Expeditious clearance of essential and perishable goods - Customs - F. No. 446/97/87-Cus. IV

Expeditious clearance of essential and perishable goods F. No. 446/97/87-Cus. IV Dated 15-12-1987 Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) New Delhi Subject : Essential and perishable goods etc. According to existing instructions the Custom Houses are required to ensure expeditious clearance of consignments of perishable goods, life-saving drugs, and other essential items such as edible oil etc. The Board desires that you should review the existing arrangements in order to ensure that the instructions issued from time to time requiring expeditious clearance of such goods are being complied with in your Custom House. In this regard, you should also lay down an arrangement for monitoring the processing of all Bills of Entry in respect of such goods at a sufficiently senior level for ensuring that delays in their clearance are avoided.