In view of closing of the current financial year, the Central Board of Excise and Customs [CBEC] has decided to keep open all the field offices under the Chief Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise/Service Tax on 28th March, 2015 (Saturday) to facilitate the tax-payers in payment of taxes/filing returns and in carrying out other procedural formalities and to provide any clarifications which may be required by the tax payers. This special measure taken by the Central Board of Excise and Customs [CBEC] is in addition to the 24x7 facilities which is provided by the Customs formations at the ports and airports.

Field offices to remain open to facilitate filing of returns and payment of taxes ahead of the year end. All field offices of customs, central excise and service tax will be kept open on 28 March 2015 to facilitate taxpayers in filing of returns, payment of taxes, completing procedural formalities and obtaining required clarifications; this is an additional facilitation beyond 24x7 customs services at ports and airports.