Section 30A: Entry of imported goods in multiple or split
This section is inserted by Act No 7 of 2020, section 13.
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30A. Entry of imported goods in multiple or split
shipments
The Director-General may allow goods imported by an
importer to be –
(a) imported in multiple or split shipments; and
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(b) entered by the importer under the same
classification that the goods would have
been entered if they had been imported in
one shipment,
in such manner and on such conditions as the Director-General
may determine.
(e) in section 35, by adding the following new subsection, the
existing provision being numbered as subsection (1) –
(2) Any entry made under subsection (1) shall be
deemed to be a self-assessment with respect to the particulars
contained therein.
(f) in section 49 –
(i) by repealing subsection (3) and replacing it by the
following subsection –
(3) Where any person fails to comply
with subsection (1), he shall be liable to pay to the
Director-General a penalty representing 500 rupees in
respect of each day of non-compliance, provided that
the total penalty payable does not exceed 5,000 rupees.
(ii) by adding the following new subsections –
(4) The Director-General shall issue to the
master, owner or duly authorised agent of a ship or an
aircraft a written notice claiming the amount of penalty
referred to in subsection (3).
(5) (a) Any person dissatisfied with a
notice under subsection (4) may object to the notice in
accordance with section 24A(3).
(b) The procedure set out in
section 24A(3) and (4) shall apply to an objection
under paragraph (a).
(c) Where the person referred to in
paragraph (a) is aggrieved by a determination of his
objection, he may lodge written representations with
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the Clerk of the Assessment Review Committee in
accordance with section 19 of the Mauritius Revenue
Authority Act.
(g) in section 66A –
(i) in subsection (1A), by repealing paragraph (b) and
replacing it by the following paragraph –
(b) Where an application is not lodged –
(i) within 21 working days,
the Director-General shall
immediately waive the
suspension and clear the
goods imported or being
exported or release the
goods being detained under
subparagraph (ia);
(ii) by an owner or authorised
user for 2 consecutive cases
within a period of 6 months,
the Director-General shall
not take any action under
subsection (1A) unless and
until the owner or authorised
user has lodged an application
under subsection (1).
(ii) by repealing subsection (5);
(h) by inserting, after section 66B, the following new section –
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Questions this section answers
- Can I import goods in split shipments and still have them classified as one shipment for Customs purposes?