Eximkey - India Export Import Policy 2004 2013 Exim Policy
  • GUIDELINES
  • ANNEXURE-A
  • APPENDIX - A
  • GUIDELINES FOR FILING DECLARATION FORM FOR IMPORTS AT SERVICE CENTRE

    1. CHA LICENCE NUMBER Please write the licence number issued by Customs authorities.

    Field Length: 8 characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    If the licence number is not registered in the system, please contact DC-EDI for registration. The declaration form will be accepted by the system only after the registration is done. If CHA registration has expired or the licence issuspended/cancelled system will not accept thedocument for submission.
    Importers who do not want to avail ofthe services of Customs House Agents canfile the document themselves under the category“SELF”. It has to be marked “SELF” on thedeclaration form in this field.

    If the CHA code given on the declaration form doesnot match with the codes available in the directory,the system will reject the document

    NAME & ADDRESS Please give the name and complete address ofthe CHA. System will however pick up the data from the directory created at the time of registration. To be verified by the CHA before submission of the check list.

    2. IE CODE NUMBER

    Field Length: 10 characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    All Importers/Exporters are allocated a 10 digit Import/Export code by the Director General of Foreign Trade at the time of registration. This information is then transmitted to the Customs System. The system will accept the document only after the IE Code has been received from DGFT in the system. Please note this is a 10 digit numeric number and system will not accept the combination of Alpha-Numeric codes or a code comprising of less or more than 10 digits.

    BRANCH SERIAL NUMBER

    If the Importer has more than one address in the system for a particular IE code then please write the Branch Serial Number as registered by DGFT.

    Field length : 4 characters The invoice should also have the same address. In case of any problem, please contact the office of Director General of Foreign Trade.

    NAME & ADDRESS Please give the name and complete address of the importer. The PAN based Business Identification Number (BIN) and name and address as communicated electronically by DGFT will be printed on the Bill of Entry by the system. BIN and the name and address of the importer should be verified before submission of checklist.

    DGFT has notified the following Importer/Exporter codes to be used by importers/exporters who are otherwise exempted from obtaining individual IE codes for the purpose of carrying out business of imports and exports (Refer `Handbook of Procedures’ of DGFT for details).

    S.NO. CODE NUMBER CATEGORIES OF IMPORTERS / EXPORTERS

    1 0100000011 All Ministries / Departments of the Central Government and Agencies wholly or partially owned by them.

    2 0100000029 All Ministries / Departments of the State Government and Agencies wholly or partially owned by them

    3 0100000037 Diplomatic personnel, Consular officers in India and the officials of UNO and its specified agencies.

    4 0100000045 Indians returning from / going abroad and claiming benefit under the baggage rules.

    5 0100000053 Persons / Institutions / Hospitals importing or exporting goods for their personal use not connected with trade or manufactures or agriculture.

    6 0100000061 Persons importing/exporting goods from / to Nepal provided the CIF value of a single consignment does not exceed Indian Rupees 25000/-

    7 0100000070 Persons importing/exporting goods from / to Myanmar through Indo-Myanmar border areas provided the CIF value of a single consignment does not exceed Indian Rupees 25000/-

    8 0100000088 Ford Foundation

    9 0100000096 Importer importing goods for display or use in fairs /exhibitions or similar events under the provisions of ATA carnet.

    S.No. CODE NUMBER CATEGORIES OF IMPORTERS / EXPORTERS

    10 0100000100 Director, National Blood group references laboratory Mumbai or their authorized offices.

    11 0100000126 ] Individuals / Charitable Institutions / Registered NGO’s importing goods, which have been exempted from Custom Duty under the Notification issued by Ministry of Finance for bonafied use by the victims affected by natural calamity.

    12 0100000001 * Importers who are required to obtain an IE Code / BIN from DGFT but have not obtained the same, Bill of Entry to be filed after permission from Deputy/Asst. Commissioner and subject to adjudication by proper officer.

    * Not allocated by DGFT

    3. TYPE OF IMPORTER The type of importers can be categorized in four categories. Please tick the appropriate box depending on the type of Importer.

    a [ ] Government Departments Applicable for Central and State Government departments and agencies.

    b [ ] Government Undertakings Applicable for Central and State undertakings.

    c [ ] Diplomatic / UN Applicable for Diplomatic missions, UN and its Organisations.

    d [ ] Others All others including private sector.

    4. AUTHORISED DEALER CODE

    Field length : 7 characters
    All bank branches are allocated a branch code by Reserve Bank of India. Please write the AD code of the branch of the Bank through which the foreign exchange is proposed to be or has been remitted to the supplier abroad.

    5(A) TYPE OF BILL OF ENTRY
    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please write the type of Bill of Entry.
    “H”- for Bill of Entry for Home consumption.

    “W”- Warehousing Bill of Entry.

    “X”- for Ex-bond Bill of Entry.

    5 (B) [ ] NORMAL BILL OF ENTRY
    [ ] PRIOR BILL OF ENTRY
    [ ] ADVANCE BILL OF ENTRY
    Generally a Bill of Entry is filed after the Airlines/Shipping lines file their Import General Manifest in the system after the goods have actually arrived at respective Airport/Docks. This Bill of Entry is classified as “Normal Bill of Entry

    MANDATORY FIELD You may file your Bill of Entry after the Airline/Shipping Lines has filed their IGMs in the system but the goods have not yet arrived at the Airport/Dock. This Bill of Entry is classified as “Prior Bill of Entry”. This condition will be mainly applicable at sea ports.

