Regarding manual filing and processing of bills of entry / shipping bills - stringent checks required to prevent misuse

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.... Room No. 253-A, North Block, 4^th May, 2011, New Delhi-110001. To,  All Chief Commissioners of Customs/ Customs (Prev.)/ C&CE, All Directors General of CBEC, All Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev.) / C&CE All Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise (Appeals).   Subject: Regarding manual filing and processing of bills of entry / shipping ....

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....which manual processing is allowed on a regular basis according to public notices and standing orders issued in this regard. 2. The matter has been examined in the Board. In order to redress the issue, it has been decided that only in the rarest of rare and genuine cases manual processing and clearance will be allowed and data for manual documents is compulsorily entered and transmitted at all ....

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....hdrawn no sooner EDI processing is possible.  4. The Board has also decided that data for manual documents should be compulsorily entered and transmitted at all locations within the stipulated time period. For this purpose the Commissioner of Customs shall nominate an officer of the level of Assistant/Deputy Commissioner of Customs to oversee this task and shall closely monitor the same to....