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Missing bill of entry

steph (creative head) (50 Points)

31 October 2018

Dear Friends,

Recently I have received a notification from my bank that due to my not filing the Bill of entry with bank for the transactions I made to my chinese supplier they might report us to RBI. now the problem is that I received this shipment using Fedex and they did not give me any Bill of entry and now when I write to Fedex they are telling me that they purge any data older than 3 months and this shipment was almost 9 months ago. What can I do in such scenario? I suspect that there is even a bigger problem and the Fedex didn't use our correct GST no since I didn't get any credit for the amount I paid. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Ive heard of that happening before...is there any information of Fedex's website? maybe by using the tracking i.d ?

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steph (creative head) (50 Points)
Replied 31 October 2018

I will check. though i do have the invoice from fedex for the duties i paid, i sent it to them but their answer was still the same "we purge our records after 3 months"

steph (creative head) (50 Points)
Replied 01 November 2018

online tracking does show the package delivered, thats all.

CS M Pota (Company Secreatary) (3186 Points)
Replied 02 November 2018

You go through FeDex invoice or supplier Invoice and see that what is port of discharge.

steph (creative head) (50 Points)
Replied 02 November 2018

I think it IGI airport. Kindly check the attached invoice from Fedex.

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CS M Pota (Company Secreatary) (3186 Points)
Replied 06 November 2018

The following are the provision of FEMA in lieu of Bill of Entry you need to Comply with if your case attracts the following provisions.

Evidence of Import in Lieu of Bill of Entry

(i) AD Category – I bank may accept, in lieu of Exchange Control Copy of Bill of Entry for home consumption, a certificate from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or auditor of the company that the goods for which remittance was made have actually been imported into India provided :-

(a) The amount of foreign exchange remitted is less than USD 1,000,000 or its equivalent and

(b) The importer is a company listed on a stock exchange in India and whose net worth is not less than Rs.100 crore as on the date of its last audited balance sheet, or, the importer is a public sector company or an undertaking of the Government of India or its departments.

(ii) The above facility may also be extended to autonomous bodies, including scientific bodies/academic institutions, such as Indian Institute of Science / Indian Institute of Technology, etc. whose accounts are audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). AD Category – I bank may insist on a declaration from the auditor/CEO of such institutions that their accounts are audited by CAG.

Otherwise you may do the following:

You may contact such CHA who either have office in Delhi or have contact with any CHA in Delhi or you may search CHA in Delhi and arrange copy of BE from IGI Air Customs giving fact of your case.

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steph (creative head) (50 Points)
Replied 06 November 2018

So it looks like i have to hire a CHA to solve this mess.

Thanks for the help guys.

CS M Pota (Company Secreatary) (3186 Points)
Replied 12 November 2018

No no,it does not mean that you need to Hire CHA, if you want to self resolve you may go and contact the Customs at IGI Airport but,if you are outside Delhi or if you do not want to go personally to the Customs then you may hire CHA.