MANU/CUST/0095/2021

Ministry : Ministry of Finance

Department/Board : Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Instruction No. : 29/2021-Customs

Date : 23.12.2021

Notification/ Circulars Referred : Instruction No. 17/2020-Customs dated 10.08.2020 MANU/CUST/0056/2020;Circular 46/2020-Cus (AS) dated 15.10.2020 MANU/CUCR/0045/2020;Instruction No. 14/2021-Customs dated 21.06.2021 MANU/CUST/0056/2021

Citing Reference:
Instruction No. 17/2020-Customs dated 10.08.2020 MANU/CUST/0056/2020  Referred

Circular 46/2020-Cus (AS) dated 15.10.2020 MANU/CUCR/0045/2020  Referred

Instruction No. 14/2021-Customs dated 21.06.2021 MANU/CUST/0056/2021  Referred

To,

All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive),
All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Tax,
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive),
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs & Central Tax

Details of infrastructure available for testing of samples related to hazardous goods by Revenue Laboratories

Madam/Sir,

Reference is invited to Instruction No. 17/2020-Customs dated 10.08.2020 wherein CBIC had started a Special Drive on 11.08.2020 to dispose off unclaimed/uncleared/seized/confiscated cargo with a special focus on expeditious disposal of goods that are of hazardous or explosive in nature to prevent any damage to life and property that may arise. Vide letter No. 450/179/2017-Cus.IV dated 07.10.2021, the field formations have also been addressed to undertake a targeted exercise with respect to disposal of pending hazardous cargo in 90 days.

2. It is stated that CBIC is strictly monitoring the import and handling of hazardous goods which are subject to the provisions of Hazardous and other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules (HOWM), 2016.