TMI BlogVerification of the Preferential Certificates of Origin and difficulties being faced by the trade in implementation of the Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules (CAROTAR), 2020X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... issioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs GST All Directors General under CBIC Sir/Madam, Subject: Verification of the Preferential Certificates of Origin and difficulties being faced by the trade in implementation of the Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules (CAROTAR), 2020 - regarding. Reference is drawn to Board's letter F. No. 15021/18/2020(lCD) dated 13.11.2020 and Instruction No. 20/2020-Customs dated 17.12.2020 pursuant to issuance of Circular No. 38/2020-Customs dated 21.08.2020 , wherein directions were issued to the field formations to ensure judicious application of CAROTAR, 2020 , follow prescribed timelines strictly and avoid unnecessary delays or use of arbitrary pract ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... in such a manner to ensure that they cover each of the exporters, importers and the prescribed originating criteria. Strict compliance of the aforesaid provision, both in letter and spirit, is important to ensure that only representative Coos are forwarded to the Board. This will reduce the administrative burden, enhance the speed of verification, and eventually result in improved trade facilitation. 3.2 From the above, it also follows that if a product of a given manufacturer/producer has already been verified following due verification process, subsequent consignments of the same product from the same manufacturer/producer imported with a claim to meet the same originating criteria, may not be considered for verification again. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... le 5 by the prescribed due date or the information provided by importer is found to be insufficient. Such a request shall seek specific information from the Verification Authority as may be necessary to determine the origin of goods. 4.3 In view of the above, it is reiterated that while forwarding a Verification Request to the Board under Rule of CAROTAR, 2020 , the proper officer must clearly indicate the reason to believe why goods are not meeting the prescribed origin criteria and also enlist the specific information required to be obtained from the Verification Authority that the proper officer considers necessary to determine the origin. 4.4 Here it is pertinent to state that the Risk Management System (RMS) has been ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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