Circular No. 05 / 2012 - Customs dated 23.2.2012
Subject: Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing)
Regulations, 2010 – regarding.
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)
F.No.450/122/2010-Cus-IV
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