Subject:Transmission of Shipping Bills from Systems’ backend to DGFT for MEIS benefits in certain cases

Leveraging Technology for Serving Taxpayers

Date: 11th April, 2023 Advisory No: 07/2023

Category: Exports

Issued by: DGoS, ICES

Subject: Transmission of Shipping Bills from Systems’ backend to DGFT for

MEIS benefits in certain cases -reg.

Various references have been received regarding post EGM amendment of Shipping Bills where the customs authorities have allowed amendment of shipping bills under Section 149 of the Customs Act, 1962 after filing of EGM.
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However, there have been various cases, where jurisdiction customs authorities have examined the case and allowed amendment under Section 149, on merit, in terms of the relevant policy guidelines issued from CBIC from time to time. 3. This Advisory is being issued to handle the post EGM amendment of shipping bill cases of MEIS scheme (since discontinued from January 2021).
4. In MEIS scheme, the exporter declares whether he wants to claim benefit or not at item level in the shipping bill and the same is entered in the form of ‘Y” and “N’ under reward flag to show “Yes” or “No”. In case of ‘Y’ flag, the details of the shipping bills are transmitted to DGFT automatically. However, in case of ‘N’ flag, details of the shipping bills are not transmitted to DGFT.
5. Since this is an inter-ministerial matter (CBIC, MoF and DGFT, DoC), such amendments may be routed through Drawback Division of CBIC along with a copy to this Directorate for necessary action.

Since this is an inter-ministerial matter (CBIC, MoF and DGFT, DoC), such amendments may be routed through Drawback Division of CBIC along with a copy to this Directorate for necessary action. As per existing practice with DGFT, such cases shall be transmitted to DGFT from backend without any change in the self-declaration of the exporter i.e., such cases will be transmitted with “N” flag only without any modification to the original declaration of the exporter.
6. In addition, an e-mail correspondence shall be sent to the nodal officer of DGFT who handles the technical wing for necessary action at their end.
7. The records shall be transmitted from the ICEGATE to the DGFT as per the normal protocol of exchange of data between ICEGATE and DGFT. As agreed by DGFT, their system will accept such records even with “N” flag and thereafter handling at Systems end shall be complete.

Deputy Director, ICES