dov.gov.in Procedure for Clearance of Imported & Export Goods : Directorate General of Valuation

Organization : Directorate General of Valuation
Facility : Procedure for Clearance of Imported & Export Goods

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Clearance of Imported & Export Goods :

I. Import :
Bill of Entry – Cargo Declaration :

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1 :Goods imported in a vessel/aircraft attract customs duty and unless these are not meant for customs clearance at the port/airport of arrival by particular vessel/aircraft and are intended for transit by the same vessel/aircraft or transshipment to another customs station or to any place outside India, detailed customs clearance formalities of the landed goods have to be followed by the importers.

2 : For other goods, which are offloaded importers, have the option to clear the goods for home consumption after payment of the duties leviable or to clear them for warehousing without immediate discharge of the duties leviable in terms of the warehousing provisions built in the Customs Act. Every importer is required to file in terms of the Section 46 an entry (which is called Bill of entry) for home consumption or warehousing in the form, as prescribed by regulations.

3 : If the goods are cleared through the EDI system no formal Bill of Entry is filed as it is generated in the computer system, but the importer is required to file a cargo declaration having prescribed particulars required for processing of the entry for customs clearance.

4 : In the non-EDI system alongwith the bill of entry filed by the importer or his representative the following documents are also generally required
** Signed invoice
** Packing list
** Bill of Lading or Delivery Order/Airway Bill
** GATT declaration form duly filled in
** Importers/CHA’s declaration
** License wherever necessary
** Letter of Credit/Bank Draft/wherever necessary
** Insurance document
** Import license
** Industrial License, if required
** Test report in case of chemicals

II. Export :
For clearance of export goods, the export or his agents have to undertake the following formalities :
Registration :
1 : The exporters have to obtain PAN based Business Identification Number(BIN) from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade prior to filing of shipping bill for clearance of export goods. Under the EDI System, PAN based BIN is received by the Customs System

2 : Whenever a new Airline, Shipping Line, Steamer Agent, port or airport comes into operation, they are required to be registered into the Customs System. Whenever, electronic processing of shipping bill etc. is held up on account of non-registration of these entities, the same is to be brought to the notice of Assistant/Deputy Commissioner in-charge of EDI System for registering the new entity in the system.

Processing of Shipping Bill-EDI :
Under EDI System, declarations in prescribed format are to be filed through the Service Centers of Customs. A checklist is generated for verification of data by the exporter/CHA. After verification, the data is submitted to the System by the Service Center operator and the System generates a Shipping Bill Number, which is endorsed on the printed checklist and returned to the exporter/CHA.