Provisional assessment extension for actual-user importers pending CIB & RC registration, subject to certificate production at clearance.
Bs/E for actual-user importers awaiting CIB & RC registration/import permit will be provisionally assessed if they produce the registration/import permit within three months of clearance; this provisional-assessment facility is extended until 15.06.2011. After that date all importers must furnish the CIB & RC certificate at clearance and provisional assessment will not be allowed. Other conditions of Public Notice No.09/2011 remain unchanged.

Proof of identity for re-exported event goods clarified; committee certificate and reconciliation may satisfy export identification requirements.
Notification exemptions for Commonwealth Games imports require proof of identity at re-export; a certificate from designated Organizing Committee officials plus a reconciliation statement correlating goods with import documents and the shipping bill may be accepted as proof, but goods that have changed form and cannot be identified do not qualify for the exemption. The same approach applies where duty was paid and a drawback claim is made at re-export.

Assignment of Show Cause Notice transfers adjudication responsibility under the Customs Act to the port customs commissioner.
Assignment of a Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Sahar Air Cargo Complex, Mumbai, under powers conferred by the Notification issued under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, thereby transferring adjudication responsibility in the matter of M/s Inter-Continental (India) & Others.

Document Management System rollout requires combined service payments before printed customs documents are released.
Implementation of a Document Management System at Air Cargo Complex will introduce bar coding, high-speed scanning and electronic storage of import and export dockets effective 1 May 2011; a vendor will implement the system and trained officers will have access. Under a tripartite arrangement, M/s CMC Ltd will collect DMS charges alongside existing service charges, issue two separate coupons and maintain separate accounts, and both coupons must be paid to obtain printed bills and related documents; copies of an importer/exporter's own documents require an official request to the Additional Commissioner in charge of DMS.

E-Payment of customs duties enables online payment via ICEGATE and designated bank, triggering automatic movement to the examination queue.
Establishes an electronic payment mechanism via the Customs E-Payment Gateway on ICEGATE for import duty payment at ICES 1.5 locations (ICD Waluj and ICD Maliwada), allowing internet-enabled SBI account holders to select unpaid TR-6 challans, pay through designated bank internet banking pages, obtain a cyber receipt, and have payment confirmations sent electronically to ICES so the Bill of Entry is automatically moved to the examination queue; a VERIFY option addresses incomplete transactions and physical proof of payment is not required for clearance.

Prohibition on beef imports: strict customs enforcement and investigations required for suspected products containing beef.
Import prohibition on beef and beef-containing products is reiterated: all imports of beef in any form are prohibited; bulk consignments must carry an exporter's shipping declaration that they do not contain beef; consumer-pack edible products must bear a label declaration that they do not contain beef. The Board directs strict implementation, investigation of reported imports such as Gummy Pizza, suitable legal action for violations, and reporting of findings to the Board.

Authorized Courier qualification extension allows courier employees to meet customs electronic filing requirements under courier regulations.
The Board directed that IEC Branch Code in Form 'D'/CBE XIII and Form 'E'/CBE XIV and AD Code in Form 'E'/CBE XIV be treated as non mandatory, while mandatory IEC Code for low value dutiable consignments in Form 'D'/CBE XIII continues. Transition for the examination requirement under Regulation 8 of CHALR, 2004 is extended to 31 December 2011; as a one time measure employees of Authorized Couriers may appear in the Regulation 19 examination to enable them to handle customs work, but they remain barred from working for CHAs. Authorization and record retention rules for consignee/consignor were clarified.

Jurisdictional issuance of show cause notices required; local commissioners must issue or reissue notices where not time-barred.
Only customs officers assigned assessment and reassessment functions in the territorial jurisdiction of import are competent to issue show cause notices; therefore show cause notices arising from DRI and preventive investigations must be issued or, if not time-barred, reissued by the jurisdictional Commissioners, with legal options being explored for notices that would be barred by limitation.

Import restriction relaxation: wider trim cutting waste permitted for Chindi rug manufacture enabling licence-free clearance.
Import of trim cutting waste in continuous-length fabric trims used for Chindi rug manufacture is exempt from licence restrictions under the ITC (HS) policy for heading 6310, with the permitted maximum width revised to ten inches; field formations are to permit licence-free clearance of such imports and issue suitable instructions accordingly.

Labeling in bonded warehouses permitted with Warehousing BOE, mandatory full ex-bond examination and compliance verification.
Extension permits labeling in bonded warehouses where space is available: importers may file a Warehousing Bill of Entry, obtain an endorsement that DGFT labeling compliance will be verified prior to de-bonding, label within bonded premises, and have the Bond Officer ensure compliance by a full examination and endorsement on the Ex-bond Bill of Entry (hard copy and EDI as applicable). This facility is limited to goods difficult to label at ports/CFS due to size or sensitivity, and labeling/re-labeling in bond is treated as manufacture subject to the Manufacture and Other Operations in Warehouse Regulations, 1966.

