IGST Refund on exports-extension in alternate mechanism - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 18/2020

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (PUNJAB, HIMACHAL PRADESH CHANDIGARH) CUSTOM HOUSE, G.T.ROAO, SAHNEWAL, LUDHIANA- 141120 C.NO. VIII-48(I)Tech/Ldh/PN/HQRS/2020/ Dated: 24.04.2020 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 18/2020 Subject: IGST Refund on exports-extension in alternate mechanism-reg. Kind attention of the importers, exporters, Customs Brokers and all other stakeholders is invited to CBIC s Circular No. 08/2018-cus dt. 23.03.2018, 15/2018-cus dt. 06.06.2018, 22/2018- cus dt. 18.07.2018. 40/2018-Cus dt. 24.10.2018, 26/2019-Cus dt. 27.08.2019 and 22/2020-cus dt. 21.04.2020 on the above captioned subject. 2. The above CBIC circulars have been issued in the spirit of trade facilitation and as interim measures to help trade adapt and acclimatize to changing requirements in the GST era. However, representations have been received on the same subject issue. There are still numerous Shipping Bills having invoice mismatches between the GST returns data and the Customs data presented along with the Shipping Bills resulting in SB005 error. This results in blocking of the IGST refund disbursal, which is otherwise fully automated, except for the refund scroll generation. 3. The matter has been re-examined. Considering that the entire country is facing unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and that the exporters are facing genuine hard-ship due to the SB005 errors, it has now been decided to extend the facility of SB005 error correction in the Customs EDI system for Shipping Bills with date upto 31.12.2019. The requisite documents/concordance table may be sent to the concerned Deputy/Assistant Commissioner (In-charge ICD/CFS). The email address/ID and contact numbers of all officers are available on the official website at http://www.ludhianacustoms.gov.in/english/contact_us.htm. 4. All members of trade, exporters, Customs brokers are duly advised again to make efforts to understand the problems due to mismatch of invoices resulting in SB005 error, and to invest time and due precautions for preventing such error in the future. 5. Difficulty, if any, faced in implementation of the said Public Notice may be brought to the notice of the undersigned (email address: [email protected], Phone No.: 0161-2847360). 6. Action to be taken in terms of decisions taken in this Public Notice should be considered as standing order for the purpose of officers and staff. (A.S. Ranga) Commissioner