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NOTICE 9

EPC/LIC/B/E 1st Sept 2017
To,
ALLTHE MEMBERS OFTHE COUNCIL

Subject:-CBEC Clarification on difficulties related to filling of Bill of Entry
(Ref Notification no. 26/2017-Cust & Notification no. 27/2017-Cust all dated 31/03/2017)
Dear Members,
Kindly note that CBEC has issued clarification vide Instruction No.450/10/2017-CUSIV dated 31/08/2017
regarding relief from penalty on bona-fide cases were B/E filling delay has happened due to ICEGATE/
system issue.
As you might be aware, earlier CBEC had issued Notification no. 26/2017-Cust & Notification no.
27/2017-Cust all dated 31/03/2017 wherein the importer/ authorised person had to file the bill of entry
before the end of the next day following the day (excluding holidays) on which the aircraft or vessel
or vehicle carrying the goods arrives at a customs station at which such goods are to be cleared for
home consumption or warehousing. Where the bill of entry is not filed within the time specified in sub
regulation (1) and the proper officer of Customs is satisfied that there was no sufficient cause for such
delay, the importer shall be liable to pay charges for late presentation of the bill of entry at the rate of
rupees five thousand per day for the initial three days of default and at the rate of rupees ten thousand
per day for each day of default thereafter. In this regard, council had also sent a representation to CBEC
for suitable changes/ relief.
Now as an “Ease of doing Business measure”, CBEC has issued this clarification to field formations to
take a lenient view/ provide relief from penalty in genuine cases were B/E filling delay has happened
due to ICEGATE/ system issue.
Members are requested to take note of this positive development. The Instruction No.450/10/2017-
CUSIV dated 31/08/2017 is available on the below link-
http://www.cbec.gov.in/resources//htdocs-cbec/customs/cs-instructions/cs-instructions-2017/cs-ins-12-
new.pdf
Thanking You,

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