25/2023 : Amendment in Circular No 11/2013 dated 06.03.2013 for inclusion of Surat, under jurisdiction of Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad

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Circular No - 2512023 - Customs F.NO. DGEP /GnJ /5 /2023-TECH Government of lndia Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue (Central Board of lndirect Taxes & Customs) Bth Floor, Tower-2, Jeevan Bharti Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi- 110001 Dated: 25th Octobe r, 2023 To Pr Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners of Customs; Pr Directors General/ Directors General; Pr Commissioners/ Commissioners of Customs; Pr Additional Directors Genera!/ Additional Directors General. Madam/ Sir, SubJect: - Reference is invited to circular No 1112013 - Customs dated 06.03.2013 prescri.bing the procedure to operationalise the scheme under para 4A.164 of FTp 2009-2014 (Para 4.48 of FTP 2023) for setting up of Private/ Public Bonded Warehouses in SEZ| DfA for import and re-export of cut and polished diamonds, cut & polished coloured gemstones, uncut & unset precious & semi-precious stones, subject to achievement of minimum value addition (VA) of 5Yo. Throuqh this circular, the scheme is currently applicable to the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Customs (a) cSl Airport, Mumbai, (b) Jodhpur (Hq at Jaipur), (c) Air Cargo Export, Delhi, and (d) Airport & Air Cargo, Chennai. 2. Trade has represented ihat circular No. 11/2013-Customs dated 06.03.2013 may be amended to include Surat for availing the said scheme. 3. ln view of the above, after examination, the Board has decided to include Surat, under the Jurisdiction of Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad as a fifth jurisdiction in Circular No 1112013 - Customs dated 06.03.2013 besides the four jurisdictions mentioned above. Ahmedabad - reg. 4. The Hindi version of this Circular will follow. Yours faithfully, (Ranjan Khanna) Additional Director General