PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 73/2000 Date : 06.07.2000
Subject : Introduction of Permanent Account Number (PAN) as the Common Business Identifier in Customs Operations.
Attention of Trade including all Importers, Exporters and Custom House Agents is invited to the fact that with effect from 1st August, 2000, Permanent Account Number i.c. PAN (issued by the Income Tax Department) will be used as the Common Business Identifier for all importers and exporters and that only the validated directory received from DGFT containing PAN and IE Code of the importers and exporters will be used. In this connection, attention is also invited to the fact that DGFT had issued several Public Notices calling upon all importers and exporters to apply for and get their PAN issued by the Income Tax Department and register with DGFT (PN 39(RE-99)/1997-2002 dated 16.11.99 refers|.
As part of a facilitation measure, the use of PAN from 1st August, 2000 as the Common Business Identifier will be for import purposes only.
For this purpose, attention of the Trade is invited to the following :
1. All importers and exporters must ensure that they have submitted their PAN particulars to DGFT in response to the Public Notice issued by DGFT. From 1st August, 2000, only the DGFT directory of Importers and Exporters containing their PAN will be used by the Customs EDI System and any importer or exporter not figuring in the DGFT Directory will not be able to transact his/her business with Customs.
2. All importers and exporters who have as yet not applied to the Income Tax Authorities for allotment of PAN or if allotted, not registered with DGFT are advised to do so immediately and well before 31st July, 2000.
3. All importers, exporters and Custom House Agents must ensure that from 1st August, 2000, both PAN and IE Code are entered in the documents being filed in the Service Centre. The EDI System will not accept any document without the PAN being indicated.
4. The Trade is also advised that while indicating the name and address(es) of the importer/exporter, care must be taken to ensure that these particulars tally in all respects with those declared to the DGFT, otherwise the EDI System will not recognise the importer/exporter. It may further be ensured that all branch addresses/factory addresses on which Importer/Exporter Wants to clear his goods may be incorporated in the documents submitted to DGFT as no updation of ay details will be done by Custom House subsequent to 1.8.2000.
5. Exporters having their bank accounts in the designated Bank, for crediting of drawback, must ensure that their declaration to the bank of the particulars of PAN,IE Code, name and address(es), branch codes of their office are te same in all respects as those declared to the Income Tax Department and DGFT so as to prevent any mismatch of information which may result in non credit or wrong credit of the drawback amount
1. From 1st August, 2000 only those bank account numbers which have been validated visa-vis thedata received from DGFT will be treated as operational accounts. Account numbers not matched with the DGFT Directory information will be rendered inoperative.
All the Trade members are advised to take a special note of this important Public Notice so as to avoid inconvenience when the provisions of this Public Notice are implemented.
Sd/-(5.1.2000)
(K.P.SINGH)
COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (IMPORT)
MUMBAI.
Attested
(V.K.TAKKAR)
JOINT COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS
Issued from F.No.s/1-144/99 EDI
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