Customs (On-Arrival Movement for Storage and Clearance at Authorised Importer Premises) Regulations, 2025
CBIC has notified the Customs (On-Arrival Movement for Storage and Clearance at Authorised Importer Premises) Regulations, 2025. The Regulation shall come into force with effect from the date to be notified subsequently.
The Regulation provides for setting up of “Authorised Importer Premises” by importers which means the designated place authorised for storage of imported goods before clearance or removal. The importer who intends to avail the facility of clearance at Authorised Importer Premises, shall make an application before the Commissioner of Customs having jurisdiction to issue licence under sections 58 or 58A of the Customs Act, 1962 seeking to avail the facility of clearance at Authorised Importer Premises in the Format. The Commissioner after getting the Authorised Importer Premises verified within seven days, decide the application within seven days and communicate to the applicant.
In such cases, on arrival of the goods and completion of the electronic process relating to goods covered in the Bill of Entry including reconciliation with the arrival manifest, an-automated permission for storage at the Authorised Importer Premises shall be granted by the Customs Automated System. On grant of said automated permission, the importer may move the goods to his Authorised Importer Premises under bond after affixing secured seal as specified by the Commissioner of Customs having jurisdiction over Authorised Importer Premises. On arrival, the bond officer having jurisdiction over the Bonded warehouse of the Authorised Importer Premises may examine the goods, if required in accordance with examination order and provide report to the Port of Import electronically
The Authorised Importer is required to provide continuity bond for custody of the goods during the movement, move the goods under his custody and inform the bond officer regarding the arrival of the goods at the Authorised Importer Premise, provide for safe storage of the goods and to facilitate handling and examination at the expense of the authorised importer and ensure that goods are cleared or removed within fifteen days of automated permission granted.
The Commissioner of Customs, may suspend or revoke the authorisation granted under regulation 4, if any other conditions are not met or no longer valid after observance of due process of law.
If an Authorised Importer or any person contravenes any of the provisions of the said regulations or abets such contravention or fails to comply with any of the provisions of these regulations, he shall be liable to penalty up to Rs. two lakhs as specified under clause(ii) of sub-section (2) of section 158 of the Act without prejudice to any other action.
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