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F.No.450/198/2015-CusIV
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise & Customs
227B, North Block
New Delhi, the __ September, 2016
To,
All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive) /Principal Director General/ Director General, DRI
All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive)
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise
Sir/Madam,
Subject: Delayed, incomplete or incorrect filing of Import Manifest or Import Report - Regarding.
Kind reference is invited to CBEC Circular No.’s 13/2005-Cus., dated 11-3-2005 & Circular No. 44/2005-Cus., dated 24-11-2005 on the above subject.
2. In the Circular No. 13/2005-Cus., dated 11.3.2005, CBEC had categorised the amendments carried out in the IGMs as Major and Minor respectively. Further in the amending circular No. 44/2005-Cus., dated 24-11-2005, it was provided that need for adjudication will arise only in cases of major amendment involving fraudulent intention or substantial revenue implication. It was the view of the CBEC that the penal action is not initiated mechanically in all cases of IGM amendment and that due consideration may be given to the circumstances of amendment.
3. These measures have been in place for quite some time. Apart from bringing in simplification, reducing the overall dwell time at the Customs ports/ airports has been avowed objective of CBEC. Trade has been representing that owing to tedious process of IGM amendment, there is reluctance to avail the facility of advance/ Prior Bill of Entry. Board has examined these issues in detail and the following procedure is prescribed.
a. In order to ensure that all amendment applications are disposed off within specified time limits, it is desired that all minor amendments are approved on the same day of the submission of complete application along with all the required documents. For EDI sites, the electronic request for amendment should be made prior to approaching the officer with the documents. Further, in order to decentralise the minor amendment process, necessary changes have been carried out in the notification No. 40/2012-Cus (N.T.) dated 2.5.12 by notifying Superintendent of Customs and Central Excise or Appraiser as proper officer for Section 30 (minor amendments). Since the proper officer for purposes of Section 30 Superintendent of Customs and Central Excise or Appraiser (minor amendments), therefore, consequent changes in respect of notifying the proper officer for purposes of Section 149 have also been carried out. [Notification No.___-Cus (N.T.) dated___ refers].
b. All major amendments will generally be approved within 24 hours of the submission of the complete application. Delays beyond the laid down timelines are to be necessarily escalated and brought to the notice of Additional/Joint Commissioner in charge. All major amendments shall continue to be approved by the concerned Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner as the case may be.
c. A combined application in the prescribed Form shall be submitted by the shipping line irrespective of the major or minor amendment(s) along with the required documents indicated against each type of amendment mentioned in the Annexure to the Application Form appended to this Circular leaving no scope for ambiguity.
d. Since the objective is to lend certainty to the amendment process with specific timelines, therefore, accepting incomplete forms should be avoided. In case an incomplete form for amendment is accepted for reasons to be recorded, a deficiency memo should be promptly issued the same day.
e. All cases of Minor amendment should be decided administratively without recourse to adjudication or levy of penalty. Levy of Fee (Customs Documents) Regulations, 1970 allows the proper officer to permit an IGM to be amended or supplemented, on payment of prescribed fees, if he is satisfied that there is no fraudulent intention. The said regulations have also been amended vide ___/2016-Cus (N.T.) dated___ to revise the fee(s) for carrying out amendments. The quantum of fee has been revised upwards so as to calibrate it to the realistic levels and also to discourage the tendency to file amendments. A flat fee of ₹ 2000 has been provided for amendment of IGMs.
Further, no amendment fee shall be levied in respect of Bill of Entry filed under the provisos to sub-section (3) of Section 46 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) where the amendment is necessitated due to amendment in import manifest in the case of a prior Bill of Entry.
f. The request for amendment shall be filed by the person in-charge of the conveyance or any person who has been authorized to issue delivery orders in favour of an importer, on the basis of which the custodian would deliver the imported goods.
g. While adjudication should be done in the case of Major amendments, Penal action should be not initiated mechanically and that due consideration may be given to the circumstances of amendment.
4. The responsibility of amendment in the IGM rests solely with the Shipping Line/Agent, as they file IGM with Customs under section 30 of Customs Act, 1962. It is, therefore, clarified that the fine/penalty imposed, if any, upon adjudication in such cases, shall be payable by the Shipping Line only. No fine/penalty is required to be imposed on the consignee or others. No request for any amendment in the IGM from Custom Broker/Importer will be entertained.
5. While accepting requests for amendments, due precaution should be taken that requests for amendment to manifested items are accepted within the period stipulated in the Section 48 of the Customs Act, 1962.
Yours faithfully
(Zubair Riaz)
Director (Customs)
Application for Amendment
(On Letter head of Shipping Line)
To,
Deputy/ Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Import Noting, ___
__________.
Subject: Application for ‘Amendment in the IGM’
1. Name and Address of Shipping Line:
___________________________________________
_________________________________________________
2. IGM No._____________________ Item No. ____________Date: ____________
3. MBL No.______________________________ Date:____________
HBL No.____________________________ Date:____________
4. Consignee Name___________________ IEC No. ________________________
5. Amendment Sought: (pl see the Annexure)
6. Detail of the amendment sought:
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I hereby certify that the aforesaid details are true and correct as per best of my knowledge. It is also certified that I am rightful person for the aforesaid amendment. I also declare that I am aware about provision of Customs Act-1962 regarding Import General Manifest (IGM).
(Signature with stamp)
Name:_________________
Designation:_________________
Annexure
| S. No. | Amendment Type (Minor) | Tick the appropriate | Documents required |
| 1 | Change in Importer’s Address |
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| 2 | Correcting any spelling mistake |
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| 3 | Conversion from one unit of measurement to another |
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| 4 | Change in container No. (only alphabetic prefix and the last 10th test numerical) |
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| 5 | Change/Addition of marks and number |
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| 6 | Conversion from local to TP/SMTP and vice-versa |
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| 7 | Port of loading |
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| 8 | Size of containers (no change in weight of consignment) |
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| 9 | Port of discharge |
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| 10 | Type of packages |
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| 11 | Number of packages(no change in weight) |
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| 12. | Seal Number |
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| 13 | High Sea Sales |
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| 14 | HUB SMTP for LCL cargo |
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| S. No. | Amendment Type (Major) | Tick the appropriate | Documents required
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| 15 | Addition of extra entries (Line No. in IGM) |
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| 16 | Amendment in the quantity of goods already declared |
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| 17 | Changing the date of the Bill of Lading in the IGM |
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| 18 | Changing the Importer’s/ Consignee name |
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| 19 | Commodity description |
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| 20 | Cargo to Unaccompanied baggage and vice-versa |
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| 21 | Change of Bill of Lading Number,
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| 22 | High Sea Sales |
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| 23 | Any Other Amendment: |
| *Proper officer may ask for any other relevant documents if essential
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*Proper officer may ask for any other relevant documents if essential.
