Payment of Duty when Department's System is Down
AS per Section 47 of the Customs Act, if duty is not paid within two days from the date when the Bill of Entry is returned, the importer has to pay interest. What happens when the Department's system is down and the importer is not able to pay the duty or the duty paid is not reflected, for no fault of his?
This issue was raised in the Trade Meet at Vizag
The Commissioner replied that it is a system based problem and the issue would be taken up with DG(System) if frequent disruptions are noticed.