    You may also file your Bill of Entry before the arrival of goods and before the filing of IGMs in the system by Airline/Shipping Line. This Bill of Entry is classified as “Advance Bill of Entry”.

    At Air Cargo and ICDs only normal or advance Bill of Entry can be filed.

    Please tick on the appropriate box.

    5 (C) HIGH SEA SALE [ ] Y [ ] N If Bill of Entry is for goods sold on high seas, please provide the following particulars of the seller at high seas.

    (1) Importer / Exporter code of high sea seller.

    (2) Branch Serial number of high sea seller.

    (3) Name of high sea seller.

    (4) Address.

    5(D) SECTION 46 (I) Proviso Case [ ] Y [ ] N If the importer does not have information regarding description, quantity or value of goods etc, please indicate “YES”.

    6(A) WHETHER FIRST: CHECK REQUIRED [ ] Y [ ] N If the importer desires to verify the goods before payment of duty and therefore first check of goods is requested, please write “YES” else “NO”.

    MANDATORY FIELD
    IF YES, REASONS THEREOF

    Field Length: 2000 characters
    Please write the reasons for requesting the first check.

    6(B) WHETHER GREEN CHANNEL CLEARANCE REQUIRED [ ] Y [ ] N

    MANDATORY FIELD
    If waiver of examination of goods is requested, please write “YES” else “NO”.

    6(C) KACHCHA BE

    [ ] Y [ ] N
    If Kachcha BE is being filed then write “YES” else “NO”. This type of BE is filed for urgent clearance against temporary documents and applies to clearance of goods notified through a Public Notice.

    6(D) SECTION 48: If the document is being filed after 30 days of the arrival of the goods, the Bill of Entry attracts provisions of section 48. The system will enquire the reasons for the delay in filing the document. The Bill of Entry number will be allocated only after the Deputy Commissioner grants extension of the time limit and permission on the system to process the document.

    UNDER SECTION 48 [ ] Y [ ] N If the Bill of Entry attracts the provisions of section 48, please write “YES” else “NO”.

    IF YES, REASONS FOR DELAY


    Field Length : 2000 Characters
    Please write the reasons for the delay. If the period of 30 days has elapsed, it is mandatory to furnish the reasons for delay in the system.

    7. PORT OF SHIPMENT

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please write the name of the city in which the Airport / Sea port is located. Please do not write the name of the Airport / Sea port or the country’s name.

    8. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please write the name of the country where the goods were originated / manufactured. If in a consignment, all goods are not manufactured /originated from the same country, please declare the origin at item level.

    9. COUNTRY OF CONSIGNMENT

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please write the name of the country from which the imported goods have been consigned / dispatched.

    NOTE :- Please fill in the information at S . Nos. 10-15 carefully.

    The document will not get accepted by the system if any one of the information given in serial numbers 10 to 15 does not match with the information available in the system.

    10. IGM NUMBER Please write the IGM (Import General Manifest) number.

    Field Length: 5 characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    The IGM number is allocated by Customs Officer at the time of arrival of the aircraft. In the case of vessel, the IGM number is allocated at the time of its filing. The airlines have to file the IGM at the Service Centre or through the service providers. Please indicate the correct IGM number after verification from the carrier. IGM particulars are validated at the time of submission of checklist and not at the time of data entry.

    The system will not accept Normal Bill of Entry if corresponding IGM details are not available in the system.

    Please contact the respective carriers :

    (i) If IGM is not filed.

    (ii) To correct any error in IGM details filed by the carrier such as MAWB, HAWB, gross weight, number of packages etc. The carrier has to seek permission from the Deputy Commissioner for amending the information.

    IGM YEAR

    Field length : 4 characters
    Please write the year of IGM i.e. YYYY (Required in case of SEA & ICD Import).

    IGM DATE


    Field Length: 8 characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please write the date of the IGM i.e. DD/MM/YYYY.

    MULTIPLE IGMS There may be cases where a single consignment has landed in more than one flight/vessel since the total consignment could not be accommodated in the same flight/vessel. Some packages have arrived in one flight/vessel and the remaining on another flight/vessel. While filing the declaration for such cases, please give IGM details for all flights/vessels by which the consignment has arrived.

    For multiple IGMs, please write complete details of IGMs,

    (i) IGM numbers

    (ii) IGM date

    (iii) Number of packages in each IGM

    (iv) Weight given in each IGM

    11. MAWB / BILL OF LADING NUMBER

    Field Length : 20 Characters
    Please write the Master Airway Bill / Bill of Lading number as given by airlines / shipping line. System does not accept MAWB number which is more or less than 11 numeric characters. The MAWB number is entered without any blank or prefix.

    MANDATORY FIELD Please ensure that the correct MAWB/Bill of Lading number is indicated. In case of normal bill of entry an incorrect MAWB would not enable submission of the Bill of Entry. In case of prior Bill of Entry with incorrect MAWB, the Bill of Entry will not be regularised.

    Example:

    The MAWB number 020-6974-7296 will be entered as 02069747296.

    In case of Bill of Lading , the number of characters can be more or less than 11 alpha numeric characters.

