Instruction No. 03/2023-Customs Cancellation of swapping order w.r.t. 8th & 9th Reallocation of Export Quota for export during Sugar Season 2022-23 and holding of export quota
As Customs officers, we are all members of a special international community with many shared objectives and common goals. Our engagement with our international partners has always been special. It was in keeping with this commitment that the Customs Cooperation Fund (India) was established at the World Customs Organization (WCO) in 2019.
The timeline for declaring the net quantity of edible oils etc. without mentioning temperature is extended for six months, considering the request of the industries to exhaust the un-utilized packaging material.
Officers of Shillong Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate seized 255 kg. of Ganja (Cannabis) valued at about Rs. 38 Lakhs from dense jungles on the international borders in Sepahijala and West Tripura Districts in Tripura. Further, officers of Guwahati Customs Division of the Shillong Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate also seized 3 kgs. of Morphine estimated to be worth over Rs. 15 Crores.
It is mandatory that all the necessary declarations shall also be made on all retail packages inside a group/ combination / multi-piece / gift package
The ‘Ship To’ address in E way bill differed from where the goods are being actually delivered which is an unregistered place of the consignee, who is a registered tax payer, but the place of delivery is in same locality i.e. having the same PIN Code as mentioned in the E – way bill
Advanced Analytics in Indirect Taxation (ADVAIT) has become the foremost arrow in our quiver of analytical tools. The Directorate General of Systems and Data Management has been consistently engaging with field formations to understand their requirements and to encourage the use of the tool.
Section 7 of the Act provides for specified Health Warning on all tobacco product packs. These rules have been amended time to time, for display of specified health warning on both sides of the tobacco product packages covering 85% of the principal display area.
Port and Custom Authorities have to take necessary action inter-alia to verify the import or export with respect to Extended Producer Responsibility, to Inform the Ministry and Central Pollution Control Board of any illegal traffic and take action against importer for violations under the Indian Ports Act, 1908 or the Customs Act, 1962. The duties and responsibilities of Port and Customs are prescribed in Schedule-V of the said rules.
The week gone by saw officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) detect two clandestine units manufacturing Mephedrone, a psychotropic substance under the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
