Facilitation of Final Bill of Entry printouts via electronic requests to reduce physical contact and allow FIFO processing.
Printout of the Final Bill of Entry may be requested by importers or their representatives by email or SMS/WhatsApp to Xeam Ventures Service Centre after grant of Out of Charge, specifying bill of entry number and date; requests will be processed on a First In First Out basis from a daily staff roster and collected at the representative's convenience. The Service Centre supervisor will ensure timely handling and unresolved matters may be escalated to the named Joint Commissioner. Actions under this public notice are to be treated as a Standing Order for officers and staff.

Email requests for bill of entry amendments and late fee waivers permitted; designated officers will process and monitor.
Request for amendments to Bills of Entry and waivers of late fee charges may be submitted by email to designated Deputy/Assistant Commissioners for respective Appraising Groups; the concerned officers will process requests, retain printed copies in group records, and notify rostered in office officers if working remotely. Each emailed request must be endorsed to specified monitoring officers who will oversee disposal, with a named contact for escalation. Actions under this notice shall operate as a Standing Order for officers and staff.

Printout facilitation for Final Bill of Entry: electronic requests accepted and FIFO processing to reduce in person collection.
Importers and representatives may request printouts of out of charged final Bills of Entry by email or SMS/WhatsApp to designated CMC Service Centre staff after grant of Out Of Charge, specifying the BE number and date. Staff availability is published by roster, requests are processed on a first in, first out basis, completed printouts may be collected from the Service Centre, and unresolved matters may be escalated to the in charge and then to the Joint Commissioner (EDI).

Late fee waiver for delayed import bill filings due to COVID 19 to facilitate clearance despite document delays.
In view of COVID 19 related delays in receiving documents and filing on ICEGATE, late filing of Bills of Entry for consignments linked to Import General Manifests filed on or after 20 March 2020 will not attract late fee charges until further orders; this measure, notwithstanding existing amendment regulations and Section 46(3) proviso of the Customs Act, is directed as a facilitation in the public interest and shall operate as a standing order for officers, with implementation difficulties reportable to designated import officials.

Empanelment of chartered engineers: application deadline extended for valuation of used machinery due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Invitation for empanelment of Chartered Engineers to examine and value secondhand, old and used machinery and goods in the Air Cargo Complex (Import), Mumbai Customs Zone-III; applicants must submit duly filled and signed applications with supporting documents. The public notice extends the application submission deadline in view of COVID-19 containment measures, and maintains all other provisions of the earlier public notice except for amendments to paragraphs 6 and 17.

Regularization of Bills of Entry via email allowed; EDI to finalize requests and issue confirmations to trade stakeholders.
Requests for regularization of prior and advance Bills of Entry shall be submitted by email to the designated EDI inbox with a copy to the Nodal Officer and must include IGM number and date, Bill of Lading number and date, Bill of Entry number and date and Group. The EDI officer will finalize requests that are in order, notify requesters by email of any shortcomings, and send confirmation emails where regularization is completed. The Nodal Officer will monitor disposal of all requests and the measures will operate as a Standing Order for officers and staff.

Email-based amendment requests for bills of entry allowed, with waiver applications processed and monitored to reduce physical contact.
Requests for amendments to bills of entry and waiver of late fee may be submitted by email to designated Deputy/Assistant Commissioners; concerned officers shall act on such emailed requests, retain printed copies as record, and trade must endorse copies to specified monitoring officers who will oversee disposal; actions under this procedure constitute a Standing Order.

Petroleum product assessment practice revised: new PTR validity and testing conditions now dictate customs clearance procedures.
Representative sealed samples of consignments under CTH 27101951-27101990 will be drawn and sent to DYCC for testing on first check, except where an acceptable test report dated after 01.01.2020 and not more than six months old exists and specified conditions are met. Valid PTRs (post-01.01.2020, six months old, covering identical goods, grade, specifications, COO and supplier) permit either final second-check assessment when both importer and supplier are manufacturers, or provisional second-check assessment with mandatory DYCC testing when the supplier is not a manufacturer. All other imports require first check assessment with DYCC testing. Importers must upload supporting documentation and PTR details on E-Sanchit; PTRs dated before 01.01.2020 will not be accepted for future consignments.

Email requests for amendments and waiver of late fees accepted for Bills of Entry during COVID-19 with monitoring and record-keeping.
Requests for amendments to Bills of Entry and for waiver of late fees may be submitted by e mail to specified appraisal group addresses; designated Deputy/Assistant Commissioners or their rostered alternates will process such requests and retain printed e mail records. Each request must be endorsed to named monitoring officers who will oversee disposal. The procedure is to be publicized to trade, treated by departmental officers as a standing order, and any difficulties reported to the Additional Commissioner (Technical).

