MANU/CUST/0074/2020

Ministry : Ministry of Finance

Department/Board : CBIC Customs

Instructions No. : 20/2020-Customs

Date : 17.12.2020

Notification/ Circulars Referred : Circular 38/2020-Cus, dated 21.08.2020 MANU/CUCR/0037/2020;Circular No. 45/2020-Customs, dated 12.10.2020 MANU/CUCR/0044/2020

Citing Reference:
Circular 38/2020-Cus, dated 21.08.2020 MANU/CUCR/0037/2020  Referred

Circular No. 45/2020-Customs, dated 12.10.2020 MANU/CUCR/0044/2020  Referred

To

All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Prev.)
All Principal Chief Commissioner/Chief Commissioner of GST
All Principal Chief Commissioner/Chief Commissioner of Customs & GST
All Directors General under CBIC

Verification of the Preferential Certificates of Origin in terms of CAROTAR Rules 2020

Reference is drawn to Board's letter dated 13.11.20120 vide file of even number (copy enclosed), wherein it was advised to ensure judicious application of CAROTAR 2020, without causing disruption to the supply chain. It was also advised to review the function of customs ports under your charge to ensure that unnecessary delays and arbitrary practices are not being resorted to during custom clearance of goods.

2. On review of the verification requests in terms of rule 6 of CAROTAR 2020, being received by the FTA Cell in the Board, it is observed that significant number of such requests have to be returned on account of being deficient, thus leading to delay in verification process and adversely impacting trade facilitation.

2.1 Common grounds on which the requests are being returned to field formations are:

(i) the scanned documents are found to be illegible;

(ii) the certificates are being scanned and sent without requisite covering letter to indic........