    MAWB DATE

    Field Length: 8 characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please write the date of the Master Airway Bill i.e. DD/MM/YYYY.

    12. HAWB / HOUSE BILL OF LADING NUMBER

    Field Length: 20 characters
    Please write the House Airway Bill / Bill of Lading number as given by airlines/shipping lines. An incorrect HAWB/house bill of lading number would result in same consequences as indicated in S. No. 11 for incorrect MAWB or Bill of Lading. This number is entered without any blank or prefix.

    Example:

    The HAWB number 12-8763 will be entered as 128763.

    HAWB DATE

    Field Length: 8 characters
    Please write the date of the House Airway Bill number i.e. DD/MM/YYYY.

    13. MARKS AND NUMBERS

    Field Length: 40 characters
    Please write the Marks and Numbers, if any, given on the packages for identification of the packages.

    14(A) NUMBER OF PACKAGES Please write the total number of packages of the consignment

    Field length: 8 characters For example : 30 boxes.

    MANDATORY FIELD For multiple IGMs, please write the number of packages of each IGM. Number of packages in the consignments should be correctly indicated. The Bill of Entry will not get submitted if there are any errors in this field.

    14(B) TYPE OF PACKAGES Please indicate type of packages.
    For example: boxes, bags, drums.

    MANDATORY FIELD
    There is a directory available in the system for type of packages.

    The types available in the system are given hereunder :

    Code Description Code Description

    BDL Bundle BGS Bags

    BLK Bulk BLO Steel Blocks

    BLS Bails BOX Boxes

    BRL Barrel BUL Steel Bulks

    CAN Cans CAS Cases

    CRY Carboys CHI Chest

    CLS Coils COL Collies

    CON Container CRI Crates

    CSK Wooden Cases CTN Cartons

    CYL Cylinder DRM Drums

    ENV Steel Envelopes FLK Flask

    FUT Futs HBK Habbuck

    JAL Jumble Bale JTA Jotta

    KEG Keggs LOG Logs

    NGT Ingot PAI Pails

    PKG Packages PLT Pallets

    QDS Quads REL Reels

    SKD Skid & Skidded SLB Slabs

    Packages TBL Table

    TIN Tins TRK Trunk

    UNT Units



    For multiple IGMs, please write the number of packages of each IGM.



    15 (a) GROSS WEIGHT Please write the gross weight of the consignment.

    Field length : 9 Characters EXAMPLE : 657 Kgs

    MANDATORY FIELD For multiple IGMs, please write the gross weight for each IGM.

    15 (b) UNIT OF WEIGHT Please write the unit of measure i.e. in KGS

    Field length : 3 Characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    For multiple IGMs, please write the unit of measure for each IGM.

    16. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CLEARANCE AT ICDs.

    (i) NAME OF THE GATEWAY PORT

    Field Length : 3 Characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please write the name of the Gateway port i.e. the port at which the containers were unloaded from the vessel and a Sub Manifest Transhipment Permit (SMTP) was filed for removal of such containers to the ICD.

    (ii) GATEWAY IGM NUMBER

    Field Length : 5 Characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please give IGM number for the vessel allocated at the gateway port.

    (iii) DATE OF ENTRY INWARDS AT GATEWAY PORT

    Field Length : 8 Characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please write the date of IGM at the gateway port i.e. DD/MM/YYYY

    17. CONTAINER DETAILS : Please write details such as :

    Field Length : 11 Characters (i) Container Number

    Field Length : 10 Characters (ii) Seal number

    Field Length : 1 Characters (iii) FCL / LCL (Full container load /Less than Container load )

    MANDATORY FIELD

    18. BOND DETAILS : If the goods are being cleared against a bond registered with Customs, please provide following details :

    Type of Bond Bond Regn. No.

    Warehousing (WH)

    100 % EOU (EO)

    Provisional Duty (PD)

    Job Work (JB)
    (20 characters)










    For 100 % EOU (EO) if a certificate has been issued by the Central Excise Authorities then please write the following details of procurement certificate, if any.

    Field length : 30 characters (i) Certificate number

    Field length : 8 characters (ii) Date i.e. DD/MM/YYYY

    Field length : 6 characters (iii) Location code of Central Excise office issuing the certificate. This code will be validated from the directory in the system.

    19. WHETHER IMPORT UNDER MULTIPLE INVOICES : [ ] Y [ ] N If the import is under multiple invoices then please write :-

    (i) Number of invoices

    (ii) Total freight with the currency or rate.

    (iii) Total insurance with currency or rate.

    If freight or insurance charges against individual invoices are not available, the system will apportion the total freight/insurance charges towards each invoice depending upon the invoice value.



    INVOICE PARTICULARS :

    NOTE - 1 :


    Please carefully complete the information since the assessment of the consignment is done based on the information given herein.

    Please attach a clear copy of invoice along with declaration form. The following vital information should be clearly highlighted in the invoice.

    a) Supplier’s name and complete address. The document will not be accepted if the complete address of the supplier is not available on the copy of the invoice.

    b) The country of origin should match with the information given in Serial 8 of this Appendix.

    c) Item description

    To facilitate the data entry of item description, please highlight the essential components of the item description.

    There is a provision in the system to accept one entry per invoice for the import of Books and Journals. Please provide the following information for filing such Bill of Entry.

