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required, while acting on the Bills of Entry. There are certain pre-requisites for filing the
electronic declarations which are required to be complied with before filing the Bill of Entry.
(i) IE-Codes are issued to the importers by DGFT, details of which are transmitted online to
the Indian Customs EDI-System (ICES) on daily basis. ICES automatically register the IE-
Codes after confirming its validity to enable the importers to file the Bill of Entry electronically.
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Before filing the Bill of Entry, the importers are advised to check from the DGFT as to whether
their IE-Code has already been transmitted to ICES. If their IE-Code has not been transmitted to
the ICES by the DGFT, they should first get the same transmitted from DGFT, failing which they
will not be able to file Bill of Entry electronically for the clearance of imported goods.
(ii) In case the IE-Code is registered for exports, the same shall hold good for imports also.
The DGFT has notified certain generic Codes for certain classes of importers in the EXIM Policy
and exempted them from taking a specific IE Code. Such importers should use respective
codes for filing the Bill of Entry. However, if an importer does not fall in the exempted category
and also does not hold specific IE Code, he should use the Code 0100000053 for personal
effects and“0100000001” for all other imports. In such cases, the Bill of Entry shall automatically
appear on the computer screen of the concerned Assistant / Deputy Commissioner for online
approval.
Customs Brokers are required to register their details in the ICES at the respective
Custom House from where they have been licensed. INRXLB-LCS Raxaul is the policy site for
CHAs to register for LCS Jhulaghat. After registration at INRXLB, the intimation of the same
should be registered in ICES at LCS Jhulaghat. In case the Custom House from where the
Customs Broker has been licensed is not yet brought under ICES, such Customs Brokers
should approach the Customs authorities indicated in the enclosed chart against respective
Custom Houses. No re-registration is required in case the agency is already registered at any
existing Customs location where ICES1.5 is operational. (List of Custom Houses for Customs
Broker registration attached as Appendix 1 and format for registration attached as
Appendix 2)
The ICES maintains exchange rates in respect of currencies the exchange rates which are
notified by the Ministry of Finance on regular basis. However, in respect of the currencies which
are not covered in the notifications of the Ministry of Finance, the concerned Bank’s certificate
indicating the exchange rate applicable for the date on which the Bill of Entry is filed should be
obtained by the Customs Broker/Importer from any Nationalized Bank. Only this exchange rate
should be entered in the system in the respective field while making entry of B/E data and
should be presented along with assessed copy of B/E at the time of taking ‘Out of Charge’, to
the Customs officer.
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For indicating value of goods, freight, insurance, commission etc., codes specified
against the respective currencies indicated in the list of currency codes appended with this
Public Notice should only be used. Incorrect code will result in incorrect conversion of Indian
Rupees. List of Currency Codes is attached as Appendix 4.
Against any quantity of goods, appropriate Code indicated against the respective
measurement in the list appended with this Public Notice should only be used in the Bill of Entry
and IGM, as the case may be. It is further informed that if UQCs, other than the Standard UQCs
of the customs tariff are used, the B/E may not get any facilitation in RMS. Reference is also
invited to the CBEC Circular. 26/2013 –Customs, dated 19/07/2013, where adherence to
Standard Unit Quantity Codes as prescribed in the Customs Tariff Act has been prescribed.
List of Measurement Codes attached as Appendix 5.
All the ports of the world have been codified by United Nation and allotted UN
LOCODEs. Appropriate port code should only be indicated wherever reference totheport name
is required to be made in a Bill of Entry and IGM or any other document. It is not possible to
attach list of all port codes being too large. Correct code may be obtained from the respective
Carriers or checked from UN website. (http://www.unece.org/cefact/locode/)
If the imports are against any of the DGFT EXIM Licenses, such license should be first
registered in the ICES and the Registration No. should be indicated against each item of goods
in the Bill of Entry. No separate registration shall be required for those licenses which are
received by Customs from DGFT online. Such licenses shall automatically be registered in ICES
and can be utilized for debit against a Bill of Entry after approval by Proper officer in the system.
(Format of License registration attached as Annexure A)
Those who intend to file Bill of Entry or manifest from their office, they should register
themselves with the ICEGATE. For registration at the ICEGATE, the detailed information may
be seen at the web-site “http//:www.icegate.gov.in”. For filing of Bill of Entry from remote, NIC
has provided software which is free of cost and can be downloaded from NIC web-site.
(http://ices.nic.in/ices/aspx)
Facility of data entry of IGM/import report, Bill of Entry, etc. is available at Service Centre
at the Land Customs Station on payment basis. The schedule of charges for various types of
services payable at the Service Centre are indicated below which shall be subject to revision
from time to time.
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I –SERVICE CHARGES FOR DIGITISATION OF DOCUMENTS AT SERVICE CENTRE
For manual documents getting data entry done at Service Centre
(i) Printing of Document: Rs. 30 [for the first 50 pages and Rs. 10 for every 10 subsequent
pages or parts thereof (documents refers to the set of papers, which get printed in one
command at any stage of processing)]
(ii) Query Printing: Rs. 10
(iii) Amendments fee to Bill of Entry (for block of five items):Rs.20
(iv) Amendments fee to Shipping Bill (for block of five items):Rs.10
(v) Amendment fee - Each Additional block of five items: Rs. 10
(vi) Amendment fee – Other documents: Rs.10.
(vii) Printing Check list: Rs.10
Note 1:- The above charges are excluding GST. The vendor shall collect the GST from trade at
the prevailing rates and shall make the payment of the GST to the Govt. exchequer.
Note 2:-The above charges include data entry of the documents, check list printing and print out
of the assessed document and out charge. The check list will be provided free of charge till they
are certified to be free of mistake by the customer. However, in cases where the customer
wants to incorporate corrections in the original declarations provided by him, check list will be
provided at an additional cost of Rs 10. Any check list in respect of remote filing of the Bill of
Entry will cost Rs. 10.
3. Filing of Import Report :
The Shipping lines or other persons as envisaged under Section 30 of the Customs Act, 1962
shall submit the Import Report through the Service Centre at LCS Jhulaghat (INJHOB) within
the prescribed working hours on all working days. However, the Import report can also be
electronically filed through ICEGATE on 24 hours basis.
The Import Report should be presented at the Service Centre counter in the prescribed
Performa. (Annexure B). A checklist would be generated by the Service Centre which would be
verified by the authorized representative of the importers and given to the Service Centre
operator for submission after corrections, if any.
3.2 Amendment in the Import Report after submission shall be carried out only after
approval from the designated Customs authority. Amendment request shall be entered in the
system at Service Centre, on submission in the system it shall appear before the designated
officer for approval. If the designated officer is satisfied with the amendment requested, he will
approve the same in the system.
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3.3 The acceptance of cancellation or otherwise, will be confirmed to the custodian as
well as to the Shipping Lines electronically if filed through EDI interface or it is communicated as
a “printed check up cancellation message” from the Service Centre and can also be checked up
from the enquiry window of the Service Centre.
Note: - It may be noted that in case of cancellation of IGM/Import Report, all the Bills of Entry
filed against the IGM/Import Report will get cancelled.
(i) The Customs Broker/Importer should furnish information in ‘Annexure C' and present
the same to the Service Centre operator along with copy(ies) of import invoice and packing list.
Details of information in Annexure ‘C’ should be correct, complete and legible. Incorrect and
invalid entries may get rejected on entry of data. The Service Centre shall accept the
declarations in Annexure C during the working hours of LCS Jhulaghat (INJHOB). The system
would accept data entry of Annexure ‘C’ only if it finds that the SMTP No. and Bill of Lading
matches the corresponding line number of the IGM/Import Report. The system will accept only
one declaration against a line number. If the declaration is not accepted, the Customs Broker/
importer should verify the particulars.
(ii) Once the IGM/Import Report is filed in the Customs Computer System, whenever a Bill
of Entry pertaining to any line in the said IGM/Import Report is filed, the system will cross verify
the details of IGM/Import Report, No., the Bill of Lading, etc., and the Bill of Entry would be
accepted only if the relevant particulars match with those in the IGM. If any Bill of Entry is not
accepted by the system, the importers/Customs Brokers should verify whether the IGM/Import
Report Nos. or the Bill of Lading Nos. have been correctly furnished in the Annexure ‘C’
submitted by them.
(iii) The claim for assessment shall be made against each item of the invoice. If there is
more than one invoice, information shall be furnished for each item, invoice-wise, i.e., complete
information of items in one invoice must precede information of the items in the second invoice.
(iv) If the particulars of classification are the same for the next item, the word “do” will be
accepted by the system.
(v) ITC (HS) Nos., CTH and CETH shall be indicated in eight (8) digits without any decimal
in between (e.g. 85011000 and not 8501.1000). Notification number shall be indicated in three
(3) digits followed by a slash (/) and the issuing year (e.g. 201/1981, 083/1993). The
notification no. indicated shall be the parent one and not the amending notification. This
may be carefully noted.
(vi) In respect of goods for which the benefit of notification is claimed, against the entry
‘Generic Description’ in Annexure ‘C’, List No. and the Serial no. of the List shall be mentioned
in addition to the generic description of the item. The Service Centre Operator will feed first the
List No. and Serial No., and if there is space left, generic description of the item.
(vii) For example, Nebulizers are covered by S. No. 363 of the Table of Notification
No.021/02 (list 37, Sr. No. 19). This entry would be described as: -
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(viii) The Service Centre Operator shall carefully enter the data in the system as is indicated
in Annexure ‘C’. On completion of entry of data, the system shall assign a Job No. and
generate a Check List which is a draft Bill of Entry. The Service Centre operator shall print a
copy of the Check List and hand over the same to the Customs Broker/Importer. The Customs
Broker/Importer shall check the correctness of the data entered in the system. If any error is
noticed, the error shall be circled in bold ink and correct detail should be written. The corrected
check list duly signed by the Customs Broker/Importer should be handed over to the Service
Centre operator for entry of corrected data. The Operator shall make corrections in the
corresponding data and hand over the revised checklist to the Customs Broker/Importer for re-
confirmation. This process would be repeated till the Customs Broker/Importer signs a clean
checklist in token of correctness of the entered data.
(ix) The Operator shall submit the authenticated electronic checklist to the system. The
system will then generate a B/E. No., which would be endorsed on the printed checklist and
returned to the Customs Broker/Importer. The Bill of Entry No. shall be in a running serial
number of all the Custom Houses operating on consolidated ICES 1.5.The Bill of Entry
Numeric No. shall be suffixed with the date of filing. Thus Numeric number combined
with date shall be a Bill of Entry Number. Since running number sequence is common for
all-India basis, the Bill of Entry number may not be continuous.
(x) The Operator shall retain the original Annexure ‘C’ declarations with copies of invoice
and packing list and shall hand over all the check lists along with relevant documents to the
Customs Authorities periodically.
4.2 Remote filing through ICEGATE
The CHA/Importers having internet facility in their offices can file electronic Bill of Entry from
their premises. They have also been facilitated by providing submission of customs documents
under digital signature. For this purpose they should ‘one time’ register their details with
ICEGATE. Detailed procedure for registration can be seen in ‘New Registration Module’ from
the website www.icegate.gov.in. To operationalize the facility to use Digital Signature Certificate
for filing the aforementioned Customs process documents, the following process be followed:
(i) A web-based Common Signer utility is provided at free of cost through the ICEGATE
website (https://www.icegate.gov.in) for digitally signing the said Customs process documents.
(ii) Importers, customs brokers, shipping lines, and their agents are expected to use a
Class III Digital Signature Certificate obtained from any of the Certifying Authorities, as notified
by Controller of Certifying Authorities (http://www.cca.gov.in), following the due process.
(iii) Importers, exporters, customs brokers, shipping lines and their agents shall use the
Digital Signature Certificate and the web based Common Signer utility to digitally sign the
electronic documents generated by remote EDI package and then subsequently send the
digitally signed documents for processing via email/web upload, as is being done currently.
(iv) On receiving the digitally signed documents the ICEGATE server side verifier shall verify
the user's credentials, validity of certificate, Certifying Authorities credentials, Public Key,
Certificate Revocation List (CRL) status and the result of authentication and integrate the data
into ICES database. The data so integrated will also have a flag to indicate that the submitted
document was digitally signed.
(v) The Customs officers will be able to identify on the system whether a particular
electronic document has been filed after signing with Digital Signature Certificate or not;
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(vi) On successful submission of data from their premises the ICES will generate Bill of
Entry Number and return message of Bill of Entry No. If invalid data is entered an error
message shall be generated and no B.E. No. shall be generated. In case of remote filing of Bill
of Entry the Customs broker /Importer has to ensure correctness and validity of data entered
failing which the data will either be rejected by the ICES or incorrect information shall be
incorporated in the submitted Bill of Entry which shall lead to problems of amendments. Remote
EDI filing software from NIC website link which has been provided at ICEGATE website.
Software of NIC is free of charge.
(vii) The instructions specified in 4.1 (iii) to (vii) may be kept in mind while Filing in RES
software too.
The bill of entry shall be deemed to have been filed and self-assessment of duty
completed when, after entry of the electronic declaration in the Indian Customs Electronic Data
Interchange System either through ICEGATE or by way of data entry through the service centre,
a bill of entry number is generated by the Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange System
for the said declaration.
(i) Once the Bill of Entry is submitted in the system, the ICES validates the details from
various directories maintained in the system and calculates the value from the foreign currency
to Indian Rupees applying the exchange rates as applicable on the date of submission of the Bill
of Entry in the system and determines the assessable value for levy of duty. Directories of the
rates of duty as applicable on the goods on the relevant dates are also maintained in the
system. ICES calculates the amount of duty leviable on the goods on the basis of rates of duty
specified in the Customs Tariff, Central Excise Tariff, GST tarrif, Cess Schedules, various
notifications imposing rates of duty on imported goods and exemption notification as claimed by
the importers in the Bill of Entry. Processing of the Bill of Entry takes place in an automated
environment and workflow according to the jurisdiction of Customs Officers as provided under
the law.
(ii) In general, the Appraising work is divided in to Appraising Groups and sub groups,
based on the Chapter/Tariff Headings of Customs Tariff Schedule. The roles of the officers for
Appraising Groups are allotted by the Systems Manager (SM)/ Alternate System Manager
(ASM) on the basis of workload of assessment. More than one role of appraising groups can be
allotted to one officer (more than one group can be allotted to one officer). Based on total
assessable value of the individual items in a Bill of Entry, the Bill of Entry on its submission is
automatically assigned by the system to a particular Appraising Group of which the assessable
value is the highest. All the Bills of Entry assigned to a particular Appraising Group are put in a
queue and are processed on “First Come First Serve” basis. In a specific case, only the AC/DC
of concerned Appraising Group are authorized to change priority, if circumstances so warrant.
(iii) Group 7 has been created for handling assessment of goods under Export Promotion
Schemes requiring import licenses for claiming exemption from duty, etc. Bills of Entry in Group
7 require production of duty exemption import license by the importer. Therefore, processing of
Bills of Entry will be taken up by the appraising officer only on receipt of the required
documents.
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(iv) Movement of Bills of Entry from one officer to another takes place automatically in a
pre-determined workflow basis depending on roles and jurisdiction assigned to them. During the
processing of Bill of Entry, the concerned officer may raise Query to the importer for further
clarification/information. The Query on approval by the concerned AC/DC shall be transmitted to
the importer for online reply. Such a Bill of Entry on which query has been raised, is
automatically pulled out of assessment queue till online reply /through service center is
received from the importer.
