Dear Members Exporter,

We would like to inform you that the Directorate of International Customs (DIC), CBIC has issued Circular No. 51/2018- Customs dated 07/12/2018    regarding AEO programme digitization/  Development of web-based application for AEO-T1.

For the convenience of the members, the important points are highlighted as follows:

• As an ease of doing business measure and keeping in line with the target of digitisation, an online AEO website has been developed under the aegis of DIC for online filing and processing of AEO T1 applications.

•  This AEO Website (domain name: aeoindia.gov.in) was launched by the Chairman, CBIC on 30.11.2018 and subsequently the access to the website was made available to both the applicant, for filing of AEO T1 application (annexures), and Customs officials, for processing and delivery of digitized AEO Certificate online of newly filed applications.

• A Guidance Note for departmental officers for AEO Web Application has already been circulated among the field formations. Trade is  requested to make use of the online platform as an ease of doing  business measure.

• For ensuring seamless transition to the online web-application, it has been decided to concurrently continue with the manual filing and processing of AEO T1 applications up to 31.03.2019. The trade and field formations respectively would have the liberty to file and process the applications manually up to the prescribed transition time limit, i.e. up to 31.03.2019 so as to obviate any delay in time-bound processing of the applications. However, both trade should make earnest effort to use this online mode as much as possible.

• Reference is also drawn to Para 3 (viii) of the Circular No. 03/2018- Customs dated 17.01.2018 regarding amendment in the AEO Programme whereby the validity of AEO Certificate of T1 & T2 were extended to 3 years uniformly. Accordingly, in order to synchronize validity with review and OSPCA of AEO-T1 certified entities, their intervals are also being extended to 3 years from existing 2 years, by modifying the  relevant Paras of Master Circular No. 33/2016- Customs dated 22.07.2016. However,  DIC may initiate review of any entity at any point of time if there are reasons to believe, to the satisfaction of the AEO Programme Manager, that the adherence to the conditions and standards of AEO status is compromised or affected.

Members are requested to take note  of the same and do  the needful accordingly.   For full details  of the  above-said,  members may use below link for reference/ download- 

Circulars/ Instructions

http://cbic.gov.in/htdocs-cbec/customs/cs-circulars/cs-circulars-2018/Circular-51-2018-Customs.pdf

Difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice  of concerned at  aeo-webapp@gov.in   under cc to council for records (deepak.gupta@chemexcil.gov.in & ed@chemexcil.gov.in )

Thanking you,

Yours Faithfully,

(S. G. Bharadi)