Minutes of the Permanent Trade Facilitation Committee (Ptfc) Meeting

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....oner 2 Jitendra Patel Joint Commissioner 3 Dr. P M Yashwanth Joint Commissioner 4 Aakash Singla Joint Commissioner 5 M Ravi Shankar Deputy Commissioner 6 N Ravi Kumar Assistant Commissioner 7 D Ravi Chandra Assistant Commissioner 8 L Sai Sekhar Assistant Commissioner 9 LVR Sudhakar Assistant Commissioner 10 LVS Prasad. Assistant Commissioner 11 S. Kameswara Rao Assistant Commissioner 12 Y. Ramesam Assistant Commissioner 13 M Vijay Krishna - Assistant Commissioner 14 P Murali Krishna 1 Assistant Commissioner 15 J Rajesh Kumar Assistant Commissioner The following representatives from PGA/Trade Members/Custodians par....

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....ad already been highlighted in several local newspapers and emphasized the need to maximize its exposure to the general public. He stated that the film demonstrates how Customs operations, such as the import of coal and fertilizer, directly influence the daily lives of common citizens and those in rural villages. The Chairman announced that a press conference would be also convened to publicize the award and the efforts of the Visakhapatnam team. Shri. Venu Gopal, VCBA stated that CB Association and various other trade associations stated that they are looking forward for the same and would collaborate in sharing the film's message across their respective platforms With the permission of the Chairman, Dr. P M Yashwanth, Joint C....

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....nt of exports made over the preceding one to five years. Shri Rolland Williams, President, VCBA informed the Chairman that the present arrangement in Vizag Custom House is that the EDI section is immediately updating the validity of the self sealing permission in the system on request. He further added that the process hardly takes few minutes and being the highest shrimp exporting Customs Broker, never faced any delay in getting the updation of validity of self sealing permission. He therefore suggested that the present arrangement may be continued. The Chairman asked Shri. Rolland Williams, President, VCBA and the, association members to deliberate internally among themselves to decide if they want a similar - framework ....

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....manual OOC, He clarified that manual clearances are permitted only under exceptional circumstances with prior permission of the Principal Commissioner. He stated that reverting to manual processes would undermine the transparency and systemic improvements already established through the digital framework. The Chairman enquired whether any Appraisers are currently posted during night time hours. It was submitted that AO (Docks) is attending the clearance work at night also, as and when required. He directed Shri N. Ravi Kumar, Assistant Commissioner (Docks), to review the practices of other major ports, such as Chennai and Mumbai, to determine if they are posting Appraising Officers during night time. He further instructed that a st....