Facilitation of Bills of Entry in respect of certain goods using RMS for faster clearance of
such goods
Bills of Entry in respect of the items under RMS facilitation would be assessed for risk by the
System immediately on their submission and a print out of the assessed Bill of Entry along with
3 copies of TR-6 challans will be made available to the Customs Brokers/ Importers for payment
of duty and getting the goods examined if required, and for out of charge. In so far as the
NMI/DEC cases (e.g. Custom Notification Nos. 051/96 dated 23.07.96, 39/96 dated 23.07.96)
are concerned, the debiting in the License, etc., would be required to be done by the Appraiser/
Superintendent in the Import Shed. Examination of such goods would be carried out as per the
prescribed norms.
The system appraisal Scheme is a Notification based Scheme and not description based. If the
Appraising Officer (Audit) finds that the Bill of Entry is not fit to be cleared under System
Appraisal Scheme he may forward the Bill of Entry back for regular assessment. The RMS
would be rolled out at the earliest after implementation of EDI.
The electronic B/E will be assessed on the basis of the claims made in Annexure ‘C’. In
case the Assessing officer does not agree with the claim regarding tariff classification,
notifications, declared value, etc., he shall raise a query in the system. On approval by the
AC/DC (Group), the query will be printed in the Service Centre for being passed on to the
Customs Broker/Importer. Replies to the queries will be submitted in the Service Centre which
will be fed in the system. In case the importer agrees with the classification/valuation proposed
by the assessing officer, the B/E would be assessed accordingly. The Assessing Officer can
change Tariff classification, deny exemption incorrectly claimed, change unit price of goods in
the system. In case the Assessing officer and AC/DC, as the case may be, agrees ab-initio or
on receipt of the reply, with the claim made by the importer, they shall assess the Bill of Entry in
the system. After assessing the Bill of Entry, the system will generate one assessed copy of Bill
of Entry. The Customs Broker/Importer shall take print of the assessed copy of B/E along with
three copies of TR-6 challan.
Before presenting the Bill of Entry for examination and delivery of goods, the Customs
Broker/Importer should deposit duty assessed with the designated bank.
(i) Where the Customs Broker/Importer has opted for First check assessment or the
Assessing Officer feels it necessary to examine the goods prior to assessment, he shall order
first check examination of goods in the system. For seeking first check examination order, the
Customs Broker/Importer shall exercise the relevant option at data entry stage, the appropriate
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column of Annexure C format should be flagged ‘Y’. The assessing officer shall
accordingly give examination order on the system which shall be approved by the Group
AC/DC. On approval by the AC/DC, a first check Bill of Entry copy shall be printed. Customs
Broker/ importer gets a copy of First Check B/E printed with ‘Examination Order’ at the ‘Service
Centre’ or in his office, as the case may be.
(ii) After the examination is completed, the Import Shed Examiner/Inspector and
Appraiser/Superintendent shall write the examination report on the first check copy of the Bill of
Entry (Hard Copy of B/E) and enter the examination report in the system. The Shed
Appraiser/Superintendent shall transfer the B/E to the Appraising Group. The Customs
Broker/Importer shall present the first check copy of the Bill of Entry on which examination
report has been written along with the original invoice and other import documents necessary
for assessment to the concerned Group Appraiser/ Superintendent. The Assessing Officer, if
satisfied, shall complete the assessment of B/E in the system. After assessment, the Bill of
Entry shall move in the system as in the case of second check assessment. The Customs
Broker/Importer shall take print of assessed copy of the Bill of Entry and TR-6 challan and shall
deposit duty amount with the designated bank.
5.4 Audit
After completion of assessment from the Assessing Officer, the B/E will be moved to the
Auditors screen electronically for doing concurrent audit. The audit officer will check all the
details in the B/E and the assessment done by the Appraiser/Superintendent. If the Audit Officer
is in agreement with the assessment, the audit is completed and the B/E shall automatically
move to the AC/DC screen. If the Audit Officer is not in agreement with the assessment, then he
shall indicate his objection online and forward the document back electronically in the system to
the Assessing Officer for consideration of the audit objection. The Audit Officer has the facility to
view all the details in the B/E but has no authority to make any change in the data declared by
the importer on the Bill of Entry. After the dispute is settled, the Auditor shall clear the Bill of
Entry in Audit. This concurrent audit will be in place till the RMS is rolled out for the
location.
After completion of assessment, print out of one assessed copy of Bill of Entry and 3 copies of
TR-6 Challan shall be generated by the system. The print of the same can be obtained from
Service Centre at the premises of the Customs Broker/Importer from where the Bill of Entry has
been submitted to the Customs system.
After the assessment is completed, assessed Customs copy of the B/E would be made
available to Importer/Customs Broker. If Customs Broker/ Importer desires to pay through
designated bank, print of TR-6 challans may obtained from challan in e-payment gateway and
shall be presented to the bank for payment of duty. The Bank shall verify the particulars in the
TR-6 challans from the system and enter the particulars of receipt of amount in the system and
return two copies of challans duly stamped and signed, to the Customs Broker/Importer. The
bank will retain one copy. Fresh challan with revised amount of interest should be obtained daily
and should be paid accordingly.
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6.1 Duty and Interest can also be paid through e banking system except in cases
where it is required to be paid through manual challan. Detailed procedure and Demo for e-
payment can be accessed from ICEGATE website under e-payment gateway menu.
Refer CBEC Circular 24/2012 dated 5th September 2012, regarding making E-
payment of Customs duty mandatory.
6.2 Shipping Lines/Consol Agents in co-operation with Custodians shall provide the Delivery
Order electronically in mutually agreed formats and they are not required to visit either of the
offices. Secure electronic transmission of Delivery order between shipping lines/consol agents
and the custodian will enhance the security and transparency of the cargo as well as expedite
the clearance of the cargo. Please refer CBEC Circular No. 24/2015 dated 14/10/2015
regarding Improving Ease of Doing Business – Issuance of Electronic Delivery Orders.
7. Examination of Goods
7.1 After examination order in the case of First Check Bill of Entry, after assessment in the
case of duty free import where duty assessed is zero and after payment of duty assessed with
interest (if any) in case of second check Bill of Entry, the Bill of Entry shall move to the
Examination section for goods registration.
(i) The Customs Broker/Importer shall present the documents, as per the list below, (the
documents should be arranged in a file cover in the following order):-
Note: The list of documents from S. No (e) to (k) is not a mandatory requirement and
may be required on case to case basis.
As a measure of simplification, the CBEC vide its Circular No. 01/2015 dated 12/01/2015
provided the importers/exporters with an option to merge their Commercial invoice and packing
list if it contains the following data fields/information in addition to the details in a commercial
invoice:
a. Description of Goods;
b. Marks and Numbers;
c. Quantity;
d. Gross Weight;
e. Net Weight;
f. Number of Packages;
g. Types of Packages (such as pallet, box, crates, drums etc.).
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(ii) The Inspector/Examiner will complete the goods registration and examine the goods,
wherever prescribed. After the examination report is submitted in the System, as well as on the
hard copy of the assessed Bill of Entry (Customs Copy), the Bill of Entry shall move to
Appraiser/Supdt. screen for out of charge. The signature of the Customs Broker/ Importer shall
be obtained on the report, in token of that the goods have been examined in their presence.
Name of the Customs Broker/ Importer should also be recorded along with his I-Card No. In
case of first check Bill of Entry where examination has already taken place, the Bill of Entry shall
move to the Appraiser/Supdt. directly for out of charge after payment of duty. In case of
facilitated Bill of Entry where examination has not been prescribed, the Bill of Entry shall move
to the Appraiser/Supdt. directly for out of charge after payment of duty and registration.
7.2 Where Green Channel facility has been allowed to Importer, the Bill of Entry shall
appear on the screen of AC/DC Import Shed for confirming green channel and waiving
examination of goods. The Bill of Entry in such case shall move to the Import Shed
Appraiser/Supdt for out of charge order.
7.3 All the above documents, except original License, will be retained by the Customs at the
time of giving ‘out of charge’. Hence, only the certified photo copies of Delivery Order, Master
Bill of Lading, House Bill of Lading should be attached instead of originals.
7.4 On the basis of the examination report, the Appraising Group may revise the
assessment or raise a further query to the Importers, if necessary.
7.5 After completion of the examination of the goods, if the Shed Appraiser/ Superintendent
are satisfied that the requirement of Section 47 of the Custom Act, 1962 have been complied
with, he shall give ‘Out of Charge” for the Bill of Entry on system.
7.6 After the out of charge order, the system will generate print of Importer’s copy and
Exchange Control copy of the Bill of Entry along with 3 copies of Order of Clearance-out of
charge Print of the same shall be obtained from the designated computer terminal. The print
copies of the Bill of Entry shall bear the Order of Clearance number and name of the examining
Appraiser/supt. The importer’s copy of the Bill of Entry along with one copy of the order of
clearance will be attached to the Customs copy of the Bill of Entry retained by the Shed
Appraiser/Supdt. The importer shall present the remaining two copies of the order of clearance
to the Custodian along with the importer’s copy of the Bill of Entry. The custodian shall issue the
Gate Pass after verification of the correctness of Bill of Lading and number of packages, etc. At
this stage, one copy of the order of clearance shall be returned to the importer/Customs Broker
after enclosing the Gate Pass No. and date on the same. The Importer/Customs Broker will
present the Importer’s copy of the order of clearance to the Customs officer at the Gate along
with importer’s copy of the Bill of Entry and the Custodian’s Gate Pass. After inspecting the
packages, the order of clearance copy will be retained by the Gate officer after endorsing
number of packages cleared against the order and the copies of the Bills of Entry and Gate
Pass shall be returned to the importers.
7.7 The Customs copies of the Bills of Entry shall be arranged in the order of Serial Number
of the order of clearance and shall be preserved in the Import Shed for 7 days to take care of
part deliveries. After seven days, the Bill of Entry will be kept at the designated place for CRA
Audit and record purposes.
8. Section 48 Cases
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Where the Bill of Entry has not been filed within 30 days from the date of arrival of goods
at the port, on completion of data entry and submission, the Job No and details of the Job shall
automatically move to the screen of the concerned group AC/DC for online approval. Concerned
AC/DC shall open the Section 48 approval from the menu and after verification shall approve
filing of Bill of Entry. Only on approval of AC/DC, the Bill of Entry will get accepted by system
and B/E No will be generated. The Bill of Entry thereafter will be processed in the same manner
as the normal Bill of Entry.
9.1 In case of any errors noticed after submission of Bill of Entry, but before examination of
the goods, the Customs Broker/ Importer may seek amendment of the Bill of Entry through the
Service Centre after obtaining the approval of the proper authority. The required amendment
shall be entered into the system by the operator of the Service Centre. Only after acceptance by
the group Appraiser/Supdt and AC/DC, the amendment will get incorporated in the Bill of Entry.
After amendment, the Bill of Entry shall be assessed as usual. If the duty was paid prior to
amendment, a differential duty challan will be printed along with the revised assessed Bill of
Entry.
9.2 After out of charge Order, no amendment shall be allowed in the Bill of Entry. However,
in case amendment is warranted after Out of out of charge Order but before delivery of goods,
the System Manager can cancel the out of charge Order in the system. The original prints of the
Importer’s copies and Exchange Control copies of the Bill of Entry shall be retained by the
System Manager in a file. After fresh Out of Charge Order, new prints of the copies of Bill of
Entry shall be given.
10. Re-assessment
Any time after assessment and before Out of Charge order, a Bill of Entry can be
recalled and reassessed and put to reassessment by the AC/DC concerned, if it so warranted
for any reason.
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Advance B/E can also be filed in the ICES before the arrival of the vessel. In such cases, a B/E
may be presented before the delivery of the import manifest, if the vessel by which the goods
have been shipped is expected to arrive within 30 days from the date of presentation. The
Customs Broker/ Importer may file an Advance B/E if he has the copies of the Bill of Lading and
the invoice. The B/E would be filed and assessed in the same manner as indicated above. On
grant of Entry Inwards, the Bill of Entry shall be regularized and shall be reassessed if the duty
rates have undergone any change. If there is a delay of more than 30 days in the arrival of the
vessel, a fresh B/E would have to be filed and the B/E already filed will automatically get
cancelled by the system.
12. Processing of B/E under Export Promotion Schemes Requiring Import License
Bills of Entry relating to Export Promotion Schemes like DEEC/ADVANCE
AUTHORISATION, DFIA, EPCG and, REP, etc. which require import license for availing
benefits of exemption notifications will be processed under ICES 1.5. The procedure
mentioned below will be followed:
(ii) In pursuance of CBEC’s Circular No. 11/2007 dated 13th February, 2007 and Circular No.
3/2009 dated 20th January, 2009 issued from F. No. 605/210/2005-DBK and F. No.
605/70/2008-DBK respectively, a procedure for online transmission of Shipping Bills and
Licenses/Authorizations issued under Duty Exemption Scheme (DES) and Export Promotion
Capital Goods Scheme (EPCG) from DGFT to Customs and vice versa through an Electronic
Message Exchange System is in operation at all EDI Ports/ICES locations.
(iii) The licenses, which have already been partially utilized, will be registered in the system
only for the balances available.
(iv) After successful entry of details, a check list will be printed by the registration clerk and
given to the license holder for confirming the correctness of the data entered. Registration clerk
will make correction, if any and will return the same to the license holder. It is the sole
responsibility of the license holder to verify and confirm the correctness of the data entered
before proceeding further. License should not be sent by post or through a letter to custom
house but should be presented by a person who shall get the data entry done, verify the
correctness of data on the check list and shall present the license to the Appraiser for
registration and take possession of the same after registration.
(i) Where the export obligation has not been fulfilled and option ‘N’ has been entered in the
field ‘Exp. Obligation:’ the system will ask for entry of Bond number. Therefore, if export
obligation has not been fulfilled, the respective category of Bond should be registered before the
registration of license / RA.
(ii) The Bond registered against a license / RA will be utilized only in respect of the
clearances against that license and at the time of filing B/E electronically, the Bond will
automatically be debited by the system for the amount of duty foregone. Bond types for export
promotion schemes are as under:
DEEC DE
DFRC DE
REPL DE
(i) If both sender and receiving Customs location are operating on centralized ICES Version
1.5, no TRA needs to be issued. A common centralized license ledger shall be maintained by
the system for utilization of license for value and quantity.
(ii) TRAs received from non-ICES location shall be registered like a license for the portion of
value and quantity covered in a TRA. Only fresh TRAs will be registered in the EDI System.
Partially utilized TRAs will continue to be handled manually.
(iii) After successful entry of details, a checklist will be printed by the service centre operator
and given to the RA holder for confirming the correctness of the data entered in the system.
Service Centre operator will make the correction, if any, and will return the same to the RA
holder.
The license/ TRA holder will present the check list of the license/TRA along with the
original documents to the proper officer. The officer will compare the details entered in the
system with the original license/TRA. After satisfying himself with correctness, Officer will submit
the license in the system on the basis of the job number of the check list. The system will
generate a license Registration number. This registration number and date should be endorsed
in bold on the original license/TRA. After registration, the documents may be returned to the
Importer and copies thereof may be kept in the office file for record. TRA will be registered only
on the basis of Customs copy of the TRA. After registration, Customs copy and importer’s copy
of TRA will be defaced by the Officer.
