PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 82/2000

Sub.: Consoldiation of Cargo at Gateway Ports-Procedure-Reg.

It is notified for information of all steamer agents, CHAs, importers and all concerned that it has been decided to allow the facility of the congregation/assimilation of LCL cargo at the inland ICDs/CFSs, movement of this cargo from ICDs/CFSs to HUB points for further reworking and exports to destination ports. The following procedure is prescribed in this regard.

i. The custodians of ICDs/CFSs would permit shippong lines to accept LCL cargo from the exporters and allot nominated space at their ICDs/CFSs for storage, examination and consolidation of such cargo.

ii. The exporter shall be given a choice of indicating the shipping line to be used for shipment of this consignment or leave it to the custodian. The custodian shall nominate the shipping line destination wise where such choice has been left to the custodian.

iii. The consignment of one shipping bill should not be allowed to be moved in part. iv. After examination and clearance of LCL cargo, the packages opened for customs examination shall be sealed by Customs. The shipping lines will use identification mark in each package clearly indicating serial number of package, description of the goods and the total number of packages covered under that particular shipping bill, exporters identity and their own codified identity. As far as possible all the shipping lines will use such identification marks in different colours, so that these can be easily identified.

v. After completion 0of the Customs formalities, the packages would be handed over by the Customs to the custodian along with two transference copies of shipping bill, certified copy of invoice, packing list and other documents in sealed cover. The concerned shipping lines will issue the Bill of Lading, a copy of which will be handed over to the custodian.

vi. The custodian would consolidate the cargo irrespective of the shipping lines and transport the same in their containers, which will be stuffed and sealed in the presence of customs. The container movement will be organised by the custodians either by rail and/or road depending on the availability of services.

vii. At the gateway part, or some CFS near gateway port, both the transference copies of shipping bill would be presented by the custodian’s representative to the proper officer of customs who would verify the genuineness of documents and check the marks and numbers of individual packages. The Customs officer would inspect the packages and endorse the transference copies of shipping bill and AR-4 in the following manner, "inspected and found in order" . The custodian would hand over the cargo to respective shipping lines/steamer agents. Such packages received from inland ICDs/CFSs would be stuffed in containers by shipping lines in the presence of customs.

viii. The custodian of the gateway port of CFS near gateway port would maintain a tally sheet container-wise, giving details of the export consignments, the previous container no., Shipping Bill No., AR-4 No. and the details of new container, in which goods have been restuffed. After the reworking/ restuffing of the containers, tally sheet should be signed by the representatives of the custodian of the CFS and shipping lines as well as by the supervising Customs Officers.

ix. After signing the tally sheet the customs officer would indicate the container number in which such cargoes are stuffed on both the transference copies of shipping bill and AR-4, and retain one copy of such shipping bill. The other transference copy would be returned to ICD/CFS from which the container originated.

x. Custodians would, thereafter, use the same containers to bring back LCL, imports to various ICDs and made arrangements to deliver these consignments to the consignees.

xi. As earlier, the drawback would be paid at the inland ICDs/CFSs immediately after the clearance of LCL cargo by Customs at inland ICDs/CFSs without waiting for actual shipment of cargo from the gateway port.

xii. The LCL cargoes cleared by Customs at inland ICDs/CFSs under the scheme would not be subject to examination of Customs at the gateway port or at the CFS where LCL cargoes are allowed to the consolidated, unless the seals are found tampered with or there is specific intelligence. The orders from Asstt. Commissioner/Dy. Commissioner giving the reason shall be obtained before examining the said consignment.

Sd./-(11-08-2000)
(D.K. ACHARYYA)
CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS
MUMBAI

Issued from F.No. S/V-10(14)2000 CCO

ATTESTED BY

Sd/-
(P.R.K. NAIR)
DY. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS
CHIEF COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE

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