Reply: All IEC holders use EDI. Hence the number remains the same.
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Report by the Secretariat (WT/TPR/S/249):III. TRADE POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY MEASURE: (2) Measures Directly Affecting Imports: (i) Customs procedures: Page 37, paragraph 12:
The report indicates that importers meeting specified criteria are entitled to special clearance procedures under the Accredited Client's Programme (ACP). Is this program open to resident and non resident importers? Are there any limitations on the number of participants in the program?
Reply: ACP status can be given to any importer with IEC (import export code) who fulfils the criteria as per CBEC circulars No 42/2005 dated 24.11.2005 and 29/2010 dated 20.08.2010. There is no concept of non resident importers in India. There is no limitation on the number of participants in ACP program.
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Report by the Secretariat (WT/TPR/S/249): III. TRADE POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY MEASURE: (2) Measures Directly Affecting Imports: (i) Customs procedures: Page 37, paragraph 13:
The report indicates that under the risk management system (RMS) high risk cargo imported by ACP importers and non ACP importers is subject to four types of instructions: (a) imports may be discharged without further assessment (i.e. of their classification, rate of duty or valuation) or examination; (b) imports may be cleared with no further assessment but subject to examination; (c) the release of imports requires further assessment but no examination; or (d) imports must be assessed and examined. What percentage of goods falls into category (a)?
