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....osals concerning changes in the provisions of the Customs Act, I want to specifically bring to your attention the proposals relating to the amendment in Section 46, 47 and 27 of the Customs Act. The summary of the changes in these sections is: a. Sub-section (3) of section 46 is being substituted so as to make it mandatory to file a Bill of Entry before the end of the next day following the day (excluding holidays) on which the vessel or aircraft or vehicle carrying the goods arrives at a customs station at which such goods are to be cleared for home consumption or warehousing and to provide for imposition of such charges for late presentation of the bill of entry as may be prescribed. b. Sub-section (2) of Section 47 is being amended so ....

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....There are various factors for this. One of the reasons is that the provision of advance/ prior filing of bill of entry is not being fully utilised. Similarly, even after arrival of goods, statistics have revealed that the bill of entry is not being filed expeditiously. The amendment in section 46 is to address these issues. The change in section 46 is to make it mandatory to file the bill of entry by the end of the next day on which the goods arrive at any customs station at which they are to be cleared. In other words, if the clearance is to take place at the gateway port, the time period for filing bill of entry would start from the date of entry inwards and in case the clearance for home consumption is at a hinterland ICD, the time perio....