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MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
CUSTOM HOUSE, NO.60, RAJAJI SALAI, CHENNAI – 1.
Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, New Delhi, Circular No.51/2005-Customs dated 09.12.2005 issued in the file no.F.No. 305/EOU/01/2005-DGEP is reproduced below for the guidance of the Importer, Clearing Agents and the Trading Public.
Sd/-
(R.SEKAR)
JT COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS
(APPG)
C11/1/2006-AP(PORT)
Custom
House, Chennai.
.02.2006
Circular
No.51/2005
F.No.305/EOU/01/2005-DGEP
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
NEW DELHI, THE 9TH DECEMBER 2005
To
All Chief Commissioners of Customs,
All Chief Commissioners of Central Excise
All Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise
DGRI/DGICE
Chief Departmental Representative (CESTAT, Delhi)
All Commissioner of Customs
All Commissioner of Central Excise
All Commissioner of Customs &
Central Excise
Sir,
Sub:-SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF EOU/EHTP/STPS
FOR CLEARANCE OF IMPORT GOODS.
Representations have been received in the Board that for clearance of import consignments without payment of duty, EOU/EHTP/STP units are required to get themselves registered at the port of Import with the Customs Authorities repeatedly when imports are made through different ports. This practice of repeated registration is stated to be causing delay in clearance of imported consignments.
2.The
matter has been examined in the Board. In
order to obviate the problems of the EOU/EHTP/STP,
the Board has considered to put in place a simplified procedure for
registration. The EOU/EHTP/STP units after setting up of EOU/EHTP/STP unit, may get
themselves registered at the port of Import(ICD/Airport/CFS etc) where from the
unit expects to import goods duty free.
3.Every
unit would be required to furnish the following documents along with the application
for registration with the Assistant Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner in charge
of the port of import;
(a) Copy of LOP
(b) Copy of Private Bonded Warehousing License issued under section 58 of the Customs Act,
(c) Bank attested signatures of authorized signatories of the EOU/EHTP/STP unit.
(d) Passport size photograph of Director/Proprietor/signatories
(e) Copy of IEC No
(f)
Copy of green card
4. The application for
registration may be made in plain paper in the form of letter to the Assistant
Commissioner of Customs/Deputy Commissioner of Customs incharge of the port of
import enclosing the above stated documents.
5. On
receipt of the above documents along with the application for registration, the
Customs Authorities shall grant registration to the EOU/EHTP/STP unit within 5
working days of the receipt of application for registration.
The Customs Authorities in charge of the port may verify the authenticity
of the copy of the Private Bonded warehousing license or any other relevant
particulars from the jurisdictional Assistant Commissioner.
A letter by registered post may also be subsequently sent for confirming
the authenticity of the copy of the Private Bonded warehousing license issued by
the Customs/Central Excise Authority. However,
this verification should not be a cause of delay in issuance of registration
certificate. In case the
verification report is not received from the jurisdictional Assistant
Commissioner in charge of the unit within 5 working days, the registration may
be granted to the unit. The Assistant Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner of Port
of Import would issue the unit a certificate stating that the unit has been
registered.
6.Once an
EOU/EHTP/STP unit is registered at one port of import, it would not be required
to get itself registered subsequently in any other port of import for clearance
of goods duty free. The import
consignments would be allowed clearance on the basis of registration issued at
any port of Import. However, the
authenticity of the registration certificate shall be verified by the concerned
Custom House from port of registration.
7.All the existing
procedure for clearance of imported goods duty free from the port of Import, as
prescribed by the Board from time to time in respect of EOU/EHTP/STP unit would
apply.
8. The above, circular may please be given wide publicity by way of issuance of Public Notice.
9. Difficulties if any, faced in implementing the above circular, the same may please be brought to the notice of the Board immediately.
10. Hindi version follows.
Sd/-
(M.M. Parthiban)
Director (Customs)
(i) P.S. To Revenue Secretary
(ii) Chairman, CBEC
(III)
All members of CBEC
//
ATTESTED //
K.
CHANDRASEKARAN)
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
(ÓAPPG.
MAIN)
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