    Unit A/C UnitItem Description Inv. Value

    1 LOT Books
    No. of titles = 50
    No. of Books = 200
    $500


    It may however be noted that once the remote filing of Bills of Entry is permitted universally, titles of the books would need to be mentioned and declaration made as in the case of other commodities.

    d) Brand/Model/Grade/Specifications-please indicate these particulars in the relevant columns.

    e) Quantity - Self - explanatory

    f) Accounting Unit

    There is a directory available in system for Accounting Unit. The unit of measure available in the system are given hereunder:

    Code Description Code Description

    BAG - Bags MTS - Metric ton

    BAL - Bale MLT - Mililitre

    BOU - Billion of units MTR - Metres

    BUN - Bunches NOS - Numbers

    BDL - Bundles PAC - Packs

    BKL - Buckles PCS - Pieces

    BOX - Box PRS - Pairs

    BTL - Bottles QTL - Quintal

    CAN - Cans ROL - Rolls

    CTN - Cartons SQY - Square Yards

    CCM - Cubic centimetres SET - Sets

    CBM - Cubic metres SQF - Square feet

    CMS - Centimetres SQM - Square metres

    DRM - Drums TBS- Tablets

    DOZ - Dozen TUB - Tubes

    GGK - Great gross TGM - Ten gross

    GYD - Gross yards THD - Thousands

    GRS - Gross TON - Tonnes

    GMS - Grammes UNT - Units

    KME - Kilometre UGS - US Gallons

    KGS - Kilograms YDS - Yards

    KLR - Kilolitre



    g) Unit Price

    The unit price given in the invoice should be for the Accounting Unit say unit, hundred, per thousand or for the accounting units given above.

    NOTE 2 :-

    Please furnish information against Serial Numbers 20 to 38 for each invoice on a separate sheet.


    20 (a) INVOICE NUMBER: Please write the invoice number clearly.

    Field length : 16 Characters The system accepts maximum 16 characters including blanks, hyphens, slash etc.).

    (MANDATORY FIELD) EXAMPLE

    IMP-12-97-98 means total of 12 characters.

    There is a provision in the system to accept “NIL” invoice number.

    20 (b) INVOICE DATE:

    Field length : 8 Characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please write the date as mentioned on the invoice i.e. DD/MM/YYYY.

    21 (a) PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER

    Field length : 20 Characters
    Please write the purchase order number issued by the buyer to the seller / supplier .

    (b) DATE

    Field length : 8 Characters
    Please write the date of the above purchase order i.e. DD/MM/YYYY.

    22 (a) CONTRACT NUMBER

    Field length : 20 Characters
    Please write the contract number of the contract entered between the buyer and the seller/supplier.

    (b) DATE

    Field length : 8 Characters
    Please write the date of the above contract i.e. DD/MM/YYYY.

    23 (a) LETTER OF CREDIT NUMBER

    Field length : 20 Characters
    Please write the LC number issued in favour of the seller/supplier.

    (b) DATE

    Field length : 8 Characters
    Please write the date of the above LC i.e. DD/MM/YYYY.

    24. SUPPLIER DETAILS Please provide the following details of the supplier of the goods abroad:-

    Field length : 35 Characters (i) Name

    Field length : 105 Characters (ii) Address

    Field length : 35 Characters (iii) Country

    MANDATORY FIELD Please ensure that the above details are the same as given in the invoice.

    25. IF SUPPLIER IS NOT THE SELLER Please provide the following details of the seller if it is not the supplier :-

    (i) Name of the Seller

    (ii) Address

    (iii) Country

    26. BROKER / AGENT DETAILS If some broker / agent is associated in the deal then please provide following details about the broker/agent :-

    (i) Name of the Broker / Agent

    (ii) Address

    (iii) Country

    27. NATURE OF TRANSACTION : Please tick the applicable box depending upon the type of transaction.

    [ ] SALE
    [ ] CONSIGNMENT (If the goods are sold on consignment basis)
    [ ] HIRE / RENT
    [ ] REPLACEMENT
    [ ] GIFT
    [ ] SAMPLE
    [ ] FREE OF COST
    [ ] OTHER

    MANDATORY FIELD

    28. TERMS OF PAYMENT Please tick the applicable box depending upon the terms of payment .

    [ ] LC Letter of Credit

    [ ] DP / DA Delivery against payment / acceptance

    [ ] FOC Free of Charge

    [ ] OTHERS

    MANDATORY FIELD

    29 CONDITIONS ATTACHED WITH SALES (IF ANY)

    Field length : 200 characters
    Please write the conditions, if any attached with sales. If no conditions are attached, please write “NOT APPLICABLE “

    30 VALUATION METHOD APPLICABLE There are seven options available in the system. Please write the one applicable to your Consignment with reference to the Customs Valuation Rules.

    Field length : 100 characters
    1. Rule (4) Transaction value
    2. Rule (5) Identical Goods value
    3. Rule (6) Similar Goods value
    4. Rule (7) Deductive value
    5. Rule (7A) Computed value
    6. Rule (8) Residual Method value
    7. Others - Please specify

    31 (a) INVOICE VALUE :

    Field length : 14 Characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please write the total value of the goods specified in the invoice. The value of the invoice written should be equivalent to the total of item values i.e. unit price X quantities for all items listed in the invoice.

