Clarification regarding clearance of goods after expiry of Nominated Agency Certificate - Eligibility need to be checked on the date of shipment/ dispatch of goods evidenced by Bills of lading, actual date of arrival of the consignment in India is irrelevant for this.

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....oreign Trade Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi Policy Circular No. 2/2015-20 New Delhi, dated: 12.06.2015 To 1. All Regional Authorities 2. Central Board of Excise & Customs Subject: Clarification regarding clearance of goods after expiry of Nominated Agency Certificate. 1. References have been received in this Directorate enquiring whether or not import consignments which started by ship during val....

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....bined reading of both the above paragraphs makes it abundantly clear that "effective date" for any shipment / dispatch of import is to be reckoned with reference to "Bill of Lading," in case of transportation by Sea. 5. Therefore it is clarified that if any importer has a valid Nominated Agency Certificate on the date of import i.e date of shipment/dispatch of goods from supplying country, as evi....