Delayed, incomplete or incorrect filing of Import Manifest or Import Report.

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Circular No. 14/2017- Customs F .No.450/198/2015-Cus IV Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs 227B, North Block New Delhi, the 11th April, 2017 To, All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive) /Principal Director General/ Director General, DRI All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive) All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise Sir/Madam, Subject: Delayed, incomplete or incorrect filing of Import Manifest or Import Report - Regarding. Kind reference is invited to CBEC Circular No.'s 13/2005-Customs, dated 11-3-2005 & Circular No. 44/2005-Cus., dated 24-11-2005 on the above subject. 2. In the Circular No. 13/2005-Customs, dated 11.3.2005, CBEC had categorised the amendments carried out in the IGMs as Major and Minor respectively. Further in the amending circular No. 44/2005-Customs, dated 24-11-2005, it was provided that the need for adjudication will arise only in cases of major amendment involving fraudulent intention or substantial revenue implication. It was the view of the CBEC that the penal action is not initiated mechanically in all cases of IGM amendment and that due consideration may be given to the circumstances of amendment. 3. These measures have been in place for quite some time. Apart from bringing in simplification, reducing the overall dwell time at the Customs ports/ airports has been avowed objective of CBEC. Trade has been representing that owing to tedious process of IGM amendment, there is reluctance to avail the facility of advance/ Prior Bill of Entry. Board has examined these issues in detail and the following procedure is prescribed: a. In order to ensure that all amendment applications are disposed off within specified time limits, it is desired that all minor amendments are approved on the same day of the submission of complete application along with all the required documents. For EDI sites, the electronic request for amendment should be made prior to approaching

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