Section 143AA of The Customs Act,1962 View Chapter 17

Power to simplify or provide different procedure, etc., to facilitate trade.


   1[143AA.  Power to simplify or provide different procedure, etc., to facilitate trade.--Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provision of this Act, the Board may, for the purposes of facilitation of trade, take such measures or prescribe separate procedure or documentation for a class of importers or exporters or for categories of goods or on the basis of the modes of transport of goods, in order to,--

       (a)  maintain transparency in the import and export documentation; or

       (b)  expedite clearance or release of goods entered for import or export; or

       (c)  reduce the transaction cost of clearance of importing or exporting goods; or

       (d)  maintain balance between customs control and facilitation of legitimate trade.]

1Ins. by Act 13 of 2018, s. 97 (w.e.f. 28-3-2018).