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For debits of license value and quantity, in the case of electronic Bill of Entry, the
system shall make debits automatically on the basis of value and quantity of item in the Bill of
Entry. For debiting against manual B/E, the figures of value and quantity will be entered by the
Appraiser in the system through a Menu for this purpose. Entries of debits on the hard copy of
the license will be made by the importers and certified by the Appraiser as usual.
12.7 Exemption for Spare Parts under EPCG Scheme
(i) The system will create a ledger of face value and item wise value & quantity. Item No. ‘0’
has been created for spare parts against EPCG license. 20% of the CIF of the goods debited to
a license will be credited by the system as value permissible for the import of spares under
exemption notification against the EPCG license. This value of spares will be within the total
face value of the license, i.e., the sum of value of all items including the value of spares
imported against EPCG license will not exceed the total face value of the license.
(ii) No credit of value will be given for spares in case of imports against TRA. It may be
noted that TRA is required to be obtained for spare parts also. In case of first import, no TRA
will be admissible for spares.
12.8 Amendment of license after registration
Amendment in the license data after registration can only be made by the authorized
officer. If the amount of value and quantity sought to be reduced is less than the unutilized
balance available in the license, amendments for reduction of value and quantity will not be
permitted by the system. The system will give credit to quantity or value in the case of increase
and will debit the quantity or value in the case of reduction. Therefore, only incremented or
decremented quantity or value should be entered in respect of increase or reduction. License
status code at the time of registration will be ‘0’. The license, if suspended or cancelled after
registration, the officer shall amend the status code to ‘2’, ‘3’ and ‘4’ for cancellation, suspension
and re-instatement respectively.
12.9 Filing of Bill of Entry
(i) License Regn. No., Regn. Date details, value and the quantity should be furnished in
respective column at S. No. 39.E of the Annexure ‘C’.
(ii) Unit of measurement of qty. will be the same as per the license. In case the unit of
measurement in the invoice is different than the one in the license, for the purpose of debit in
the license the qty should be converted in to same unit of measurement as in the license. For
spare parts against EPCG license, S. No. of item will be ‘0’ therefore, for availing benefits of
exemption notification in respect of spares Item S. No. ‘0’ should be indicated in column 9 of the
Format indicated above. Against one item in the B/E, only one license will be debited. If the
Qty&/ or value in the license is not sufficient to cover whole qty&/ or value of an item in the
invoice, the invoice qty should be split in to a separate item in the B/E for debit against another
license or for normal assessment. Bond/BG details should also be provided wherever so
required.
(iii) After successful entry of data of the B/E in the system, a check list will be printed by the
Service center operator and given to the importer / Customs Broker. The Importer/ Customs
Broker will check the details entered in the system and errors, if any, pointed out to the service
center operator for carrying out corrections in the system. The Customs Broker/ Importer before
returning the check list to the operator for submission of B/E in the system should ensure that
license details are also correct. The operator will exercise the option of submission of B/E in the
system. After submission of the B/E in the system, a check list of submitted B/E should be
obtained by the Customs Broker / Importer from the service center operator. This check list will
incorporate B/E number and item/license wise details of debit of qty., value and duty forgone for
debit in the Bond, etc.
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12.10 Assessment of B/E
(i) For ease of distribution of various categories of documents among the officers the,
provision has been made in the system to create any one or more of sub-groups in respect of
the following Exim Scheme Codes (APPENDIX 7):
Group Name Exim Scheme Codes Schemes
7A 13,14,20
7B DEPB
7D DEEC Advance authorisation
7G EPCG
22 to 28 (Except 26),
7H Chapter 3 schemes
35,36,37
7I DFIA(26)
7N 08-09
7R DFRC
7U EOU
(ii) All the Bs/E in respect of schemes for which no sub-group is created will be dealt by
Group 7.
(iii) The Customs Broker / Importer should present the check list obtained after submission
of the B/E to the Appraiser along with all the required documents and the related license and
Advance Authorization schemes. The Appraiser will check the correctness of details of
license/Scheme, etc. and also ensure that any amendments made in the licenses/ Schemes,
subsequent to registration of license, have also been entered in the system. If the Assessing
officer is satisfied about the eligibility of exemption under related notification and the license is
otherwise valid to cover the goods in question, he may assess the B/E on system. The
Assessing officer can remove the notification and deny the benefits of exemption. The debits of
license will automatically reverse when exemption notification is denied.
(iv) In respect of a manually assessed Bill of Entry, details of value and quantity will be
debited in the system by the Appraiser at the time of assessing a B/E & a print of details of debit
will be taken for records.
12.11 Printing of the Assessed B/E
After assessment, the printout of assessed copy of the B/E will be taken by the
Importer/Customs Broker from service center. The printout of B/E will contain duty-paying
challan if duty is payable and statement of debit of license for value/ qty and debit of Bond for
duty foregone in respect of each item. The figures of these debits should be endorsed on the
hard copy of the license.
12.12 Examination/Out of Charge
Procedure for goods registration, examination, out of charge and printing of B/E after out of
charge will remain the same as mentioned above in Para 7
14.1 This procedure will apply only to those ex-Bond Bills of Entry in respect of which the
related warehousing Bill of Entry (Into Bond Bill of Entry) has been processed under ICES
(Import) at the same Customs station. In the Format of Declaration at Service Center for data
entry, the following details will undergo a change Option has been enabled in ACB ( AC Bonds )
role for entering the warehousing details as per Board Circular No. 019/2016 dated 20.05.2016.
Same may be used for entry of warehousing particulars and generation of Warehouse Code in
the system.
(i) Warehouse Code consists of 4-digit location code; 1-digit warehouse type; and 3-digit
serial number of warehouse, e.g. WFD61001. If no code is assigned ‘other’ to be used as code
– WFD6O001).
INVOICE PARTICULARS
For Ex-Bond
B/ENo---------Invoice S.No.----------- in Warehouse B/E item of Import intended to be Ex-
Bonded
Item Quantity of item intended for ex-Bond
S.No. in invoice
(ii) On out of charge of a Warehouse B/E, the system will create a ledger of quantity in
respect of all the items included in Warehousing B/E. For the purpose of filing Ex-Bond B/E in
the system, details of Customs Broker& the Importer will be entered as usual. In the field of
Type of B/E ‘X’ will enable for entry of Ex-Bond B/E. A window will pop up for Warehouse B/E
No. & date. On entry of Warehousing B/E No & date, the system will capture all the other details
from the Warehousing Bill of Entry. Invoice S.No. as in the Warehousing B/E and against this
invoice item S.No. and quantity will be entered. The system will proportionately determine the
assessable value. All other details of item like the CTH, Customs Notification, CET, Excise
Notification, etc., as in the Warehousing B/E will be displayed by the system. Tariff Headings
and the Notifications can be changed if, so required. On completion of data entry, a check list
will be generated by the system against the respective Job No. The importers should ensure
that the details of invoice S.No, item S.No. and the quantity of the goods under ex-Bonding are
correct. The check list, after corrections, will be returned to the service center operator for
submission of the Ex-Bond B/E. On submission, the system will generate the B/E No.
14.2 Assessment
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The B/E will be allocated by the system to the Assessing Groups on the basis of the
same parameters as are applicable to all other types of Bs/E. Assessment will also be made by
the officers in the same manner as in the case of any other type of Bs/E. Where a Warehouse
B/E has been assessed provisionally, the Ex-Bond B/E will also be assessed provisionally and
no separate PD Bond will be required. However, in case of availing of exemption requiring
Bond, same would need to be debited as in the case of any Home Consumption B/E.
14.3 Debiting of Bond
After obtaining the print out from Service Centre, the Importer /Customs Broker will get
the Bond debited from Bond Section and get suitable endorsement on the B/E with respect to
debit of Bond amount and other details.
14.4 Printing of Assessed B/E and Duty Paying Challan
After the B/E has been assessed by the Appraising Officer, the Assessed copy of the
B/E and duty paying challan will be available for printing at service center. The same should be
obtained by the Importers/ Customs Brokers from the service center operator.
14.5 Payment of Duty
Duty will be paid at the designated bank against a challan of Ex-Bond B/E in the same
manner as in the case of a Home consumption B/E including e-payment.
14.6 Order of Clearance of Goods for Home Consumption
(i) After payment of duty and completing any other requirement of debiting of Bond, license,
etc. the assessed Ex-Bond B/E along with all other documents should be presented to the
Superintendent authorized to give Out of Charge of the Ex-Bond B/E. The Superintendent shall
verify that:-
a) The particulars in the Ex-Bond B/E correspond to the Bond register maintained in the
Bond Section;
b) The goods are being cleared within the validity period of the Bond, interest, if any, on the
Warehoused goods as chargeable under Section 61of the Custom Act, 1962 as per the rates
specified under Section 47(2) of the Act ibid and/or any charges including fine/penalty payable,
as provided under Chapter IX of the Customs Act, 1962 have been paid;
c) The rate of duty has not undergone any change after assessment and the out of charge.
In case any change has taken place after assessment in the tariff or exemption structure having
bearing on assessment, the B/E will be referred to the concerned Appraiser/Superintendent for
re-confirming the correctness of the assessment. The Appraiser/Superintendent will re-assess
the B/E, if so required. The system after re-assessment will generate duty challan for differential
amount which will be printed at the service center and duty will be paid at the designated bank.
(ii) After satisfying the requirements relating to clearance of the goods, the Superintendent
will give out of charge on the system. After out of charge, the system will generate two copies of
the Ex. Bond B/E. One copy is for the importer and the other copy will be for the Bond Section.
No exchange control copy will be generated for EX-Bond B/E. The system will also print along
with B/E three copies of Order of Clearance (O/C). One copy of the O/C will be retained by the
Bond Section, one copy will be retained by the officer controlling the Warehouse and the last
copy will be for the Warehouse Keeper. Column for number of packages in the O/C will be
blank. The Superintendent giving out of charge will endorse on the hard copies of the O/C
package serial numbers and number of packages to be cleared against the respective Ex-Bond
B/E and will put his signature with his office seal on the copies of O/C and also on the copies of
Ex-Bond B/E.
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d) In terms of Board’s Circular no. 47/2002 dated 29.07.2002, payment of interest before
extension of warehousing period can be captured in the system. Benefit of any interim interest
so paid will be adjusted in the last Ex- Bond BE related to that particular warehouse BE.
Where the benefits of exemption under a notification is subject to execution of End use
Bond, Undertaking or Re-export Bond, it would be necessary to register the respective type of
Bond in the system before filing of the B/E. The Bond will be registered by the importers
specifically for a notification. Details of the Bond in respect of each notification should be
furnished at S. No. 18 in the Format for declaration at Service Centre for data entry of B/E. The
system will automatically debit the respective Bond for the amount of duty foregone on the basis
of claim of exemption made for items in the B/E under a notification. For this purpose, a
directory has been created in the system for the notification and S.No. of item in the notification
which require execution of end use Bond, undertaking or re-export Bond for availing exemption.
Exemption under such notification will not be permitted by the system if the respective
Bond/undertaking number has not been entered at the time of data entry of B/E. Therefore, all
the importers who are claiming benefits of such exemption notifications should get respective
Bond accepted and registered in the system as continuity Bond of that category in respect of
each notification separately.
The Bond registered for one notification cannot be utilized for another
notification.
Where the exemption notification provides for production of a certificate from the jurisdictional
GST/Customs authorities in terms of the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of
Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996, the same should also be registered in
the system. For this purpose, the certificate obtained from the GST office shall be produced to
the Appraising Officer, before filing the B/E. The Appraiser/Superintendent shall register the
same in the system in the same manner as the Bonds are registered. The system will generate
the registration number. This registration number should be communicated to the importer and
the original certificate shall be retained in the Assessing Group. Registration number shall be
indicated at S.No. 18(c) in the Format for B/E data entry
(ii) Against one B/E only one certificate should be used. The certificate shall be utilized
against all such notifications requiring Central Excise certificate. At the time of assessment, the
officer may verify the details of goods covered by the certificate and B/E on the basis of original
certificate retained in the group. A print out of the statement of items assessed on the basis of
certificate can be obtained for reference to the concerned Central Excise authority.
17. Certificates/NOC from other Authorities- Indian Customs Single Window Project:
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Importers shall electronically file the customs clearance documents at a single point
only with the Customs. The permission required, if any, from other regulating agencies will be
obtained online without importers/Customs brokers having to separately approach these
agencies. The requisite permissions/NOC/Test Reports will be obtained through Indian Customs
Single Window Project. The same will be obtained through message exchange with
FSSAI/DPPQ&S (as per Circular No. 09/2015 dated 31/03/2015), NOC on ICES for use by Drug
Controller/Animal Quarantine/Wild Life Crime Control Bureau and Lab Module in ICES for use
by CRCL, Textile Committee and other agencies.
Please refer to Circular No. 03/2016 dated 03/02/2016 regarding Indian Customs Single
Window Project extending to other locations and Participating Government Agencies.
Certain notifications require certificates for eligibility of exemption from various other
organizations like the Ministry of External Affairs, Defense, etc. Such certificates can be entered
in the system under the category of Misc. Certificates = ‘MC’. The following details will be
entered;
The Bond or undertaking would be closed by the AC/DC. When the conditions of the
Bond/undertaking are complied with, the AC/DC will enter the Bond No., the system will display
all the Bs/E and related Item S. Nos. in respect of which the Bond has been debited. If the
conditions of the Bond have been satisfied, the option to close the Bond may be exercised, item
by item. When all the items against which respective Bond has been debited are closed, the
Bond can be cancelled. However, if the Sr No. of items are closed and the Bond is not
cancelled, the same will continue to be used if there is a balance in Bond amount and validity
period has not expired. All the documents on the basis of which the items are closed and the
Bond is cancelled will be kept in the related Bond file for the purposes of record.
Please refer to the CBEC Circular No. 49 / 2017 – Cus dated 12.12.2017 read with
Instruction No. 605/71/2015/DBK dated 02/12/2015, CBEC Circular No. 05/2010 dated
16/03/2010 and Instruction No. 609/119/2010DBK dated 18/01/2011. The Customs formations
shall duly verify and confirm the details of the importers and fulfillment of their export obligation
preferably through the concerned Division (erstwhile CEx/CGST/CUSTOMS) and accordingly
ensure timely and transparent cancellation of bonds.
(i) In case of goods of aforesaid Chapter, under certain sub-headings where the duty of
Customs under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 is chargeable on the basis of
value or weight in Kgs. or area in SQM of the textile fabrics covered under the said sub-
headings and the duty chargeable will be the highest among the duties so determined on the
basis of above mentioned three parameters. It is therefore, necessary to capture qty. in Kgs.
and also the qty. in SQM in addition to the value of such goods. Provision has been made in the
system to enter qty in Kgs. and qty in SQM in respect of above sub-headings. The system will
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calculate duty on value, on Kgs. & on SQM and will determine the highest among the three
amounts. The highest amount will be taken for levy of duty.
(ii) In case quantity of goods in the invoice is in Kgs. as declared in Table ‘A’ under ‘Details
of Description of Items’, col. (3) in the table B1 of Annexure C should be left blank and indicate
only qty in SQM in col. (4) above. Similarly, if the invoice qty. is SQM then indicate only qty. in
Kgs. in col. (3) and col. (4) be left blank.
