Import controls on hazardous electronic waste require environmental ministry permission for second hand electronics and regulated recycling or reuse.
Imports of waste electrical and electronic equipment are allowed only for recycling, recovery or reuse; Schedule III entries A1180 require Prior informed Consent, and entry B1110 (including second hand computers and direct re use electronic assemblies) require permission from the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Field formations must verify permissions, treat contraventions as illegal traffic under Rule 17 with re export obligations at the importer's cost, and issue public notices to prevent electronic waste dumping.

Risk management system for EOU imports extends facilitation to non-accredited entities, with mandatory PC and OOC procedures.
Risk Management System facilitation under the 100% EOU Scheme is extended to non-accredited importers. Bills of Entry will be facilitated and routed to the Shed Appraiser/Superintendent for Out of Charge, subject to interdictions. The CHA/importer must present the Bill of Entry with the Procurement Certificate in sealed cover to the Bond Superintendent, who records PC particulars, reconciles PC with the Bill, completes Transit Allowed procedures, enters TA and Bill details in the PC, and intimates Central Excise of dispatch. The Shed Officer then verifies, debits/defaces the PC and enforces Compulsory Compliance Requirements before granting OOC.

Passenger manifest profiling required to establish computerized traveler and offender databases and valuation records for consistent customs monitoring.
Advance passenger information under the Manifest Regulations must be collated for intelligence and profiling of short stay and frequent visitors and to monitor agency alerts. Customs at international airports are directed to develop computerized databases of frequent/short visitors and offenders, consider replicating the Chennai COPS system in consultation with DG (System), and establish a valuation database for high value items imported in passenger baggage to ensure uniform assessment.

DEPB scheme continuation preserves exporter eligibility; customs must record or manually endorse let export orders to protect entitlements.
Continuation of the DEPB scheme preserves eligibility for DEPB scrip issuance where consignments have a Let Export Order as defined under section 51 of the Customs Act. Customs officers must promptly enter Let Export Orders on the EDI system for consignments fit for export by the cut-off, and manually endorse shipping bills with Let Export Order if system problems occur, to protect exporters' entitlement to DEPB benefits.

Assignment of Show Cause Notice transfers adjudication to the designated Customs Commissioner for processing.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice in the matter of M/s Gee Kay International and others to the Commissioner of Customs, Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate, Amritsar for the purpose of adjudication, transferring adjudicatory responsibility from the issuing investigative unit to the designated customs adjudicator under the Board's statutory delegation. The assignment functions as an administrative transfer of adjudication authority and is circulated to relevant customs and revenue offices for processing.

Risk Management System applied to non accredited importers under the 100% EOU scheme; PC and bond procedures required.
Extension of the Risk Management System to non Accredited Clients under the 100% EOU Scheme is effective from 01.07.2011. B 17 bonds must be executed before jurisdictional Central Excise; at bill of entry filing the Procurement Certificate from Central Excise is to be presented in sealed cover to the EOU section superintendent, recorded in a PC register, processed with Transit Allowed procedures and TA number entered, jurisdictional Central Excise notified, and then the shed officer will tally the PC, debit/deface it, comply with CCR Examination instructions and grant Out Of Charge.

Exemption under Section 38: import of Schedule 3 substances for non insecticidal use exempt from CIB and RC; Boric Acid excluded.
Under the Exemption under Section 38, Schedule 3 substances intended for non insecticidal purposes are outside the Act's regulatory scope and therefore imports so intended are not subject to registration or import permit requirements from the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee; Boric Acid remains subject to separate instructions.

Custom House Agent licensing: Commissioners must grant licences to all eligible qualified applicants without imposing numerical limits.
Board directs that Custom House Agent licences must be granted to all applicants who meet eligibility criteria and have qualified in the prescribed examinations, without imposing numerical limits; routine procedural requirements remain applicable. Commissioners must notify the trade, issue standing orders for field officers, submit a compliance report on licences granted by the stipulated deadline, and report any implementation difficulties to the Board.

Board notification requirement: field formations must inform the Board and avoid direct policy correspondence with other ministries.
Field formations must inform the Board of any references or matters having policy implications and should generally avoid direct correspondence with other Ministries or Departments on such matters; the Board will examine policy issues to ensure a uniform approach across field formations, enable coordinated action (including increased scrutiny of similar consignments when warranted), and must be kept informed even when direct interdepartmental communication is undertaken.

Self-assessment of customs duty places assessment responsibility on importers/exporters while enabling customs verification and reassessment.
Self-assessment places the duty to declare classification, value, applicable rates and exemptions on the importer or exporter when presenting electronic Bills of Entry or Shipping Bills, while Customs retains selective verification, examination and re-assessment powers via the Risk Management System. Where verification cannot be completed before clearance, the proper officer may permit provisional assessment against security, which later converts into final assessment or re-assessment. Electronic filing is mandated where feasible, with limited manual filing permitted in genuine cases and on-site Post Clearance Audit envisaged.

Re-export procedure waives internal MOT charges and allows export-shed officers to escort goods within the same CFS.
Where a shipping bill for re-export is marked to the AC/DC (Export Docks), that officer will deputize a Preventive Officer posted in the export shed to escort goods from the import shed or bonded area to the export shed within the same CFS, and internal MOT charges for such intra-CFS movement are waived. If goods were already examined by Import group/docks and shifted under PO supervision, no further physical examination is required at re-export. The procedure is effective immediately and implementation issues should be reported to the Commissioner.

