Drawback claims procedure streamlined: mandatory document set, registration, deficiency memo timelines, acknowledgements, and NOC verification.
Claims under section 74 require submission of mandatory documents (Annexure II; calculation/drawback sheet; self attested shipping bill, export and import invoices and packing lists; PMV declaration; system OOC Bill of Entry; TR 6 challan; notarized affidavit; and, as applicable, RBI permission and GST certification). The Drawback Section will register claims in a dedicated register, issue a Deficiency Memo within fifteen days for incomplete claims, provide an acknowledgement under Annexure B upon compliance, and deem claims time barred if the Deficiency Memo is not answered within thirty days plus the statutory period. NOC verification from TRC or the originating Customs House is required before processing.

Deferred customs duty on warehoused inputs is payable at home-consumption; transfers allowed with MOOWR documentation and bonds.
Transfers of resultant goods between Section 65 units are allowed provided the MOOWR transfer Form is completed and endorsed, one-time locks and quantities are verified, the bond officer is intimated, and triple duty bonds are debited/recredited. Deferred customs duty on warehoused inputs becomes payable only when resultant goods are cleared for home consumption by filing the Ex-Bond Bill of Entry and paying duties. Transit risk insurance, maintenance of digital records, and timely monthly returns must be ensured to preserve duty liability until payment.

Exchange rate notification: automated ICEGATE publication will determine customs valuation from midnight following online publication.
Section 14 valuation will use exchange rates published on ICEGATE: SBI 'card rates' will be converted to Bill rates adjusted to the nearest five paise, integrated into ICES, published each publication evening, and take effect from midnight of the following day. Public access and archival storage on ICEGATE are provided, and a contingency framework with nodal officers and manual admin-interface updates applies where electronic transmission or integration fails, with the last updated rates remaining in force until corrected.

Customs Broker Profile Amendment: system admin can update core profile fields; brokers must file Annexure A requests for non-automatable changes.
System administration in CBLMS may amend all approved Customs Broker Profile sections-Primary Details, Correspondence Address, Authorized Person Details, Proprietor/Partner/Director Details, Security Details and OPS Details. Brokers must submit change requests for corrections that cannot be handled through existing broker-facing CBLMS applications to the CBLR section with reasons in Annexure A; requests duplicating available application-based remedies will be invalid. Queries should be directed to the CBLMS Helpdesk email.

Cargo release time analysis to track Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills and improve clearance efficiency.
Sector-specific cargo release time analysis will track Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills filed between 1 July and 7 July until their release or 7 August, measuring release and turnaround times across imports and exports by cargo type, PGA involvement, intraday workload, inter CFS variation and destination. Regulatory timestamps will come from DG Systems; logistics stakeholders must provide complete, consistent timestamps in the prescribed template (dd:mm:yyyy and hh:mm). Stakeholders must maintain written records for manual captures, report anomalies promptly to nodal officers, and adhere to extant CBIC instructions without artificially altering release times.

Drawback claims compliance: exporters must reply to EDI queries to ensure proper processing and disbursement.
Directive requiring exporters and their agents to reply to EDI system queries for pending drawback claims; claims in "Query Raised" and "EXPORTER" queues will be processed and disbursed upon electronic reply, and exporters must check claim status on ICEGATE. Exporters with pending claims (shipping bills prior to the cut-off) must submit requisite documents or personally present clarifications to the Deputy Commissioner (Drawback) within the compliance period; failure to reply satisfactorily will result in claims being processed as per available records and applicable rates. Contact details for assistance are provided.

Transshipment permission to Fedex Express TSCS (India) Pvt. Ltd. granted with bond and compliance conditions.
Permission is granted to M/s Fedex Express TSCS (India) Pvt. Ltd. to transship imported consignments from Bengaluru to specified destination airports via bonded trucking by M/s Shreeji Translogistics Ltd for one year, subject to execution of Transshipment Bonds of Rs. 1,00,00,00,000 by each party. Goods must be specifically manifested, segregated, processed in a secured TP processing area under customs supervision with MAWB and CTM documentation, sealed containers, destination acknowledgement within 30 days for bond re crediting, a Rs.20 application fee, recordkeeping, and observance of prescribed customs procedures and circulars.

Export General Manifest accuracy supports timely post-export incentives through rectification of EDI-recorded filing errors under prescribed procedures.
Export General Manifest compliance requires the person in charge of an export conveyance to deliver the EGM before departure from the Customs station. Incorrect EGM filings reflected in the EDI system may delay post-export benefits and export incentives. April 2024 EGM-error identification links affected transactions to shipping line, Shipping Bill, exporter, EGM particulars and recorded error type. Exporters, Customs Brokers and other concerned persons must rectify the transaction-specific errors under the applicable EGM rectification procedure.

Export certificate for personal jewellery enables temporary export and duty free re importation subject to valuation and customs verification.
Passengers carrying personal jewellery abroad may obtain an export certificate after submitting a detailed packing list, ownership proof or affidavit, and photographs; documents must be verified and endorsed in advance by an empanelled Gold Valuer at the passenger's cost. At departure the Air Customs Officer matches jewellery to the endorsed list and photographs and issues a serialised export certificate in duplicate; on arrival the passenger declares the jewellery, presents the original certificate at the red channel, and customs verifies identity, defaces the certificate and records arrival, permitting clearance if items match. Certificates are for bona fide personal jewellery only and may be denied or referred to Air Intelligence if doubts arise.

