Customs - Objection raised by Dock AC & Appraisers about price after passing through RMS
A point was raised in a recent PTFC Meeting of JN Customs that the Dock AC and Appraisers raise an objection about the price after passing through RMS, where duty is paid and D.O. is also obtained. Even after necessary logistics for clearance of goods is done, they have been asking to re-send Bill of Entry to Group for further price verification which leads to difficult situation foran importer (often increasing logistic cost & Order cancellations).
The Department replied, "department is progressively increasing the facilitation level in the clearance of the Bills of Entry and aims to achieve 90% facilitation in this regard. Accordingly, with such increased facilitation, the Out-of-Charge Officer has the mandate to verify not only the valuation aspect but also the compliance of requirements of Allied Acts viz. BIS or any other licensing requirements. Any objection is being forwarded to Group only with the approval of the Additional Commissioner of Customs, Docks. Trade should be aware of the prevailing assessment practices being followed by the Groups."
In this regard, it was also informed that Docks Officers have been directed to refrain from taking frivolous objections. It was also informed that Trade can always meet the concerned Additional Commissioner of Customs in case any Officer is acting unreasonably and they are facing any difficulty in clearance of the goods. It was also informed that they can also approach the concerned Commissioners of Customs in case they feel that their grievances have not been properly addressed.