Late filing fees on supplementary Bills of Entry require assessment of sufficient cause and cannot be imposed mechanically.

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....Late filing charges on a supplementary Bill of Entry are described as arising under Section 46(3) only where delayed presentation lacks sufficient cause. Where the original Bill of Entry for manifested bulk cargo was timely filed and a supplementary filing followed detection and clearance permission for marginal excess cargo, moisture-related weight variation may support treating the excess as part of the original consignment. The text states that late fees should not be imposed mechanically absent importer fault, mala fides or deliberate delay, and require judicious consideration of sufficient cause. It reports that the levy was set aside.....