    31 (b) CURRENCY OF INVOICE:

    MANDATORY FIELD
    The directory of exchange rates for standard currency as notified by the Ministry of Finance from time to time under section 14 of the Customs Act 1962 is available in the system. Please write the Currency of Invoice and do not use the codes.

    EXAMPLE :

    For French Francs, please write clearly “French Francs” and not FRF. For multiple invoices you can give different currencies such as.:

    Invoice number XXX - US Dollars
    Invoice number YYY - UK Pounds.
    Invoice number ZZZ - Euros

    For non-specified currency for which exchange rates are not notified by the Ministry of Finance under the said section 14, a bank certificate mentioning the exchange rate of the current date is to be attached.

    It should read as:

    Foreign currency 1 = INR XXX

    32 TERMS OF INVOICE: Please tick the applicable box depending upon the terms of invoice.

    [ ] FOB
    [ ] CIF
    [ ] CI
    [ ] CF
    There are 4 types of terms :

    MANDATORY FIELD (1) FOB - Free-on-Board.
    (The value does not include any other components such as freight, insurance etc.)

    For FOB invoices, please write the actual freight and insurance charges or in percentage.

    (2) CIF - There can be two types of CIF invoices :

    (a) Where the unit price includes the freight and insurance charges.

    EXAMPLE :

     Item Desc.Qty Unit PriceTotal CIF

    1. XXX 10 50 500


    In such a case, freight and insurance charges should be shown as NIL.

    (b) Where the Unit price does not include the freight and insurance charges and these charges are mentioned separately in the invoices. Please write the freight and insurance charges in the designated fields of the declaration form.

    EXAMPLE :

     Item Desc.Qty Unit PriceTotal FOB

    1. XXX 10 40 400

    Freight charges = 75

    Insurance charges = 25

    TOTAL CIF= 500


    (3) CF- There can be two types of CF invoices.

    (a) Where the unit price includes the freight, please write the actual insurance charges or in percentage in the designated field of the declaration form.

    EXAMPLE :
     Item Desc.Qty Unit PriceTotal CF

    1. YYY10 50 500


    (b) Where the unit price does not include the freight charges and are mentioned separately in the invoice, please write the freight charges as mentioned in the invoices in the designated field of the declaration form.

    EXAMPLE :
     Item Desc.Qty Unit PriceTotal FOB

    1. YYY10 45 450

    Freight charges = 50

    TOTAL CF = 500


    (4) CI - There can be two types of CI invoices.

    (a) Where the unit prices includes the insurance charges, please write the actual freight charges or in percentage in the designated field of the declaration form.

    EXAMPLE :
     Item Desc.Qty Unit PriceTotal CI

    1. YYY 10 50 500


    (b) Where the unit price does not include the insurance charges and are mentioned separately in the invoice, please write insurance charges in the designated field of the declaration form

    EXAMPLE :
     Item Desc.Qty Unit PriceTotal FOB

    1.YYY 10 48 480

    Insurance Charges = 20

    TOTAL CI = 500





    33 (a) FREIGHT CHARGES :

    Field length : 13 characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please write the actual freight charges and the currency in which the freight had been paid. If the terms of invoice are either FOB or CI and the actual freight charges are not given on the declaration form, the system will take 20% of the value for assessment purposes. In case of imports by air, if the actual freight exceeds 20% of the FOB value, the system would adopt the freight only as 20% of FOB for levy of duty. If the imports is against a licence, the licence will be debited for the actual CIF value.

    There is a provision in the system to accept different currencies for freight charges. It also accepts freight charges in percentage.

    33 (b) INSURANCE CHARGES:

    Field length : 13 Characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please write the actual insurance charges and the currency in which the amount is paid. If the terms of invoice are either FOB or CF and the actual insurance charges are not given on the declaration form, the system will take 1.125 % of the value for assessment purposes.

    There is a provision in the system to accept different currencies for insurance charges. It also accepts insurance charges in percentage.

    33 (c) LANDING CHARGES RULE 9 (2) (b) These are loading, unloading and handling charges associated with the delivery of the imported goods at the place of importation and have been fixed at 1 % of CIF value of the consignment in terms of Rule 9 (2) (b) of the valuation rules.

    33 (d) OTHER CHARGES:

    Field length: 12 Character
    Please write any other charges given in invoice along with the currency ( packing, handling, inland freight incurred outside India etc.). Please write the total of all such charges. Do not include landing charges as specified at S.No. 33(c).

    The value given in “other charges” field is added to total cost for calculating assessable value of the consignment. The other charges get apportioned to all the items of the Bill of Entry.

    34. COST AND SERVICES NOT INCLUDED IN THE INVOICE VALUE Please write the total expenses incurred on individual services availed of from (a) to (l) if these are not already included in the invoice.
    This information can also be given in percentage. Please mention the currency in which the expenses are incurred.

