Eligibility Criteria for availing of DPD Scheme by Importers

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....ringing down the logistics cost of EXIM clearances. One of the flagship initiatives in this regard has been the Direct Port Delivery (DPD) of containers to the importers thus obviating the need of routing the clearance through the Container Freight Stations (CFSs). The initiative was first launched at JNPT and thereafter extended to other ports. This one single reform alone has played a , critical role in improving our ranking in the Doing Business Report 2019. Not surprising, therefore, has been the wide appreciation for this step amongst the importers and its acknowledgement by World Bank. 2. Although this initiative is in operation at all the ports , however, Board has felt the need for providing general guidelines / eligibility crite....

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.... application format i.e. Annexure-A (copy enclosed). While the criterion at (b) is desirable, Chief Commissioner may, however, in deserving cases of importers, relax the TEU benchmark. Such importers could be the ones whose imports have enjoyed a consistent pattern of customs risk facilitation / who provide an assurance that they would be in a position to pick up containers directly from the terminal. This dispensation may be particularly considered for the MSME sector. (ii) Exclusions: The following categories of importers however would be excluded from facility of DPD: - (a) importers against whom a case of mis-declaration of description of goods or of concealment / diversion of imported goods / evasion of duty has been ....

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....mporter: 2. Whether the Importer is a Manufacture or a Trader: 3. IEC: 4. GST No: (Copy Enclosed) (port name)/port code: - Value of Imports Duty Paid Major Commodities imported 5. Container Details / Details of imports made at YEAR No. RMS Containers / TEUs 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 6. Details of Tests /NOCs required (if any): for clearance of any commodity (details commodity wise) 7. Details of Commodities where: Assessment is provisional (details commodity wise) 8. Whether commodities are facilitated through RMS 9. Authorised Person Name Contact No. Self/CHA No 10. Director/CEO Name... Contact No.. Email id.. 11. Factory Address. 12. ....