Audit of assessments - minor ports - Board rescinds a 32 year old instruction
Board's instructions issued vide F.No . 8/6/67-Cus.III dated 05.11.1977 stipulated that various documents such as Bills of Entry, postal imports of certain categories, refund claims of certain categories, drawback shipping bills of certain categories etc., pertaining to various minor ports and foreign post offices should be sent for audit to major Customs Houses like Mumbai, Cochin etc.
Board has now realised that things have changed in the last 30 years – like proliferation of Commissionerates, introduction of EDI, Risk Management System, and inter-connectivity for speedy communications and the availability of modern tools such as NIDB data.
Accordingly, it has been decided to discontinue the existing system of sending documents pertaining to various minor ports and foreign post offices to major Customs Houses like Mumbai, Cochin etc., for audit.
Board has rescinded the 1977 instructions.
Board should search for more such archaic circulars and instructions.
The Chief Commissioners concerned are requested to ensure that these instructions are implemented at the earliest and send a compliance report to the Board by 30th November 2009.
At last it is not concerned Chief Commissioners. DDT had been running a virtual crusade against the wrong usage of the word concerned. And it is gratifying to see the concerned government instructing all concerned.
Circular No. ., Dated: October 8, 2009