https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=11488 Time-bound customs clearance is mandatory to prevent unnecessary detention and resultant demurrage; consignments must not be routinely detained without valid grounds. Where release is not advisable, field formations must offer warehousing under the statutory warehouse regime by written intimation to importers or agents, making clear that non-availment renders importers/exporters liable for demurrage. Non-compliance and unwarranted detentions causing demurrage will lead to accountability for erring officers. en-us Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:12:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=11488 Time-bound customs clearance is mandatory to prevent unnecessary detention and resultant demurrage; consignments must not be routinely detained without valid grounds. Where release is not advisable, field formations must offer warehousing under the statutory warehouse regime by written intimation to importers or agents, making clear that non-availment renders importers/exporters liable for demurrage. Non-compliance and unwarranted detentions causing demurrage will lead to accountability for erring officers. Circulars Customs Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=11488