Customs location status: ICD Daulatabad declared inactive; only ICD Maliwada and ICD Waluj remain active, contact officials.
The notice declares ICD Daulatabad (code INDLB6) listed in the ICEGATE UNLOCODE directory as not an active customs location and states that only two inland container depots are operative in the commissionerate. Traders are directed to rely on those active ICDs for customs transactions and to contact the Superintendents of Customs at the operative ICDs via provided phone and email channels for any clarification or assistance.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority assigns a specified show cause notice to the Commissioner of Customs for adjudication.
The Board, invoking powers under the applicable customs notification, assigns the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in the matter concerning M/s Becton Dickinson India Pvt. Ltd. & Others to the Commissioner of Customs (Port Import), Custom House, Chennai for adjudication, and circulates the order to designated customs officials for service and information.

Advance Bill of Entry permitted where electronic IGM is not filed, subject to manual noting, CGM filing and subsequent regularization.
Where electronic IGM/CGM is not available after migration to ICES 1.5, importers/CHAs may file advance/prior Bills of Entry in ICES 1.5, pay duties and seek a manual noting by the Import Noting Section which will verify details against the manually filed IGM and record the manual IGM and line number. For LCL, manual CGM filing is permitted subject to later electronic update. The Docks Officer will manually register and grant Out of Charge after verification, and all such Bills must be regularized in ICES 1.5 once IGM/CGM are successfully filed.

Arrival card revision extends the new customs form to land and sea entries; 'Flight Number' may read Not Applicable or train/vessel.
The revised customs portion of the Arrival Card notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs must be used at Land Customs Stations and Sea Ports as well as airports; in the 'Flight Number' column customs may record "Not Applicable" or the train or vessel details, and the earlier Board circular is modified accordingly.

Self-assessment of customs duty required: electronic filing mandated, subject to verification, re-assessment and provisional assessment procedures.
Self-assessment of customs duty requires importers and exporters to file Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills electronically, declaring correct classification, value, duty rate and exemptions; electronic filing is default, with manual filing only in exceptional, authorised cases. Declarations are subject to selective verification via the Risk Management System, including examination, testing and document production; incorrect self-assessments may be re-assessed by the proper officer, and provisional assessment with security may be used where immediate re-assessment is not feasible.

Duty drawback procedure for gold and silver jewellery requires BIS-certified assaying, Customs-supervised sampling, and specified documentation.
Duty drawback on exported gold and silver jewellery is conditioned on purity verification and specified documentation. Exporters must file a drawback shipping bill with invoice, purchase order/LC, packing list declaring itemwise net metal and stone weights, GR I, registration certificate and a declaration. Customs will mark shipping bills for BIS certified assaying, issue test memos, supervise sampling via a preventive officer who escorts and certifies packages, and receive assay certificates stating purity and stone weight. ACC examiners endorse net metal weight and purity and the drawback section computes net content by multiplying net weight by purity for claim processing.

Handicraft classification: certificates from the certifying authority should normally be accepted and exports not held up.
Certificates from the recognised certifying authority for artware and handicraft exports should normally be accepted by customs and not rejected as a routine; rejection requires Commissioner approval and consultation with the certificate issuer, and exports should not be held up. Examination of consignments without certificates must follow normal export examination norms and EDI selection, with certificates sought only when doubt arises.

Waiver of demurrage and detention directed during EDI migration, with CFS-certified delays permitting charge relief.
Directive to waive demurrage and detention charges where delivery delays arise from CFSs' non-procurement or non-installation of hardware, software or connectivity required for migration to the 1.5 version of the ICES EDI system; such delays must be certified by the AC/DC (Export) of the respective CFS, and waivers are to be effected on the basis of that certificate.

Duty-free export of trade samples as personal baggage allowed; customs to apply a liberal, criteria based administrative approach.
Customs should permit duty-free export of bona fide trade samples as part of passenger baggage by reading Para 2.31 of the Foreign Trade Policy together with Para 2.20 and Para 2.27 of the Handbook of Procedure; pending amendment of Para 2.31, a liberal administrative view based on exporter status, nature and quantity of samples, and any Export Promotion Council certification may be applied.

Adjudication authority assignment directs transfer of a show cause notice to the customs commissioner for formal adjudication.
The board assigns a Show Cause Notice and corrigendum issued by a directorate to the Commissioner of Customs, Sea Port Imports, Chennai, thereby designating that commissioner as the adjudicating authority to proceed with formal adjudication under delegated statutory powers.