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COVID-19 facilitation measures: Relaxation in the procedure for IN-Bonding of Cargo imported under Warehouse Bill of Entry - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 27/2020Extract OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT, PATPARGANJ OTHER ICDs, NEAR GAJIPUR, DELHI-110096 C. No. VIII/ 6/HQ/ICD/PPG/Reg. Comp/Public Notice/03/2020 Date:- 10.04.2020 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 27/2020 Sub: COVID-19 facilitation measures: Relaxation in the procedure for IN-Bonding of Cargo imported under Warehouse Bill of Entry-regarding Attention of the importers, Trade, Custom Brokers and all stakeholders is invited to CBIC Circular No. 17/2020 dated 03.04.2020 and Public Notice No. 25/2020 dated 04.04.2020 issued by this Commissionerate on the subject of Measures to facilitate trade during the lockdown period - Section 143AA of the Customs Act, 1962 2. Public Notice No. 25/2020 dated 04.04.2020 issued by the office provides the conditions for relaxation of the requirement to submit the Bond prescribed under Section 18, Section 59 and Section 143 of the Customs Act, 1962 3. On account of lockdown due to COVID-19, the physical submission of documents and undertaking is not possible. Therefore, the following procedure for In-bonding of the goods imported under Warehouse Bill of Entry is laid down: (a) The importer/ Authorized Custom Broker should submit the request letter/ Undertaking signed by the IEC holder on the business letterhead, as prescribed under Public Notice No. 25/2020 dated 04.04.2020 from their registered e-mail id on e-mail of concerned port DC/AC already communicated vide Public Notice No. 22/2020 dated 28.03.2020. The DC/AC would either dispose off the request himself if he is on duty or forward such request to the official email id of AC/DC on duty, according to roster, if he is not on duty. (b) The Undertaking should be accompanied with Space Certificate issued by the warehouse keeper and the copy/screenshot of the Warehouse Bill of Entry. (c) The copy of the IEC registration and ID proof of the IEC holder for signature verification should also be submitted online at the given email-id. (d) Security such as Transit Insurance, wherever required shall be furnished online on the above mentioned mail address. (e) On the basis of the documents submitted online by the Importer/ Authorized Customs Broker, the request of importer will be processed and Into-Bond Number/ Job Number will be created in the system based on the details of Warehouse Bill of Entry. The Bond number so generated will be intimated to the Importer/ Authorized Custom Broker through the e-mail id of DC/AC. The job number so generated would be accepted by the DC/AC (Bond)/ DC/AC on duty and the concerned TA/EA would assign the Bond number for the respective Bill of Entry in the system itself. (f) The concerned TA/EA/Supdt.(Bond) would maintain a separate register for keeping the records of such requests received online so as to keep watch on compliance of execution of proper bond by the importers at the appropriate time. 4. Importers availing this facility shall ensure that the undertaking furnished in lieu of bond is duly replaced with a proper bond before the date specified in Public Notice No. 25/2020 dated 04.04.2020 which is presently mentioned as 07.05.2020. Bond section shall maintain a record of all such cases of relaxation from taking Bond. 5. Public Notice No. 25/2020 dated 04.04.2020 is modified to the extent provided above. 6. All trade associations/members of Customs Brokers Association are requested to take note and publicize the contents of this Public Notice among their members/constituents. 7. For the departmental officers, this may be treated as Standing Order. 8. Difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice of the undersigned. This issues with the approval of Commissioner of Customs, ICD PPG other ICDs. (Dr. Abhishek Chandra Gupta) Additional Commissioner ICD-PPG other ICDs
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