PUBLIC  NOTICE NO. 31 / 2001

 

            Central Government Budget for 2001-2002 will be presented in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the 28^th February, 2001 at 11.00 a.m..  For this, Special Period Procedure will be observed from 23.2.2001 to 04.03.2001.

 

            Under this procedure, while submitting the Bills Of Entry, the following CORRECT AND COMPLETE particulars must be furnished:-

 

1.                  CHA Licence No. :

2.                  I.G.M. Rotation No. and Year:

3.                  Line No.:

4.                  Importer’s Name and Address:

5.                  Country of Origin:

6.                  Country of Consignment:

7.                  Gross Weight & its unit currency:

8.                  Total No.of Packages:

9.                  Total Invoice value & its currency:

10.              Total value in Rupees:

11.              Licence No. and date:

12.              Port of Shipment:

 

If all the particulars are correct and complete in all respects, the Bill of Entry number will be indicated and that of noting will be taken as the date of filing of the Bill of Entry in all cases.

 

If the particulars are incorrect and incomplete, the Bill of Entry will not be taken to have been filed in the Custom House.  Bills of Entry will be accepted upto 16.00 hours on the above days, excepting on 28^th Feb. 2001.

 

No notings will be done on 28^th of February 2001.  Regular work of noting will be done from 01.03.2001.

 

In respect of warehoused goods all Private Bonded Warehouses will be locked and sealed at 4.00 p.m. on 27.02.2001.   All pending Bills of Entry assessed but goods not delivered, together with the keys of the bonded warehouses will be put in a cover, sealed and handed over to Deputy/Asst. Commissioner (Bonds) before 5.00 p.m. on 27.02.2001.  No Ex-Bond release will be effected thereafter, except with the written orders of Deputy Commissioner (Bonds).

 

In respect of Public Bonded Warehouses, the Preventive Officers incharge of various Public Bonded Warehouses will seal the warehouses on 27.2.2001 at 4.00 p.m.  These warehouses will not be opened without the written permission of Deputy Commissioner (Bonds).

 

      Goods covered by Bills of Entry that are presented to the Preventive Officers on or after 28.2.2001 at the Bonded Warehouses in respect of which duty has been paid prior to 28.2.2001 will not be released unless such duplicate Bill of Entry bear an additional endorsement by the concerned Appraiser of Customs to the effect that “TARIFF CHECKED – NO OBJECTION FOR DELIVERY BEING GIVEN”, duly signed under his named rubber stamp.

 

PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED IN EDI SYSTEMS:

 

The Service Centre WILL NOT ACCEPT Annexure-I (of Public Notice No.242/98) for Bills of Entry after 4.30 p.m. of 27.02.2001. 

 

The Service Centre shall be closed on 28.02.2001. 

 

Filing of Bills of Entry in the EDI System shall resume only after the new Budgetary Notifications are fed into the System and the NIC hands over the EDI Server to Customs.

 

All the Bills of Entry that are submitted prior to 28.02.2001 will be re-assessed in case the Entry Inwards of the vessel is after Midnight of 28.02.2001.

 

The Preventive Officer at Central Berth shall continue to give the Entry Inwards of the Vessel on System during the special period from 23.02.2001 to 04.03.2001.

 

 

                               Sd/-

                                (M.V.S.PRASAD)

COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS(PORT)

 

 

F.No:C2/9/2001 Corrs.(Budget),

Custom House (Port),

Chennai – 600 001.

Dated: 22.02.2001

 

// ATTESTED //

 

(T.S. JAYACHANDER)

Dy.Commissioner (Apprg.Genl.)