PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 58/2001

 

F. No. SMisc.35/2001-Sys. Unit                                                                                 19/03/2001

Public Notice No.58/2001

 

Sub:     Introduction of Permanent Account Number (PAN) as the Common Business Identifier in Customs Operations

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            Attention of all Importers, Exporters, CHAs is invited to the fact that with effect from 1^st April 2001, Permanent Account Number i.e., PAN (issued by the Income Tax Department) will be used as the Common Business Identifier for all Importers and Exporters and that only the validated directory received from DGFT containing PAN and IE Code of the Importers and Exporters will be used.  In this connection, attention is also invited to the fact that DGFT had issued several Public Notices calling upon all Importers and Exporters to apply for and get their PAN issued by the Income Tax Department and register with DGFT (PN 39(RE-99)/1997-2002 dated 16.11.1999 refers).

            For this purpose, attention of the trade is invited to the following:

1)                  All Importers and Exporters must ensure that they have submitted their PAN particulars to DGFT in response to the Public Notice issued by them.  From 1^st April 2001, only the DGFT Directory of Importers and Exporters containing their PANwill be used by the Customs EDI System and any Importer or Exporter not figuring in the DGFT Directory will not be able to transact his/her business with Customs.

2)                  All Importers and Exporters who have as yet not appied to the Income Tax Authorities for allotment of PAN or if allotted not yet registerd with DGFT are advised to do so immediately.

3)                  All Importers and Exporters must ensure that from 1^st April 2001, both PAN AND IE Code are entered in the documents being filed in the Service Centre.  The System will not accept any document without the PAN being indicated.

4)                  The trade is also advised that while indicating the name and address/es of the Importer/Exporter, care must be taken to ensure that these particulars tally in all respects with those declared to the DGFT, otherwise the systems will not recognise the Importer/Exporter

5)                   Exporters having their bank accounts in the designated Bank for crediting of drawback, must ensure that their declaration to the bank of the particulars of PAN, IE Code, name and address/es, branch codes of their office are the same in all respects as those declared to the Income Tax Department and DGFT so as to prevent any mismatch of information which may result in non-credit or wrong credit of the drawback amount.

6)                  From 1^st April 2001, only those bank account numbers, which have been validated vis-à-vis the data received from DGFT will be treated as operational accounts.  Account numbers not matched with the DGFT Directory information will be rendered inoperative.

Sd/-

(M.V.S. PRASAD)

COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS

(SEA)

AUTHORITY
Directorate of Systems’ letters
F. No.  IV(15)/8/99-Systems dated 22.00.2000 &
F. No.  IV(15)/8/98-Systems/232 dated 18.01.2001

 

//ATTESTED//

 

 

(BASWARAJ NALAGAVE)
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS(SYSTEMS)