Launching of AEO Web Application (aeoindia.gov.in) - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 25/2018

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS GST BHAVAN, 41/A, SASSON ROAD, PUNE-411001 F. No. VIII/Cus/Tech/PN/48-30/18-19 Pune Dated: - 17.12.2018 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 25/2018 Subject:- Launching of AEO Web Application (aeoindia.gov.in) - regarding. Attention of all Importers/ Exporters/ Customs Brokers and the Members of the Trade bodies is invited to the Central Board of Excise and Customs, New Delhi (CBDC) s Circular 51/2018-Customs dated 07.12.2018. 2. Reference is drawn to the Circular No.26/2018- Customs dated 10.08.2018 wherein it was stated that The Online processing of AEO T1 application will commence as soon as the necessary digital infrastructure is in place. Keeping in line with the target of digitization, an online AEO website has been developed under the aegis of DIC for online filing and processing of AEO T1 applications. This AEO Website (domain name: aeoindia.gov.in) was launched by the Chairman, CBIC on 30.11.2018 and subsequently the access to the website was made available to both the applicant, for filing of AEO T1 application (annexures), and Customs officials, for processing and delivery of digitized AEO Certificate online of newly filed applications. 3. A Guidance Note for departmental officers for AEO Web Application has already been circulated among the field formations. Both the trade and the field formations are requested to make use of the online platform with immediate effect. 4. Further, for ensuring seamless transition to the online web-application, it has been decided to concurrently continue with the manual filing and processing of AEO T1 applications up to 31.03.2019. The trade and field formations respectively would have the liberty to file and process the applications manually up to the prescribed transition time limit, i.e. up to 31.03.2019 so as to obviate any delay in time-bound processing of the applications. However, both trade and field formations should make earnest effort to use this online mode as much as possible. 5. Reference is also drawn to Para 3 (viii) of the Circular No. 03/2018- Customs dated 17.01.2018 regarding amendment in the AEO Programme whereby the validity of AEO Certificate of T1 T2 were extended to 3 years uniformly. Accordingly, in order to synchronize validity with review and OSPCA of ADO-T1 certified entities, their intervals are also being extended to 3 years from existing 2 years, by modifying the following Paras of Master Circular No. 33/2016- Customs dated 22,07.2016 as below: - 5.1. Para 1.5 (viii) They will not be subjected to regular transactional PCA, instead of that onsite PCA will be conducted once in three years only. 5.2. Para 5.4.1 The AEO Programme Team will review AEO status periodically to ensure continued adherence to the conditions and standards of grant of Certificate of AEO Status. Thus, it is recommended that the AEO status holder should continue to re- assess its compliance with the conditions of certification and act upon any identified problems as soon as they arise. The frequency of such review will be three years in case of AEO-T1 AEO-T2 and five years in case of AEO-T3 AEO-LO. As far as possible, the review and the onsite PCA, if applicable, will be conducted simultaneously. However, DIC may initiate review of any entity at any point of time if there are reasons to believe, to the satisfaction of the ADO Programme Manager, that the adherence to the conditions and standards of ADO status is compromised or affected. 6. All the members of Trade and Industries Associations arc requested to make optimum. use of AEO Web Application, in filing AEO T1 application on AEO Website so that the trade can eqjoy the fruits of this ease of doing business tool seamlessly from manual filing to digital filing of AEO T1 application, 7. Any queries or difficulty faced in implementation of online processing of AEO T1 application may be communicated to DIC at [email protected] 8. The contents of this Public Notice may be brought to the knowledge of the member constituents of the Trade and the same may be downloaded from the website of www.punecustoms.nic.in. 9. Hindi version follows. (M. V. S. CHOUDARY) COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS PUNE.