Provisional release of seized goods: allow provisional clearance with bonds and security while safeguarding revenue and exporters. Provisional release is to be the norm for seized imported and export goods, permitting provisional clearance on execution of a Bond and appropriate security to cover potential redemption fine and penalty. Goods suspected to be prohibited must be seized and processed for confiscation; where confirmatory tests are required provisional export may proceed subject to a Bond clause withholding incentive finalisation until tests conclude. Field formations must avoid unwarranted detention and offer warehousing options where provisional release is not advisable, with officers held accountable for unjustified detentions causing demurrage.
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Provisional release of seized goods: allow provisional clearance with bonds and security while safeguarding revenue and exporters.
Provisional release is to be the norm for seized imported and export goods, permitting provisional clearance on execution of a Bond and appropriate security to cover potential redemption fine and penalty. Goods suspected to be prohibited must be seized and processed for confiscation; where confirmatory tests are required provisional export may proceed subject to a Bond clause withholding incentive finalisation until tests conclude. Field formations must avoid unwarranted detention and offer warehousing options where provisional release is not advisable, with officers held accountable for unjustified detentions causing demurrage.
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