Recovery of Merchant Over Time (MOT) for rendering services by the Customs Officer beyond working hours and on holidays- reg
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....rendering services by the Customs Officer beyond working hours and on holidays- reg. I am directed to say that as per Regulation 3(1) of the Customs (Fees for Rendering Services by Customs officers) Regulation , 1998, " any person" can request for the services of Customs officers on payment of specified overtime fees [ Circular No. 68/98-Cus , dated 7.9.98 also refers].The practice till now has ....
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....cers beyond working hours, he will be required to pay only for the block periods for which the services were requisitioned irrespective of the number of importers/exporters documents handled during that period. The custodian, in turn , will, for administrative convenience, divide the amount equally amongst all the importers/exporters whose work was attended to during this period, irrespective of n....