Round-the-clock customs clearance centralises factory-stuffed container processing and after-hours facilitated bill clearance at CONCOR CFS.
A round-the-clock customs clearance regime is established at M/s. CONCOR CFS, Tuticorin for factory-stuffed export containers and for goods under 'facilitated' Bills of Entry and free Shipping Bills beyond normal working hours; all factory-stuffed containers must be presented only at CONCOR CFS for inspection and clearance, while Free Shipping Bills and facilitated Bills may be processed at all CFS/ICD during normal hours but only at CONCOR CFS after hours. Implementation issues to be reported to the Assistant Commissioner (CFS).

24x7 customs clearance requires completed documentation and prior agency endorsements for extended-hour import cargo processing.
Round-the-clock customs clearance is provided for RMS-facilitated Bills of Entry without examination, staffed by RMS officers during normal hours and an Import Freight Officer during extended hours, and requires completion of all documentation, duty payment and any mandatory interagency clearances before presentation to the Import Shed officer; suspected consignments may be examined during normal hours with written grounds recorded and reviewed weekly.

Bank account accuracy requirements govern manual cheque issuance for uncredited drawback amounts; exporters must provide banker attested authority.
Request letters for issuance of manual cheques or authority letters must be accompanied by banker certification attesting to authenticity of signatories, with the original banker attested authority retained by the Drawback section; exporters must state precise reasons for non receipt and submit a banker's explanatory letter describing why the drawback was not credited by the Nodal Bank.

Accredited Clients Programme review requires trade participants and clearing agents to follow instructions and promptly report implementation difficulties.
Accredited Clients Programme review instructions were circulated to trade participants and clearing agents for information, guidance and necessary action. Strict compliance is required, and any difficulties in implementing the instructions must be promptly brought to the notice of the Customs office.

24x7 Customs clearance requires trade participants and clearing agents to comply strictly and promptly report implementation difficulties.
24x7 Customs clearance instructions contained in the referenced Customs circular are circulated for information, guidance and necessary action. Trade participants and clearing agents must ensure strict compliance, while any difficulties in implementing the instructions should be promptly reported to the Customs office.