Act Number: 52

Act Name: The Customs Act, 1962

Year: 1962

Enactment Date: 1962-12-13

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Customs.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Revenue

Section 143AA: 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.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 13 of 2018, s. 97 (w.e.f. 28-3-2018).
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