Jawahar lal nehru Customs has issued Public Notice No 08/2021 dated 22.1.2021 regarding Special measures to facilitate MSME for AEO T1 & T2 accreditation at nhava sheva port. Find the said public notice in the link herewith https://vircheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/PN-08-2021.pdf
The main relaxation
Central Board of Indirect Taxation & Customs, New Delhi. The Board has decided to relax the entire gamut of compliance and security requirements for MSMEs. The relaxation has been carried out to ensure that the MSMEs are facilitated through rationalized compliance requirements (MSME nnexure 1 & 2) and minimum but effective security requirements (MSME Annexure 3).
Accordingly, the Board has decided to facilitate MSMEs by further relaxing the current accreditation process and reducing the compliance burden for their AEO accreditation. The procedural modifications/relaxations for AEO accreditation of MSMEs.
Conditions
The AEO accreditation for MSMEs now requires submission of only two annexures for AEO TI and three annexures for AEO T2 applicants respectively. The two common annexures for AEO TI and AEO T2 are: MSME Annexure I (General Compliance), MSME Annexure 2 (Legal, Managing Commercial Records, and Financial Solvency Compliance).
Further, the third annexure for AEO T2 is MSME Annexure 3 (Safety and Security Requirements). These annexures have been designed to fulfil the aspirations of simpler application procedure with reduced documentation requirement for AEO accreditation of MSMEs.
The regulations shall apply only to an applicant who has a valid MSME certificate from the line-Ministry. Further, the approved MSME must ensure their continuous MSME status during the validity of its AEO certification, if granted.
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NOTE:
All the Trade Association/ Members of Customs Broker Association are requested to take note and publicize the contents of this Public Notice among their members/ constituents. For further details refer to the CBIC Circular No.54/2020-Customs dated 15.12.2020.
