TMI BlogProcedure to be followed for granting of Letter of Factory Stuffing Permission (LoFSP) to manufacturer-exporters, merchant-exporters and onetime/first time exporters and seasonal exporters on prior verification basis reg.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... porters, CHAs and the Public is invited to the Public Notice No 57/2001 dated 03.09.2001, 70/2001 dated 21.11.2001, 52/2008 dated 01.07.2008 and 61/2009 dated 04.09 2009 issued by this Customs House whereby the processing of Factory Stuffing Applications/requests received from the Exporting Communities are regulated. However, the procedures of the said Public Notices call for a revisit in the context of number of frauds detected involving the misuse of the Factory Stuffing Permissions. The procedure of granting of Factory Stuffing Permission on post-verification basis has also failed to fulfill the objectives sought for. It was also noticed that the verification reports regarding the genuineness of the premises where export goods were sough ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ion report regarding the genuiness of the existence and functioning of the units and the No objection Certificate from the concerned jurisdictional Central Excise Authorities regarding deputing of officers for supervising the export stuffing The genuineness of the IEC will also be confirmed from DGFT before issue of LoFSP. 5. Similarly, in case of non -status holders merchant exporter the LoFSP will be granted only on receipt of prior verification report regarding the genuineness of the existence and functioning of the units and No objection Certificate from the concerned jurisdictional Central Excise Authorities regarding deputing of officers for supervising the export stuffing. The genuineness of the IEC of the exporter will also be co ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... in nature, their track record will be monitored and reviewed periodically i.e after a period of every six months. The LoFSP will be cancelled forthwith in cases where the verification report is adverse, not received within the stipulated period and/or the exporters are facing any proceedings under Customs, Excise, Service Tax or any other allied Acts. 10. All the exporters who seek LoFSP shall submit their request in the prescribed application form (as in Annexure-B) along with the following documents to the FACTORY STUFFING CELL, of this Customs House:- i) NOC issued by Central Excise Authorities for deputing officers for Supervising the factory stuffing of export cargo ii) Original copy of the verification report of the genuinene ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... signation of the authorized signatory of the exporter also will be legibly indicated below his signature in the ARE-1 that accompanies the export goods. 14. The profile of exporters and their existence is a dynamic phenomenon. Hence, it becomes necessary to verify as to whether the exporters who had availed Factory Stuffing Permission , though, positive verification report was received in respect of them, are still active exporters and functional. Many who availed the permission might have gone out of the trade/business. However, there is no record at present in this Custom House regarding the status of the permissions granted to them since the permission is one time in nature. Therefore, to prevent any possible misuse of the permission ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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