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Procedure regarding filing of ex-bond bill of entry
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.... Attention of all the Importers, Customs Brokers and the members of the Trade is invited to the Board's Circular No. 22/2016 Customs, dated 31.05.2016 on the above mentioned subject. 2. Section 68 of the Customs Act, 1962 requires the filing of a bill of entry (ex-bond bill of entry) for clearance of any warehoused goods for home consumption. At present, the ex-bond bills of entry are being ....
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....tion given by the proper officer, to the jurisdictional bond officer assigned to the warehouse, for permitting clearance of the warehoused goods. Upon the importer or owner producing the ex-bond bill of entry for home consumption, the bond officer shall: i. verify the bill of entry particulars from ICEGATE at https://www.icegate.gov.in/TrackAtICES/beTrackIces (to check that the order for cleara....
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....f Entry for warehousing shall be executed at the customs station of import itself. Furthermore, with the imminent introduction of the system of providing a warehouse code at the into- bond bill of entry stage (Board Circular No.19/2016-Customs dated 20.05.2016), the warehouse where goods are to be deposited will also be available in EDI. Furthermore, Board, vide Circular No.21/2016-Customs dated 3....
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.... EDI based monitoring, the systems managers at the customs stations will be able to identify Bills of Entry where the initial period of warehousing is near expiry for initiating necessary action. 7. All these measures are expected to leverage the benefits of automation for facilitating trade; it will enable the department to monitor the permitted period for which goods remain in the warehouse; p....