Letter to BS: Stalling shipments from China to hurt Indian industry more

The CBIC is not the government. The Ministry of Finance is the government

This refers the editorial “Self-defeating act” (June 26). I completely agree with you that delaying clearance of imported goods of Chinese origin at the ports and airports in India is self defeating. But I disagree that it is being done by customs. You have said, "customs officials are stalling clearance". You have also said that there are no written or verbal instructions from the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) to delay clearance. No written instruction is there all right. But verbal instructions are surely there. As a retired and veteran customs official, I can definitely say that