Waiver of late fee for belated Bills of Entry due to lockdown, applicable to import consignments from specified IGMs until further orders.
A public notice directs waiver of the late fee under the Bill of Entry (Forms) Amendment Regulations, 2017 and the second proviso to section 46(3) of the Customs Act, 1962 for belatedly filed Bills of Entry that relate to IGMs filed on or after 20 March 2020; the waiver remains in force until further orders and is to be treated as a standing order for officers and staff, with trade asked to report any difficulties.

Waiver of late filing charges: fee waivers available for delayed Bills of Entry; ICES enables waiver without reassessment.
Late filing charges for Bills of Entry relating to inward manifests filed on or after March 2020 are waived due to COVID 19 disruptions until further orders. A new ACL menu option in ICES allows officers with the ACL role to waive late filing charges without recalling the Bill of Entry, provided the waiver is granted before duty payment and after approval by the designated proper officer; trade should approach DC/AC for processing.

Round-the-clock clearance availability; designated officers available for urgent lifesaving cargo outside regular hours-contact details provided.
Extension of round the clock clearance operations establishes a duty roster and designates specific officers with contact numbers to be reached for after hours assessment and examination of urgent lifesaving consignments; actions under this notice are to be treated as a standing order and a Joint Commissioner is named for escalation of implementation difficulties.

Round-the-clock customs clearance to maintain uninterrupted import-export movement during COVID-19; electronic endorsements and email acknowledgements permitted
Customs clearance at ports, dry ports and entry points in the Pune Commissionerate is designated essential and will operate round-the-clock to prevent disruption of import-export cargo movement; electronic endorsements and email acknowledgements are authorised and designated email addresses are published for operational use, with departmental officers required to treat the notice as a standing order and monitor mailboxes daily.

Late fee waiver for delayed bills of entry due to pandemic facilitates import clearance; temporary suspension until further notice.
Bills of entry delayed due to difficulties caused by the Corona Virus outbreak will not attract late fee charges for import consignments whose IGMs were filed on or after 20th March, 2020; this temporary waiver remains in effect until further orders and is to be treated as a Standing Order for officers, with specific difficulties to be escalated to the ADC (AP & ACC).

Waiver of late fee for delayed bills of entry due to coronavirus; late filing won't attract fees until further orders.
Import clearance facilitation: delayed Bills of Entry related to IGMs filed on or after 20 March 2020, where lateness arises from coronavirus-related difficulties in obtaining documents or accessing ICEGATE, will not attract late fees for the time being and till further orders; officers must treat this Public Notice as a standing order and report implementation issues to the ADC/JC or DC in charge of Appraising Groups.

Waiver of late filing charges for import bills due to COVID-19 permitting clearance without penalty until further orders.
Waiver of late filing charges for delayed bills of entry caused by COVID-19 restrictions: bills of entry pertaining to inward manifests filed on or after 20th March 2020, if filed late for clearance of import consignments, will not attract late fee charges for the time being and until further orders; the directions are to be treated as a standing order for officers and staff.

Late fee waiver for delayed bills of entry: import consignments may be cleared without late charges until further notice.
Bills of entry delayed due to coronavirus-related document or ICEGATE access disruptions and pertaining to inward general manifests filed on or after 20 March 2020 will not attract late fee charges for clearance of import consignments; this direction is to be treated as a standing order for officers and staff and stakeholders may report specific difficulties to the relevant Additional/Deputy Commissioner until further orders.

Late filing waiver for import Bills of Entry extended to cover consignments delayed by coronavirus outbreak.
Bills of Entry that relate to Import General Manifests filed on or after 21.03.2020 and on or before 17.04.2020 will not attract late fee charges, as an amendment to Public Notice No. 18/2020 to facilitate clearance of import consignments delayed due to the COVID-19 outbreak; other contents of the earlier notice remain unchanged.

Waiver of late fee for delayed bill of entry filings due to COVID-19 precautions, applicable to relevant import manifests.
A waiver of the late fee is granted for Bills of Entry filed belatedly due to precautionary measures related to nCOVID-19; the waiver covers Bills of Entry pertaining to Import General Manifests filed on or after 20th March, 2020 and remains effective until further orders, and the decision is to be treated as a standing order for officers and staff.

Late fee waiver for delayed import bill filings due to coronavirus enables temporary clearance without late charge penalties.
Temporary suspension of late fee charges for bills of entry related to Import General Manifests filed on or after the specified IGM date where late filing is due to coronavirus-related difficulty in obtaining or submitting documents; the waiver is issued despite the existing late fee provisions and shall remain until further orders, and this Public Notice functions as a standing order for officers with a procedure to report specific difficulties to Appraising Main (Import) NS-I officials.