Executive Summary:
This document outlines the Customs Finalisation of Provisional Assessment Regulations, 2018, established by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. These regulations define the process and timelines for finalizing provisional assessments under the Customs Act, 1962. The regulations came into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, August 14, 2018.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Short Title and Commencement:**
* These regulations are called the Customs Finalisation of Provisional Assessment Regulations, 2018.
* They came into force on August 14, 2018.
* **Definitions:**
* "Act" refers to the Customs Act, 1962.
* "Board" means the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
* "Proper officer" means Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs.
* **Application:**
* These regulations apply to provisional assessments ordered on or after August 14, 2018.
* **Timelimit and Manner for Submission of Documents:**
* Importers/exporters must provide required documents/information within one month of the provisional assessment order or requisition.
* The proper officer must inform the importer/exporter of the specific details of required information within fifteen days from the date of such order of provisional assessment
* The proper officer may grant up to three months extension for document submission.
* Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner of Customs may extend the time period for another three months
* The Commissioner of Customs may extend the time period further as deemed fit.
* All documents/information should be submitted in one instance.
* The importer/exporter must notify the proper officer in writing upon submission of all documents/information.
* Each Bill of Entry/Shipping Bill is treated as a separate case.
* **Timelimit for Finalisation of Provisional Assessment:**
* The proper officer must finalise the provisional assessment within two months of receiving the required intimation or report.
* Commissioner of Customs can grant a three-month extension.
* This regulation does not apply to cases where the Board has issued directions to keep that pending.
* **Manner of Finalisation of Provisional Assessment:**
* Finalisation must follow Section 18 of the Customs Act.
* Shortfalls in duty payment will be adjusted from any security obtained.
* Bonds are cancelled and security returned upon finalisation if no dues are pending.
* If the final assessment differs from the provisional, the proper officer must issue a speaking order.
* If the final assessment confirms the provisional, the proper officer shall finalise the same after ascertaining the acceptance of such finalisation from the importer or the exporter on record and inform the importer or exporter in writing of the date of such finalisation.
* For electronically presented Bills of Entry/Shipping Bills, the system must be updated upon finalisation.
* **Penalty:**
* Contravention of these regulations may result in a penalty of up to fifty thousand rupees.
Impact Analysis:
**Importer/Exporter:**
* *Impact:* Must comply with timelines for submitting documents/information for provisional assessment finalisation. Liable for duty shortfalls and potential penalties.
* *Action Required:* Ensure timely submission of required documents/information. Review final assessment and pay any duty shortfalls.
**Customs Broker/Authorised Representative:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for assisting importers/exporters in complying with the regulations. Subject to penalties for contravention.
* *Action Required:* Understand the regulations and advise clients accordingly. Ensure accurate and timely submission of documents/information.
**Proper Officer (Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Customs):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for ordering and finalising provisional assessments within specified timelines.
* *Action Required:* Adhere to the procedures and timelines outlined in the regulations. Communicate effectively with importers/exporters.
**Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs:**
* *Impact:* May extend the time period referred for another three months
* *Action Required:* May extend the time period referred for another three months
**Commissioner of Customs:**
* *Impact:* Authority to grant extensions for finalisation and document submission and Board has issued directions to keep that pending
* *Action Required:* Consider extension requests and maintain records of reasons for granting extensions.
Key Entities Referenced
Customs Act, 1962: An act related to customs duties and regulations. Section 157, 18 and subsection 2 of section 158 of the Customs Act, 1962 are mentioned.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs: A government body responsible for indirect taxes and customs. It is referred to as 'the Board' in the document.
Customs Finalisation of Provisional Assessment Regulations, 2018: The title of the regulations being established.
Deputy Commissioner of Customs: An officer of customs; also referred to as 'proper officer'.
Assistant Commissioner of Customs: An officer of customs; also referred to as 'proper officer'.
Commissioner of Customs: An authority who can extend the time period for provisional assessment finalization.
Customs Broker: An entity who shall inform the proper officer in writing that he has submitted all the documents or information to be furnished or requisitioned.
