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Customs - Board's Circulars29.12.2005

SEZ - Administrative Control over Special Economic Zones Instructions.

Document Text

Circular No. 53 /2005-Customs 29th December, 2005 F.No.305/171/2005-FTT Government of India Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs Sub: - Administrative Control over Special Economic Zones– Instructions Reg. Your attention is invited to Board’s Circular No. 31/2003-Cus dated the 7th April, 2003 on the above subject. As per existing instructions, the administrative control over the Special Economic Zones would be with the jurisdictional Commissioner of Customs. 2. Representations have been received from trade that Special Economic Zones located at far flung areas face difficulty in commuting to customs offices which are away from the SEZs in pursuing various customs related work. 3. The matter has been examined by the Board. It has been decided that in the port cities, the administrative control over the Special jurisdiction of Economic Zones Commissioner of Customs shall be with the Commissioner of Customs. At other places, the administrative control over Special Economic Zones shall be with jurisdictional Commissioner of Central Excise. falling within territorial the 4. Board’s Circular Nos. 31/2003-Customs, dated 7-4-2003, stands amended to the above extent 5. Difficulty, if any faced in implementation of the above said instruction, may please be brought to the notice of the Board at the earliest. 6. Wide publicity may please be given to the above said instruction by way of issuance of public notice. 7. Please acknowledge receipt. 8. Hindi version follows. (M.M.Parthiban) Director (Customs)

Source: Government of India — Customs - Board's Circulars, dated 29.12.2005. Text is machine-extracted for reference; the officially published version prevails. Not legal advice.

HS Codes Referenced

20032005

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