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Visakhapatnam Custom House - Extension of facility of Direct Port Delivery to AEO clients
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....ers covered by a particular Bill of Entry are not required to be opened and only the seals of some selected containers are required to be broken for the purpose of examination/ PGAs / NOC, etc.. i.e. In respect of those (i) Non-facilitated BES that warrant examination, and (ii) Consignments requiring NOCs from Participating Government Agencies (PGAs). 3.1 In order to strike a balance between trade facilitation, safety and security, it has been decided that the DPD importers can take delivery of the containers which are not selected or breaking of seals for the purpose of examination// PCAs / NOC/drawal of samples, etc., and store the same at their factory premises on execution of a "No Use Bond" as given in the Annexure to t....
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....st possible time so as to ensure that delivery of containers to the importer is done within the stipulated time line. 4.2 if the BE of a DPD importer requires clearance from PGAs/referred to PGAs, the said importer can exercise his option for filing a Warehouse BE or Home Consumption BE depending on his convenience. (a) PGA clearance procedure through Warehouse BE The importer / Customs Broker shall file an advance Warehouse Bill of Entry, by furnishing a one-time Bond in the Bond Section The Warehouse BE shall then be registered in the DPD facilitation Wing to get OOC. Necessary mechanisms have been put in place so that at the time Of ex-bond clearance, such consignments are not cleared without NOCs from PGAs_ The importer may also av....
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....ner seal of the unopened containers / utilizing the goods, until they receive NOC from the respective PGA or Customs) shall be submitted to the concerned Group in the Custom House. No Use Bond can be executed under the following circumstances (i) Pending NOC from the PGAs (ii) Containers selected for examination The importer has the option to submit separate "No Use Bond" for each Bill of Entry or "Continuity No Use Bond" for recurring imports. The No Use Bond shall be akin to an undertaking whereby the importer undertakes not to use the goods pending receipt of positive test report / cause of action from the PGAs / Customs. The procedure for registration of "No Use Bond" shall be akin to the Undertaking t....
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....inal. (ii) DPD Importer using CFS logistics and routing their containers through CFS DPO Area It is the responsibility of the concerned CFS to ensure that the Customs Out of Charge (OOC) has been obtained before the container leaves the Port Terminal and enters the CFS DPD area. The Officer at the CFS Gate will verify the compliance (OOC obtained before the container leaves the Pod Terminal and eaters the CFS). The verification process and the functional responsibilities of various stake holders in this mode are given below, Verification Responsibility Place / stage of verification Verification of OOC (i) CFS Before release of Container to Importer (ii) Customs At the time of entry of container in CFS as well as at the time of ....