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HISTORY: |
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The
origin of the Postal Appraising Department dates back to 1970, when
it was started
in a small way within the office of the General Post Office
to cater to the needs of the people of Karnataka who hither to had
to depend on Chennai and Mumbai postal hubs for the clearance of
their foreign mail / parcels.
This office is now headed by a
Deputy Commissioner and has
two Superintendents, two Inspectors and supporting staff.
The PAD caters to the
Customs clearance of foreign mail / parcels in- coming and
out – going of Karnataka. |
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LOCATION: |
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The
office of postal Appraising Department is located at Shoolay
Complex, III Floor, Museum Road, Bangalore-560025. The phone No. of
PAD is 080-25589992. |
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JURISDICTION: |
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This
office has
jurisdiction over the entire state of Karnataka. All
the incoming (import) foreign post articles/parcels destined
to the state and all the out going foreign post articles/parcels
from the state (export) are custom cleared through this office |
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PROCEDURE
FOLLOWED IN CLEARING
THE INCOMING FOREIGN ARTICLES / PARCELS (IMPORT) |
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On arrival in the sub foreign post office, from the 4 metros,
the parcels are same presented to Customs Officers for separation of
elimination of dutiable and non-dutiable articles/parcels. The
eliminated parcels (Non-dutiable) are cleared by the postal
authorities to the respective addressees. The detained parcels will
be assigned a particular number according to the mode of shipment of
the articles like Air/Air Insured/ Sea/ Sea Insured/ Speed/Letter
Mail Article etc.by the postal authorities. A ‘Way Bill’ similar
to ‘Bill of Entry’ is prepared by the foreign post office and
the parcels are presented for customs examination along with the
waybills. The parcels are opened by the postal staff in the presence
of the Customs officers, and the contents of each parcel is noted
against the parcel number by the Customs Officers. After the
examination the parcels are repacked and are kept in the custody of
Postal Authorities until further notice. The goods/ items contained
in the parcels are then assessed to Customs duties by the
Superintendents. In r/o assessment of goods/items of value more than
Rs.5000/- such assessment is countersigned by the Asst.
Commissioner. The details of assessment including the duty payable
are noted against each parcel in the waybill. The Way bill is then
handed over back to the Postal Authorities who deliver the parcels
to the addressees and also collect the duties payable, from the
addressees.
In cases where Indian or foreign currency is received of value over
and above Rs. 5,000/- the same will be cleared after the addressee
obtains/produces NOC from RBI.
In cases where the details available with the parcels are not
sufficient for assessment, a call memo is sent to the addressee
requesting them to produce necessary documents for assessment of the
goods. The assessment is completed after the necessary documents are
submitted by the addressees. If no reply is received from the
addresses within the stipulated time, the goods will be assessed by
appraising the value of the goods. If the goods require a valid
import license and the same is not produced, the officer will
adjudicate the case by giving an opportunity of personal hearing. If
the case is adjudicated and the goods are not redeemed within the
stipulated period as mentioned in the OIO’s such parcels will be
confiscated and handed over to the customs godown. Further in case
the goods are not accepted the addressee, the same will be returned
to sender as per the instructions of the supplier on the Dispatch
note or by the importer.
If the addressee is not satisfied by the assessment of the goods,
there is a provision of re-assessment where in the addressee can
produce necessary documents in support of their claim for
reassessment and the same will be considered on merits. |
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MAJOR CUSTOMS
NOTIFICATIONS FREQUENTLY EXTENDED (as amended) |
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SNo |
NOTIFICATION
NUMBER |
BRIEF
DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTIFICATION |
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51/96 |
Imports
by research institutes at concessional rate of duty |
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39/96 |
Duty
free imports by defence |
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148/94 |
Duty free imports of
food/medicine, clothes by charitable institutions |
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171/93 |
Duty
free imports of bonafide gifts upto Rs.10, 000/- under customs
Tariff Heading 98.04 |
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154/94 |
Duty
free imports for samples up to Rs.10, 000/- |
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PROCEDURE
FOLLOWED IN CLEARING OUT GOING PARCELS (EXPORTS):- |
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All export parcels booked for foreign countries from the various
post offices through out the state are presented for customs
examination in the sub foreign post office by postal authorities.
Such parcels are subjected to random examination by the customs
Inspector and allowed for export as per the provisions of the EXIM
policy. If any parcel found to contain prohibited/restricted goods
such parcels are detained and the case is adjudicated for any
violations. |
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THE PERSON TO
BE CONTACTED |
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Sri. G SRINIVASAN, Assistant Commissioner of
Customs, in-charge of the Postal Appraising Department, whose phone
number is 080- 22261326 and Fax No. 080-22380627.
Shri. B Laxman Kumar, Superintendent of Customs,
PAD
Shri Manjunath Hebballi, Superintendent of
Customs, PAD
Sri. Nagaraj Anveri, Inspector of Customs, PAD
The Superintendents and Inspectors of PAD can be
contacted at phone/fax number 080—25589992.
Sri. Lokanath, Sub-Postmaster (HSG-1 Foreign Post
Office,Bangalore. Ph.-25589993) |
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PROCEDURE IN
DISPOSING THE ASSESSED BUT UNCLAIMED PARCELS. |
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If
the addressee fails/refuses
to take delivery of the parcel addressed to her after its
release from the customs, such parcels are returned to the sub
foreign post office. Such of those unclaimed parcels are handed over
to the customs Godown after serving a show cause notice on the party
for its confiscation so that the same disposed off at the earliest. |
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REVENUE REALIZED
FROM PAD: |
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Year. |
REVENUES
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2001 - 02 |
90 |
| 2002
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124 |
| 2003 - 04 |
184 |
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2004 - 05 |
148 |
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2005 - 06 |
180 |
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2006 - 07 |
160 |
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2007 - 08 |
148 |
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2008 - 09 (Upto June 2008) |
35 |
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THE PERSON
TO BE CONTACTED: |
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Total No. of parcels handled during 2003-04 are
50,159 Nos.
Total No. of parcels handled during 2003-04 are
32,674 Nos.
Total No. of parcels handled during 2004-05 are
23910 Nos.
Total No. of parcels handled during 2005-06 are
28461 Nos.
Total No. of parcels handled during 2006-2007 are
29236 Nos
Total No. of parcels handled during 2007-2008 are
30551 Nos
Total No. of parcels handled during 2008-09 ( up to June 2008)
are 8561 Nos |
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