Customs Broker Licensing System launches continuation after death, offence management and profile modification features for online administration.
CBLMS has been upgraded with a two part electronic continuation application for legal heirs to assume a deceased proprietor's customs broker account; a comprehensive Offence Module to manage offence reports, notices, hearings, submissions, orders and online penalty payments; profile modification applications for non mandatory data, correspondence address changes and addition of Other Policy Section details and employees; and system enhancements including My Profile, digital NOC, Issue Document, public Search CB, QR code status, notifications and account lock out security. User manuals will be available in the Knowledge Centre.

Drawback disbursal to exporters via PFMS from 5 June 2024, replacing printed scrolls and consolidated cheques.
Duty drawback disbursal will be effected through the Public Finance Management System (PFMS) from 5 June 2024, replacing printed drawback scroll transmission and issuance of consolidated cheques. Authorized officers will process drawback scroll queues in CAS, which will automatically send scrolls to the Central Nodal eDDO; the central nodal eDDO will forward consolidated All India scrolls to the nodal ePAO for approval, after which amounts will be credited to exporters' bank accounts linked with PFMS.

PFMS-based disbursal of drawback payments streamlines crediting to exporters' bank accounts after central nodal approval.
Disbursal of duty drawback payments will transition to PFMS, effective 5th June 2024. Authorised customs officers will process Duty Drawback scroll queues in CAS; CAS will automatically consolidate and transmit scrolls to the Central Nodal eDDO, which will forward the All India consolidated scroll to the nodal ePAO. After nodal ePAO approval, drawback amounts will be credited to exporters' bank accounts linked with PFMS. This Public Notice is a Standing Order for departmental officers and staff.

Display Assembly classification clarified: integrated display components qualify for concessional customs duty; specific exclusions stated.
Clarification on customs classification: Display Assembly for cellular mobile phones comprises specified parts-touch panel, cover glass, brightness enhancement film, LED backlight, polarizers, mounted OLED/LCD driver IC, FPCs/FPCAs, LCM/OLED module, and integral sensors. Assemblies imported with attached auxiliary items such as support frames, receiver mesh, protective films, SIM socket/tray, antenna pin, or side keys remain Display Assembly and attract concessional BCD. Assemblies containing disqualifying components like PCBA (except display driver IC and display FPCs), camera modules, batteries, chargers, speakers, microphone/receiver, and other listed items lose the concessional treatment and are classed as general mobile phone parts.

Duty Free Shops and Special Warehouse at Visakhapatnam Airport must use computerized SKU records, bonded escort, and prescribed monthly returns.
Regulations require ITDC Special Warehouse (section 58A) to store goods destined for DFS or airline use, with transfers from public bonded warehouses (section 57) permitted only via prescribed removal procedures; DFS in customs area is a point of sale, not a locked warehouse. Licensee must maintain SKU-based computerized records with mandatory Form A data elements and audit trail, integrate sales records (Form C) every 24 hours with scanned passport and boarding pass linked to invoices retained five years, and file monthly returns (Form A) and expiry notices (Form B) with the Bond Officer. Bond Officers escort goods to DFS; customs presence at point of sale and signature on individual vouchers is not required.

Coastal goods compliance: stakeholders must follow prescribed circulars and manifest regulations, plus E-way bill and licence requirements.
The notice consolidates CBIC/CBEC circulars prescribing stakeholder obligations for carriage of coastal cargo, duty collection on ship stores, and use of imported or local containers, and directs strict compliance with those circulars. It also requires persons filing arrival or departure manifests to follow the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018, and to comply with E-way bill and other registration or licence requirements under applicable laws.

Drawback recovery adjudication permits personal or virtual hearings, while non-response allows ex parte determination on available evidence.
Adjudication of show cause notices for recovery of drawback is initiated for the exporters listed in Annexure A. Exporters may attend personal hearings personally, through authorised representatives, or by video conferencing after advance submission of email details and valid identity proof. An exporter not requiring a hearing may communicate that position by post or email. In the absence of a reply or representation by the scheduled hearing date, adjudication may proceed ex parte on available records and evidence.

Public Finance Management System disbursal of duty drawback to exporters' PFMS-linked bank accounts replaces bank cheque mechanism.
Disbursal of duty drawback payments will migrate from bank-mediated cheque payments to direct credit through the Public Finance Management System (PFMS). The Customs Automated System will automatically transmit processed drawback scrolls to a central nodal eDDO, which will forward a consolidated All-India scroll to the nodal ePAO; following nodal ePAO approval, amounts will be credited to exporters' PFMS-linked bank accounts. Legacy scrolls must be processed and communicated to PAO and banks prior to the transition.

Drawback disbursal through PFMS directs credit of eligible amounts into exporters' accounts under standing customs implementation guidance.
Drawback disbursal into exporters' accounts through the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) is to be implemented under the applicable Customs instruction. The PFMS-based mechanism concerns crediting drawback amounts to exporters' accounts and applies to relevant stakeholders, including importers, exporters and customs brokers. The instruction operates as standing guidance for officers in the concerned customs jurisdiction, with implementation difficulties referable to the responsible Export Appraising Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner.

Exporters must submit e-BRCs or repay RoDTEP/RoSCTL with interest by 15 July 2024 to avoid recovery proceedings.
Exporters who claimed RoDTEP or RoSCTL incentives must submit e-BRCs or proof of realised export proceeds, or repay the incentive amounts with applicable interest and file proof of payment to the BRC cell by 15.07.2024; noncompliance will result in recovery proceedings for unrealised incentives and interest under the statutory recovery framework.

Custodianship renewal under Handling of Cargo regulations extended with compliance and possible cost recovery charges.
Custodianship for M/s Adani Ennore Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd. is extended for five years to 29.05.2029 pursuant to the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas regulatory framework, conditioned on compliance with the regulations and on payment of any cost recovery charges arising from failure to meet eligibility benchmarks for waiver.