Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2010

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....ed vide Notification No.36/2010-customs (N.T.) dated 05.05.2010 as amended vide Notification No.26/2011-Customs (N.T.) dated 01.04.2011, provide for comprehensive guidelines for processing of electronic declaration for assessment and clearance of goods imported or exported under the Courier mode ii) Representations were received from the trade and industry and also from Courier Companies that requirement of mandatory IEC Code for low value dutiable consignments in Form D / CBE-XIII is onerous as consignments under this category constitute a large chunk of imports through Courier Mode. It was requested that the transition period declaring IEC Code in case of low dutiable shipments should be extended for 1 year from date of publication of R....

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....ion of Regulations was provided to ensure that by that time only those persons who have qualified the examination referred to in regulation 8 or regulation 19 of CHALR, 2004 shall be entitled to handle Customs related work. However, difficulties have been reported in implementing this provision. It was, therefore, felt necessary that an extended transition period be provided to Authorized Couriers or their employees to appear in the examination referred to in regulation 8 or CHALR, 2004. Accordingly, it is decided that transition period in so far it relates to examination referred to regulation 8 of CHALR,2004 is extended upto 31.12.2011. The Board expects that this time limit would meet the requirement of authorized couriers or their emplo....

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.... (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2010, Low Value Dutiable Consignment is defined as an import consignment other than documents, gifts and samples of an invoice value upto Rs.one lakh. vii) Attention is invited to Para 3(viii) of the Circular No.33/2010-Customs dated 07.09.2010 which clarifies that Regulation (12) (1) (i) provides that an Authorised Courier shall obtain an authorization from each of the consignees or consignors of imported as well as export goods. It is clarified that this provision does not seek to provide for any new requirement and that an Authorised Courier shall obtain an authorization from each of the consignee in case of imports and consignor in case of exports. In this regard, it is further cla....