Procedure for utilising MEIS Scrip for payment of customs duty

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (NS-I),
APPRAISING MAIN (IMPORT),
JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE, NHAVA- SHEVA,TAL-URAN,
RAIGAD-400707, MAHARASHTRA
(e-mail:[email protected]; Telephone No.022-27244979)

F. No. S/22-Gen- 20/2020-21/AM (I)/JNCH (Pt.I)

Dated:-01.11.2021.

Public Notice No. – 92/2021

DIN- 20211178NW000000D535

Subject:- Utilisation of MEIS scrip for import in absence of mandatory recording of transfer details facility on DGFT website– reg.

Attention of Importers, Customs Brokers and all other stakeholders is invited to the DGFT Trade Notice No. 42/2015-2020 dated 11.01.2019, also DGFT Public Notice No. 84/2015-2020 and Trade Notice No. 03/2015-2020, both dt. 03.04.2019 and CBIC Circular No. 11/2019 dated 09.04.2019.

2. As you are aware, DGFT phased out physical copies of MEIS and SEIS duty credit Scrip issued with EDI port as port of registration from 10.04.2019. A facility has been created on DGFT website for mandatory recording of information about transfer of ownership of MEIS/SEIS scrips. Verification of ownership of MEIS/SEIS duty credit scrips shall be checked by the customs officers from the DGFT website as per the said facility.

3. It has been informed by the trade that the facility of recording of transfer and ownership details of MEIS scrip is not functional on the DGFT website for some time now.

4 In order to facilitate the trade in the interregnum period, till the said facility is restored on the DGFT website, as a temporary measure, the following procedure is prescribed for an importer intending to utilize the MEIS Scrip for payment of customs duty.

a) The importer (the present owner/holder of MEIS scrip) shall submit the document evidencing the transfer of the scrip by the previous holder/owner along with all the previous transfer documents starting from the original owner of the scrip. The transfer document shall bear the name and signature of the transferor/his authorized signatory and these details shall be certified by the bank in which the transferor is having account.

b) He shall also submit the payment transaction details of purchase of the scrip as recorded in the books of account, duly certified by an independent Chartered Accountant. In case the payment is made through a bank transaction, the said transaction details certified by him/his authorised signatory will be submitted.

c) Indemnity letter from the present holder (Importer)and his seller indemnifying the Customs from any liability arising on account of mis­use/ fraudulent use of the MEIS scrip or use of fraudulently obtained MEIS scrip, in the prescribed format given in Annexure A to this Public +Notice.

d) The importer/ customs broker will upload these documents in E – Sanchit.

5. The concerned Customs officers shall check the ownership of the MEIS duty credit scrip as per the documents specified above.

6. It is the responsibility of the Importer to ensure to submit valid MEIS Scrip, obtained through genuine transactions and any ownership dispute arising out of the transactions will be the sole responsibility of the importer and seller(s) of the scrip.

7. This Public Notice should be treated as Standing Order for the concerned Officers and Staff of Customs JNCH.

Sd/-
(U. NIranjan)
Principal Commissioner of Customs (NS-I)

Copy to:-

1. The Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone-II, JNCH.

2. The Commissioner of Customs, NS-G/NS-I/NS-II/NS-III/NS-Audit/NS-V, JNCH.

3. All Additional/Joint/Dy./Asstt. Commissioners of Customs, JNCH.

4. All Sections/Group of NS-G/NS-I/NS-II/NS-III/NS-Audit/NS-V, JNCH.

5. Representative of BCBA / WISA / Members of PTFC for information and circulation among their members and other importers for information.

6. AC/DC, EDI for uploading on JNCH website.

ANNEXURE-A
INDEMNITY BOND EXECUTED WITH INDIAN CUSTOMS FOR
PAYMENT OF DUTY THROUGH MEIS SCRIP IN PURSUANCE
OF P.N. No…………………………. DATED…

[To be Executed by the Present holder of MEIS scrip]

1. Whereas, we ______________________ (Name & Address) are the current holder/owner of the MEIS scrip No…. …dt…………. which has been transferred to us by (name of the seller /Transferor), duly registered by the original Holder M/s……………. (Name and Address of the Original scrip holder) with _________________________ (indicate the Customs Commissionerate where it is registered).

2. And whereas, we the importer…(Name) intend to utilize the aforesaid MEIS scrip for the payment of Customs duty by way of debiting the same. We hereby undertake in terms of PN No………………………. dated…. to indemnify the Union of India, represented by Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs (name of the Customs Commissionerate) or any of his authorized Officer(s) from any damage incidental and ancillary from any liability arising on account of mis-use/ fraudulent use of the said MEIS scrip or in event of said MEIS scrip being found to be fraudulently transferred/obtained and from any further action.

3. Further, we indemnify the Union of India, represented by Principal Commissioner/ Commissioner of Customs (name of the Customs Commissionerate) or any of his authorized Officer(s) from any future liabilities, in case of any third party’s claim to the said MEIS scrip before any competent authority or any court of law in India or outside, that they are entitled legally to use/ transfer/sell said scrip sought to be used under the said PN No. ……………….. dated…by us. We also undertake to bear all such expenses and make good
any losses that might be incurred in relation to such claim.

Signature of the Current Holder

Place:

Date:

Witnesses:

1)

(Signature, Name & Address)

2)

(Signature, Name & Address)

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