    (a) BROKERAGE AND COMMISSION

    (b) COST OF CONTAINERS

    (c) COST OF PACKING

    (d) DISMANTLING, TRANSPORT
    AND HANDLING CHARGES AT
    THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT OR
    ANY OTHER COUNTRY

    (e) COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES
    SUPPLIED BY THE BUYER

    (f) DOCUMENTATION

    (g) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CERTIFICATE

    (h) ROYALTIES AND LICENCE FEES

    (i) VALUE OF PROCEEDS WHICH ACCURE
    TO SELLER

    (j) COST OF WARRANTY SERVICES, IF
    ANY, PROVIDED BY THE SELLER
    OR ON BEHALF OF THE SELLER

    (k) OTHER COSTS OR PAYMENTS, IF
    ANY, TO SATISFY THE OBLIGATION
    OF THE SELLER

    (l) OTHER CHARGES AND PAYMENTS,
    IF ANY

    35. DISCOUNT , IF ANY [ ] Y [ ] N Please tick the appropriate box.

    (a) NATURE OF DISCOUNT

    Field Length : 35 characters
    Please mention the nature of discount. (e.g. quantity discount etc.)

    (b) RATE (%) or AMOUNT

    Field Length : 14 characters
    Please write the total amount of discount or give in percentage of the invoice value.

    36. ADDITIONAL CHARGES, IF ANY FOR PURCHASE ON HIGH SEAS This is applicable only for High Sea Sale consignment. For additional expenses incurred for purchase on High Seas over and above the invoice value. please write the amount or the percentage if the charges are a percentage of the invoice value.

    37. ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION WHICH HAS A BEARING ON VALUE

    Field Length : 100 characters
    Please give information for expenses incurred on the import of above consignment which has not been included above and can affect the assessable value of the consignment.

    38. DETAILS OF SVB LOADING WHEREVER APPLICABLE (AT INVOICE LEVEL)

    WHETHER BUYER AND SELLER ARE RELETAED : [ ] Y [ ] N
    Please write “YES” if buyer and seller are releated else “NO”.

    IF YES, WHETHER RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN EXAMINED EARLIER BY SVB Please write “YES” if any loading has been decided by the Special Valuation Branch of Customs, else write “NO”.

    The SVB loading is decided on the basis of relationship between the buyer and the seller.

    There may be some cases where it has been decided by Special Valua tion Branch not to load the value on the basis of declared value by the importer. In such cases, please write “NIL LOADING ”.

    IF YES, PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS:

    a) REFERENCE NUMBER

    Field length : 20 characters
    Please write the SVB Reference number.

    b) DATE

    Field Length : 8 Characters
    Please write the date of the SVB reference i.e. DD/MM/YYYY.

    c) CUSTOM HOUSE Please write the Customs House name, city in which the case was decided.

    d) LOADING ON: Please tick on the applicable box.

    ASSESSABLE VALUE [ ] : A - If loading is on assessable value.

    DUTY [ ] : D - If loading is on duty.

    BOTH [ ] : B - If loading is both on assessable value and duty.

    e) PERCENTAGE OF LOADING :

    Field length : 15 Characters
    Please write the loading percentage which has been decided by the Special Valuation Branch.

    f) PROVISIONAL OR FINAL: Please mention “P” if loading is Provisional and “F” if loading is Final.

    39. ITEMS OF IMPORTS :

    A. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS :

    1. ITEM NUMBER
    Please write the serial number of the item as given in the invoice.

    2. ITEM DESCRIPTION

    Field Length : 120 Characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    In case the item description as given in the invoice is more than 120 characters, please write the essential components of the description of the item.

    3. GENERIC DESCRIPTION

    Field Length : 60 Characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please write the generic description of the item. This is neither printed on the checklist nor on the bill of entry. It is available on the system to facilitate Appraising Officer to identify the item for classification purposes. This information may be different from what is mentioned in the item description. The item description is printed on the bill of entry.

    4. UNIT PRICE

    Field Length : 22 Characters
    (16, 6)
    MANDATORY FIELD
    The unit price given in the invoice should be for the accounting unit. Say unit, hundred, per thousand or for the accounting unit given below. The field can accept upto 6 digits after the decimal point.

    5. QUANTITY

    Field Length : 15 Characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Self explanatory

    6. ACCOUNTING UNIT / UNIT OF QUANTITY There is a master available in the system for Accounting Unit. The unit of measure available in the system are given hereunder:

    Code Description Code Description

    BAG - Bags MTS - Metric ton

    BAL - Bale MLT - Millilitre

    BOU - Billion of units MTR - Metres

    BUN - Bunches NOS - Numbers

    BDL - Bundles PAC - Packs

    BKL - Buckles PCS - Pieces

    BOX - Box QTL - Quintal

    PRS - Pairs ROL - Rolls

    BTL - Bottles SQY - Square Yards

    CAN - Cans SET - Sets

    CTN - Cartons SQF - Square feet

    CCM - Cubic centimetres SQM - Square metres

    CBM - Cubic metres TBS - Tablets

    CMS - Centimetres TUB - Tubes

    DRM - Drums TGM - Ten gross

    DOZ - Dozen THD - Thousands

    GGK - Great gross TON - Tonnes

    GYD - Gross yards UNT - Units

    GRS - Gross UGS - US Gallons

    GMS - Grammes YDS - Yards

    KME - Kilometre KGS - Kilograms

    KLR - Kilolitre

     7. ACCESSORIES, IF ANY Please write the description and the quantities of accessories to the main item being imported as described in Column 2 of the table and where the value of the accessories is included in the unit price of the main item. This is neither printed on the checklist nor on the bill of entry but will appear on the display unit of Appraising officer to facilitate him to assess the value of the item and to determine whether the accessories are eligible for classification with the main item under the Accessories (Conditions of Exemption) Rules, 1963.

