CBIC has taken various measures over last year related to the subject cited above including the Special drive for disposal of unclaimed/uncleared/ seized/ confiscated goods vide Instruction No.17/2020-Customs dated 10.08.2020 which has enabled disposal of over 1.6 lakh consignments and follow up on long standing containers which resulted in the release of nearly 14,000 TEUs. Recently on 07.09.2021, the Board has circulated an updated list of long standing 19,738 TEUs [13,104 containers] received from Container Shipping Lines Association (CSLA) to the field formations.
The Board is extremely concerned about effective and timely handling of court cases on disciplinary matters in the field formations to protect the interest of the Government, The Board is also desirous of ensuring timely and effective measures by Cadre Controlling Authorities or the Commissionerates/Directorates concerned in defending the cases in the right perspective, upholding the guidelines and policies of the Government.
A few weeks back I had desired that the provisions of the recently amended Section 110 of the Customs Act, 1962 be used to expedite the pre-trial disposal of seized gold. It has been informed that DRI, IZU, has made a beginning by requesting the concerned Commissioner (Appeals) for sanction under Section 110 (1D) of the Customs Act, 1962. He has certified the correctness of the seized inventory of gold and facilitated its disposal. Other field formations may also follow suit.
In a fillip to ease of doing business and to better our services to taxpayers, the payment of customs duty on the Express Cargo Clearance System (ECCS) for courier imports, has been enabled through the ICEGATE e-payment gateway.
Development Commissioners are requested that any laboratory or institution which have been accredited for Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) may be accepted as recognized laboratory or institution for quality testing or research and development under Rule 50(3) and their certificate may be accepted as required in Proviso to Rule 50(3) of SEZ Rules, 2006.
Meerut Zonal Unit of DGGI has unearthed a fake billing racket involving numerous fictitious firms manipulating fake invoices to show the procurement of metal scrap, leading to the passing on of unlawful ITC of approximately Rs. 130 crores without any concomitant supply of goods.
As you are aware, in order to promote information sharing on the modus operandi, findings or observations detected during the investigation, audit or risk analysis etc., there exists a practice of issuing Circulars/Reports/Alerts etc by the Directorates/Commissionerates/Audit to all the Zones.
Officers under your charge may be advised to ensure that enquiries on origin of imported goods are handled and all verification requests are forwarded to the Board strictly in terms of provisions of CAROTAR, 2020 following prescribed standard procedures, formats and timelines.
M. Ajit Kumar Chairman Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs North Block, New Delhi-110001 Tel. No. +91-11-23092849, Fax : +91-11-23092890 E-mail : ajit.m@gov.in D.O. No. 83/CH(IC)/2020 Date: 16th August 2021 Dear Colleague The week that went by, culminated on a festive note with all formations […]
It has been brought to notice in the above communication that unauthorized mobile signal repeaters/boosters are easily available in the grey market and on e- commerce platforms.
