TMI BlogCustoms-Dwell time of import cargo at Air Cargo Complex - reg.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n of trade, industry, importers/exporters, Custom House Agents, Freight Forwarders, Airlines and other community partners is invited to issues relating to the dwell time of import cargo at Air Cargo Complex, Bangalore. 2. As you are aware, Air Cargo Complex (ACC) is one of the first major customs sites which has been successfully migrated to the new Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange Sy ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... arrival of the consignment (Entry Inwards) to even file their import documents either through ICEGATE or at the Service Centre. Another two to three days are taken to effect payment of customs duty from the date of assessment. Consequently, the dwell time for the cargo right from the time of arrival till Out of Customs Charge (OOC) takes about 7 days on an average. This is far from satisfactory an ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e Customs Act, 1962, does not stipulate any time limit for filing the Bill of Entry, yet considering the fact that the consignments have been imported by air and have incurred huge air freight, it is the responsibility of the importer/authorized Custom House Agent to ensure that these consignments are cleared expeditiously and this can only happen if importers and their agents coordinate closely w ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... cilitation measure for ACP Clients, the custodians (Air India SATS and Menzies Bobba) are being advised to earmark separate storage areas for storing cargo consignments for ACP clients which will render ease of identification and also expedite their clearances, as per CBEC Circular No.42/2005. 7. It is also proposed to introduce an access control system in the main assessment areas at ACC, Bang ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... customs processing and clearance formalities. 9. It is important for the trade and industry and other customs community partners to transform their methods of working and make optimal use of the powers of technology and automation in bringing about greater degree of professionalism in their working, in order to achieve reduction in dwell time and transaction costs. Sd/- (B. BHATTACHAR ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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