Intimation for "Deferred Duty Payment" under Circular No. 52/2016,-cus dated 15.11.2016 - Customs - Public Notice No. - 11/2019

OFFICE, OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS ACC IMPORTER COMMISSIONERATE, NEAR IGI AIRPORT NEW DELHI C. No. VIII(12)Import/Tech/50/2016/5446-57 Dated: 08/04/2019 Public Notice No. - 11/2019 Sub:- Intimation for Deferred Duty Payment under Circular No. 52/2016,-cus dated 15.11.2016 - regarding. Kind attention Of all Importers, Customs Brokers, Members of Trade, Industry Association and other stake holders are invited towards Circular No. 52/2016-Cus 5. 15.11.2016 issued by the Central Board of Excise Customs, New Delhi. 2. As per Rule 4 of the Deferred Payment of Import Duty Rules, 2016 notified under Notification No. 134/201 6-Customs (N.T.) dated (1) An eligible importer who intends 10 avail the benefit under sub-section (1) of section 47 of the Act shall intimate 10 the Principal Commissioner of Customs or the Commissioner of Customs, as the case may he, having jurisdiction over the port of clearance, his intention 10 avail the said benefit. (2) The Principal Commissioner or the Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be shall, upon being satisfied with the eligibility of the importer to pay the duo; under these Rules, allow the eligible importer to pay the ditty by due dates specified in rule 5 3. Further, para 3 of Circular No. 52/2016-Cus dated 15.11.2016 slates that - AS per rule 4 of the Deferred Payment of Import duty Rules, an eligible importer who intends to avail the benefit of deferred payment shall intimate to the Principal Commissioner of Customs or he Commissioner of Customs. as the case may be. having jurisdiction over the port of clearance, his intention to avail the said An intimation addressed to the AEO Programme Manager with a copy the Principal Commissioner(s) of Customs or the Commissioner(s) Customs as the case may be. having jurisdiction over the port(s) of clearance shall he considered as an intimation by an eligible importer (H his to avail he said benefit. 4. In view of the above, it is advised that mere intimation by the importers 10 the AEO Programme Manager with a copy to the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner of customs Deputy Commissioner (Import-Shed), having jurisdiction over the of clearance, is sufficient enough to avail the facility of deferred duty payment. 5. This issues with the approval of the Commissioner of Customs, ACC (Import), New Custom House. New Delhi. (S. Vijayarani) Joint Commissioner of Customs. ACC-Import, NCH, New Delhi