Custom Public Notice No. 12/2001, dated 23rd February,
2001
"Attention all Importers and Exporters".
Similar
actions are anticipated from other Customs Commissionerate also.
Please keep yourself updated with Office of Jt. DGFT well in time to
avoide last minute hassels.
- 1.
- Importers, Exporters, CHAs and concerned
are hereby informed that w.e.f. 1.04.2001, PAN will be used as Common
Business Identifier for all Importers and Exporters and that only the
validated directory as received from the DGFT online at Delhi Air Cargo
System would be used for the purpose of carrying out any transactions
relating to Imports and Exports. the existing directory of the
Importers and Exporters based on IEC Code will cease to operate from
1.04.2001.
- 2.
- The PAN Based Identifier will be called
Business Identification Number (BIN) and would be a 15 character data
element comprising the following components.
| PAN | FT | Unit Identification Code
|
| (10 digit) | (Foreign Trade) | (3
digit) |
- 3.
- The trade is also advised that while
indicating the names/ addresses of the Importers/Exporters, care must
be taken that these particulars tally in all respects with those
declared to the DGFT, otherwise the System will not recognize the
Importers and Exporters.
- 4.
- Exporters having their bank A/Cs in
designated banks for crediting of DBK, must ensure that their
declaration to the bank of particulars of BIN, names & address/es and
branch code of their offices are the same in all respects as declared
to the Income Tax department and D.G.F.T so as to prevent any mismatch
of information, which may result in non-credit of the DBK
amount.
- 5.
- From 1st April, 2001, only those bank A/C
numbers which have been validated vis-a-vis the data received from DGFT
will be treated as operational A/Cs Account Numbers not matched with
DGFT Directory information will be rendered inoperative.
- 6.
- In case any error is noticed the
Importers/Exporters may approach the DGFT for getting their data
amended and transmitted to Customs System online.
- 7.
- It may be noted that w.e.f. 1.04.2001 no
clearances for import and export will be permitted except in compliance
with the requirements as laid down above.
Sd/-
(Krishna Kant)
Commissioner of
Customs
Issued by:
Office of the Commissioner of Customs
Air Cargo
Unit
New Delhi