Circular No. 05 / 2012 - Customs
F.No.450/122/2010-Cus-IV
Government
of India
Ministry
of Finance
Department
of Revenue
Central
Board of Excise & Customs
Room No. 229-A, North Block,
New Delhi, dated
23rd February, 2012.
To,
All
Chief Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev).
All
Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise.
All
Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev).
All
Commissioners of Customs (Appeals).
All
Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise.
All
Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise (Appeals).
All
Directors General under CBEC.
Subject: Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic
Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2010 - regarding.
Sir / Madam,
Kind
attention is invited to Board's Circular No. 21/2011-Customs dated 18th April,
2011 regarding Courier
Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2010
framed vide Notification No.36/2010-Customs (N.T.) dated 5.5.2010 as amended
vide Notification No.26/2011-Customs (N.T.) dated 1.4.2011, on electronic
declaration for assessment and clearance of goods imported or exported under
the Courier mode. Further Regulation 12 of the Courier Imports and Exports
(Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2010 stipulates that an
employee of authorized couriers or his employee can file electronic declaration
in respect of imported or export goods provided he has passed the examination
referred to in regulation 8 or regulation 19 of the Custom House Agents
Licensing Regulations (CHALR), 2004.
2. Representations were
received from the trade as well as from field formations to extend the
transition period, which was already extended upto 31.12.2011 vide above said
Circular, for a further period of six months i.e. upto 30th June,
2012, to the employees of authorized couriers to appear in the examination
referred to in regulation 8 or regulation 19 of the CHALR, 2004.
3. The matter has been examined in the
Board. Board has also taken note of
genuine difficulties reported by Commissionerates in holding examination
referred to in regulation 19 of CHALR, 2004 in time. Accordingly, it has been
decided to extend the transition period from the date of publication of
regulation for examination referred to in regulation 19 of CHALR, 2004 upto
30.06.2012. The Board desires that necessary examinations under regulation 19
of CHALR, 2004 should be got conducted and completed in all respects by
respective Commissionerates without fail by 30.06.2012.
4. Para 4 and 5
of Board's Circular No. 21/2011-Customs dated 18th
April, 2011 stand modified to the above extent.
5. Difficulties, if any,
faced in implementation of above provisions may be brought to the notice of the
Board, immediately.
Yours faithfully,
(G.S. Sinha)
OSD (Customs-IV)