    8. MANUFACTURER’S NAME

    Field Length : 30 Characters
    Please write the name of the manufacturer at item level.

    9. BRAND

    Field Length : 20 Characters
    Please write the brand name, if any, at item level.

    10.MODEL / GRADE / SPECIFICATION

    Field Length : 20 Characters
    Please write the model/grade and give detailed specification of the item.

    11.END USE OF THE ITEM

    Field Length : 20 Characters
    Please write how and where finally the item imported will be used to enable the assessing officer to appropriately assess the goods.

    12. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Please write the Country of Origin of each item.

    PREVIOUS IMPORTS IF ANY

    13. BILL OF ENTRY NUMBER
    Please write the bill of entry number if the same item has been imported earlier.

    14. DATE Please write the date of the above bill of entry.

    15. UNIT VALUE Please write the unit value of the item.

    16. CURRENCY Please write the currency for the above unit value.

    17. CUSTOM HOUSE Please write the name of the Custom House where the above bill of entry was assessed and the consignment got cleared.

    39 (B) CLASSIFICATION DETAILS :

    1. ITEM NUMBER



    This information is already given in 39 (A) above ‘detailed description of items’.

    2. RITC CODE

    Field length : 8 Characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please consult Revised Indian Trade Classification Book published by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics, Kolkata (2002 version) before writing this code on the declaration form. The system will not accept field length less or more than 8 characters.

    3. CTH CODE

    Field length : 6 Characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please write the Customs Tariff Heading under which the item is classified. Please consult the Tariff before writing the code.The system calculates Basic Customs Duty based on CTH code. The system will not accept a code which is less or more than 6 characters or a code which is non-existent.

    4. NOTIFICATION NUMBER /YEAR Please write the notification number/year and relevant serial number, if any, for claiming concessional Basic Customs Duty benefits. The system will do the calculations based on the information given in both the fields.

    Field length : 10 Characters EXAMPLE :



    Serial number For CTH code901849

    Field length : 10 Characters Notification number 17

    Year 2001

    Serial number 343a

    be written as :

    CTH Notin/Yr.
    Serial no.

    90184917/2001
    Sl. (343a)
















    5. CETH CODE

    Field length : 6 Characters

    MANDATORY FIELD
    Please write the Central Excise Tariff Heading under which the item is classified. Please consult the Tariff before writing the code. The system calculates Central Excise Duty based on this code. The system will not accept the code which is less or more than 6 characters or a code which is non-existent.

    Certain imported goods are not liable to central excise duty under the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985. However, these goods are liable to excise duties under other Central Acts (such as Medicinal and Toilet Preparation Act, 1955) or are liable to additional duty under section 3(1) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. These items have been given 6 digit CETH codes to enable the documents for such goods to be processed on the system. A list of such codes is given in Annexure `A’.

    6. NOTIFICATION NUMBER/ YEAR AND SERIAL NUMBERPlease write the notification number /year and relevant serial number, if any, for claiming Central Excise Duty benefits. The system will do the calculations based on information given Notification number/Year in both the fields.

    Field length : 10 Characters EXAMPLE :

    Serial number For CETH code 710140

    Field length : 10 Characters Notification number 12

    Year 1997

    Serial number 4

    be written as:
    CETH Notin/yr
    Serial no.

    710140 12/97. Sl. (4)















    7 SPECIAL ADDITIONAL DUTY NOTIFICATION NUMBER/YEAR /AND SERIAL NUMBERAll items are subject to 4 % Special Additional Duty. Please write the notification number year and relevant serial number, if any, for claiming Special Additional Duty benefits. The system will do the calculations based on the Notification number/Year information given in both the fields.


    Field length : 10 Characters EXAMPLE :

    Serial number Notification number 19

    Field length : 10 Characters Year 2001

    Serial number 45

    be written as:
    Notin/yr
    Serial no.

    19/2001 SL(45).

    8. SIA ( NOTIFICATION / SERIAL NUMBER)An additional duty of excise under the Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 is applicable to specified items of the Customs Tariff. Please write the notification number / year and relevant serial number for claiming exemption from the said duty.

    EXAMPLE :

    Notification Number 9

    Year 1996

    Serial Number 1

    be written as : 9/96 SL (1)

    9. SED ( NOTIFICATION / SERIAL NUMBER)Special Excise Duty is applicable on items specified in the second schedule of the Central Excise Tariff. Please write the notification number / Year and relevant serial number for claiming exemption from the said levy.

    10. TTA ( NOTIFICATION /SERIAL NUMBER)A duty of excise is also leviable under the Additional Duties on Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Act 1978 is applicable to items falling under Custom Tariff head chapters 50 to 63. Please write the notification number / Year and relevant serial number for claiming exemption from the said levy.

    EXAMPLE :

    Notification Number18

    Year 1996

    Serial Number 1

    be written as : 18 / 96 SL no. (1)

    11. NCD DUTY ( NOTIFICATION / YEARSome Items attract additional duty as National Calamity Duty under the Finance Act, 2001. Please write notification number / Year and relevant serial number for claiming exemption from the said levy.

