Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations (SCMTR), 2018 - Customs - TRADE NOTICE NO. 03/2019

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS CUSTOM HOUSE, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN-682009 F. No. C1/01/2019-TU. CUS. Date: 05/03/2019 TRADE NOTICE NO. 03/2019 Sub : Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations (SCMTR), 2018 - Regarding The new Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations (SCMTR), 2018 notified vide Board s Notification 38/2018 - cus (N.T.) dated 11.05.2018 will come into force shortly. 2. As a first step, the various stakeholders, from Shipping Lines to Custodians will have to file an application to operate under the new regulations. Even the exporters using the eSeal facility as per Board s circular 26/2017 dated 01.07.2017 read with circular 36/2017 dated 28.08.2017, will have to apply in the same form. To begin with, application has been opened for Shipping Lines, Shipping Agents and Exporters (TEC holders). The application will have the details of the master applicant entity, persons authorized by them to work on their behalf, the various operations they intend to perform under the new regulations and supporting documents like address proof, contract/ agreement, cases booked against them etc. 3. The master applicant entity will submit the application through their login on the ICEGATE web portal. The application will then be routed to ICES for approval by jurisdictional Customs officer. For this purpose, a new role ENT_APR (Entity Approval) has been created in ICES. The officer having the role will be able to verify all the pending applications along with the supporting documents like address proof etc., approve them and wherever necessary, raise a query to the applicant. A detailed guidance note on the application process, application form and the various codes, terms and validations has been made available on the ICEGATE web portal as part of a detailed technical guidance note on SCMTR for the benefit of the stakeholders. The same is also attached for the benefit of the approving officers. 4. Considering that the application will only be available under the ICEGATE login, entities, particularly IECs who would be availing the benefit of eSeaIing may be advised to immediately register on the ICEGATE portal (Advisory on the registration process is also available on ICEGATE). Doubts, if any, may be emailed to [email protected]. (SUMIT KUMAR) COMMISSIONER