Disposal of unserviceable packing material: clearance allowed after AC/DC Docks permission, Preventive Officer supervision and gate endorsement.
Clearance of unclaimed or abandoned packing materials from CFSs may be allowed without additional duty as their value is included in assessable value. CFSs must apply to AC/DC Docks (Exports), which will verify the materials as unserviceable, grant permission, and assign a Preventive Officer to supervise loading. The Preventive Officer must endorse "Loaded under my supervision" and the gate Preventive Officer must verify that endorsement and record the vehicle number to allow movement.

Steamer Agent Registration requires remote ICEGATE filing of manifests; noncompliance risks cancellation or denial of renewal.
Registration and renewal of Steamer Agents require specified documentary, financial and operational prerequisites, a bank security deposit and bond, and a declaration of adequate manpower and computer facilities; applicants must perform remote filing via ICEGATE from their own offices. New registration lasts one year subject to minimum foreign run vessel and container handling norms, with a possible one year extension to meet norms; failure results in cancellation. Renewals span three years and require validation of original documents and meeting vessel-handling thresholds. IGMs and EGMs must be filed through ICEGATE within prescribed timeframes, hard copies delivered to customs, and penalties apply for noncompliance.

4% additional customs duty refunds require Form 102, CA certification, and VAT/CST correlation for claims to be processed.
Claimants must file Custom Series Form 102 in duplicate with a numbered checklist and receive a simple receipt evidencing filing date; complete claims get acknowledgement while deficient claims receive a deficiency memo and must be remedied within ten days. Required documents include original Bills of Entry/TR-6 challans or scrip debit entries, authenticated sales invoices, and proof of VAT/CST payment correlated to sales. Sales via consignment agents require an agency agreement and CA certification. A Chartered Accountant (statutory or authorised VAT/IT auditor) must verify records and certify that the 4% duty burden was not passed on, providing detailed correlation sheets; vague certifications are unacceptable and may attract action.

Factory stuffing NOC requirement: exporters must secure excise NOC and verification before seeking factory stuffing permission.
Exporters must obtain a signed NOC and an original verification report from the jurisdictional Assistant/Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise before applying for Factory Stuffing Permission; the authority must issue the NOC or communicate inability within three working days. After obtaining NOC and Customs Factory Stuffing Permission, exporters must request officer allocation from the Technical Section at least forty eight hours in advance; requests are acknowledged, processed FIFO, and confirmed officers require advance payment of Merchant Overtime Fee with challan submission. Deputed officers act as customs officers and must submit signed export documents, samples, and completed examination reports to the jurisdictional range office.

Customs duty exemption certification: DG NACO's signature suffices as both implementing authority and line ministry authorization.
Clarifies that for claiming the customs duty exemption under the proviso to Notification No. 84/97 Cus., a certificate signed by the Director General, NACO, where that office is concurrently held by the Secretary, Department of AIDS Control, will be treated as satisfying both the Project Implementing Authority and line Ministry certification requirements, obviating the need for a separate counter signature from the Department of AIDS Control until a separate Director General is appointed.

Self-assessment of customs duty shifts declaration responsibility to importers/exporters while preserving customs verification and reassessment.
Self-assessment places responsibility on importers or exporters to declare correct classification, value, rates and exemptions when filing Bills of Entry or Shipping Bills electronically, subject to selective verification by Customs via the Risk Management System, with powers to examine, test, require documents, reassess duty, issue speaking orders on request, and allow provisional assessment upon security where urgent clearance is needed.

E. coli monitoring of European fresh produce now requires FSSAI testing and NOC before customs clearance.
Imported fresh fruits and vegetables from specified European countries must undergo testing for E.Coli bacterial contamination by the designated food-safety testing authority, and customs clearance is permitted only after issuance of a No Objection Certificate. Ports, airports, ICDs/CFSs and land customs stations must ensure compliance with the testing and NOC requirement, issue appropriate public guidance, and report implementation difficulties to the Board.

Bank Guarantee renewal: require specific customs file or section reference to ensure correct routing and avoid administrative delays.
Renewal and extension communications for Bank Guarantees must include the specific customs file number or relevant section/group designation so banks can route guarantees correctly; applicants or their representatives should provide that section name to the bank at the time of application to ensure incorporation on the guarantee or renewal letter, thereby preventing delays in locating the appropriate section and in assessment, follow-up and enforcement. Implementation difficulties may be reported to the Commissioner.

Warehousing extension for non-deteriorating imports may be granted for longer periods where condition and interest realisation are assured.
The proviso to Section 61 permits extensions of warehousing for goods not likely to deteriorate, with Chief Commissioners empowered to grant further periods as they deem fit. Circular No. 47/2002 allows Commissioners limited extensions and directs that Chief Commissioners may grant additional extensions, generally in short increments, provided goods will not deteriorate and interest accrued has been realised. For categories including imports for shipbuilding and manufacture-in-bond units, Chief Commissioners may consider granting longer extensions than routine increments when satisfied about condition and interest realisation, subject to the overall maximum warehousing period under Section 61.