Filling of Bills of Entry under Project Imports Regulations, 1986

517055/2022 OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (Import) NEW CUSTOM HOUSE, BALLARD ESTATE, MUMBAI 400001 F.No. GenC/MISC/54/2020-GR-6-0/o COMMR-CUS-IMP-1-ZONE-I-MUMBAI DIN: 202203140000000OD3C3 Date: 04.03.2022 08 215 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. /2022

Subject: Filling of Bills of Entry under Project Imports Regulations, 1986 - reg.

Kind attention of all Importers/Exporters, Customs Brokers, Custodians, General Trade, Partner Government Agencies (PGAs), all other stakeholders and taxpayers is invited to the Project Imports Regulations (PIR). 1986, and procedure being followed for registration of contracts and subsequent filling of Bills of Entry covered under Project Imports. 2. Under the Project Import Regulations (PIR), 1986, every importer claiming assessment of the goods falling under the heading No. 98.01, on or before their importation applies to the Contract Cell of the port where the goods are to be imported or where the duty is to be paid for registration of the contract or contracts. Said contracts are registered with the Contract Cell based on the Recommendation letter issued by the Ministry Concerned. The list of Items intended to be imported under the said contract is enclosed duly endorsed with the said Recommendation Letter. The contract once registered, is entered in the system as a License', along with the recommendation letter and list of items to be imported under the said contract. Each item to be imported under the contract is assigned a Serial Number such as 1,2,3 etc. or a sub Serial No. such as 3(i), 3(ii) etc, as applicable. The system assigns and generates a License Number for each such contract entered in system. 3.

signed a Serial Number such as 1,2,3 etc. or a sub Serial No. such as 3(i), 3(ii) etc, as applicable. The system assigns and generates a License Number for each such contract entered in system. 3. During filling of Bills of Entry covered under the 'Project Imports' the importer needs to mention the License Number with License Code as "PI" for each such Bill of Entry. The importer is further required to mention the SI. No. and/or Sub Sl. No. of the ltem as mentioned in the list annexed to the recommendation letter and entered in system i.e. License. In this respect, henceforth, the mentioning of the SI. No. and sub SI. No. of the items 4. as per the license, is being made mandatory in respect of the Bills of Entry pertaining to this port. The importers CHAs are hereby directed to make sure that the same are filed properly and without exception. This will help to facilitate ease of reconciliation vis-à-vis the items Page 1 of2

/517055/2022 registered under the contract and the items actually imported, by the contract cell after completion of imports under a particular contract, through the system. 5. Difficulty faced, if any, in the implementation of this Public Notice may be brought to the notice of the undersigned. This issues with the approval of the Commissioner of Customs, Import-I K (Ravindra Kumar Singh) Addl. Commissioner of Customs GR-VI, Import-I, NCH Copy to: 1. The Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone-I. 2. All the Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone-I. AC/DC, EDI, for uploading on NCH website.

ustoms GR-VI, Import-I, NCH Copy to: 1. The Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone-I. 2. All the Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone-I. AC/DC, EDI, for uploading on NCH website. BCBA For information and circulation among their members. . Notice Board Page 2 of 2