(iii) However, if the qty. in the invoice is in units of measurement other than Kgs. or SQM, in
that case the qty. in Kgs. and SQM should be indicated in columns (3) & (4) respectively.
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10.Cash Deposit Y/N
11.Remarks
* For Bonds already executed, the existing balance to be captured as opening balance in the
Ledger
BG Details
1.Serial No. (As given by the Bank)
2.Bank branch code
3.Bank name
4.BG amount
5.BG date
6.Expiry date of BG
7.Date of enforcement
8.Remarks
Surety Details
1.Serial No. (as given by the party )
2.Surety Name
3.Address
4.Identification particulars of surety (Customs Broker code, Chartered Accountant Registration
No. etc.)
5.Remarks
Cash Deposit
1.Challan No.
2.Date
3.Amount
4.Date of Deposit
(ii) The Bond detail shall be entered in the Bond Section. On entry, system will assign a job
no. and check list is generated. The Importer / Customs Broker shall satisfy himself with the
correctness of the details. The corrections, if any, shall be made and job shall be submitted.
After submission, the job shall be forwarded to designate AC/DC to accept the Bond. The
importer shall present the original Bond documents to the respective designated AC / DC for
acceptance.
(iii) The AC/DC shall observe all the instructions regarding acceptance of Bond issued by
the Board / Commissionerate from time to time after satisfying that the documents submitted are
in order & acceptable. The AC/DC shall retrieve the Bond details on screen by entering the job
no., view the entries made in the system. If the information in the system match with the
documents & conditions for acceptance of the Bonds are satisfied, the AC / DC may accept the
Bond in the system. The AC/DC can also make corrections in the system if so required. After
acceptance of the Bond by AC / DC, the Bond documents shall be taken by the Bond officer /
Bond clerk. The Bond officer/ Bond clerk after receipt of the Bond / BG / Security, etc., shall
enter in the system location of Bond storage where the Bond documents have to be physically
stored. At this stage, the system will generate the Bond registration number. This registration
number has to be endorsed on the original documents and also communicated to the importer
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for their future reference. Bond Registration Number System would maintain a single
running Serial No. for all types of Bonds. The Bond No. need not be initialized every year. Bond
No. to start with Serial No.100001.
20.3 Processing of Bill of Entry (with Bond) Consequent upon the introduction of the
Bond Management System, the Bills of Entry would be linked to the respective Bonds and the
system will maintain an account in this behalf. The procedure for processing of such Bills of
Entry is briefly indicated as below:-
(i) Declaration in the Service Center
(a) In case the importer has already registered a Continuity Bond with the Bond Cell, he has
to specify the type of Bond and Registration Number in the Service Centre declaration.
However, the Bond value and BG amount is determined by the Appraising Officer. If Continuity
Bond is not there, no declaration (Bond) needs to be given in the Service Centre. Bond details
will be printed on the Checklist.
(b) In case of EOU Bond already submitted at the Central Excise Commissionerate / Office,
the Certificate Number has to be provided. If Certificate Number is declared, EOU Bond is not
required.
(ii) Appraising
The Appraising Officer has the option to ask for Bond asthecondition of assessment. The
following type of Bonds can be opted:
Provisional Duty Bond – General
Test Bond
End Use Bond / Undertaking
Transit Bond
Provisional Duty Bond - Project Imports
Extra Duty Deposit
EOU Bonds
Warehouse Bond
B/E Type `W’: Warehouse Bond is mandatory.
EOU Bond: In case of items, where EOU Notification is claimed, EOU Bond or a
procurement Certificate from Central Excise authorities is mandatory.
(iii) Provisional Assessment:
If any of the item is assessed provisionally, the Bond (Provisional or Test) is mandatory.
The Appraising Officer has to specify Type of Bond, Bond Amount, BG %, BG amount, basis for
Bond amount at the BE level. AC/DC has to confirm the action of Appraising Officer. Auditor has
no option w.r.t. Bonds. However, he can view the Bonds requirements.
(iv) Bond Requirement Details
On completion of assessment, the Bond requirement details will be printed on the
Assessed Copy of the BE. Where the Bond has not been executed before assessment, on
completion of assessment and payment of duty (wherever required), the importer is required to
execute the Bond in respect of the Bill of Entry in question before goods registration in the
Shed. If the Bond has not been executed against the Bill of Entry, the goods registration cannot
be done. The Importer has to give a written request to AC/DC for debiting the Bond against a
B/E. The importer shall specify the Bond Registration No., B/E No. and Date. The AC (Bond)
has to retrieve the Bond and debit the Bond and BG. AC/DC Bond has the option to view the
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B/E. Before debiting, the system will pose the query “Whether the language of the Bond
meets the legal requirement of the assessment of the B/E”.If the amount to be debited is more
than the credit balance in the Bond and BG Ledgers, the system will not allow debit and the
AC/DC has to raise a query to the Importer for filing fresh Bond/BG.
The system will not allow goods registration and out of charge, if the debit entries not
made against the B/E in the Bond and BG Ledgers.
Bond re-credits
AC/DC has the option to re-credit value after finalization of assessment.
Following entries will be made in the Bond and BG ledgers;
-Date of credit
-B/E No. and Date
-Amount credited
-Reasons for credit
(a)Assessment finalized no recovery
(b)Assessment finalized and differential deposited separately.
(c)Necessary end use certificate submitted.
(d)Re-warehousing certificate submitted.
(e)Test results received confirming the goods as declared by the importer in the B/E.
(f)Others. (Specify)
Bond Ledger Format
B/E No.
B/E Date
Type of Document (manual or EDI)
Debit Amount (Specified by AO)
Credit amount
Date of debit / credit
Officer Id.
v) Timely cancellation of Bonds:
Please refer to the CBEC Instruction No. 605/71/2015/DBK dated 02/12/2015 read with
CBEC Circular No. 05/2010 dated 16/03/2010 and Instruction No. 609/119/2010DBK dated
18/01/2011. The Customs formations shall duly verify and confirm the details of the importers
and fulfilment of their export obligation preferably through the concerned Central Excise Division
and accordingly ensure timely and transparent cancellation of bonds.
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In respect of Bills of Entry where processing has not yet been automated, it would still be
possible under the aforesaid Bond Management System to register the Bond in the system and
utilize it against a manually processed Bill of entry as per procedure indicated above in respect
of a continuity / revolving Bond.
(b) Consequent upon the introduction of the Bond Management System, theBills of Entry
would be linked to the respective Bonds and the system will maintain an account in this behalf.
The procedure for processing of such Bills of Entry is briefly indicated below:-
(vii) Warehousing Bill of Entry
(a) For Warehousing Bill of Entry, the type of Bill of Entry should be indicated as ‘W’. The
importer may indicate the Bond details if a continuity Bond has already been executed in the
same manner as has been explained in respect of 100% EOU.
The processing of warehousing Bill of Entry shall continue to be as at present in the
respective groups on first come first serve basis.
(b) The system at the time of assessment of a Warehousing B/E shall display before the
Appraiser, the requirement of Bond equal to double the amount of duty payable. The appraiser
at the time of the assessment can change the Bond/BG amounts. Where the Bond details have
been entered at the time of data entry, the same shall be displayed by the system & debit
details will be printed on the Bill of Entry. Where Bond has not been debited at the time of data
entry of B/E, Bond requirement shall be on the Bill of Entry.
(c) The Bond shall be registered with the designated Bond Officer and debited in respect of
a B/E. Unless the Bond is debited in the system, Bill of Entry cannot be registered for
examination & out of charge at the shed / docks.
(viii) Provisional Assessments
(a) Where an item of the Bill of Entry is assessed provisionally by the Appraiser irrespective
of the fact, whether EOU /Warehousing Bill of Entry, PD Bond will also be required in addition to
the EOU / Warehousing Bond. The details of the Bond can be entered at the time of data entry
as explained for EOU Bill of Entry. The Bond code for provisional assessment shall be ‘PD’. The
System will indicate sum of the duty assessed provisionally for assistance of the Appraiser for
determining the amount of Bond / BG for debiting. The Appraiser can change the amount of
Bond and/or B.G. for debiting. If the Bond details have not been entered at the time of data
entry, the system will enforce Bond requirement. The Appraiser shall specify the amount of
Bond and bank guarantee. The duty, if any, assessed shall be deposited with the designated
bank, as usual. The Bill of Entry will not be registered in the shed / docks for examination and
out of charge till the duty is paid and the Bond and BG as specified have been debited. The
details of Bond debit or the Bond requirements shall be printed on the provisionally assessed
B/E. Details of a debited Bond will also be printed on the Importer’s copy and Exchange control
copy of B/E.
(b) In case any Cash deposit is required to be taken, the Appraiser can specify the amount
of Cash deposit, the Challan for Cash deposit will also be printed with the assessed copy of B/E
which will also be deposited with the designated bank like the duty and fine/penalty.
(c) Facility has also been provided in ICES 1.5 to finalize the assessments of provisionally
assessed Bills of Entry by the group Appraiser and AC/DC.
21. High Sea Sales Consignments
(i) This category would cover all imports where the goods have been transferred by the
original importer by sale or otherwise before their clearance from Customs. The EDI system has
been designed to provide for both the options, namely, the ultimate buyer paying a percentage
loading over the invoice price or a fixed sum in addition to the invoice price based on the high
sea sale agreement and the local invoice to arrive at the final assessable value.
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(ii) If the goods have been purchased on High Seas Sales basis, option `Y’ should be
indicated at S.No 5C in the format. The IEC & Branch code of the original importers, i.e., Seller
of goods on high seas, should be indicated. In the field of invoice details after the field of
currency, new fields for indicating the costs incurred over and above the invoice value for
purchasing goods on high sea sale have been added. Where such expenses are incurred,
(whether actually paid or payable) as a percentage of invoice value, the percentage rate should
be indicated in the field “Rate”. Where a fixed amount is paid or payable over the invoice value
such amount should be indicated against the field ‘amount’ and shall be in Indian Rupees. The
additional amount would get distributed proportionately amongst the various items in the invoice
for determination of assessable value. In case goods relate to more than one invoices, the High
Seas sales charges should be indicated against each invoice, proportionate to the value of
goods in the invoice. The system shall add these charges to the CIF value of the goods for
computation of assessable value for the purpose of levy of duty.
(iii) The data entry operator at the Service Center shall enter these details in the relevant
field in the system. These details will be printed on the check list. The IEC & the name of the
seller of the goods shall also be printed at the end of the check list for verification by the
Importer / Customs Broker.
(iv) After submission, the B/E shall be processed under the EDI-System as a normal B/E.
The Appraiser, Auditor, AC/DC at the time of processing the B/E will be able to view the details
of rate or value of High Sea sale charges. The Appraiser assessing the B/E will also be able to
change the rate or value of High Sea Sales charges through change option. Principles of natural
justice would need to be followed wherever required. The details of the rate or value of High
Sea Sales Charges and the IEC with name of the Seller will also be printed on the assessed
copy, & Importer’s & Exchange Control copies of the B/E.
22. Assessment Involving RSP /NCCD:
(i) Provisions have been made in the Indian Customs EDI-System (ICES) for assessment
of goods leviable to additional duty under section 3(1) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 based on
RSP and NCCD. The declaration form to be filed at the service centre by the importers/Customs
Brokers shall be amended as follows:-
(ii) If any of the items is leviable to additional duty under Section 3 ofCTA, 1975 with
reference to the retail sale price declared on the article the relevant column should be
filled(Y/N). If yes following particulars should be furnished.
Invoice S No Item Sl No. Description No. of Units Retail Sale Price
--------------- No.------- (with specifications) ----------- Rs. Per unit……”
(iii) The importers/Customs Brokers would be required to declare the retail sale price of the
items to which the provisions of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act. 1976 or any other
law in this behalf applies and which are notified under a notification issued under Section 4A of
the Central Excise Act,1944. It would be advisable to specify these details at Serial No. …..
(Claim of assessment)for each pack size of the imported item. For example, if tooth paste is
imported in sizes of 50 gms, 100 gms.and 150 gms. it is suggested that these be noted as three
separate entries in the aforesaid Serial No.(Claim to assessment) since they would be having
three separate retail prices. Each article, which has different characters, specification including
the difference in size of packing should be declared as separate items in the Bill of Entry with a
separate unit retail sale price.
(iv) The retail sale price would have to be indicated in Rupees and not in any foreign
currency and should conform to the provisions of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 which came
into effect from 01.04.2011,the Rules made there under or any other law in this behalf. Quantum
of abatement need not be declared since the system would apply the said reduction with
reference to the GST Tariff Heading. Details of such items for which Retail Sale Price has been
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declared may be carefully verified by the Importers/Customs Brokers before handing
over the check list to the Service Centre Operator for submission of the Bill of Entry. It may also
be ensured that all the articles covered in the invoice are carefully checked and Retail Sale
Price declared in respect of all such articles, which require declaration of Retail Sale Price.
Provision has also been made for amendment of declared Retail Sale Price at different stages
subject to appropriate approvals wherever required.
23. Assessment of Special Valuation Branch Bills of Entry through EDI
23.1 The assessment of provisional SVB Cases shall be carried out in theEDI system. The
following steps need to be followed carefully:
a. In provisional SVB cases, the Bills of Entry shall be submitted in EDI System and not
manually.
b. In Rule 10 Valuation Declaration, against Sr.No.24, a remark should be given as
‘PROVISIONAL’ by the importer to ensure that correct and complete declaration has
been filed by them.
c. The Provisional Revenue Deposit Amount (i.e. either 1% or 5% of Assessable Value, as
the case may be) of the Bill of Entry shall be paid electronically on a separate TR-6
challan in Triplicate. The EDD challan may be generated by Appraiser and e-payment
may be made against such challan.
d. Bill of Entry will then be presented to Import Shed and EDD payment will be verified in
the system by the Shed Appraiser/Superintendent. He shall also verify on the Customs
Copy of B/E to the effect that debit has been made in the Bond. Shed
Appraiser/Superintendent shall also make an endorsement on the importer copy and
exchange control copy (duplicate and triplicate) of B/E that the B/E has been assessed
provisionally due to SVB issue and also ensure that details are available for that Bill of
Entry.
23.2 Post clearance: After final order is given by the Special Valuation Branch, the final
assessment shall be carried out in the system..
23.3 Renewal of SVB Orders and Ongoing SVB inquiries:
For Renewal of SVB orders, a system of one time declaration is provided to the
importers whose SVB orders are pending for renewal before the SVB. The concerned importers
shall submit a declaration in the prescribed formats (ANNEXURES- 1 & 2 attached to the CBEC
Circular 04/2016) by 31/05/2016 to the jurisdictional SVB. The SVB shall dispense with the
process of renewal if the importers file the declaration in Annexure 1 and ensure that the
concerned customs station is informed immediately regarding the same so that Provisional Bills
of entry pending there for finalization can be finalized at the earliest.In case importers declare in
Annexure 2 SVB inquiries shall be initiated in pursuance of Circular No. 5/2016 dated
09/02/2016 by serving upon the importers questionnaire at Annexure A and B attached to the
said Circular no. 05/2016. If Extra Duty Deposit (EDD) is being obtained in such cases the same
shall be reviewed and the sequence provided in para 3.2 of the said Circular No. 05/2016.
