Documents to be submitted by First Time Importers in Mumbai Customs.
The First Time Importers under Mumbai Customs are required to submit the following documents.
i) Copy of VAT/sales Tax Registration Certificate.
ii) Certificate from the Bank with whom the Bank account is being maintained by the importer certifying the signatures, name and address of the importer.
iii) Proof of payment/ remittance through the importers account.
iv) Balance sheet of the previous year.
v) Copy of the last Income Tax Return/VAT or Sales Tax Return filed.
Now with Cadre Review there are about 20 Customs Commissioners in Mumbai and should you give these copies with every Commissioner?
However the Customs Commissioner of Nhava Sheva clarifies that:
If an importer is registered in any one Zone in Mumbai, then fresh registration should not be insisted upon in other two Zones of Mumbai Customs except for random verification wherever necessary. The names of the first time importers, whose antecedents have been verified in one Zone shall be updated on weekly basis on the official website of that Zone. Such importers, whose names are appearing on the website of any Zone shall not be required to follow the procedure of submission of relevant documents again; in case of first time imports in any other Zone in Mumbai.