Procedure - Period extension for installation

[ASHWANI KANT]

Machinery imported under EPCG not installed within six months, what is the procedure and to whom apply for the extension in period of installation

[Surender Gupta]

Deputy Commissioner of Customs or Assistant Commissioner of Customs

AI Summary

Extension of installation period for EPCG-imported machinery requires application to the Deputy or Assistant Commissioner of Customs. Where machinery imported under the EPCG scheme is not installed within the prescribed six month period, an application for extension must be made to the relevant customs authority; the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs are the officers to whom such extension requests should be submitted for consideration.