Section 2
Application for an AEO certificate
2.1 An applicant for grant of any of the aforesaid four AEO statuses, namely AEO-T1, AEO-T2, AEO-T3 and AEO-LO, should submit the application in the proforma enclosed. The application form contains ten annexures. However, an applicant is required to fill-in and submit only those annexures which may be applicable to it, as mentioned below:
| Sl No | Annexure | Subject |
Application for grant of |
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|
AEO-T1 |
AEO-T2 |
AEO-T3 |
AEO-LO |
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|
1 |
Annexure-A |
Application Form |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
|
2 |
Annexure-B |
Security Plan |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
|
3 |
Annexure-C |
Process Map |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
|
4 |
Annexure-D |
Site
Plan |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
|
|
Annexure
-E |
Self-Assessment Form | ||||
|
5 |
Annexure-E.1 |
General Compliance |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
|
6 |
Annexure-E.2 |
Legal Compliance |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
|
7 |
Annexure-E.3 |
Managing
commercial and
(where appropriate) transport records |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
|
8 |
Annexure-E.4 |
Financial Solvency |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
|
9 |
Annexure-E.5 |
Safety and
Security |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
|
10 |
Annexure-F |
Business
Partner Details |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
Note: Annexure E.5 itself is in seven parts E.5.1 to E.5.7 and all of them would need to be filled in for grant of AEO-T2, AEO-T3 or AEO-LO status.
2.2 In case the applicant is already holder of any one of the four AEO certificates, he should clearly highlight in its application all the changes in respect of any information and/or documents submitted earlier, with a view to expeditious processing of the application by the AEO Programme Team.
2.3 The applicant shall nominate a readily accessible central point of contact person within the administration of the applicant, in order to make available to the AEO Programme Manager or to any officer authorised by the AEO Programme Manager all the information necessary for proving compliance with the requirements for issuing the AEO certificate.
2.4 1['The application should be sent directly to the respective jurisdictional Custom Chief Commissioner's office with a copy to the AEO Programme Manager, Directorate of International Customs or in case of any doubt, to the AEO Programme Manager, Directorate of International Customs, 10thFloor,Tower II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi '110001.']
[helldodold[The application should be sent to the AEO Programme Manager, Directorate General of Performance Management, Customs & Central Excise, ‘D’ Block, I.P. Bhawan, I.P. Estate, New Delhi - 110002.]helldod]
2.5 1[The Commissioner, Directorate of International Customs, 10thFloor, Tower II, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi '110001 will be the AEO Programme Manager and AEO Programme Team will comprise officersfrom the Directorate of International Customs or jurisdictional Custom Zones]
[helldodold[The Additional Director General, Directorate General of Performance Management, Customs & Central Excise, ‘D’ Block, I.P. Bhawan, I.P. Estate, New Delhi - 110002 will be the AEO Programme Manager and AEO Programme Team will comprise officers from the Directorate General of Performance Management and its regional offices.]helldod]
1. Amended Vide:- Circular No. 3/2018-Customs Dated 17/01/2018