Customs - No Manual debit of Advance Licence
TRADE represented that the manual debit of Advance Authorization in addition to the electronic debit of the licence in the EDI system leads to delay in clearance, especially in cases where the number of items in the Bill of Entry are large as debit of each item takes a lot of time. Further, if the AO is not available on his seat or is busy with some urgent work, the process of manual debit is held up and it leads to delay in clearance.
In the light of the importer's requests and as a measure of Trade Facilitation and Ease of Doing Business, the JNPT Customs has decided that to avoid duplication of work, the Advance Authorization will be debited only in the EDI system. The practice of manual debit of Advance Authorization shall be discontinued and it will not be necessary to get the Advance Authorization debited manually from the Group Appraiser.
JN Customs Public Notice No. ., Dated: February 11, 2016