Administrative Monetary Penalty System
C069
Contravention
Person generated or used a false Release Notification System (RNS) notice to remove goods from a bonded warehouse, or duty free shop.
Penalty
Occurrence | Penalty |
---|---|
1st | $2,000 |
2nd | $4,000 |
3rd and subsequent | $8,000 |
- Penalty basis
- Per shipment
- Retention period
- 36 months
Guidelines
Non-compliance occurs when a person generates or uses a false Release Notification System (RNS) to remove goods from a bonded warehouse or duty free shop.
Assessed against warehouse operator or person who generated a false message (i.e. importer).
Applied when it is discovered during a bonded warehouse examination or verification or a duty free shop audit that goods believed to be on site have been removed by the use of a false RNS.
For specified goods, ascertained forfeiture to be applied in addition to AMPS penalty.
For using a false RNS message to remove goods from a customs office or sufferance warehouse, see C359.
References
Legislation
D-Memo
D17-1-5, Registration, Accounting and Payment for Commercial Goods
Other
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