|
S.No. |
Document |
Subject |
Measure Taken |
|
1 |
Circular No.18/2020-customs dated 11.04.2020 |
Clearance of goods under
India’s Trade Agreements
without original Certificate of
Origin. |
Provisional clearance of goods while extending
preferential treatment, without the submission
of original signed certificates of origin. |
| 2 |
Notification No.20/2020-customs dated 09.04.2020 |
Exemption of customs duty on
ventilators, personal protection
equipment, covid-19
testing
kits and inputs for these good. |
Ventilators, face masks and surgical masks,
personal protection equipment, Covid-19
testing kits, and inputs for the manufacture of
these items
–have
been fully exempted from
customs duty. |
|
3 |
Circular No.17/2020-customs dated 03.04.2020 |
Measures to facilitate trade
during the lockdown period
under section 143AA of the
Customs Act, 1962 . |
Permitting the submission of undertakings in
lieu
of bonds for clearance of goods |
| 4 |
Circular No.19/2020-customs dated 13.04.2020 |
Paperless Customs
–Electronic
Communication of PDF
based
Gate-pass
and OOC Copy of Bill
of Entry to Custom
Brokers/Importers |
Enabling electronic communication of out of
charge, bill of entry and gate-pass
to
importers/customs brokers. |
|
5 |
Instruction No.03/2020 dated 09.04.2020 |
Special refund and drawback
disposal drive. |
Drive to expeditiously process all pending
customs refund and drawback claims in order
to provide
immediate relief to business entities,
especially MSMEs. |