Ministry of Finance: The ministry under which the Department of Revenue and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs fall.
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(राज(cid:4)व िवभाग)
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अअअअििििधधधधससससचचूूचचूू ननननाााा
नई (cid:10)द(cid:12)ली, 14 अग(cid:4)त, 2018
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शि)य* का ’योग करते ,य,े उ) अिधिनयम क धारा 18 के साथ और धारा 158 क उपधारा (2) के उपवा$य (ii) के साथ
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कहा जाएगा।
(2) ये िविनयम सरकारी राजपB मC अपन े’काशन क तारीख स ेलागू ह*गे।
2. पपपप(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)ररररभभभभााााषषषषााााएएएए..ँँ..ँँ –––– (1) इन िविनयम* म,C जब तक (cid:10)क संदभ :स ेअ2यथा अिभ’ेत ना हो--
(क) ‘अिधिनयम’ से अिभ’ाय सीमाशु(cid:12)क अिधिनयम,(का 52 1962) 1962 स ेह;ै
(ख) ‘बोड’: से अिभ’ाय के23ीय अ’4य5 कर एवं सीमाशु(cid:12)क बोड :से ह;ै
(ग) ‘यथोिचत अिधकारी’ से अिभ’ाय उपाय)ु या सहायक आयु), सीमाश(cid:12)ु क से ह;ै
(2) िजन शFद* और अिभGि)य* का यहाँ ’योग ,आ ह ैल(cid:10)े कन उनको इस िविनयम मC प0रभािषत नहJ (cid:10)कया गया ह ै
ले(cid:10)कन इस अिधिनयम मC प0रभािषत (cid:10)कया गया ह ै तो उनका वही अिभ’ाय होगा जो उ) अिधिनयम म C इनके
िलए Kमश: (cid:10)दया गया हो।
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जान ेक अप5े ा रखता ह;ै
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को िलिखत Aप म C उस जानकारी का िवशेष Fयोरा दने े के िलए सूिचत करेगा िजसको (cid:10)क ’(cid:4)तुत (cid:10)कया जाना हो
या जो कागजात ’(cid:4)तुत (cid:10)कया जाना हो।
(3) य(cid:10)द उपिनयम (1) मC िनधा0: रत अविध के भीतर उ) कागजात या जानकारी नहJ उपलFध कराई जा पाती ह ैतो
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(4) उ) कागजात या जानकारी िजसे (cid:10)क आयातकता: या िनया:तकता : ;ारा उपलFध कराया जाना ह ै या जो यथोिचत
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(5) य(cid:10)द आयातकता: या िनया:तकता: के ;ारा जमा (cid:10)कए जान े वाले कागजात या दी जाने वाली सूचना या यथोिचत
अिधकारी ;ारा अपिे 5त कागजात या जानकारी को उप िविनयम (4) के अंतग:त बढ़ायी गयी समय सीमा के
भीतर भी जमा नहJ (cid:10)कया जा पाता ह ै तो सीमाशु(cid:12)क आयु) इस समयाविध को िजतना उिचत समझे उतना और
भी आगे बढ़ा सकता ह।ै
(6) कागजात या जानकारी िजसे (cid:10)क आयातकता: या िनया:तकता: ;ारा ’(cid:4)तुत (cid:10)कया जाना अपेि5त हो या िजस े
यथोिचत अिधकारी ;ारा मांगा गया हो, को एक बार म C’(cid:4)तुत कर सकता ह।ै
(7) आयातकता :या िनया:तकता: या उसका कोई ’ािधकृत ’ितिनिध या क(cid:4)ट[स \ोकर यथोिचत अिधकारी को िलिखत
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मांग क गयी थी, को ’(cid:4)तुत कर (cid:10)दया ह।ै
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अनिं तम Aप से आकं िलत (cid:10)कया गया हो, के बारे मC यह माना जाएगा (cid:10)क यह अनिं तम आकं लन का अलग मामला
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महीन ेभीतर अनिं तम आकं लन को अंितम Aप द ेदगे ा:
(क) िविनयम 4 के उप िविनयम (7) के अतं ग:त आयातकता :या िनयात: कता :या उसके ’ािधकृत ’ितिनिध या