All SVB investigations (other than renewal) where EDD is being obtained are required to
be reviewed in terms of the said para 3.2 of Circular no. 5/2016. In cases where the importers
have provided all the requisite documents, EDD should be dispensed forthwith. In cases where
EDD is enhanced to 5%, due to non-submission of the documents/information by the importers,
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for any SVB inquiry the immediate recourse to the appropriate provisions of the Customs Act
will be taken by Commissioner for obtaining the documents and dispense the EDD accordingly.
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{B} EXPORTS
Computerized processing of Shipping Bills/ Bills of Export under the Indian Customs EDI
(Electronic Data Interchange) System (ICES 1.5)
PROCEDURE
3. The procedure to be followed in respect of filing of Bill of Export/Shipping Bills under the
Indian Customs EDI System 1.5 at LCS shall be as follows: -
Under the EDI System, the Shipping Bills shall be filed electronically and processed online in an
automated environment. Certain declarations and certificates, etc., that are required to be
provided in hard copy should be attached with the export documents when the goods are
presented for export. The following pre-requisites are to be complied with before filing shipping
bills:
3.1 IE-Code of the exporters-Import Export (IE) Codes are being issued to the exporters by the
DGFT, details of which are transmitted online to ICES on a daily basis. ICES automatically
register the IE Codes after confirming their validity, to enable the exporters to file the Shipping
Bills electronically. Before filing the Shipping Bills, the exporters are advised to check from the
DGFT, as to whether their IE Code has already been transmitted to ICES. If their IE Code has
not been transmitted to ICES by the DGFT, they should first get the same transmitted from the
DGFT, failing which the exporter shall not be able to file the Shipping Bills for export. (DGFT’s
website may be accessed at http://www.dgft.delhi.nic.in)
3.2 Registration of Custom House Agents (Customs Broker) in ICES: Every Customs
Broker is required to register his details in ICES for enabling him to submit documents in the
system. In case the Custom House from where the Customs Broker has been licensed is not an
existing EDI location in ICES 1.0, such Customs Broker should immediately get themselves
registered at any of the Customs locations as per list enclosed at Appendix 1. The format for
registration is at Appendix 2.
3.4 Registration of Bank Account with Authorized Dealer of Foreign Exchange: Except
for NFEI Shipping Bills, the account number of the exporter opened with the Authorized Dealer
of foreign exchange is required to be available in the ICES 1.5. The Directory of Authorized
Dealers Codes is maintained in the ICES 1.5 on the basis of details made available by the RBI.
The exporters may note that it would not be possible for the local customs officials to add the
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details of the AD code unless the information is available from RBI. In case the details are not
available, the matter may be brought to the notice of the ICEGATE team.
Members of the trade may please note that ICEGATE provides 24X7 Helpdesk facility
for trade to report problems related to electronic filing. The ICEGATE helpdesk can be
contacted on e-mail address [email protected] and the replies to the queries
shall be sent through e-mails. The Helpdesk can also be contacted on following telephone
numbers: 011-23370133 and 011-23379020.
3.5 Registration of bank account for credit of Drawback amount:-For exports under
claim of drawback, the exporter is required to open bank account with any Core Banking
System branch of any bank in the country. Before filing of Shipping Bill under ICES 1.5, the
exporter should approach the designated customs officer to register the details of such bank
account in the ICES 1.5. Annexure E (Export). Presently, the port- LCS Jhulaghatis not
authorized/notified for exports under Drawback claim.
3.6 Exchange Rates of un-notified currencies: The ICES 1.5 maintains exchange rates in
respect of currencies the rates of which are notified by the Ministry of Finance on a monthly
basis. However, in respect of currencies which are not covered in the notifications of the
Ministry of Finance, the concerned bank’s certificate indicating the exchange rate applicable for
the date on which the Shipping Bill is filed should be produced to the customs officer and details
of the same should be entered in the ICES 1.5 while filing the Shipping Bill. The Shipping Bill
should be submitted in the system on the same date for which the rate of exchange is certified.
3.7 Exim Scheme Codes: The DGFT has notified Exim Scheme Codes in respect of
various schemes, the list of which is appended with this Public Notice. An appropriate Code
should be indicated against each item in the Shipping Bill. For example, if exports are under
claim of Drawback, Code19 should be used. Appendix 3
3.8 Units of Measurement Codes: Against any quantity of goods, the appropriate Code
indicated against the respective measurement in the list appended with this Public Notice must
be used in the Shipping Bill /Export report/ EGM as the case may be. Reference is also invited
to the CBEC Circular no. 26/2013–Customs, dated 19/07/2013, where adherence to Standard
Unit Quantity Codes, as prescribed in the Customs Tariff Act, has been prescribed. Appendix 4
3.9 Currency Codes: For indicating value of goods, freight, insurance, commission, etc.,
only the relevant codes for the respective currencies in the list of currency codes appended with
this Public Notice have to be used. Use of any incorrect code will result in incorrect conversion
of the currency into Indian Rupees. Appendix 5
3.10 Country Codes: Wherever in the Shipping Bill / EGM, reference is required to be made
to the name of the country, the appropriate Code of the country as indicated in the list of country
codes appended to this Public Notice have to be used. Appendix 6
3.11 Port Codes: An appropriate port code must be indicated wherever reference to port
name is required to be made in a Shipping Bill /Export report/EGM. The Correct code may be
obtained from the respective Carriers or checked from www.unece.org/etrades. A list of all
relevant codes would also be available at the service center.
3.12 Registration of DGFT Licenses: If the exports are in discharge of export obligation
against any of the DGFT Exim Licenses or Advance application, such license/advance
application should be first registered in the ICES and License No. or the Registration No. or
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advance application should be indicated against each item of goods in the Shipping Bill.
However, EDI messages between Customs and DGFT for a number of license types have been
enabled. No separate registration shall be required for those licenses which are received from
the DGFT online.
3.13 Self Sealed Container cargo: Exporters, who are allowed self-sealing of containers,
should get themselves registered in the ICES 1.5 before the goods are registered for exports.
3.14 Registration of bank account for credit of IGST Refund amount: For exports under
the claim of IGST refund, the exporter is required to open bank account with any Core Banking
System branch of any bank in the country. Before filing of Shipping Bill under ICES 1.5, the
exporter should approach the designated customs officer to register the details of such bank
account in the ICES 1.5. Annexure G (Export)
4.1 Shipping Bills can be filed through the service center located in LCS or through Remote
EDI System if the Exporter or the Customs Broker has registered themselves at ICEGATE. In
case the Shipping Bill is filed through Service Centre, the Exporters/Customs Brokers would be
required to submit a filled up form (Annexure A) at the Service Centre with the following
documents:
4.2 The formats should be duly complete in all respects and should be signed by the
exporter or his authorized representative/Customs Broker. Forms, which are incomplete or
unsigned, will not be accepted for data entry. Exporters/Customs Broker should ensure that the
data provided by them and entered by service center is correct in all respects so that process of
clearance of export is smooth.
4.3 Data entry of Shipping Bills would be done at the Service Centres on payment of
charges. Various charges for printing and data entry excluding Service Tax are given in para
1.11 above which shall be subject to revision from time to time.
4.4 The Service Centre operators shall carefully enter the data on the basis of declarations
(Duly filled forms of Annexure A) made by the Customs Broker/Exporters. After completion of
data entry, a checklist of the data entered by the operator will be printed by the Data Entry
Operator and handed over to the Exporters/Customs Broker for confirming the correctness of
the electronic declaration. The Customs Broker/Exporter will make corrections, if any, in the
checklist and return the same to the operator duly signed. The operator shall make the
corresponding corrections in the data and shall submit the Shipping Bill. The operator shall not
make any amendment after generation of the checklist and before submission in the system
unless the corrections made by the Customs Broker/Exporters are clearly indicated on the
checklist against the respective fields and are signed by Customs Broker/Exporter.
4.5 The system automatically generates the Shipping Bill number. The operator shall
endorse this Shipping Bill number on the checklist in clear and bold figures. It should be noted
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that no copy of the Shipping Bill would be available at this stage. This check list endorsed
with Shipping Bill No. shall be used for bringing the export goods to the LCS Jhulaghat.
4.6 It may be noted that since the document numbers are to be assigned by the Central
Server at a national level, all document numbers, e.g., for Shipping Bills, EGMs, challans, would
not be in a continuous series for each location.
4.7 The Declarations would be accepted at the Service Centre within prescribed working
hours. Declarations received up to 16.00hrs will be entered in the computer system on the
same day.
4.8 Those Exporters or Customs Broker who intend to use Remote EDI System(RES) to file
from their offices should download necessary software from website www.ices.nic.in which is
available free of cost and register themselves with the ICEGATE.
They have also been facilitated by providing submission of customs documents under digital
signature. For this purpose they should one time register their details with ICEGATE. Detailed
procedure for registration can be seen in New Registration Module from the website
www.icegate.gov,in. To operationalize the facility to use Digital Signature Certificate for filing the
aforementioned Customs process documents, the following process would be followed:
(i) A web-based Common Signer utility is provided free of cost through the ICEGATE
website (https://www.icegate.gov.in) for digitally signing the said Customs process documents.
(ii) Exporters, customs brokers, shipping lines, and their agents are expected to use a
Class III Digital Signature Certificate obtained from any of the Certifying Authorities, as notified
by Controller of Certifying Authorities (http://www.cca.gov.in), following the due process.
(iii) Exporters, customs brokers, shipping lines and their agents shall use the Digital
Signature Certificate and the web based Common Signer utility to digitally sign the electronic
documents generated by remote EDI package and then subsequently send the digitally signed
documents for processing via email/web upload, as is being done currently.
(iv) On receiving the digitally signed documents the ICEGATE server side verifier shall verify
the user's credentials, validity of certificate, Certifying Authorities credentials, Public Key,
Certificate Revocation List (CRL) status and the result of authentication and integrate the data
into ICES database. The data so integrated will also have a flag to indicate that the submitted
document was digitally signed.
(v) The Customs officers will be able to identify on the system whether a particular
electronic document has been filed after signing with Digital Signature Certificate or
they can download Remote EDI filing software from NIC website link which has been provided
at ICEGATE website. Software of NIC is free of charge.
4.9 The validity of the Shipping Bill in EDI System is fifteen days only. Therefore, if the
export goods are not registered within 15 days from the date of Shipping Bill, the Shipping Bill
shall lapse and has to be filed again in the system.
5.1 As per the procedure in EDI, there would be no GR-1. Exporters /Customs Brokers
would be required to make a SDF declaration in the Shipping Bill checklist. It would be filed at
the stage of "goods arrival". The Appraiser is required to verify such declaration in the checklist
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and endorse the same in the system. Only in the case of Shipping Bills processed manually,
the existing arrangement of filing GR 1 forms would continue
5.2 The exporters are required to obtain a certificate from the bank through which they would
be realizing the export proceeds. If the exporter wishes to operate through different banks for
the purpose, a certificate would have to be obtained from each of the banks. The certificate(s)
would be submitted to Customs and registered in the system as mentioned above. These would
have to be submitted once a year for confirmation or whenever there is change of bank.
5.3 In the declaration form (Annexure A-Export) to be filed by the exporters for the electronic
processing of export documents, the exporters would need to mention the name of the bank and
the branch code as mentioned in the certificate from the bank. The Customs will verify the
details in the declaration with the information captured in the system through the certificates
registered earlier
6.1 In respect of goods intended to be exported against an electronic Shipping Bill, the LCS
will permit entry of the goods on the strength of the checklist.
6.2 If at any stage subsequent to the entry of goods at LCS, it is noticed that the declaration
has not been registered in the system, the Exporters and Customs Brokers will be responsible
for the delay in shipment of goods and any damage, deterioration or pilferage, without prejudice
to any other action that may be taken.
7.1 The S/B would be processed by the system on the basis of the declaration made by the
exporter. Till the introduction of Export RMS, The following kinds of S/B shall require clearance
of the Assistant Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner (AC/DC Exports): -
7.2 The following categories of Shipping Bills shall be processed by the Appraiser/Supdt.
(Export Assessment) first and then by the Asstt./Deputy Commissioner:
i. DEEC
ii. DFIA
iii. EOU
iv. EPCG
v. Any other Exim Scheme if so required
7.3 Apart from verifying the value and other particulars for assessment, the AO/Supdt.and
AC/DC may call for the samples for confirming the declared value or for checking classification
under the Drawback Schedule / DEEC / DFIA / EOU, etc. He may also give special instruction
for examination of the goods.
7.4 If the S/B falls in the categories indicated in Paras 7.1 and 7.2 above, the exporter
should check with the query counter at the Service Centre whether the S/B has been cleared by
Assistant Commissioner/ Deputy Commissioner, before the goods are brought for examination.
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In case AC/DC raises any query, it should be replied through the Service Centre or through
ICEGATE, for those Exporters/Customs Brokers who are registered with ICEGATE. After all the
queries have been satisfactorily replied to, AC/DC will pass the S/B.
When the RMS facility is launched in this site, following would be the procedure.
All the Shipping Bills filed electronically in ICES will be perused and processed by RMS
on submission and after every amendment (s). The output of RMS processing will be
communicated to ICES. The RMS output will determine the movement/ routing of Shipping Bills
in ICES. The Shipping Bill may be sent for Assessment and Examination, Assessment only or
Examination only depending upon the interdictions by the RMS tools. If a bill is not interdicted
by any of the RMS tools, such facilitated bill will move directly to goods registration after
payment of export duty/ cess (if any). All the Shipping Bills have to undergo goods registration
before giving LEO. The LEO can be given only after verifying the compliance with the applicable
Compulsory Compliance Requirements (CCRs). The system is designed in such a manner that,
owing to some technical reasons if the RMS (Export) fails to provide output to ICES (Export) or
RMS output is not received at ICES (Export) end in time, the existing norms of assessment and
examination prescribed in the existing Board’s Circulars would be applicable.
Officers shall enter the reasons in the Departmental Comments if any of the RMS
instructions are not followed. The officer need not limit his scrutiny to the strict confines of RMS
instructions. The officer has the freedom to go beyond the instructions and scrutinize other
sensitive aspects of the SB which are not referred to in RMS instructions. Whenever the Officer
assessing the SB feels that any specific RMS instruction is not in tune with the declaration in the
SB, he/she should enter a detailed comment in the departmental comments and proceed to take
decision as per law.
The Risk Management System will also provide to the officers a category of instructions
termed Compulsory Compliance Requirements (CCRs). This term refers to compliance
requirements that have to be mandatorily fulfilled such as Minimum Export Price (MEP) and
clearance from the Other Governmental Departments (OGDs) like Drug Control authorities,
Inspection Agencies, Narcotics Commissioner and Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers etc. It
may be noted that while all efforts have been made to make the RMS database containing
these instructions as comprehensive as possible, certain requirements might have escaped
notice. These are mandatory requirements under the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) and other
Allied Acts which must be fulfilled before allowing clearance. In case it comes to the notice of
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any officer that a specific requirement is not listed, then he shall communicate the same
immediately to the local Risk Manager, who in turn will inform the Risk Management Division
(RMD) team, for necessary updation of database. When a SB comes for assessment, the
Appraising Officer after completion of his scrutiny of RMS instructions and SB declaration shall
write a self contained order for examination so as to cover all the critical parameters of
examination ( as identified by the RMS instructions).
