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Date:!4 /05/2021

DIN- 20210571MO000000C475 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 02/2021

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Subject: Special Refund and Drawback Disposal Drive from 15.05.2021 to 31.05.2021 - Implementation of - reg.

Kind attention of all importers, exporters, Custom Brokers and all other stakeholders is invited to the Instruction No. 10/2021-Customs issued vide F. No. 450/119/2017-Cus-IV dated 13.05.2021 issued by CBIC on Special Refund and Drawback Disposal Drive.

2. In the fight against Covid-19 pandemic, CBIC has put in place measures that include 24x7 Customs functioning, single window helpdesk, nodal officers at all locations, relaxing requirementof submission of bond and replacing it with undertaking, exemption from Customs duty and IGST on specified COVID-19 material donated from abroad, expeditious Customs clearance for all COVID-19 related imports made by Red Cross Society, etc. Further, last year, difficulties of liquidity during COVID-19 were sought to be ameliorated by having a Special Drive from 08.04.2020 to 30.04.2020 for priority disposal of pending Customs refund, IGST refund and Customs Duty Drawback claims. This Special Drive was governed by Instructions No.03/2020-Customs and No.2/1/2020-GST, both dated 09.04.2020.

3. Continuing with the aforementioned trade facilitation measures, the Board has decided that there is a need to focus on timely disposal of all pending refund/duty drawback claims in order to provide immediate relief to the business entities, especially MSMEs, in these difficult times.

hat there is a need to focus on timely disposal of all pending refund/duty drawback claims in order to provide immediate relief to the business entities, especially MSMEs, in these difficult times.

4. Accordingly, it is to inform that there shall be a “Special Refund and Drawback Disposal Drive” with the objective of priority processing and disposal of all pending refund and drawback claims. This Special Drive shall be in place from 15th May 2021 to 31st May 2021.

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5. In case of any difficulty, the specific issue may be brought to the notice of Shri Mukesh Kumar, Deputy Commissioner (Refund), Custom House, Mundra (e-mail id mukesh.kumar82@gov.in) for Refund and Dr. C. K. Patel, Deputy Commissioner (Drawback), Custom House, Mundra_ (e-mail id chintan.patel@gov.in) for drawback related issues.

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Copy to:-

1. The Chief Commissioner of Customs, Gujarat Zone, Ahmedabad

2. The Principal Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad

3. All the Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Customs CH, Mundra

4. Mundra/Kandla Custom Brokers Association

5. All Trade Associations

6. Notice Board/ Website

7. The EDI Section, for uploading on “Commissionerate” Website