क(cid:4)ट[स \ोकर स े’ाa होन ेवाली सूचना; या
(ख) रासायिनक या अ2य परी5ण 0रपोट:, जहा ँ (cid:10)क इ2ही के कारण अनिं तम आकं लन का आदेश (cid:10)दया गया
हो; या
(ग) (cid:10)कसी जांच या पड़ताल या स4यापन 0रपोट:, जहाँ (cid:10)क इ2ही के कारण अनिं तम आकं लन का आदेश (cid:10)दया
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या िजसके िलए यथोिचत अिधकारी ने मांग क ह,ै को कई बार म C जमा (cid:10)कया जाता ह ैतो वहाँ दो महीन े क अविध
क गणना उपयु:) उपवा$य (क) म CसंदUभत अिं तम सूचना क ’ाa होने क तारीख से क जाएगी।
बशतd और भी (cid:10)क जहाँ कागजात या सूचना जो (cid:10)क आयातकता : या िनया:तकता: ;ारा, जैसी भी ि(cid:4)थित हो,
’(cid:4)तुत (cid:10)कया जाना अपिे 5त ह ै या िजसके िलए यथोिचत अिधकारी ने मांग क ह,ै को जमा नही (cid:10)कया जाता ह ै या
उसे आंिशक Aप से जमा (cid:10)कया जाता ह ै और िविनयम 4 के उप िविनयम (3), (4) या (5), जैसी भी ि(cid:4)थित हो, म C
कोई भी समयाविध बढ़ाई नहJ गयी ह ै तो यथोिचत अिधकारी उ) कागजात या जानकारी को जमा (cid:10)कए जान े के
िलए (cid:10)दय े गए समय के समाa होने क तारीख स े दो महीने के भीतर अनिं तम आकं लन को अिं तम Aप देने क
काय:वाही को पूरा करेगा।
(2) य(cid:10)द यथोिचत अिधकारी उपय)ु: उप िविनयम (1) मC यथा िविनeदf दो महीने क अविध के भीतर अनिं तम
आंकलन को अिं तम Aप नहJ द ेपाता ह ैतो संबि2धत आयु), सीमाशु(cid:12)क िलिखत मC कारण को बताते ,ए, तीन महीने
क अविध और द ेसकता ह।ै
(3) यह िविनयम ऐसे अनिं तम आकं लन* के मामल* पर लागू नहJ होगा िजसको (cid:10)क िवचाराधीन रखने के िलए
बोड :ने िनदशg (cid:10)दया हो।
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यथा अपिे 5त तरीके से (cid:10)दया जाएगा।
बशतd (cid:10)क य(cid:10)द अनिं तम आंकलन के समय या धारा 18 क उपधारा (2) के उपवा$य (क) के तहत समायोजन के बाद भुगतान क
गयी रािश अंितम Aप से आकं िलत या पुन: आंकिलत रािश, जैसी भी ि(cid:4)थित हो, स े कम ह ै और आयातकता: या िनया:तकता : न े
“ड(cid:10)े फ़िसएनसी” का भुगतान नहJ (cid:10)कया ह ै तो इस ’कार रह गयी “ड(cid:10)े फ़िसएनसी” को अनिं तम आकं लन के समय ’ाa क गयी
’ितभूित, य(cid:10)द कोई हो, म Cस,े आयातकता: या िनया:तकता: को इस बात क सूचना दते े,ए समायोिजत कर िलया जाएगा।
बशतd और भी (cid:10)क इस ’कार समायोिजत क गयी या भुगतान क गयी रािश अिं तम Aप स ेआकं िलत या पुन: आकं िलत रािश,
जैसी भी ि(cid:4)थित हो, से (cid:10)फर भी कम ह,ै तो माल का आयातकता: या िनयात: कता :धारा 18 के ’ावधान* के अनसु ार कम रह गयी
इस रािश का भुगतान करेगा।
(2) अनंितम आकं लन के समय ’ितभिू त के साथ साथ या उसके िबना जमा (cid:10)कए गए बंधपB को अनंितम आकं लन को अिं तम
Aप (cid:10)दए जाने पर रi कर (cid:10)दया जाएगा और ’ितभिू त को वािपस कर (cid:10)दया जाएगा बशत d(cid:10)क कोई दये बकाया ना हो।
(3) जहाँ (cid:10)क अिं तम आंकलन और अनंितम आकं लन म C िवरोधाभाष हो वहा ँयथोिचत अिधकारी नैषUगक 2याय के िसjा2त का
अनुपालन करते ,ए सु(cid:4)पf आदशे दगे ा।
(4) जहाँ (cid:10)क अिं तम आकं लन म Cअनंितम आकं लन क पिु f हो जाती ह ैवहा ँ यथोिचत अिधकारी आयातकता : या िनया:तकता :से
िलिखत मC ऐसे अिं तम आकं लन क (cid:4)वीकृित सुिनिkत करने के पkात इसको अिं तम Aप दगे ा और आयातकता: या िनया:तकता:
को िलिखत Aप म Cऐसी तारीख के बारे म Cसूिचत कर दगे ा।
(5) जहाँ (cid:10)क िबल ऑफ एं_ी या िश‘पग िबल को क(cid:4)ट[स औटोमेटेड िस(cid:4)टम म C ईले$_ोिनक Aप स े ’(cid:4)तुत (cid:10)कया जाता ह ैओर
इसके अनिं तम आकं लन के िलए आदशे (cid:10)दया जाता ह ै तो यथोिचत अिधकारी इन िविनयम* को िविनeदf ’(cid:10)Kया के तहत
अंितम Aप (cid:10)दय ेजाने के पkात इसको िस(cid:4)टम मC भी इसको अिं तम Aप दगे ा।
7777.... ददददडडंंडडंं ....---- य(cid:10)द कोई आयातकता: या िनया:तकता : या उसका ’ािधकृत ’ितिनिध या क(cid:4)ट[स \ोकर इन िविनयम* के (cid:10)कसी
’ावधान का उ(cid:12)लंघन करता ह ै या ऐस े उ(cid:12)लघं न के िलए उकसाता ह ै या इन िविनयम* के (cid:10)कसी ’ावधान का अनुपालन नहJ
कर पाता ह,ै तो वह पचास हज़ार mपए तक के दंड का भागी होगा।
[फा. स. 450/76/2018- सीमाशु(cid:12)क IV]
ज़nबैर 0रयाज़,,,, िनदशे क (सीमाशु(cid:12)क)4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th August, 2018
No.73/2018-Customs(N.T.)
G.S.R.779(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (d) of section 157 read with section 18 and clause (ii)
of sub-section (2) of section 158 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
hereby makes the following regulations, namely:
3. Short title and commencement. – (1) These regulations may be called the Customs (Finalisation of Provisional
Assessment) Regulations, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
4. Definitions. – (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires--
(a) ‘Act’ means the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962);
(b) ‘Board’ means the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs;
(c) ‘proper officer’ means Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs;
(2) The words and expressions used herein and not defined in these regulations but defined in the Act shall have the
same meanings respectively assigned to them in the said Act.
3. Application. – These regulations shall apply to the provisional assessments ordered on and after the enforcement of
these regulations.
4. Time-limit and manner for submission of documents or information for the purpose of finalisation of
provisional assessment. – (1) Where a provisional assessment is ordered by the proper officer for the reasons that, -
(a) the necessary documents have not been produced or information has not been furnished by the importer
or the exporter; or
(b) the proper officer requires the importer or the exporter to produce any additional documents or
information,
then such information or documents shall be made available by the importer or the exporter within one
month from the date of such order of provisional assessment or the date of such requisition by the proper
officer, as the case may be.
(2) The proper officer shall within fifteen days from the date of such order of provisional assessment, inform the
importer or the exporter, in writing, the specific details of the information to be furnished or the documents to be
produced.
