IMPORT MANIFEST (VESSELS) REGULATIONS, 1971

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 157 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following regulations, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These regulations may be called the Import Manifest (Vessels)(Amendment) Regulations, 2003.

(2) These regulations shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

[OLD(1) These regulations may be called the Import Manifest (Vessels) Regulations, 1971.]

2. Definition. — In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, "Form" means a Form appended to these regulations.

3.(1) Import Manifest. — Every import manifest shall-

(a) be delivered in duplicate;

(b) cover all the goods carried in a vessel; and

(c) consist of-

(i) an application for entry inwards in Form I,

(ii) a general declaration in Form II,

(iii) a cargo declaration in Form III,

(iv) a vessel"s stores list in Form IV,

(v) a list in Form V of private property in the possession of the Master, officers and crew.

(2) Any person who delivers the import manifest to proper officer under section 30 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), shall apply for registration with the Customs in Form VI.

FORM VI
[See regulation 3 (2)]
APPLICATION FORM FOR REGISTRATION

1. Name of applicant with detail Permanent Account Number (PAN):-
(In case the applicant is a firm or a company, the name of each of the partners of the firm or the directors of the company as the case may be)

2. Full address of the applicant:-
(In case the applicant is a firm or a company, the full address of each of the partners of the firm or the directors of the company as the case may be)

3. The name (s) and address of the authorized persons:-
(In case the applicant is a firm or a company, the name (s) of its partner or partners or director or directors or duly authorized employees who will actually be engaged in the work of filing import manifest).

4. Educational qualification of each of the persons who will actually be engaged in the filing of import manifest:-

5. The enclosures:-

(a) Copy of contract, or
(b) Memorandum of understanding, or
(c) Agreement entered into with the foreign authorizing agent.

I/We hereby declare that the contents of the above paragraphs are true to the best of my/our knowledge.

Date:-
Place:-

Signature of the applicant(s).

4. Sizes of Forms I, II, III, IV and V. — Each of the Forms I, II, III, IV and V shall be on paper of durable quality and the forms shall have the following sizes, namely :-

Forms I, II, IV and V-210 x 297 millimetres.

Forms III-430 x 340 millimetres.

5. Manner of declaring cargo. — (1) The cargo declaration shall be delivered in separate sheets in respect of each of the following categories of cargo, namely:—

(a) cargo to be landed;

(b) unaccompanied baggage;

(c) goods to be transhipped;

(d) same bottom or retention cargo:

Provided that in respect of cargo to be landed as also in respect of unaccompanied baggage the details shall be set out in the order of the ports of loading:

Provided further that in respect of same bottom or retention cargo it will be sufficient if details relating to the nature of the cargo and number of the packages are declared.

(2) (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulation (1), the cargo declaration in respect of-

(i) arms;

(ii) ammunition;

(iii) explosives;

(iv) narcotics;

(v) dangerous drugs;

(vi) gold;

(vii) silver,

irrespective of whether for landing, for transhipment, or for being carried as same bottom cargo, shall be delivered in separate sheets and shall be set out in the order of the ports of loading.

(b) If a vessel does not carry any of the cargoes referred to in clause (a), a nil declaration shall be delivered.

6. Delivery of vessel"s stores list and list of private property.-The vessel"s stores list and the list of private property in the possession of the Master, officer and crew at the time of departure from the last port of call may be delivered along with the cargo declaration.

[OLD 6. Delivery of vessel"s stores list and list of private property.-The vessel"s stores list and the list of private property in the possession of the Master, officers and crew may be delivered along with the cargo declaration; but shall not in any case be delivered later than twenty-four hours after the arrival of the vessel at the port.]

(This Notification has been amended vide CUS NTF NO. 112/2003 (NT) DATE 19/12/2003)

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