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Corrigendum to
Circular No.10/2021- Customs
dated 24.05.2021
F.No.- DIC/POL/DIR/1/2020-POL-O/o Pr COMMR-DIC-DELHI
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Directorate of International Customs
New Delhi, May 27, 2021
‘TOs
All Principal Chief Commissioner/Chief Commissioner of Customs/ Central Tax,
All Principal Director General/ Director General of Directorate General,
All Principal Commissioner/ Commissioner of Customs/ Central Tax,
All Principal ADG/ ADG of Directorates
Madamn/Sir,
Subject: Corrigendum to Circular No. 10/2021-Customs dated 24.05.2021, to be
read as Circular No. 11/2021-customs dated 24-05-2021 issued on the subject
“Extension of Validity of AEO certification for ease of renewal process”-
regarding

1. Reference is drawn to the Circular No. 10/2021- Customs dated 24.05.2021 on the
subject “Extension of Validity of AEO certification for ease of renewal process” issued
vide F. No. DIC/POL/DIR/1/2020-POL-O/o Pr COMMR-DIC-DELHI. The title of the
said circular may be read as “Circular No. 11/2021-Customs” in place of “Circular
No. 10/2021-Customs”. All other contents remain the same. The said circular with
new number 11, is appended below.
2. It is further clarified that the “Circular No. 10/2021-Customs” was issued on
17.05.2021 on the subject “Changes introduced through the Customs (Import of
Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty) Amendment Rules, 2021” vide F. No.
F.No.450/28/2016-Cus-IV.
Encl: as above.
Yours faithfully,
(Manish Kumar)
Joint Commissioner (DIC)

Circular No. 11/2021- Customs
F.No.- DIC/POL/DIR/1/2020-POL-O/o Pr COMMR-DIC-DELHI
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Directorate of International Customs
New Delhi, May 24, 2021
iO;
All Principal Chief Commissioner/Chief Commissioner of Customs/ Central Tax,
All Principal Director General/ Director General of Directorate General,
All Principal Commissioner/ Commissioner of Customs/ Central Tax,
All Principal ADG/ ADG of Directorates
Madan/Sir,
Subject: - Extension of validity of AEO certification for ease of renewal
process- reg.
1. Reference is drawn to Para 5.1 Circular No. 33/2016-Customs dated
22072016 amended vide Para viii of Circular No. 03/2018-Customs dated 17.01.2018,
which relates to “Validity of AEO Certificate" and reads as—
“The validity of AEO certificate shall be three years for AEO-T1 and AEO-T-2, and five
years for AEO-T3 and AEO-LO”.
2. Representations have been received by the field formations regarding the
difficulties being faced by the AEO entities in renewing their existing certification owing
to various degrees of restrictions/lockdown in different parts of the country due to
COVID pandemic.
3. Accordingly, the Board has decided to extend the validity of all the AEO
Certificates expired/expiring between 01.04.2021 and 31.05.2021 to 30.06.2021,
except for the cases where the entity has been found ineligible for continuation under
the AEO Programme.
4. Wide publicity may be given to this Circular by way of issuance of Trade/Public
Notice. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this Circular may be brought to the
notice of this office.
Yours faithfully,
Sd.
(Manish Kumar)
Joint Commissioner (DIC)