Entity Registration And Approval under new Sea Manifest Regulations - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 07/2019

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS NEW CUSTOM HOUSE, PANAMBUR MANGALURU - 575 010 C. No. S-26/05/2019 Cus Tech Dated: 08.03.2019 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 07/2019 Sub:- Entity Registration And Approval under new Sea Manifest Regulations - Reg. It is brought to notice of all the Importers / Exporters, Customs Brokers, Steamer Agents, Console Agents and other members of the Trade and Industry that, new Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations (SCMTR), 2018 notified vide Board s Notification No. 38/2018 - Cus (N.T.) dated 11.05.2018 will come into force shortly. 2. As a first step, various stakeholders, from Shipping Lines to Custodians will have to file an application to operate under the new regulations. Even the exporters usingthe e-Seal 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 Agene and Exporters (IEC holders). The application will have the details of the master applicant entity, persons authorized by them to work on their behalf, 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 are 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 enclosed as ANNEXURE to Public Notice . 4. Considering that the application will only be available under the ICEGATE login, entities, particularly IECs who are availing the benefit of e-Sealing are advised to immediately register on ICEGATE portal (Advisory on the registration process is also available on IGGAG). 5. Any difficulties faced in this regard may be brought the notice of office. (P. C. BORKAR) COMMISSIONER