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PUBLIC NOTICE NO.123 / 2020-21 Sub: Procedure in respect of discharge and clearance of Liquid Cargo in Bulk for Home Consumption / Warehousing in bonded warehouse.

Attention of importers, customs house agents, port officers, steamer agents, warehouse keepers, licensed under section 57, 58 and 58 A, and all other concerns are invited to Public Notice No. 76 / Dated: 27.11.2020 on the above subject.

2. It has been brought to the notice of the undersigned that at the time of filing of warehousing bill of entry, the importer can declare only one warehouse for depositing the goods in the warehouse. However, sometimes situation may arise that entire liquid bulk cargo cannot be deposited in the declared warehouse which needs to be deposited in the other warehouses. There may also be situation where at the time of filing of warehouse bills of entry, they are aware regarding depositing the goods in more than one warehouses. Thus, following procedure shall be followed in the above two circumstances:

Situation 1:

2.1 The importer is aware regarding the availability of space in different warehouses at the time of filing of bill of entry. In such a case, the importer should obtain pre-approved space availability certificate from the warehouse owner and the same should be uploaded in the e-sanchit while filing the bill of entry alongwith intimation to Assistant Commissioner (Bond). Such certificate should also contain the detail quantity of the goods to be deposited in each warehouse. The Bond Officer should accept the quantity in respective warehouses as per the declaration made by the importer and intimated to the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Import Bond. The same should be accounted in the warehouse register. Such endorsement regarding quantity stored in different warehouses should also be made by the respective Bond Officers of the warehouses in physical copy of bill of entry and the Bond Officers should account the same in registers maintained in the Bond Section.

Situation 2: 2.2 The importer came to know regarding non-availability of space ina particular warehouse after arrival of the goods in the warehouse. In such situation, procedure prescribed under the Warehousing (Custody and Handling of Goods), 2016 read with section 67 of the customs act, 1962 shall be followed. Rule 5, 6 and 7 deal regarding receipt of goods from Customs Station, transfer of goods to another warehouse and receipt of goods from another warehouse respectively. Since goods have been received from Customs Station and seal has not been broken at warehouse due to nonavailability of space, the same seal can be used till it reaches the another warehouse. Whenever the goods are cleared through one Bill of entry and reaches more than one warehouses, in such case, out turn report (OTR) shall be prepared at the all respective warehouses. Bond Officers should calculate combined out turn quantity and tally combined out turn report with ullage report/bill of lading quantity (whichever is higher) to ensure that there is no short receipt of the goods at the respective warehouse. The Public Notice shall come into force with effect from 31.03.2021. Difficulties, if any faced in implementation of this Public Notice, may immediately be brought to the notice of the undersigned. MAGE (Manoj Kumar Kedia) Commissioner of Customs Import - Il

Copy to:

(1) The Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai, Zone - 1 (2) All Principal Commissioner / Commissioner of Customs, NCH, Mumbai, Zone - i (3) All Additional Commissioner/Joint Commissioner of Customs, NCH, Mumbai, Zone-1. (4) All Deputy / Assistant Commissioner of Custom, NCH, Mumbai, Zone-1. (5) The Deputy / Assistant Commissioner of Custom, EDI, NCH, Mumbai, Zone-1. (6) Deputy / Assistant Commissioner of Custom, NCH, Mumbai, Zone-1.