Corruption in Export/Import into India: Inputs

are you sure u r not corrupted ?If so then You may pls contact  meon Skype DIKKYINTERNATIONALMobile (whatsapp),(Viber)(Line)+855-979041830  WeChat +86-13085654553 email Niceman1960in@yahoo.co.in Best regards  Dikky On Saturday, 19 August 2017 10:37 PM, Transparency International India wrote: more  

Thanx Transperancy international . Even application for getting MEIS and SEIS is made easy as a part of ease of doing business . corruption is there in JDFT office . Corruption is not mearly in bribes but teaking the noice language and leave one to interprete at its peril . For example , intention to avail export benefit under MEIS has to be mentioned in the shipping bill . Now If one eligible exporter types this in the invoice post facto as the notification for effective date came later , DGFT is not allowing for issuance of MEIS license . For this simple reason all shipping invoice for most part of 15 -16 starting from 1st April 2015 when new FTP was implemented is yet to be accepted as valid export to become eligible for export benefit . Even getting digital signature from DGFT office is prone to corruption . more  

I am glad that Transparency International has finally taken up the most open corruption issue. I am puzzled to make out from where should I start. I had offered myself for discrete investigation by the anti corruption wing of Govt. Of India (or any other agency) if they actually want to understand the modus operandi of the rampant corruption in customs. There are many factors for corruption in customs: 1. The officers are paying a lump sum amount for posting at a particular location which goes up to 5 lacs depending on the location and designation. The officers then try to raise at least 4 times of the amount paid for posting during the tenure of 3 months to 1 year, etc. 2. There are so many things that the customs officers can pull out against any shipment (genuine) to make money. Please remember that the shipments are always urgent for various reasons and the exporter / importer cannot afford for delay. So they offer some 'speed money' to clear the shipments at the earliest. Now all the people are paying this so called speed money to get their work done which has got no meaning of any speedy clearance. The exporters are paying around Rs.800/- to Rs.1000/- for normal clearance (carting on the first day and clearance on the 2nd day) and Rs.1500/- to Rs.2500/- for Urgent Clearance (carting and clearance on the same day). 3. If there is any mistake on the documents then additional charges are imposed to clear the matter which depends on the nature of the mistake. Even for silly mistakes and typo error on the documents, customs officers charge huge amount. If anyone confront and ask for official procedure then they will forward the file to senior officers who then order for amendment which takes time. The senior officers (Deputy Commissioner / Assistant Commissioner) has the discretionary power to impose fine / penalty for the amendment which is a minimum of Rs.5000/- upto lakhs of rupees. Please remember there is a fee for amendment which is approximately Rs.1000/- To avoid all these expenses and the procedural delay, the exporters / importers prefer to settle the matter on the spot by paying to the P.O./Superintendent/Examiner/Appraiser level. 4. Those who are doing something wrong, they make the arrangement beforehand (setting!) and those shipments are never delayed or objected!! It includes over-invoicing (exports) / under invoicing (imports), mis-declaration, etc. Sometimes such shipments are forwarded to SIIB (Special Intelligence and Investigation Branch) / CIU (Customs Intelligence Unit) where the setting shipments are cleared with some fixed amount but the genuine shipments (referred may be for not getting the demanded additional amount) are held up. I am not going in to the details of the harassment and demand for extra money. 5. Almost all the above collections of cash are taken by the Collection Agent of each officer who are chosen from regular CHA personnel. A collection agent disclosed all the names a year back before suicide which was reported in the media (Nhava Sheva). 6. Many CHA / importers shift from port to port (Nhava Sheva / Chennai / Kolkata / Delhi ICD) as per the posting of their favourite officers to get the necessary setting smoothly. 7. The above points are only a glimpse of the corruption! As per an estimate, there is a cash transaction of approximately 10 crores in a day only at Nhava Sheva. Imagine the nexus - everybody is hands in gloves including CBI (forget about CIU or SIIB). This is why it requires secret investigation in disguise with the help of common users to catch hold of these nexus. I had offered myself for the operation to PMO and other ministry for the same but no response received in 3 years. I was hopeful that the present dispensation will act sincerely to eradicate one of the biggest corruption segment but not yet experienced any such thing. I know an Additional Commissioner was forced to resign as he was honest and threatened for dire consequences from his own department!! more  

Facts are known to every one. Officers arrive late on Duty and sit in comforts of office.Inspections are done by touts and officers just sign documents after getting their cut. more  

In Export and Import of goods into India, the appraiser in customs department plays a very crucial and important role.This appraiser is normally a man without any morals. He can be 'influenced' very easily and hence CORRUPTION BEGINS..!!.. This 'loose morals' HELPS the mischief mongers in the business/trading community of India and 'facilitates' Drain of Crores and Crores of Rupees worth Foreign exchange of the country. It is essential that this critical post for entry or exit of Goods is filled by persons of high integrity. 24 x 7 CCTV surveillance is very critical in all customs warehouses for round the clock surveillance. Postings of personnel should not be in any sequence and should be on ' random' basis and surprise checks by "flying squads" should be the order of the Day. In short, the customs and enforcement personnel should be thinking on their toes and most alert..!!... more