    12. RE-IMPORT [ ] Y [ ] N Please tick the appropriate box.

    13. RSP (PER UNIT) There are a number of items on which additional duty equal to central excise duty is leviable on the basis of Retail Sale Price. Declaration of Retail Sale Price (RSP) is mandatory in such cases. Please refer to notification under section 4 A of the Central Excise Act, 1944.

    NUMBER OF UNITS RSP (Per unit)Please indicate the Retail Sale Price per accounting unit as indicated in Col. 6 of serial number 39 (A).

    IMPORT LICENCING DETAILS

    14. EXIM SCHEME CODE :



    Please write the EXIM scheme code if applicable. The EXIM codes have been notified by the DGFT in the Handbook of Procedures, a part of EXIM policy. Use the code relevant for the import. The commonly used scheme codes are as follows :-

    Code Scheme Name

    06 DEPB-Post Export

    07 DEPB - Pre Export

    15 Special Import Licence (SIL)

    20 JOBBING

    21 EOU/EPZ/SEZ












     15. IMPORT AGAINST LICENCE [ ] Y [ ] N Please tick on the appropriate box. If yes, please give details under head 39 (D).

     16. PARA NUMBER / YEAR OF EXIM POLICY Please write the Para Number / Year of EXIM Policy applicable to import of goods.

     SVB DETAILS :

    DETAILS OF SVB LOADING
    (ITEM LEVEL)
    [ ] Y [ ] N
    If loading is to be done, please write “YES” or else “NO”.

     IF YES, PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION :

     17. SVB REFERENCE NUMBER

    Field length : 20 characters
    Please write the SVB Reference number.

     18. DATE Please write the date of the SVB reference.

     19. CUSTOM HOUSE Please write the Customs House name, City in which the case was decided.

     20. LOAD ON ASSESSABLE VALUE If loading is on assessable value then please write “A” and indicate the percentage of loading determined by the Special Valuation Branch.

     21. LOAD ON DUTY If loading is on duty then please write “D”.

     Field length : 8 Characters Please write the loading in percentage which has been decided by Special Valuation Branch.

     22. PROVISIONAL OR FINAL: Please mention “P” if loading is Provisional and “F” if loading is Final.

    39. (C) IN CASE OF RE-IMPORT, SHIPPING BILL DETAILS If the item is being re-imported, please provide the following details of the Shipping Bill by which the item was exported. If the goods are re-imported after repairs, please indicate this fact in the field for description of import goods.

     1. ITEM NUMBER This information is already given in 39 (A) above i.e. ‘detailed description of items’.

     2. SHIPPING BILL NUMBER

    Field Length : 7 Characters
    Please write the number of the Shipping Bill by which the item was exported.

     3. SHIPPING BILL DATE

    Field Length : 8 characters
    Please write the date of the above Shipping Bill i.e. DD/MM/YYYY

     4. PORT OF EXPORT Please write the Port through which the above Shipping Bill was granted let export order.

     5. INVOICE NUMBER OF SB

    Field Length : 16 Characters
    Please write the invoice number by which the item was exported.

     6. ITEM SERIAL NUMBER IN SB

    Field length : 4 characters
    If the number of items in the Shipping Bill were more than one, please write the serial number of the item in the Shipping Bill which is being re-imported.

     7. FREIGHT (IN Rupees)

    Field length : 14 characters
    Please write the proportionate freight amount paid for exporting this item.

     8. INSURANCE (IN Rupees)

    Field length : 14 characters
    Please write the proportionate insurance amount paid for exporting this item.

    39. (D) DETAILS RELATING TO DUTY EXPEMPTIONS BASED ON EXIM SCHEMES AND LICENCE PARTICULARS.

     1. ITEM NUMBER. This information is already given in 39 (A) above i.e. `detailed description of items’.

     2. ADDITIONAL DUTY EXEMPTION REQUESTED [ ] Y[ ] N Please tick the appropriate box. Please write “YES“ if additional duty exemption of Excise portion is required under DEPB scheme or any other relevant scheme, else “NO“. If “YES“ then system will debit the duty amount calculated under Central Excise Tariff Head along with the duty calculated under Custom Tarrif head in the DEPB Licence else only the Custom portion will be debited.

     3. NOTIFICATION/ SERIAL NO. Please write the notification number of the EXIM scheme and its relevant serial number.

    EXAMPLE :

    For DEPB Scheme : 034/97 SlNo (1)

     4. LICENCE REGISTRATION NUMBER

    Field length : 10 Characters
    The licence has to be first registered in the system (for DEPB scheme). Please contact Customs DEPB registration section for this purpose. After registration a registration number will be issued to the licence. Please mention this number here.

     5. LICENCE REGISTRATION DATE

    Field length : 8 characters
    Please write the date of registration of the licence in the system i.e. DD/MM/YYYY.

     6. DEBIT VALUE (IN Rupees)

    Field length : 14 Characters
    Please write the debit value (CIF) of the item against which the amount is to be debited from the licence.

     7. DEBIT QUANTITY

    Field length : 14 Characters
    Please write the quantity which will be debited from the licence.

     8. UNIT

    Field length : 3 characters
    Please write the unit of measure of the quantity to be debited. i.e. Kgs, Nos etc. Please note that this unit must be registered against the item in the licence from which the quantity is to be debited (in field 7 above).

     9. ITEM SERIAL NUMBER LICENCE

    Field length : 4 characters
    Please mention the serial number of the item as shown in licence against which the quantity is to be debited.

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