(iii) Amendments:
The officers handling amendments should note that any amendment would lead to a
change in risk perception and consequent treatment of risk by RMS. The RMS will process the
SB after every amendment and provide its output to ICES. However, the treatment of risk after
the amendment(s) will be communicated in ICES only after goods registration. There may be
some cases wherein the on submission treatment of risk is to send the SB for “examination
only” and after amendment(s) the risk treatment would get modified to send the SB for
“Assessment or Assessment& Examination”. In such cases RMS instructions to “Send the SB
back to AC for assessment” will be displayed in the Inspector’s screen in ICES after goods
registration. Such SBs should be sent back to AC for assessment by the examining staff.
Officers should scrupulously follow the RMS instructions.
(v) Examination:
The examination of all RMS interdicted bills shall be carried out as per the instructions
communicated by the RMS and the assessing officer’s examination instructions. Certain SBs
may be directly routed by the RMS for examination without any assessment by officers. In such
cases, the RMS instructions for examination should be treated as examination orders. The
officers shall bear in mind all existing standing orders and circulars issued by the department,
while performing their work. The examining officers shall ensure that the goods under
examination tally with the declared description, including critical parameters like brand, model,
make, number, specification, grade, purity, configuration, capacity, denier etc., which may have
a direct bearing on valuation, benefits under Export Promotion schemes and classification etc.
The examination of the goods and Let Export Order (LEO) shall be completed by the officers,
only after ensuring that the compulsory compliance requirements (CCRs) mentioned in the RMS
instructions are duly complied with.
Whenever the Officers examining the cargo feel that the CCRs figuring on their screen
are not applicable to any specific SB/ item, they must enter a departmental comment in the SB
in the EDI specifying the reasons thereof before giving clearance. It is also clarified that officers
in the shed may examine a consignment even if it is facilitated and directly selected for LEO by
the RMS, if they have a valid reason for doing so. However, such examination should be done
only after prior approval of the Commissioner or an officer authorised by him for this purpose,
who shall not be below the rank of Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs and after
recording the reasons for the same. A brief remark on the reasons and particulars of
Commissioner’s authorization shall be made by the officer examining the goods in the
departmental comments in the EDI system.
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the Customs Act, 1962 will continue to be given by the proper officer to each and every
SB. The LEO Officer will exercise the last check before the goods are given clearance for
exportation. Therefore the LEO officer shall scrutinize the declarations in documents like
Invoice/Packing list etc vis-à-vis the declarations in the SB and if he/she has strong reason to
believe that the exporter has mis-declared the description, RITC or value of the goods, he/she
should send the SB back to the appraising group (if required), for assessment but only after
prior approval of the Commissioner or an officer authorized by him for this purpose, who shall
not be below the rank of Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs and after recording the
reasons for the same. A brief remark on the reasons and particulars of Commissioner’s
authorization shall be made by the officer examining the goods in the departmental comments in
the EDI system.
The Officer giving the LEO shall ensure that the consignment complies with CCRs
appearing in the RMS instructions. Before giving LEO the officer shall also ensure that the
dockets containing all the relevant documents are collected and retained in the office. Whenever
the decision of the LEO officer is at variance with the CCRs and RMS instructions in respect of
a particular SB, he/she should record the reasons for his/her view in the EDI.
All these documents should be neatly kept in a docket, which will have a check list on
the top, containing the documents listed supra. The Check list shall be signed by the LEO officer
and the representative of the exporter/CHA. While signing the documents, the LEO officer shall
put his name stamp under his signature.
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8. CUSTOMS EXAMINATION OF EXPORT CARGO
8.1 On receipt of the goods in the Export Shed in the LCS, the exporter will contact the
Examining Officer/Inspector and present the checklist with the endorsement of Custodian of
arrival of containers on the declaration, along with all the original documents such as Invoice,
Packing List, etc. He will also present additional particulars in the form at Annexure C(Export).
8.2 The Officer will verify the quantity of the goods actually received against that entered in
the system. He will enter Annexure C particulars in the system. The system would identify the
Examining Officer (if more than one are available) who would be carrying out physical
examination of goods. The system would also indicate the packages (the quantity and the serial
numbers) to be subjected to examination. The Officer would write this information (Name of
examination officer and package Srl. Nos to be examined) on the checklist and hand it over to
the exporter. He would hand over the original documents to the Examining Officer. No
examination orders shall be given unless the goods have been physically received in the Export
Shed. It may, however, be clarified that Customs Officers have the discretion of examining any
or all the packages/goods.
8.3 The Examining Officer may inspect and/or examine the shipment, as per instructions
contained in the checklist and enter the examination report in the system. There will be no
written examination report. He will then mark the Electronic S/B and forward the checklist along
with the original documents to the Appraiser / Supdt. in charge. If the Appraiser / Supdt. is
satisfied that the particulars entered in the system conform to the description given in the
original documents and the physical examination, he will proceed to give "Let Export" order for
the shipment and inform the exporter. The Appraiser / Supdt. would retain the checklist, the
declaration and all original documents with him.
8.4 In case of any variation between the declaration in S/B and the documents or physical
examination report, the Appraiser / Supdt. will mark the electronic S/B to AC/DC Exports. He will
also forward the documents to AC / DC and advise the exporters to meet the AC / DC for further
action regarding the discrepancy. In case the Exporter agrees with the views of the Department,
the S/B would be processed finally. Where the exporter is not in agreement with the views of the
Department, the matter would be handled outside the EDI system.
9.1 Containers stuffed in factories would enter the LCS/ICP on the basis of the checklist.
Customs will verify the seal on each container and make an endorsement on the checklist and
Annexure C. Thereafter, the exporter would present the Invoice, Annexure C and the checklist
along with all the original documents such as, Packing list, ARE-1, etc., to the designated
Customs officer who will enter all the particulars along with the seal No. in the system and
submit the S/B to the Appraiser/ Superintendent for consideration of "Let Export" order.
9.2 The samples drawn, if any, in the factory should be brought to the Export Shed in
LCS/ICP along with the container and handed over to the designated officer, who would enter
the details in the system and forward the samples to the Appraiser/Supdt. in charge for
inspection or for further testing, etc.
9.3 The system may require re-examination of the factory stuffed container on a random
basis. If the container is selected for re-examination by the system, the same shall be examined
and report entered in the system. The Shed Appraiser/ Superintendent may also decide to re-
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examine the container in which case he will obtain the approval of AC/DC Export, before
such re-examination. The AC / DC Export shall permit such re-examination for reasons to be
recorded in writing.
9.4 Once the Appraiser/ Superintendent is satisfied that the goods are permissible for export
in all respects, he will proceed to allow "Let Export" in the system for the shipments and inform
the exporter.
9.5 This procedure will apply to containers stuffed in factories and self-sealed by the
manufacturer-exporter. In respect of containers sealed in the factory after examination by the
Customs / C.Excise officers, there will normally be no further examination at the LCS.
10.1 As soon as the Shed Appraiser/ Superintendent gives "Let Export" order, the system
would print 3 copies of the Shipping Bills in case of Free and scheme Shipping Bills. All copies
of the Shipping Bill would be duly signed by the Appraiser / Shed Superintendent. The
examination report would be signed by the Appraiser / Shed Superintendent, Examination
Officer as well as exporter / representative of the Customs Broker (Name and ID Card number
of the representative of the Customs Broker should be clearly mentioned below his signature).
10.2 Any other certificates required for permitting export will be retained by Customs along
with the Shipping Bills.
11 DRAWAL OF SAMPLES
11.1 Where the Appraiser/Supdt. of Customs orders for samples to be drawn and tested, the
Examining Officers will proceed to draw two samples from the consignment and enter the
particulars thereof along with name of the testing agency in the system. Record of samples shall
be maintained in the System. Therefore, no separate registers will need to be maintained for
recording dates of samples drawn. Three copies of the test memo will be prepared manually
and signed by the Examining Officer, the Appraiser and the exporter. The disposal of the three
copies would be as follows: -
11.2 AC/DC may, if he deems necessary, order for sample to be drawn for purposes other
than testing such as visual inspection and verification of description, market value enquiry, etc.
11.3 “Lab Module” in ICES for use by CRCL, Textile Committee and other agencies:
Under Lab Module the Examining Officer can generate test memos and record the
details of the samples drawn online, as well as print test memos. Customs will duly dispatch the
samples to the concerned laboratory/agency. Upon the receipt of the samples, the
laboratory/agency can access the test memo details online and when the test or analysis has
been carried out, the results or findings shall be recorded online. Customs can access the
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results and take the appropriate action regarding the concerned consignment without
waiting for the physical reports of the Laboratory.
Please refer the CBEC Circular NO.03/2016 dated 03/02/2016 regarding extension of Indian
Customs Single Window Project to other locations and Government.
12 QUERIES
12.1 In case of any doubt, the exporter, during examination, can clarify doubts. However, in
case where the need arises for a detailed answer from the exporter, a query can be raised in
the system by the Appraiser/Supdt., which needs to be approved by concerned
AC/DC(Exports). The S/B will remain pending and cannot be printed till the exporter replies to
the query to the satisfaction of the Assistant Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner. The reply to
query if any can be submitted through ICEGATE or through Service Centre.
13 AMENDMENTS
13.1 Corrections/amendments in the checklist can be made at the Service Centre provided the
system has not generated the S/B number. Where corrections are required to be made after the
generation of the S/B No. or, after the goods have been brought in the docks/CFS, amendments
will be carried out in the following manner.
1. If the goods have not yet been allowed "Let Export", Assistant Commissioner/Deputy
Commissioner may allow the amendment.
2. Where the "Let Export" order has been given, the Additional/Joint
Commissioner (Exports) would allow the amendments.
13.2 In both the cases, after the permission for amendments has been granted, the Assistant
Commissioner (Exports) will approve the amendments on the system. Where the print out of the
S/B has already been generated, the exporter will surrender all copies of the Shipping Bill to the
Appraiser for cancellation before amendment is approved in the system.
14.1 AC/DC(Export) will give permission for issue of short shipment certificate, shut out or
cancellation of S/B, on the basis of an application made by the exporter. The S/B particulars
would need to be cancelled / modified in the system before granting such permission. AC/DC
would check the status of the goods, before granting permission.
15.1 If the freight/insurance amount undergoes a change before "Let Export" is given,
corresponding changes would also need to be made in the S/B with the approval of AC /DC
Exports. But if the change has taken place after the "Let Export" order, approval of Additional/Jt.
Commissioner would be required. Non-intimation of such changes would amount to mis-
declaration and may attract penal action under the Customs Act, 1962
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16.1 Duplicate print out of EDI S/B cannot be allowed to be generated if it is lost, since extra
copy of Shipping Bills are liable to be misused. However, a certificate can be issued by the
Customs stating that "Let Export" order has been passed in the system to enable the goods to
be accepted by the Shipping Line, for export. Drawback will be sanctioned on the basis of the
"Let Export" order already recorded on the system.
17.1 Similarly, re-prints can be allowed where there is a system failure, as a result of which
the print out (after the "Let Export" order) has not been generated or there is a misprint.
Permission of AC/DC (Exports) would be necessary for the purpose. The misprint copy shall be
cancelled before such permission is granted.
18.1 The drawback of import duty shall not be allowed in respect of such goods exported to
any place in Nepal, except in cases where such exports takes place through Land Customs
Stations Jogbani, Nautanwa (Sonauli), Raxaul, or Nepalganj Road (at Indo-Nepal border).
Notification No. 208-Cus dated 01.10.1977, as amended by Notf No. 101/2013-Cus (NT)
dated 27.09.2013, issued under section 76 of the Customs Act’1962 may be referred.
However, in future, if the ban is withdrawn for LCS Jhulaghat, the scheme of computerized
processing of Drawback claims under the Indian Customs EDI System-Exports will be
applicable for exports under drawback claim through LCS.
18.2 The exporters who intend to export the goods through LCS Jhulaghatunder claim for
Drawback are advised to open their account with the bank as stated in Para 3.5 above. This is
required to be done to enable direct credit of the Drawback amount to the exporter's account, as
no cheques would be issued for payment of drawback. The exporters are required to indicate
their account number opened with the Bank. It would not be possible to accept any
shipment for export under claim for Drawback in case the account number of the
exporter is not indicated in the declaration form.
18.3 The exporters are also required to give their account number along with the details of the
Authorized Dealer bank through which the export proceeds are to be realized.
18.4 As indicated earlier Export declarations involving a drawback amount of more than
Rupees One lakh will be processed on the system by the AC/DC before the goods can be
brought for examination and for allowing "Let Export".
18.5 The drawback claims are sanctioned subject to the provisions of the Customs Act 1962,
the Customs and Central Excise Duties Drawback Rules 1995 and conditions prescribed under
different sub-headings of the All Industry rates as per notified by the Ministry of Finance from
time to time.
18.6 After actual export of the goods, the drawback claims will be processed in the EDI
system by the officers of Drawback Branch on “First Come First Served” basis. The claims will
be processed based on the Truck/Train Summary. The status of the Shipping Bill and sanction
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of drawback claim can be ascertained from the "Enquiry Counter" set up at the Service Centre
or remote system though ICEGATE. If any query has been raised or deficiency noticed, the
same will be shown on the terminal and a printout of the query/deficiency may be obtained by
the authorized person or the exporter from the Service Centre or in own his office, if the exporter
has connection with ICEGATE. The exporters are advised to reply to such queries expeditiously
through the service centre. The claim comes in queue of the EDI system after only after the
reply to queries/deficiencies is entered in the ICES 1.5.
18.7 Shipping Bills in respect of goods under claim for drawback against brand rates would
also be processed in the same manner, except that drawback would be sanctioned only after
the original brand rate letter is produced before the designated customs officer in the office of
Assistant/ Deputy Commissioner (Export) and is entered in the system. The exporter should
specify the Sl. No. of drawback as 98.01 for provisional drawback in the Annexure -A (Export)
18.8 All the claims sanctioned in a particular day will be enumerated in a scroll and
transferred to the designated bank. The designated bank would credit the drawback amount in
the respective account of the exporter and where the account of the exporter is in any other
CBS branch of any bank, the designated bank would transfer the amount to the respective CBS
branch who would credit the amount to exporter’s account. The exporters may make
arrangement with their banks for periodical statement of credits on account of drawback.
a) An exporter desirous to have his drawback credited in any core banking branch of the
bank authorized for drawback payment at that EDI location or any other bank other than
the authorized bank (in any core banking enabled branch which is also RTGS and NEFT
enabled), the exporter will be required to declare to the Customs authorities the Indian
Financial Service Code (IFSC) of the bank branch where he operates his bank account, in
addition to the core banking enabled account number, bank name and address in the
prescribed format (As per the Annexure F to this Public Notice). The IFS Code No. can be
obtained by the exporter from his bank branch.
b) At the time of registration of the bank account with the Customs authorities the exporter
will be required to produce a certificate from the bank branch, where he operates his bank
account, certifying the correctness of the IFS code and bank account number of the
exporter and a copy of the same shall also be submitted to the authorized bank branch at
the EDI location.
c) Whenever there is a change in the exporter’s bank account number the same procedure is
required to be followed by the exporter for fresh registration of new bank account number.
