Customs clearance procedure for clearance of import consignments of non-perishable food items through Land Customs Stations in the Commissionerate of Customs (Preventive), NER, Shillong.

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....n of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 before Customs clearance can be given. A number of food products are being imported through some of the Land Customs Stations located in the jurisdiction of this Commissionerate. The samples drawn from these import consignments have to be sent to the authorised food testing laboratory located at Guwahati and due to the long distance from the Land Customs Stations of import it often takes several days before the test report is received and clearance is effected. The import consignments have to be stored under provisions of Section 49 of the Customs Act 1962 during this intervening period. Due to lack of warehousing facilities at the Land Customs Stations such import consignments were allowed provisional clear....

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....oms Act, 1962 and will then appraise the goods. Customs shall undertake the following general checks for imports of food items in addition to drawal of samples: (a) The condition of the hold in which the products are transported should be checked to see whether they meet the requirements of storage, as per the nature of the product, and does not in any way cause deterioration or contamination of the products. (b) Physical/visual appearance in terms of possible damage -whether it is swollen or bulged in appearance; and also for rodent/insect contamination or presence of filth, dirt etc. -should be checked. (c) The product should meet the labelling requirements under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules and the Packaged Commoditie....

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....repared by the Customs Officer and will be signed by the Customs Officer and the importer or his authorised agent. The Original copy of the Test Memo will be sent alongwith the sample to the test agency, the Duplicate copy will be retained by Customs and the Triplicate will be the Importers copy. The Test Memo shall be serially numbered with corresponding Bill of Entry number clearly mentioned on the Test memo. The Test Memo shall be detailed, leaving no scope for ambiguity. The samples so drawn will be sent to the laboratory preferably by Registered/Speed Post/Parcel or through a messenger, within 24 hours of drawal. 4, The import consignments will be allowed to be stored in public bonded or private bonded warehouses under Section 49 of t....

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....py will be shown to the Custodian of the warehouse who will permit storage of the said goods and particulars of the Bill of Entry and details of goods will be entered in a register maintained by the Custodian. As the goods will be cleared provisionally for storage at the warehouse till receipt of test report under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act and final clearance given by the Customs in this regard and for the fact that the goods will be transported from the Land Customs Station to the warehouse by the importer, the importer will be required to execute a Bond and Bank Guarantee to the effect that the goods will not be removed during transit and/or from the said warehouse, till clearance for home consumption is given by the Customs....