Circular No. 23 /2020-Customs Dated 11/05/2020
Review of Circular No. 17/2020 dated 03.04.2020 namely, 'Measure to facilitate trade during the lockdown period- section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962’-
Kind attention is invited to Board’s Circular No. 17/2020 dated 03.04.2020 on
‘Measure to facilitate trade during the lockdown period- section 143AA of the
Customs Act, 196z’ wherein relaxation was given, in the context of lockdown
announced by the Government due to COVID-i9 pandemic, to accept an undertaking
in lieu of a bond required during customs clearance, subject to conditions as
underlined in the circular. The facility was extended till is o5.2O2o vide
Circular 21/2020 dated 21. 4 2020
2. In reference to MHA order 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 01.05.2020 wherein the
lockdown was further extended for two weeks with effect from 4th May,
2020, and taking into consideration that it might take sometime after the end of
the lockdown for the situation to normalise, the Board has decided to further
extend the facility of accepting undertaking in lieu of bond for the period till
3o.o5.zozo. Consequently, the date for submission of proper bond in lieu of
which the undertaking is being temporarily accepted is extended till 15-06-2020.
This relaxation will be reviewed by the Board at the end of the lockdown period.
3 The conditions underlined in Circular No.17/2020 dated 03.04-2020 stand as
they are.
4 Suitable Trade Notice/ Standing Order may be issued to guide the trade and
industry. Difficulty, if any, faced in implementation of this circular may be
brought to the notice of Board immediately.
(Bullo Mamu)
OSD (LC)