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TMI BlogImport and Export through CourierX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rcels are normally carried by passenger/ cargo aircrafts. In the case of clearance through Land Customs Stations (LCS), other mode of transport is used. Both of them are allowed to file the Courier Import Manifest. 1.3 At present, the facility of courier clearance under the manual mode is available at Customs airports in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Calcutta, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Trivandrum, Cochin, Coimbatore and Land Customs Stations at Petrapole and Gojadanga. The courier clearances under the electronic mode of Customs clearance will be soon made operational at Delhi and Mumbai airports. 1.4 The scheme of Customs clearance of imports and exports by courier mode introduces certain procedural relaxation. Such imports and exports shall, however, continue to be governed by the applicable provisions of the FTP or any other law, for the time being in force. 2. Categories of goods allowed import through courier: 2.1 Except for certain excluded categories, all goods are allowed to be imported through the courier mode. The exclusion of certain categories of goods is based upon the fact that these broadly require specific conditions to be fulfilled under any other Act o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on/restriction on their import or export; (b) Samples - any bonafide commercial samples and prototypes of goods supplied free of charge of a value not exceeding Rs.50,000/- for exports and Rs.10,000/- for imports which are not subject to any prohibition or restriction on their import or export and which does not involve transfer of foreign exchange. (c) Free gifts - any bonafide gifts of articles for personal use of a value not exceeding rupees 25,000/- for a consignment in case of exports and Rs.10,000/- for imports which are not subject to any prohibition or restriction on their import or export and which do not involve transfer of foreign exchange. (d) Low value dutiable or commercial goods - goods having a declared value of upto Rs.1,00,000/-; and (e) Dutiable or commercial goods - goods having a declared value of more than Rs.1,00,000/-. 5.2 Different Customs declaration forms have been prescribed under the Courier Regulations for manual mode and electronic mode. Under the manual mode, simplified Bills of Entry have been specified, as mentioned below, for the clearance of goods. The goods are assessed to duty on merits like any other imported goods, and exemption, whe ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ire a licence for export under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992. 6.3 Under courier Regulations for electronic mode, the forms for filing Customs declarations for export goods are (a) Courier Shipping Bill-III (CSB-III) for documents in Form G and (b) Courier Shipping Bill-lV (CSB-lV) for goods in Form H. 7. Examination norms for goods imported or exported by courier: 7.1 The following examination norms are provided for import and export of courier consignments: (a) 100% screening of import/ export consignments (documents and all types of cargo) is required to be done through X-ray or other NII techniques. Wherever possible the facility of X-ray machines available with Customs could be used; otherwise the airlines or AAI's screening facility may be resorted to for such screening. Further, wherever feasible such screening by multi-agencies could be combined to reduce the time taken and avoid duplicity. (b) Physical examination of export documents, gifts, samples and export goods limited up to a maximum of 10% of the total courier consignments or specific intelligence. The consignments so selected will be examined 100%. (c) Physical examination of impo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... bed, the only difference being that such goods can be disposed of if they have not been exported within 7 days of arrival into the Customs Area or within such extended period as may be permitted by the Customs. 11. Registration of Authorised Courier: 11.1 A person desirous of operating as an Authorised Courier is required to get himself registered with the jurisdictional Commissioner of Customs. Under the regulations for the manual mode, the registration is valid for 10 years and renewable for another 10 years if performance of courier is satisfactory. Similar provisions are contained in the regulation for the electronic mode except that the initial registration period is fixed as 2 years. 11.2 The person applying for registration should be financially viable and in support thereof he is required to produce a certificate issued by a scheduled bank or such other proof evidencing possession of assets of a value not less than Rs. 25 lakhs. Further, he will have to execute a bond with a security of Rs. 10 lakhs for registration at Mumbai, Calcutta, Delhi and Chennai. At other airports and LCS, the security deposit is kept at Rs. 5 lakh. The security can be in cash or in the form of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... mmunicated to him by Customs relating to assessment and clearance of import/export goods from a client; (f) Not withhold any information relating to assessment and clearance of import/ export goods from the assessing officer and not attempting to influence the conduct of any officer of Customs in any matter by the use of threat, false accusation, duress or offer of any special inducement etc.; and (g) Maintain records and accounts prescribed by the Customs and abide by all the provisions of the Act and the rules, regulations, notifications and orders issued thereunder. 12.2 The obligation on the Authorized Courier to verify the antecedents, identity of his client and the functioning of his client in the declared address by using reliable, independent, authentic documents, data or information is based upon the increasing number of offences involving various modus-operandi such as fraud and duty evasion by bogus IEC holders etc. In this regard, the detailed guidelines on the list of documents to be verified and obtained from the client/ customer are laid down. It is obligatory for the client/customer to furnish to the Authorised Courier any two of the listed documents. However, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... stration. An Authorised Courier, if aggrieved by the order of the Commissioner, may represent to the Chief Commissioner within 60 days of communication of the impugned order. [Refer Courier Imports and Exports (Clearance) Regulations, 1988, Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2010, Circulars No.56/95-Cus, dated 30-5-1995, No.85/98-Cus, dated 13-11-1998,No.23/2006-Cus, dated 25-8-2006, No.31/2007-Cus, dated 29-8-2007 and No.33/2010-Cus, dated 7-9-2010] 15. Courier electronic clearance procedure: 15.1 Clearance of imported goods shall be affected in the following manner: (i) The Authorised Courier or his agent shall file with the proper officer, in an electronic form, a manifest for imported goods prior to its arrival viz. Express Cargo Manifest - Import (ECM-I) in Form A; (ii) The courier packages containing the imported goods shall not be dealt with in any manner except as may be directed by the Commissioner of Customs and no person shall, except with the permission of proper officer, open any packages. (iii) The Authorised Courier or his agent shall make entry of goods imported by him, in an electronic declaration, by presentin ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... by such Authorized Courier. 15.3 The Authorized Courier or his agent empowered to deal with the imported/export goods shall be required to pass the examination referred to in the Custom Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2013. 15.4 In Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2010, 'Low Value Dutiable Consignment' is defined as an import consignment other than documents, gifts and samples of an invoice value upto Rs. one lakh. 15.5 Regulation 13 of the Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2010 provides for suspension or revocation of registration of authorized courier on the basis of grounds specified therein. The following procedure has been prescribed for revoking registration: (i) The Commissioner of Customs shall issue a notice in writing to the Authorised Courier stating the grounds on which it is proposed to revoke the registration and requiring the said Authorised Courier to submit, within such time as may be specified in the notice, not being less than 45 days, to the Deputy /Assistant Commissioner of Customs nominated by him, a written statement of defence and also to specify in the said s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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