(3) The proper officer may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, allow a further period not exceeding three months,
on his own or at the request of the importer or the exporter, in case the documents or information are not made
available within the time period specified in sub-regulation (1).
(4) The Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner of Customs, may further extend the time period referred
for another three months, in case the documents or the information required to be submitted by the importer or¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5
the exporter or requisitioned by the proper officer have not been made available within the period as allowed
above by the proper officer.
(5) The Commissioner of Customs, may extend the time period further as deemed fit, in case the documents or the
information required to be submitted by the importer or the exporter or requisitioned by the proper officer have
not been made available even after the extension of time under sub-regulation (4).
(6) The documents or information required to be furnished by the importer or the exporter or requisitioned by the
proper officer may be submitted in one instance.
(7) The importer or the exporter or his authorised representative or Customs Broker shall inform the proper officer
in writing that he has submitted all the documents or information to be furnished or requisitioned.
(8) For the purpose of these regulations, each Bill of Entry or Shipping Bill, as the case may be, that has been
assessed provisionally shall be treated as a separate case of provisional assessment.
5. Time-limit for finalisation of provisional assessment. – (1) The proper officer shall finalise the provisional
assessment within two months of receipt of:
(a) an intimation from the importer or the exporter or his authorised representative or Customs
Broker under sub-regulation (7) of regulation 4; or
(b) a chemical or other test report, where the provisional assessment was ordered for that reason;
or
(c) an enquiry or investigation or verification report, where the provisional assessment was
ordered for that reason.
Provided that where the documents or information required to be furnished by the importer or the
exporter or requisitioned by the proper officer are made available intermittently, the time period of two months
shall be reckoned from the date of last intimation referred to in clause (a) above,:
Provided further that where the documents or information required to be furnished by the importer or
exporter, as the case may be, or requisitioned by the proper officer are not made available or made partly
available and no further extension of time has been allowed under sub-regulations (3), (4) or (5) of regulation 4,
as the case may be, the proper officer shall proceed to finalise the provisional assessment within two months of
the expiry of the time allowed for submission of the said documents or information.
(2) The Commissioner of Customs concerned may allow, for reasons to be recorded in writing, a further time period
of three months in case the proper officer is not able to finalise the provisional assessment within the period of two
months as specified in sub-regulation (1) above.
(3) This regulation shall not apply to such cases of provisional assessments, where Board has issued directions to
keep that pending.
6. Manner of finalisation of provisional assessment. – (1) The provisional assessment shall be finalised as per
the provisions of section 18 of the Act.
Provided that if the amount so paid at the time of provisional assessment or after adjustment under clause (a) to sub-
section (2) of section 18 of the Act, falls short of the duty finally assessed or re-assessed, as the case may be, and the
importer or the exporter has not paid the deficiency, the shortfall shall be adjusted from the security, if any, obtained at
the time of provisional assessment, under intimation to the importer or the exporter,:6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
Provided further that, if the amount so adjusted or paid falls short of the duty finally assessed or re-assessed, as the case
may be, the importer or exporter of the goods shall pay the shortfall in terms of the provisions of section 18.
(2) The Bond executed at the time of provisional assessment with security, if any, shall be cancelled after finalisation of
provisional assessment and the security shall also be returned, if there are no pending dues.
(3) Where the final assessment is contrary to the provisional assessment, the proper officer shall pass a speaking order
following principles of natural justice.
(4) Where the final assessment confirms the provisional assessment, the proper officer shall finalise the same after
ascertaining the acceptance of such finalisation from the importer or the exporter on record and inform the importer or
exporter in writing of the date of such finalisation.
(5) Where a Bill of Entry or Shipping Bill is presented electronically on the Customs Automated system and is ordered to
be provisionally assessed, the proper officer shall finalise the provisional assessment on the system also consequent to the
procedure prescribed in these regulations.
7. Penalty. - If any importer or exporter or his authorised representative or Customs Broker contravenes any
provision of these regulations or abets such contravention, or fails to comply with any provision of these
regulations, he shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.
[F. No.450/76/2018-CusIV]
ZUBAIR RIAZ, Director (Customs)
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