TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Introduction of Accredited Clients Programme (ACP)
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....de facilitation and for selective screening of only high risk cargo for customs examination. Such systems should provide for a special customs clearance procedure for authorized persons (Accredited Clients) having good track record and who meet specified criteria identified by the Customs. 2. Accordingly, the Board has decided to introduce the Risk Management System (RMS) with the "Accredited Client's Programme" (ACP) as its major component. The objective of the programme is to grant assured facilitation to importers who have demonstrated capacity and willingness to comply with the laws Customs department is required to implement. With the implementation of the Risk Management System, this programme will replace all existing schemes for facilitation in the sites where RMS is implemented. The RMS is scheduled for implementation from November, 2005 onwards in a phased manner, beginning with the Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, Mumbai. The dates for implementation would be announced separately. 3. The goal of the Risk Management System (RMS) is to enable the department to strike an appropriate balance between trade facilitation and enforcement. Under the RMS, Bills of En....
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....desirous of availing the facility as "Accredited Clients" are required to apply for registration under the scheme using the Application form attached at Annex - 1. Importers meeting the following criteria shall be the eligible under the Accredited Clients Program: (i) They should have imported goods valued at Rs Ten Crores [assessable value] in the previous financial year; or paid more than Rs One Crore of Customs duty in the previous financial year; or, in the case of importers who are also Central Excise assessees, paid Central Excise Duties over Rs. One Crore from the Personal Ledger Account in the previous financial year. (ii) They should have filed at least 25 Bills of Entry in the previous financial year in one or more Indian Customs stations. (iii) They should have no cases of Customs, Central Excise or Service Tax booked against them in the previous three financial years. Cases booked would imply that there should be at least a show cause notice, invoking penal provisions, issued to an importer. (iv) They should also not have any cases booked under any of the Allied Acts being implemented by Customs. (v) The qu....
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....res. Therefore, importers are advised to obtain Digital Signature Certificates being issued by CBEC. Where the Accredited Clients are filing their documents through their Custom House Agents, they must advise their Custom House Agents to file their bills of entry using digital signatures granted to them by the department. For obtaining Digital Signature Certificates, the trade may visit the site at www.icert.gov.in. 11. Additionally, all bills of entry must be filed by Accredited Clients through the ICEGATE facility and duty in respect of these consignments must be paid though such Clients' bank account at the designated bank. 12. Initially, this scheme will be launched for Imports at Air Cargo Complex, Sahar where the RMS roll out is likely to commence in the month of November 2005. This would be followed by the progressive roll out of the RMS at other locations where EDI is operational. The importers who are registered as Accredited Clients under the ACP scheme would get its benefits at all the locations where RMS is operationalised. To facilitate migration of the eligible importers to the new scheme, it has been decided that its benefits would be automatically ex....
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....d Directors of the applicant Company listed as directors of any other Company? If yes, please furnish the particulars 16 Name of the Department(s) handling Customs matters Name(s) of the person (s) in charge Address Telephone Fax E-mail Address (Port wise details to be furnished if applicable) 17 List of Outsourced activities relating to Customs and respective firms/persons (Inland transporters, logistics, freight forwarders etc., ) Name of the firm: Activity: Address: Telephone: &....