MANU/CUCR/0057/2012

Ministry : Ministry of Finance

Department/Board : CBEC Customs

Circular No. : 28/2012-Customs

Date : 16.11.2012

Notification/ Circulars Referred: Circular No. 37/2011-Cus., dated 23.08.2011 MANU/CUCR/0069/2011; Circular No. 6/2002- Customs dated 23.01.2002 MANU/CUCR/0065/2002; Circular No 45/2005-Cus. dated 24.11.2005 MANU/CUCR/0046/2005; Circular No. 8/2011-Customs dated 28.01.2011 MANU/CUCR/0013/2011; Circular No 99/95- Cus. dated 20.09.1995 MANU/CUCR/0268/1995; Circular No. 47/2002-Cus., dated 29.7.2002 MANU/CUCR/0040/2002

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Citing Reference:
Circular No. 37/2011-Cus., dated 23.08.2011 MANU/CUCR/0069/2011  Referred

Circular No. 6/2002- Customs dated 23.01.2002 MANU/CUCR/0065/2002  Referred

Circular No 45/2005-Cus. dated 24.11.2005 MANU/CUCR/0046/2005  Referred

Circular No. 8/2011-Customs dated 28.01.2011 MANU/CUCR/0013/2011  Referred

Circular No 99/95- Cus. dated 20.09.1995 MANU/CUCR/0268/1995  Referred

Circular No. 47/2002-Cus., dated 29.7.2002 MANU/CUCR/0040/2002  Referred

Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) programme for implementation-Revised Guidelines.

Attention is invited to Board's Circular No. 37/2011-Cus., dated 23.08.2011 which gives details on the 'Authorized Economic Operator' (AEO) Programme. The said Circular contains the salient features of the AEO Programme including the processing, validations and certification of AEOs. It also indicated Board's decision to initially begin a pilot before finalizing the AEO Programme for a full scale roll out. Accordingly applications were invited for participation in the Pilot AEO Programme, which has since been completed.

2. Based upon the results of the Pilots, DGICCE, the nodal agency for AEO Programme, suggested certain improvements and identified certain issues requiring a review. Accordingly, Board has examined the suggestions and approved the following major changes in the AEO Programme.

(i) Inclusion of stringent requirements in regard to Business partner security, procedural security, etc.