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TMI BlogAmendment to Ch.IX of Customs Act, 1962 - Insertion of Section 58A - Clarification regarding transitional provisions relating to Duty Free Shops/Ship stores/Airline Stores/Diplomatic StoresX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... o the Board's Circular NO.20/2016-Customs dated 20.5.2016 on the above subject. 2. The Finance Act, 2016 has inserted section 58 A in chapter IX of the Customs Act. Section 58 A reads as under: SECTION 58A. Licensing of Special Warehouses - (1) The Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs may, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, license a special warehouse wherein dutiable goods may be deposited and such warehouse shall be caused to be locked by the proper officer and no person shall enter the warehouse or remove any goods there from without the permission of the proper officer. (2)The Board may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the class of goods which shall be deposited in the s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... lowing time lines may be strictly followed in processing of applications by existing licensees: (i) Application to be received from existing licensees within one month along with the certificate/undertakings mentioned in sub regulation (1) of regulation 3 of the Special Warehouse Licensing Regulations 2016; (ii) Commissioners should process the applications within 15 days of receipt. Since the due diligence of existing licenses was carried out while granting the license, there would be no need for verifying compliance to the conditions under sub regulation (2) of regulation 3; (iii) Licensee shall thereafter comply with the obligations enjoined under regulation 4 within the next fifteen days. (iv) The license shall be issued imm ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 3) of erstwhile section 62 of the Customs Act, or currently, the provisions of section 58A. Similarly, the provisions contained in erstwhile section 64 or as it now stands, do not permit retail sales from a warehouse. From this it flows that a duty free shop located in a customs area should not be treated as a warehouse. In fact, it is a point of sale for the goods which are to be ex-bonded and removed from a warehouse for being brought to a DFS in the customs area for sale to eligible persons, namely, international passengers arriving or departing from India. 5.3 It is gathered that Duty Free Shop operators store goods in large warehouses in the city and / or in smaller warehouses in and around the precinct of the airport to act as a st ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... fficer. Guidelines regarding determining where services are to be rendered on MoT basis or Cost Recovery basis are being issued separately. 8. It is requested that interactive sessions may be planned with owners/operators of ship stores / airline stores / diplomatic stores / duty free shops business to familiarize them with the new provisions and ensure a smooth transition. 9. A detailed circular relating to documentary processes with regard to duty free shops / ship & airline stores / diplomatic stores is being issued separately. 10. Difficulties, if any, should be brought to the notice of the undersigned This Public Notice issues with the approval of Commissioner of Customs (Gen) ACC. (Atul Saxena) ADDL. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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