Customs - Draft Disposal Manual - Suggestions Invited
GOVERNMENT had constituted a Working Group comprising of Commissioner, Directorate of Logistics, Additional Commissioner, Delhi Customs (Preventive) and Additional Director, DGRI, New Delhi with the mandate to put up Draft Disposal Manual.
A Draft Disposal Manual has been prepared, which is based on the provisions contained in Customs Act, 1962 and rules made thereunder and instructions issued by the Board from time to time. It has also incorporated some time frames/ procedures for disposal of such goods, though they are not specifically mentioned in the Customs Act. 1962 or the regulations made thereunder or instructions issued by the Board.
Directorate of Logistics has now requested the Commissioners to give comments to improve the manual further. Directorate has sought specific comments in respect of the following:
a. Experience of e-auction and need for any change.
b. Hardship faced by them in disposing of goods under Section 110(1A) of the Customs Act. 1962 and suggestions to overcome the hardship.
c. Expansion and/or deletion of goods mentioned in categories I,II,III and IV.
d. Problems faced in disposal of unclaimed/undeclared and time expired bonded goods and suggestions to improve disposal.
e. Problems encountered in disposal of currencies, narcotics, diamonds, precious and semiprecious stones, gold, silver and other precious metals.
The Directorate wants the suggestions by 04.11.2013.
CBEC Directorate of Logistics F.No.398/05/DPO(AS)2003-Pt, Dated:October 18, 2013