Denotification of ICDs/CFSs/AFSs - CBEC's Customs Manual 2023 - Customs

..... e operation to submit an application to jurisdictional Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs for de-notifying the ICD/CFS. A Nodal Officer at the level of Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Customs would then facilitate the de-notification by coordinating the disposal of the goods lying at the facility in a time bound manner. 10.3. In case of ICD/AFS, the Board is the competent authority for de-notification of ICDs/AFSs and the jurisdictional Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs can revoke the approvals granted under Sections 8 and 45 of the said Act for these facilities. 10.4. In the case of CFSs, the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) gives the approval for setting up of the facility. Thereafter, the jurisdictional Princip .....

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Denotification of ICDs/CFSs/AFSs - CBEC s Customs Manual 2023 - Customs

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..... ictional Principal Commissioner/ Commissioner of Customs are required to assess the workload and accordingly deploy the required number of officers/staff and the payment of Cost Recovery Charges shall be for such number of officers/staff only. This guideline may be especially relevant to facilities to be de-notified due to the reduction in the work load. The application for de-notification should clearly mention that the payment of Cost Recovery Charges is up-to-date as on the date of application as well as for the subsequent period till the date of de-notification, as it is prescribed in general that such payment must be made in advance. 10.7. On the date of de-notification, there shall be no pending consignment of un-cleared cargo in the .....

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..... ation. 10.9. The nodal officer, who could also be the officer in-charge of the facility, shall tally the lists of goods aforementioned with the records maintained in the facility in terms of Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009 (HCCAR). S/he shall also actively coordinate with all the agencies concerned for speedy disposal of the uncleared, detained, seized or confiscated goods, if any. S/he shall also ensure, to the extent possible, that all the goods that are ripe for disposal are disposed of by following due procedure within four months from receipt of the application. S/he shall immediately bring any difficulty or lack of response from any agency to the notice of the jurisdictional Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of .....

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Denotification of ICDs/CFSs/AFSs - CBEC s Customs Manual 2023 - Customs

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..... an of the facility being de-notified; and the legal responsibility of disposal of the said uncleared goods shall remain with the custodian of the facility being de-notified unless it is legally and wholly transferred to the custodian of the transferee facility with the latter’s explicit acceptance to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs. 10.12. The jurisdictional Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs shall make best efforts to ensure removal/disposal of goods detained, seized or confiscated by any agency of CBIC, samples, office equipment, furniture, office records etc. If for some reason the disposal is not possible, steps would be taken to transfer these goods to some other s .....

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Denotification of ICDs/CFSs/AFSs - CBEC s Customs Manual 2023 - Customs

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..... facility de-notified is not put to hardship, the jurisdictional Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs, shall facilitate the de-notification of a facility within maximum of four months from the date of receipt of application or from the date of de-notification requested by the custodian, whichever is later. Also, it shall be ensured that there shall be no disruption in the Exim operations, if any, at the facility while the while the formalities of de-notification are being completed. 10.15. The jurisdictional Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs shall, after satisfying herself/himself that the facility is ripe for de-notification shall: i. revoke the approvals granted under Sections 8 and 45 of the said Act; ii. forward a .....

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