Implementing Electronic Sealing for Containers by exporters under self-sealing procedure by Circular 26/2017-Cus dated 01.07.2017, 36/2017 dated 28.08.2017, 37/2017 dated 20.09.2017 and 41/2017 dated 30-10-2017.

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Circular No.44/2017-Customs F. No: 4 50/0 8/2015-Cus.IV Government oflndia Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Excise and Customs) ***** Room No. 227B, North Block, New Delhi, 18 th November, 2017 To, All Principal Chief Commissioners of Customs/ Customs (Prev.). All Chief Commissioners of Customs/ Customs (Prev.). All Principal Commissioners of Customs/ Customs (Prev.). All Commissioner of Customs of Customs I Customs (Prev.). Subject: Implementing Electronic Sealing for Containers by exporters under self-sealing procedure by Circular 26/2017-Cus dated 01.07.2017, 36/2017 dated 28.08.2017, 37/2017 dated 20.09.2017 and 41/2017 dated 30-10-2017.-reg. Sir/Madam, Paras 8.1 and 8.2 of Circular 41/2017-<:ustoms dated 30 th October 2017 prescribed the following dates for mandatory e-sealing: (a) AEOs and Units having permission to self-seal without supervision of a Central Excise officer were to mandatorily use RFID e seals with effect from 8 th November 2017 when exporting from the ports/ ICDs listed in the aforesaid circular. (b) In respect of units who were availing sealing at approved premises but in presence of Central Excise officers ( or now officers from the OST Commissionerate of the CBEC) with effect from 20 th November 2017. 2. Representations have been received from several trade associations, exporters, custodians and other stakeholders for relaxing the requirement for mandatory e- sealing in view of insufficient stock of e-seals with the notified vendors and that all eligible categories of exporters have not been able to acquire seals for adopting the new procedures. 3. Taking this into consideration, the Board has decided the following: (i) All entitled Exporters who have acquired RFID e-seals and are stuffing containers at approved premises for export through Ports/ ICDs where facilities for readers are available shall be free to continue/ adopt the new e-sealing procedure and need not seek presence of officers of the department for supervising stuffing. Essentially, this implies that the procedure is voluntary for entitled exporters till 15th December, 2017. (ii) Further, with effect from 15th December, 2017 e-sealing shall become mandatory in respect of the exporters, who have been permitted self-sealing facilities under the erstwhile excise

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