4.26

Redemption / No Bond Certificate

(a) In case EO has been fulfilled, RA shall redeem the case. After redemption, RA shall forward a copy of redemption letter indicating shipping bill number(s), date(s), FOB value in Indian Rupees as per shipping bill(s) and description of export product in respect of shipment which were taken into account for the purpose of fulfillment of EO to Customs authority at port of registration. Such details shall also be placed by the Zonal Offices in their website immediately after issuance of export obligation discharge/redemption letter/No Bond Certificate (in case of “No BG / LUT” facility) and by DGFT Headquarter in DGFT website on monthly basis for customs authority to access it from website.

(b) Cancellation/ redemption of BG / LUT would be undertaken by Customs within 30 days of issue of Export Obligation Discharge Certificate (EODC) / bond waiver by RA.

(c) Ordinarily, redemption of BG / LUT shall not preclude customs authority from conducting random checks and from taking action against Authorisation holder for any misrepresentation, mis-declaration and default detected subsequently.

(d) Further RA shall also take action against authorisation holder in case of non-submission of Appendix 23, duly filled in, as stipulated in Paragraph 4.30 below or for any misrepresentation, misdeclaration and default detected subsequently in details declared and furnished in Appendix 23. An endorsement to this effect shall be made by RA in the redemption certificate.