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Customs Circular No. 66 /2002 dated 8.10.2002
To,
All Chief Commissioners of Customs,
All Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise,
All Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise,
All Commissioners of Customs.
Subject: Simplification of Certain Procedures Relating
to Functioning of EOUs/ EPZ /STP /ETHP/SEZ Units-Issue of Procurement
Certificate and CT-3- Reg.
Sir,
I am directed to invite your attention to the Board's Circular No.84/2001-Cus.
dated 21st December, 2001 on the above subject. Vide this Circular, it was
conveyed that CT-3 and procurement certificates to the EOUs and units in EPZ/STP/ETHP/SEZ
except for those in textile and chemical sector would be issued by the
jurisdictional Superintendent of Customs or Central Excise.
2. Representations have been received from the textile units and units in
Chemical Sector that they are facing difficulties in getting procurement
certificates and CT-3 from the jurisdictional Asstt. Commissioner / Dy.
Commissioner. It has been pointed out that the representatives of the units have
to travel long distances to obtain these certificates. In the process, a lot of
time is wasted, resulting in delay in clearance of import consignments and
procurement of indigenous goods. .
3. In order to mitigate the difficulties being faced by the EOUs in textiles and
chemical sector, it has been decided that henceforth, the procurement
certificates for clearance of import consignments would be issued to the EOUs
and units in EPZ/SEZ in textile and chemical sector by Superintendent of
Customs/ Central Excise. Further, CT-3 certificates to EOUs in textile and
chemical sector would also be issued by the jurisdictional Range Officer instead
of the Asstt. Commissioner / Deputy Commissioner. However, the procurement
certificate and CT-3 may be issued only to the units having clean track record.
The Assistant Commissioner / Deputy Commissioner of Customs/ Central Excise may
examine all cases of request from EOUs / EPZ/SEZ units on merits and delegate
the powers of issuing procurement certificate and CT-3 to the Range Officers. In
cases of doubt, they may refer the cases to the jurisdictional Commissioners for
decision. After a decision has been taken by the Assistant Commissioner/ Deputy
Commissioner, the jurisdictional Range Officer would issue procurement
certificates and CT-3 to the EOUs /EPZ/ SEZ units in all cases, but would obtain
post facto approval of the Assistant Commissioner/ Deputy Commissioner in
charge.
4. The Chief Commissioners and Commissioners may ensure that the various
instructions issued by the Board from time to time for proper monitoring and
checking the misuse of EOU/EPZ/STP/ETHP Schemes are strictly followed by the
field officers under their charge. In this connection, the instructions issued
vide Circular No. 88/98-Cus, dated 2-12-1998 and Board's letter F. No.
305/119/2000-FTT dated 17th October, 2000 and Member (Custom)'s d.o. letter F.
No. 305/139/2001-FTT dated 19-10-2001 refer.
5. The Board's Circular No.84/2001-Cus dated 21st December, 2001 stands modified
upto the above extent.
6. Wide publicity may be given to the above changes by issue of a Public Notice
in this regard.
7. Difficulties, if any, faced in implementation of the above changes may be
brought to the notice of the Board at an early date.
Kindly acknowledge receipt of this Circular.
(C. P.Goyal )
STO (FTT)
F. NO.305/58/2002-FTT