9.11 A

(Paragraph 9.11 pertaining to the “Date of Shipment / Dispatch in respect of Imports” has been renumbered as 9.11A vide PN. No. 12(RE-02), Dt. 2/5/2002)

Date of shipment/dispatch for the purposes of imports will be reckoned as under:-

Mode of Transportation.	Date of Shipment/Despatch
(i) By Sea	The date affixed on the Bill of Lading
(ii) By Air	The date of the relevant Airway Bill provided this represents the date on which the goods left the last airport in the country from which the import is effected.
(iii) From land-locked countries	The date of dispatch of the goods by rail, road or other recognised mode of transport to the consignee in India through consignment basis.
(iv) By Post Parcel	The date stamp of the office of dispatch on the packet or the dispatch note
(v) By Registered Courier Service	The date affixed on Courier Receipt/ Waybill
(vi) Multimodal transport	The date of handling over the goods to the first carrier in a combined transport Bill of Lading.