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Procedure to be followed for granting of Factory Stuffing Permission (FSP) to manufacturer-exporters, merchant-exporters and first time exporters – reg.
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....ted 22.11.2007 self-sealing of export goods has been made mandatory for the manufacturer-exporters (whether status holder or not) who export such goods under free shipping bills. Therefore, FSP will not be granted to the manufacturer-exporters exporting goods under free shipping Bills. However, they can opt for factory stuffing of export goods under export incentive schemes and permission will be given scheme-wise. In case of non-status holder manufacturer exporters operating under any of export incentive schemes ie. In case of exports other than under free shipping bills the FSP will be granted only on receipt of prior verification report regarding the genuineness of the existence and functioning of the units and the No Objection Certificate from the concerned jurisdictional Central Excise Authorities regarding deputing of officers for supervision the export stuffing. Similarly, in case of non-status holders merchant exporter the FSP will be granted only on receipt of prior verification report regarding the genuineness of the existence and functioning of the units and No objection Certificate from the concerned jurisdictional Central Excise Authorities regarding deputing of ....
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....port his goods. There will be a Factory Stuffing Permission cell (FSP cell) in the Custom House with an Assistant/Deputy Commissioner in charge who will be the point of contact for all the communication relating to the grant of FSP. The exporter shall ensure that the Central Excise officer who supervised the examination and stuffing of the cargo in the appointed premises as per the FSP shall mention his office contact number and put his stamp of name and designation in the examination report/ARE-1 and other documents. Similarly, the contact number, name, designation of the authorized signatory of the exporter also will be legibly indicated below his signature in the ARE-1 that accompanies the export goods. The Exporters clearing goods under the Factory Stuffed Permission shall invariably produce at the time of Goods registration a copy of the FSP duly attested by the jurisdictional Central Excise officer along with the ARE-1 and other documents. It is also necessary to verify as to whether the exporters who have already availed Factory Stuffing Permission are still active and functional, as many who availed the permission might have gone out of the trade/business. There....
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....CEO of the unit (please mention) (v) Other documents as in PN No. 161/2001 as applicable, please mention below In case of first time Merchant Exporters, particulars of documents submitted (write Not Applicable if you are not a first time merchant exporter) (i) (ii) Copy of Tax : Yes/No VAT/Sales Registration/Exemption Certificate of the Merchant Exporter A certificate from the bank with who the bank account is being maintained for the purpose of remittance of foreign exchange to the effect that account is being maintained satisfactorily. In case the bank account is less than 3 months old, then please provide details of other bank accounts held by the exporter (iii) Copy of last Income Tax return/ VAT or Sales Tax Return filed List of Customs Stations from where the goods shall be exported : : Yes/No DECLARATION I hereby declare that the above statements are true and correct. I understand that if the above made statements are found to be incorrect, I shall be held responsible and punitive measures under Customs Act 1962, and other Acts/Regulations will be initiated against me including....
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....icers of this Division visited the premises of M/s situated at existence. ...and found that the premise mentioned above is genuine and in Further, as per the available records, it is informed that no serious duty evasion case like clandestine removal of goods etc has been noticed against the assessee. Yours faithfully, Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise, .Division ANNEXURE-C [For Verification of the premises of supporting Manufacturing of Merchant Exporter and NOC to depute staff for supervision of stuffing in containers] OFFICE OF THE DEPTUY COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE, Το The Deputy/Asst Commissioner of Customs, FSP Cell, Custom House, Cochin -9 Sir, Sub: 1. Verification of the genuineness of M/s. 2. Willingness to depute Officer for supervising the export stuffing - Reg Please refer to Public Notice No. 09/2014 dated 01.04.2014, wherein the Commissioner of Customs, Custom House Cochin has directed all the exporters who seek FSP to submit the verification report of the genuineness of the existence and functioning of the premises along with the NOC from the jurisdictional Central Excise Authorit....