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F. No. VII/48-53/PN/ Public Public Notice/2019-20

PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 18/2019-20

Subject: Clarification in respect of Public Notice No. 01/2019 dated 12.04.2019 issued in respect of “Guidelines for Assessment and Examination of Goods on weighment basis under the provision of the Customs Act,1962”.M/- reg.

Attention of Importers/Exporters, Custom Brokers, Trade, Customs Staff and General Trade and all the Stakeholders is invited to Public Notice No. 01/2019-20 dated 12.04.2019 regarding the guidelines for Assessment and Examination of Goods on weighment basis under the provision of the Customs Act, 1962.

Di Representations have been received seeking clarification whether practice prescribed in the Public Notice No. 01/2019-20 dated 12.04.2019 at Sr. No. 1 would apply to non-containerised cargo also. At Sr.No.1 of the said Public Notice , the value limit of Rs. 25,000/- prescribed in Public Notice No.41/2015 dated 03.12.2015 was omitted .

3. In this regard, it is hereby clarified that the Public Notice No. 01/201920 dated 12.04.2019 was issued to mitigate the difficulties faced by the Trade in case of import in multiple containers. This is clearly mentioned in Para 2 of the said Public Notice. Therefore, fhe omission of value limit of Rs. 25,000/- at Sr. No. 01 would apply only in case of containerised cargo and in respect of non-containerised cargo the value limit of Rs. 25,000/- as prescribed in the Public No. 41/2015 dated 03.12.2015 would continue to apply.

(Sanjay lees Agarwal) Principal Commissioner

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1. The Chief Commissioner of Customs, Gujarat Zone, Ahmedabad 2. The Chief Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise, Zone Ahmedabad 3, The Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise, Gandhidham

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