18.9 Supplementary Drawback Claims: If the drawback amount initially paid is less then
entitlement the exporter can file application for supplementary claim for additional amount. For
such claims after approval of sanction of supplementary claim on file by the AC/DC Drawback,
the Appraiser / Supdt. (DBK) shall process claim online and submit it for approval by
AC/DC(DBK). After sanction of drawback against supplementary claim, Drawback Scroll shall
be generated by system and amount transferred to the bank in the same manner as normal in
scroll.
18.10 Procedure for export under claim for brand rate under Rule 7 of Drawback Rules
(i)The exporters opting for claim of brand rate under rule 6 the Customs, Central Excise Duties
and Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995 shall continue to declare the figure “9801” as an
identifier under the Drawback details in the shipping bills filed.
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(ii). For shipping bills filed on or after 23.11.2015, the exporters opting for claim of
brand rate under rule 7 of Drawback Rules, 1995 shall declare the figure “9807” (instead of
“9801”) as an identifier in the shipping bill under the Drawback details. Immediately after the
said identifier, the tariff item number of goods as shown in column (1) of the Schedule shall be
declared followed by the character “B”. For example, if “Tractors (other than tractors of heading
8709)” are exported under claim for brand rate under rule 7 and the related Drawback Tariff
Item number for such tractors in the AIR Schedule is 8701, the declaration on the shipping bill
would be “98078701B”. Similarly, for “Bicycle pump” the related Drawback Tariff Item number in
the AIR Schedule is 841403 and the declaration on the shipping bill would be “9807841403B”.
Such a shipping bill is to be processed by the Customs for payment of provisional drawback
amount equivalent to the Customs component (‘B’ column of AIR Schedule consisting of rate
and cap) for the said declared Drawback TI of AIR Schedule. This processing is subject to same
conditions as applicable to AIR drawback wherein there is claim for only Customs component.
Suitable change in EDI is being implemented by DG (Systems).
(iii) After goods are exported, the exporter may apply to the relevant Central Excise office for
fixation of brand rate under rule 7. In case of a timely filed complete application for fixation of
brand rate under rule 7, subsequent drawback payments may arise against such shipping bill on
account of provisional brand rate letter issued by Central Excise in terms of para 5A-5B of
Instruction No.603/01/2011-DBK dated 11.10.2013 and/or the final brand rate letter and here
the above said provisional drawback amount already paid shall also be taken into account.
iv) However, in case of a timely filed complete application for fixation of brand rate under rule 7,
if the brand rate request is denied after verification, the rejection letter issued by Central Excise
and endorsed to the Customs formation should carry the information about the details of the
eligibility for the rate and cap specified in ‘A’ column of AIR Schedule in terms of all the Notes
and Conditions with the Schedule and on this basis the Customs shall update the record and
after taking into account the payments already made, finalise the claim in terms of the AIR
provisions.
(v) It may be noted that only the first drawback amount processed through the EDI system is
electronically validated with respect to Rule 8A of Drawback Rules, 1995. Therefore, wherever
there is any subsequent EDI processing on basis of the AIR, this validation must be enforced by
the Customs officer for the total drawback amount against relevant tariff item.
(vi) For shipping bills filed before 23.11.2015, the exporters opting for claim of brand rate under
rule 7 of the Drawback Rules, 1995 would, as before, have declared the figure “9801” as an
identifier in the shipping bill under the Drawback details. In such cases, if the Let Export Order
date is to be on or after 23.11.2015, the exporter shall be facilitated to amend, prior to the actual
LEO, the identifier along the lines mentioned in item 2 above. However, even if the LEO occurs
on or after 23.11.2015 without such amendment, the exporter may provide the information to the
Asst/Dy. Commissioner of Customs at the port of export that the option for claim of brand rate
reflected in the shipping bill was intended to be under rule 7 of the Drawback Rules, 1995 and
also indicate the Tariff Item number (as shown in column (1) of the AIR Schedule)
corresponding to the export goods (exported in the shipping bill) and seek provisional drawback
amount equivalent to the Customs component. The Customs shall enter this information in its
records along with details of the calculation of the amount. The payment of the provisional
drawback amount shall be processed with conditions as applicable to AIR drawback wherein
there is claim for only the Customs component.
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i) To give effect to the Special Advance Authorisation Scheme, the Notification No.
45/2016-Customs dated 13th August, 2016 has been issued providing exemption to fabrics
(including interlining) from import duty subject to conditions specified therein. Further,
Notification No. 110/2016-Customs (NT) dated 13th August, 2016 has been issued providing,
subject to the specified conditions, the alternative All Industry Rates (AIRs) of drawback in the
Drawback Schedule for the exports made against the Special Advance Authorisation in
discharge of export obligations in terms of Notification No. 45/2016-Customs dated 13th August,
2016. These notifications may be downloaded from cbec.gov.in.
ii). For the alternative AIRs relevant tariff item has to be suffixed with suffix ‘C’ or suffix ‘D’ for
the situation when Cenvat facility has not been availed or when Cenvat facility has been availed,
respectively, instead of the usual suffix ‘A’ or suffix ‘B’. In the option to claim Brand Rate of duty
drawback in terms of rule 7 of the Drawback Rules 1995 with the Special Advance
Authorization, the procedure in Annexure 1 with Circular No. 29/2015-Cus dated 16.11.2015
has relevance. However, the exporter shall have to declare the figure ‘9807’ as identifier (in the
shipping bill under the Drawback details) followed by the tariff item number of the goods as
shown in column (1) of the Schedule and followed by the character ‘D’. Based on this, the
shipping bill shall be processed for payment of provisional drawback amount equivalent to the
Customs portion of these alternative AIRs.
iii). The above mentioned DGFT and Customs notifications are effective from 1st September
2016. The CBEC’s Systems Directorate is making all the necessary EDI related arrangements
for implementation including specifying the appropriate new scheme code that would need to be
declared by exporters making exports under the Special Advance Authorization Scheme cum
AIR Drawback and these shall be publicized to exporters in advance by the Systems
Directorate.
19.1 The procedure for online transmission of Licenses/Authorizations issued under Duty
Exemption Scheme (DES) (except those issued under Scheme Code 17) and Export Promotion
Capital Goods Scheme (EPCG) from DGFT to Customs through an Electronic Message
Exchange System is operational at this port in respect of DES / EPCG licenses issued on or
after 30th September 2008. As per the procedure prescribed by DGFT, exporters apply for
Advance licenses under Duty Exemption Scheme (DES) and licenses under Export Promotion
Capital Goods Scheme (EPCG) to DGFT. As per the Handbook of Procedures Vol I, exports
under DES can be started immediately on generation of file no. which is generated by DGFT on
submission of application for licenses under DES. Accordingly DGFT would transmit the
messages relating to File Numbers so generated by them to Customs so as to enable Customs
to permit exports under DES. As, the exports under EPCG can be started only after issuance of
license; the DGFT would transmit the License messages immediately on issuance of licenses
under DES and EPCG scheme. The licenses under above mentioned schemes issued by DGFT
would be received online by Customs. Such licenses would be subjected to the prescribed
online validation checks at ICEGATE and thereafter, the same would be available for use by the
exporters at the port of registration for imports. Details of such licenses would also be available
on the home page of websitewww.icegate.gov.in. As mentioned above, exports under DES can
be started immediately after receipt of file number message from DGFT by quoting the relevant
File Number allocated by DGFT on the export documents. After issuance of licenses, exporters
would be required to quote the relevant license number on the export documents.
19.2 There is no need of registration of file number / license number and obtaining a Customs
Registration number at this port. As the licenses issued under DES / EPCG will now be received
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online from DGFT and would be available at this port, Importers would be required to
produce the hard copies of the licenses issued by DGFT along with bonds / LUTs and execute
BG in accordance with the provisions of the Customs Circular(s) in force and as per the
statutory requirements of the relevant Customs Notifications, to the designated officer, at this
port as this port is the port of registration in the licenses, for raising debits in bonds / LUTs and
monitoring such bonds / LUTs. Importers are required to quote the license number on the
respective Import documents in case they intend to use the licenses. No manual debits would
be made in hard copies of licenses at the time of assessment of Bills of Entry for imported
cargo.
19.3. For monitoring of export obligation under licenses issued by DGFT under above
mentioned schemes, Customs would transmit online all such Shipping Bills to DGFT wherever
imports / exports have been affected under licenses received online from DGFT under DES /
EPCG schemes.
19.4. For any amendment in licenses issued under above schemes by DGFT, importer would
obtain a log print of usage of license in prescribed format. DGFT would process amendment(s)
of license based on log print of usage of license issued by Customs and transmit online the
necessary amendment(s) of license to Customs. No imports under such license would be
allowed after issuance of log print till the amendment message is received from DGFT.
19.6 In case of EPCG/DES (except those issued under Scheme Code 17) issued on or after
30th September 2008 there is no need of any registration at this port. However, in case of
EPCG/DES issued prior to 30th September 2008 and DES issued Scheme Code 17, the
exporters intending to file Shipping Bills under the aforesaid schemes including those under the
claim for Drawback should first get their EPCG/ DES (issued upto19th June 2014 by the DGFT)
registered with this port, which would be done by the designated officer. The original
EPCG/DES would need to be produced before designated officer for data entry. A print out of
the relevant particulars (Checklist) entered will be given to the Exporter/Customs Broker. The
EPCG/ DES would need to be presented to the Appraiser/ Supt, who would verify the particulars
entered in the computer with the original EPCG/DES and register &verify the same in the EDI
system. The Registration No. of the EPCG/DES would be furnished to the Exporter/Customs
Broker, which would need to be mentioned on the declaration forms (Annexure D) at this port for
export of goods. It would not be necessary thereafter for the Exporter/Customs Broker to
produce the original EPCG/DES for processing of the export declarations.
19.7 All the export declarations for EPCG/DES would be processed on the system by the
Appraiser/Supdt., Export Department and the AC/DC Exports. After the declarations have been
processed and accepted, the goods can be presented at the Export Shed along with
EPCG/DESlicensesfor examination and "Let Export" as in other export goods. All exporters
availing of the EPCG/DES facilities are requested to immediately get their EPCG/DES
registered in the EDI System so that the export declarations are processed expeditiously.
19.8 Further, exporters availing of EPCG/DES benefits in terms of various notifications should
file the relevant declarations in Annexure D (Export) along with Annexure A (Export).
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19.9 It is further clarified as follows: -
a. While giving details relating to EPCG/DES operations in the form at Annex-D, the
exporters/Custom Brokers should indicate the S.No. of the goods being exported in the
Column titled "ITEM S.NO. IN EPCG/DES PART E" of Annex. D (Export).
b. If inputs mentioned in EPCG/DES only have been used in the manufacture of the goods
under export, in Column titled "ITEM SR.NO. in Advance Authorization of Annex. D
(Export), the exporters/Custom Brokers are required to give S.No. of inputs in Part-C of
the DES Book and Exporters need not fill up column titled "DESCRIPTION OF RAW
MATERIALS".
c. If some inputs which are not in Part-C of the EPCG/ DES have been used in the
manufacture of the goods under export and the exporter wants to declare such inputs,
he shall give the description of such inputs in column titled "DESCRIPTION OF RAW
MATERIALS",
d. In the column "IND/IMP", the exporters are required to write "N", if the inputs used are
indigenous and "M", if the inputs used are imported,
e. In column titled "Cess Schedule Sl. No." the relevant Serial No. of the Schedule relating
to Cess should be mentioned
The details pertaining to export products i.e. input materials utilized as per SION should
be clearly mentioned at Annexure A (Export) at the time of filing.
The shipping bills shall be finally closed on submission of Export Report by the Carrier of goods
from LCS. The format is provided in Annexure-H
The IGST Refund Scheme will be similar to drawback scheme. IGST amount processed under
the ICES will be disbursed through the branch of the authorized bank at each customs location.
The IGST amount in respect of individual exporters will be credited directly to the bank account
of the exporter, in the authorized bank branch at a Custom location or to any core banking
enabled banking account of the exporter, in any branch/bank anywhere in the country (through
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the NEFT/RTGS). For this purpose, the exporters are required to register with
Customs, the Indian Financial Service Code (IFSC) of the bank branch in which exporter wishes
to receive the IGST amount, the core banking enabled account number, bank name and
address, using ‘Annexure-A’ enclosed with Board’s circular. The procedure for registration of
bank account is the same as existing procedure for registration of bank account for receiving
drawback amount. The Customs officer having ‘CLK’ role enters these details in ICES 1.5 and
generates a checklist. Exporter/ his authorized representative will check the checklist and
confirm its correctness. Once the details are found correct, the same shall be saved in system.
(For this purpose additional officers may be mapped to CLK role if required.) Refer Annexure G
(Export). Exporters who have their bank account numbers registered for drawback purpose
need not register their bank accounts again. The existing account itself shall be used for
crediting IGST Refund also. It may be added that there is no option of having separate accounts
for drawback and IGST Refund.
Besides bank accounts, each exporter claiming tax refund needs to provide GSTIN Registration
number or PAN based tax code number (including PAN based tax registration number) and
register the same in ICES 1.5. Necessary details should be provided in part ‘B’ of said Annexure
‘A’ along with self certified copy of registration certificate (erstwhile central excise) and/ or GST
code number certificate. This will be entered in ICES 1.5 by the designated customs officer
having ‘CLK’ role. ICES 1.5 will verify these details with the details available at GSTN portal. A
checklist shall be printed and the exporter/his authorized representation should check its
correctness and return to customs officer after signing etc. Then the details will be saved in
Systems. This is one time registration and mandatory for all exporters claiming tax refund. ICES
1.5 will not accept shipping Bills with claim of IGST Return, if these details are not registered.
Option is available with the CLK Role to modify/amend the bank account details and GST
registration number/ tax code number. It may be noted that registration of bank account
and GSTIN number has to be done at each customs location separately.
While capturing GST registration certificate or tax code number in ICES 1.5, the system will
validate the details with details available at GSTN portal and only on successful validation,
data will be saved in ICES 1.5. It may be added that either GST registration certificate or PAN
based tax code no. has to be provided to claim IGST Refund through ICES 1.5.
Exporters intending to claim chapter 3 benefits are required to declare “Y” in the item
segment of Reward claimed in item details ( Table 28(14)) without which their Shipping bill will
not be transmitted to DGFT for availing such benefits.
a) ICEGATE users would continue to interact with the Helpdesk at 1800-3010-1000 or through
[email protected] This Helpdesk is managed by M/s Wipro.
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APPENDIX-1
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INJNR6 ICD JANORI, JANORI DANDORI DIST: NASIK PIN-422207
INTLG6 ICD TALEGAON A-18 & 18/1 MIDC TALEGAON PUNE 410507
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HOUSE, INAPL6 ICD, APL Dadri
DELHI -
INDEL4 INBAW6 ICD, BAWAL, REWARI, HARYANA
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INHDD6 ICD PANTNAGAR, UTTARAKAND
54
RAJASTHAN
INTHA6 ICD THAR DRY PORT BARMER ROAD PAL GAON JODHPUR
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INHSU6 PLOT 53, SIPCOT IND. COMPLEX, PHASE-1,HOSUR-635126
INKAT1 VILL.KATTUPALLI,TAL.PONNERI,DIST.TIRUVELLORE601120
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CUSTOM INNML1 NEW CUSTOM HOUSE, PANAMBUR, MANGALORE 575010
HOUSE,
MANGALORE
- INNML1
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17 AIR CARGO, INKUK1 PALLITHOTTAM P.O. KOLLAM, KERALA 691006
TRIVANDRU
M - INTRV4 INTRV4 ACC SHANGHUMUGHAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM KERALA
APPENDIX-2,
PAN
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ORIGINAL POLICY SECTION
REGISTRATION DATE
EXPIRY DATE
PAN
BRANCH SL NO.
