Consolidated instructions for granting manual Out of Charge of import consignments where duty is not being reflected in ICES after payment- reg. - Customs - Public Notice No. 37/ 2023

OFFICE OF THE PR. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (NS- I), (APPRAISING MAIN (IMPORT) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE, SHEVA, TAL-/ URAN /DISTRICT- RAIGAD, /MAHARASHTRA-400707 ( email : appraisingmain.jnch@gov.in Telephone No: 022-27244979) F. No. S/22-Gen-133/2017-18 AM(I) DIN- 20230478NW0000561812 Date: 18-04-2023 Public Notice No. 37/ 2023 Subject: Consolidated instructions for granting manual Out of Charge of import consignments where duty is not being reflected in ICES after payment- reg. With the notification of the Customs (Electronic Cash Ledger) Regulations, 2022 (ECLR) vide Notification No. 20/2022-Customs (N.T.) dated 30.03.2022, the statutory provisions of Section 51 A of the Customs Act, 1962 has come into force with effect from 01.06.2022. However, all the deposits classes were exempted till 31.03.2023, vide Notification No. 47 /2022 - Customs (NT) dated 31.05.2022, as amended. Further, vide Circular No. 09/2023-Cus. dated 30.03.2023, Board has enabled ECL in phases from 01.04.2023. However, on implementing the said provisions, in some instances, grievances from trade have been received that after payment of the duty the same is not being reflected in ICES and thus the Out of Charge (OOC) could not be processed in the ICES. 2. Till the process of integration of ECL with ICES, ICEGATE and Banks becomes smooth and with an objective to maintain uninterrupted flow of supply chain, Public Notices no. 28/2023 dated 06.04.2023, 29/2023 dated 06.04.2023, 31/2023 dated 12.04.2023, 32/2023 dated 15.04.2023 and 36/2023 dated 17.04.2023 were issued for grant of manual Out of Charge to facilitate smooth clearance of import cargo. 3. In order to avoid confusion and to ensure smooth procedure of granting manual Out of Charge, it is hereby decided to consolidate the procedure in supersession of all the above Public Notices. It is hereby clarified that manual Out of Charge to the import consignments of all categories of Importers may be granted on production of a certificate from the Bank as per Annexure-A, indicating the payment of duty, along with an undertaking that in case duty is not credited to the government account the concerned Importer shall deposit the same along with applicable interest, if any, immediately. However, the said facility of manual Out of Charge would be granted only after thee-payment verification on website www.icegate:gov.in. 4. Sh. Suresh Merugu, Additional Commissioner of Customs, NS-I, is the Nodal Officer to resolve any issues related to the implementation of this Public Notice and can be contacted at suresh.merugu@gov.in 5. Difficulty, if any, faced in the implementation of this Public Notice may be brought to the notice of the department through email at: Sr. No. Commissionerate E-mail ID 1 Nhava Sheva-I appraisingmain. jnch@gov.in 2 Nhava Sheva-III commr-ns3@gov. in 3 Nhava Sheva-V commr-ns5@gov. in 6. This issues with the approval of Chief Commissioner of Customs, Zone-II, JNCH. (Dipak Kumar Gupta) Commissioner of Customs (NS-I) Annexure-A (On the letterhead of the Bank) Date: -----: It is hereby certified that an amount of Rs. ________ as Customs Duty has been paid in respect of Bill of Entry No. ______ Dated _____ from the Account No . maintained in the name of _____ at our Bank Branch ____ and as per our record and the said amount has been credited to the government account vide transaction reference number ________ _ Seal and Signatures of Bank Manager/ Authorised Officer N.B. The Bank is also requested to forward above certificate through their official email to email id: appraisingmain.jnch@gov.in for confirmation. -