Error Code SB003. - Customs - 21/2018

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS CUSTOMS HOUSE, NAVARANGPURA, AHMEDABAD, 380009. F. NO. VIII/48-16/Cus/SYS/2017-18 DATE: 30-05-2018 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 21/2018 Sub: Correction / rectification in the Shipping Bill where exporters mentioned the status of IGST payment as NA instead of P and in the case of IGST refund cases stuck into Error Code SB003. Attention of the Exporters, Custom House Agents and Trade is invited to Board's Circular 08/2018 dt. 23.03.2018. In consonance with Para 2(ii) of the said circular, an option has been made available in ICES for sanctioning IGST refund in respect of those cases where the exporter has erroneously declared that the shipment is without payment of IGST, although they have declared and paid the IGST in GST Returns. 2. Such Cases may now be handled through Customs officer interface the same way as the Invoice Mismatch (SB005) cases. The officer may verify the actuat IGST payment in GST Returns for each invoice which is displayed to the officer in the officer interface and basing that, may enter the admissible IGST refund amount in the next screen where data as declared in Shipping Bill is displayed. It is re-iterated that only those SBS where no other mismatch exists shall be available for rectification. 3. Additionally, IGST Refund in respect of SBS with error code SB003, where the exporter has either declared a different GSTIN in the SB or has only declared PAN, and the corresponding returns have been filed through another GSTIN with the same PAN, can also be sanctioned through the Officer Interface. In such Cases, the GST registered unit have to submit an undertaking an undertaking which has filed the returns that they have no objection to the refund being granted to the exporter who has filed the Shipping Bill and that they will not claim any IGST Refund for exports under that SB separately . Once satisfied, the Customs officer may sanction the applicable IGST Refund through the Officer Interface. 4. Difficulties if any should be brought to the notice of the undersigned. (Bharati Chavan) Principal Commissioner Customs, Ahmedabad.