ADDRESS1
ADDRESS2
STATE
PIN
PHONE
PAN
BRANCH SL NO.
DESIGNATION
59
PHONE
MOBILE
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Appendix-3
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Valid up to :
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Airlines (AL)
Shipping Lines (SL)
Transporter (TR)
PAN
City
PIN
State
61
Email id
Telephone Numbers
City
PIN
State
Email id
Telephone Numbers
Designation
Address
City
PIN
State
Email id
Telephone Numbers
Place:
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APPENDIX-4 Currency Codes
AFA AFGAHANI AF
63
BWP BOTSWANA PULA BW
USD US DOLLAR AS
CZK KORUNA CZ
64
EGP EGYPTIAN POUND EG
65
IQD IRAQI DINAR IQ
66
MVR MALDIVE RUFIYAA MV
NMK KYAT MM
NETHERLAND ANTILLIAN
ANG GUILDER AN
NICARAGUAN CORDOBA
NIO ORO NI
PGK KINA PG
67
ROL ROMANIAN LEU RO
RUR ROUBLE RU
WST TALA WS
STD DOBRA ST
SLL LEONE SL
ZAR RAND ZA
SZL LILANGENI SZ
TOP PARANGA TO
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TTD TRINIDAD&TOBAGO DOLLAR TT
UAH HRYVNIA UA
UYU PESO UY
VUV VATU VU
ZRN ZAIRE ZR
ZMK KWACHA ZM
EUR EURO EU
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APPENDIX-5 Unit Measurement Codes
BOX BOX M
BTL BOTTLES M
BUN BUNCHES M
CUBIC
CCM CENTIMETER V
CMS CENTIMETER L
DOZ DOZEN M
DRM DRUM M
FTS FEET L
GMS GRAMS W
GRS GROSS M
KLR KILOLITER V
KME KILOMETERS L
LBS POUNDS W
LTR LITERS V
MTR METER L
PAC PACKS M
QTL QUINTAL W
SET SETS M
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SQF SQUARE FEET L
GREAT BRITAIN
TON TON W
UNT UNITS M
UGS US GALLONS V
BKL BUCKLES M
THD THOUSANDS M
TBS TABLETS M
TUB TUBES M
PRS PAIRS M
ROL ROLLS M
YDS YARDS L
ODD ODDS
TOL TOLA
HKS HANKS
BOU BOU M
DECAMETER
SDM SQUARE
VLS Vials M
BGS BAGS
CTN CARTON M
INC INCHES L
SHT SHEETS
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CIN CUBIC INCHES
BAG BAG
LOT LOTS
PCS Pieces
KGS Kilograms W
NOS Numbers W
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APPENDIX-6 Country Codes
CNTRY
CODE CNTRY NAME
AD ANDORRA
AF AFGHANISTAN
AG ANTIGUA
AI ANGUILLA
AL ALBANIA
AM ARMENIA
AN NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
AO ANGOLA
AQ ANTARTICA
AR ARGENTINA
AS AMERICAN SAMOA
AT AUSTRIA
AU AUSTRALIA
AW ARUBA
AZ AZARBAIJAN
BB BARBADOS
BD BANGLADESH
BE BELGIUM
BF BURKINA FASO
BG BULGARIA
BH BAHRAIN
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BI BURUNDI
BJ BENIN
BM BERMUDA
BN BRUNEI
BO BOLIVIA
BR BRAZIL
BS BAHAMAS
BT BHUTAN
BV BOUVET ISLAND
BW BOTSWANA
BY BELARUS
BZ BELIZE
CA CANADA
CG CONGO
CH SWITZERLAND
CI COTE D IVOIRE
CK COOK ISLANDS
CL CHILE
CM CAMEROON
CN CHINA
CO COLOMBIA
CR COSTA RICA
CU CUBA
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CX CHRISTMAS ISLANDS
CY CYPRUS
CZ CZECH REPUBLIC
DE GERMANY
DJ DJIBOUTI
DK DENMARK
DM DOMINICA
DO DOMINICAN REPULIC
DZ ALGERIA
EC ECUADOR
EE ESTONIA
EG EGYPT
EH WESTERN SAHARA
ER ERITREA
ES SPAIN
ET ETHIOPIA
FI FINLAND
FJ FIJI
FK FALKLANDS ISLANDS
FM MICRONESIA
FO FAEROE ISLANDS
FR FRANCE
GA GABON
GB UNITED KINGDOM
GD GRENADA
GE GEORGIA
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GF FRENCH GUYANA
GH GHANA
GI GIBRALTAR
GL GREENLAND
GM GAMBIA
GN GUINEA
GP GUADELOUPE
GQ EQUATORIAL GUINEA
GR GREECE
GT GAUTEMALA
GU GUAM
GW GUINEA BISSAU
GY GUYANA
HK HONG KONG
HN HONDURAS
HR CROATIA
HT HAITI
HU HUNGARY
ID INDONESIA
IE IRELAND
IL ISRAEL
IN INDIA
IQ IRAQ
IR IRAN
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IS ICELAND
IT ITALY
JM JAMAICA
JO JORDAN
JP JAPAN
KE KENYA
KG KYRGHYSTAN
KH CAMBODIA
KI KIRIBATI
KM COMOROS
KN ST KITTS-NEVIS-ANGUILLA
KR KOREA,REPUBLIC OF
KW KUWAIT
KY CAYMAN ISLANDS
KZ KAZAKISTAN
LB LEBANON
LC ST LUCIA
LI LIECHTENSTEIN
LK SRI LANKA
LR LIBERIA
LS LESOTHO
LT LITHUANIA
LU LUXEMBOURG
LV LATVIA
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LY LIBYAN ARAB REPUBLIC
MA MOROCCO
MC MONACO
MD MOLDOVA,REPUBLIC OF
MG MADAGASCAR
MH MARSHALL ISLANDS
ML MALI
MM MYANMAR
MN MONGOLIA
MO MACAO ISLANDS
MQ MARTINIQUE
MR MAURITANIA
MS MONTSERRAT
MT MALTA
MU MAURITIUS
MV MALDIVES
MW MALAWI
MX MEXICO
MY MALAYSIA
MZ MOZAMBIQUE
NA NAMBIA
NC NEW CALEDONIA
NE NIGER
NF NORFOLK ISLAND
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NG NIGERIA
NI NICARAGUA
NL NETHERLANDS
NO NORWAY
NP NEPAL
NR NAURU
NU NIUE ISLAND
NZ NEW ZEALAND
OM OMAN
PA PANAMA
PE PERU
PF FRENCH POLYNESIA
PH PHILIPPINES
PK PAKISTAN
PL POLAND
PN PITCAIRN ISLANDS
PR PUERTO RICO
PT PORTUGAL
PW PALAU
PY PARAGUAY
QA QATAR
RE REUNION
RO ROMANIA
RU RUSSIA
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RW RWANDA
SA SAUDI ARABIA
SB SOLOMON ISLANDS
SC SEYCHELLES
SD SUDAN
SE SWEDEN
SG SINGAPORE
SI SLOVENIA
SK SLOVAK REPUBLIC
SL SIERRA LEONA
SM SAN MARINO
SN SENEGAL
SO SOMAALIA
SR SURINAM
SV EL SALVADOR
SY SYRIA
SZ SWAZILAND
TD CHAD
TG TOGO
TH THAILAND
TJ TAJIKISTAN
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TK TOKELAU ISLAND
TM TURKMENISTAN
TN TUNISIA
TO TONGA
TP EAST TIMOR
TR TURKEY
TV TUVALU
TW TAIWAN
TZ TANZANIA
UA UKRAINE
UG UGANDA
US UNITED STATES
UY URUGAY
UZ UZBEKISTAN
VC ST VINCENT
VE VENEZUELA
VI US VIRGIN ISLANDS
VU VANUATU
WS SAMOA
YE YEMEN, DEMOCRATIC
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YU YUGOSLAVIA
ZA SOUTH AFRICA
ZM ZAMBIA
ZR ZAIRE
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APPENDIX-7 Scheme Codes
Scheme
Scheme description
Code
03 Advance License
07 DEPB-Pre Export
08 Replenishment License
10 Bulk License
13 CCP
16 Export License
19 Drawback
20 Jobbing(JBG)
21 EOU/EPZ/SEZ/EHTP/STP
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Scheme
Scheme description
Code
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Scheme
Scheme description
Code
99 NFEI
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ANNEXURES
Annexure – A (EXPORT)
Signature
3 Exporter Address
Merchant/Manufactur
5 [R] - Merchant [F] - Manufacturer
er
6 Consignee Name
Consignee Address
7
8 Consignee Country
9 Port of Destination
Country of Final
10
Destination
State of Origin of
11
Exported Goods
12 EPZ/ICD Code
86
Authorized
13 Dealer(AD)
Code
Annexure C
16 Yes No
Parameters
Nature of
c
Cargo:
Marks &
d
Numbers:
No. of
g
Containers:
Net
h Gross Weight : i
Weight :
Unit of
j
Measurement :
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1 2 3 4 5
l. Packing Details
Rotation
m
Number:
Rotation
n
Date :
Note :Columns ‘m’ & ‘n’ are valid only for Sea Customs Locations.
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Invoice Details
21 Contract Number
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26 Charges
Rate Currency Amount
Commission
Packing &Misc.Charges
Other Deductions
Freight
Insurance
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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28. Item Wise Details (To be provided for each invoice separately)
Whether Rewar
Sche Third d
Item Descripti Accessori No. Accounting Present Category Party Availe
RITC Quanti Accoun- Item me
on of es, of Unit For , if NFEI Export d
Sr. ty Rate Market Code
Code Goods ting Unit Units Rate Exports (Y/N)?
No. if any Value (Y/N)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Note :
Column 12 : whether third part export : Need to be provided for Scheme Codes involving DBK and DEPB only. For the scheme code involving
DEEC, EPCG, Job Work, DFRC etc. system would determine the third party export automatically.
29. Drawback Particulars
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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31. DFRC Licenses Particulars
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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33. Job Work Particulars
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
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35. Re-Export Particulars
Serial Re – Export
Number
Particulars
3 BE Number
4 BE Date
5 Invoice No. of BE
Of BE
7 Port Code
8 Item Description
As per BE Invoice
9 Quantity Imported
10 Unit of
Measurement
11 Assessable Value
in (Rs)
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12 Total Duty Paid
13 Duty Payment
Date
14 Quantity Exported
15 Technical Details
16 Other Identifying
Parameters
17 Whether
againstexport
Obligation (Y/N)
18 Export Obligation
Notification No.
19 Drawback Amount
Claimed
21 Commissioner
Permission(Y/N)
22 Board Order
Number
24 Whether MODVAT
Availed (Y/N)
25 Whether MODVAT
Reversed (Y/N)
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36. Cess Particulars
Invoice Serial Item Serial Cess Applicable If Cess Applicable Cess Quantity
Number Number
(Y/N) Cess Serial Number
1 2 3 4 5
Invoice Number Item Serial Certificate Certificate Date Central Assessee Valid
Number Number Excise Office Code Upto
Code
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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38. Third Party Exports
1 2 3 4 5 6
Note:
If the third party is also a regular exporter, IE Code and branch serial number as registered with DGFT has to be provided. Otherwise, name
and address of the manufacturer is to be declared.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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40. Documents & Releasing Agencies Particulars
Document Type Document Invoice Number Item Number Agency Code Agency Name Document Name
Description
(Q/I/L/C/O)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Invoice Serial Item Serial Agency Allocation Serial Number Expiry Date
Number Number
Country Code/Year/Region Code/Serial
Number/Category/Quota or Non Quota
Country/Token #)
Ex. - US/2/24/516690/0237/2/232039
1 2 3 4 5
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DECLARATION
I/We declare that the particulars given herein above are true and correct. I/We enclose
herewith the copies of the following documents. (To be submitted with the export goods
in the warehouse).I/We undertake to abide by the provisions of Foreign Exchange
Management Act,1999, as amended from time to time, including realisation/repatriation
of foreign exchange to/from India.
1. GR Declaration
2. DEEC Declaration
3. Invoice
4. Quota/Inspection Certificates
5. Others(Specify)
Designation Designation
ID Card Number
Dated : ______________________________
Signature___________________________
INSTRUCTIONS
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ANNEXURE B (EXPORT)
FORM SDF
a)* the value as contracted with the buyer is same as the full export
value declared in the above shipping bill
b)* the full export value of the goods is not ascertainable at the time of
export and that the value declared is that which I/We, having
regard to the prevailing market conditions, expect to receive
on the sale of goods in the overseas market.
2. I/We undertake that I/We will deliver to bank named herein ……………………...
the foreign exchange representing the full export value of the goods on or before
_______@ ………………… in the manner prescribed in Rule 9 of the Foreign
Exchange Regulation Rules, 1974.
3. I/We further declare that I/We am/are resident in India and I/We have a place of
business in India.
4. I/We* am/are OR am/are not in Caution List of the Reserve Bank of India.
Date……………..
……………..
(Signature of Exporter)
Name………………
@ State appropriate date of delivery which must be the due date for payment of
within six months from the data of shipment, whichever is earlier, but for exports to
warehouses established outside India with permission of the Reserve Bank, the date of
delivery must be within fifteen months.
1.
2.
Goods arrived , verified the number of packages and numbers thereon and found to be
as declared.
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ANNEXURE - C1 (EXPORT) OFFICE OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE
RANGE... DIVISION...............................
........................................................... ............................
COMMISSIONERATE........................................................
.....................................................
C.No. Date Shipping Bill No. Date
1. Name of Exporter
2. a) IEC No.
b) Branch code
c) BIN (PAN based Business identification Number of the exporter
3. Name of the manufacturer ( if different from the exporter)
4. Factory address
5. Date of the examination
6. Name& destination of the examining officer-inspector /EO/PO
7. Name & destination of the supervising officer Appraiser/superintendent
8. (a) Name of commissionerate/Division/Range
(b) Local Code**
9. Particulars of export invoice
(a) Export invoice no.
(b) Total No. of packages
(c) Name and address of the consignee abroad
10. (a) Is the description of the goods ,the quality and their as per the particulars
furnished in the export invoice?
(b) Whether sample is drawn for being forwarded to port of export?
(c) if yes, the no.of seal of package containing the sample
No.of packages
Container number Size Seal No.
stuffed in container
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Annexure – D (EXPORT)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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32 Post - export DEPB Particulars
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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ANNEXURE – E (EXPORT)
To
_________________________
Sir,
a) M/s ______________ (Name of the Exporter) having importer and exporter code
number _______________ (IEC Code no. issued by DGFT) is having an account
(A/c No. _________ Name of A/c ___________) in this branch of the bank and
b) The branch Code of this branch is ______________
Authorised Signatory
Bank Stamp
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ANNEXURE – F (EXPORT)
I. E. C. No.________
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Bank Address:-------------------------------------------------
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Annexure G (Export)
PART-A
Signature
(Bank Branch Manager along with official seal)
PART-B
I declare that the above particulars mentioned in Part A and B are correct.
Signature
Exporter/Authorized Representative
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