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Implementation of Module for Transshipment of Cargo from Air Cargo Complexes in other Customs Stations to ICD-PPG & Other ICDs Regarding

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..... wing type of transshipments are covered in this Public Notice:.- a) From Air site to Air site (by Air) b) From Air site to Air site (by road) c) From Air site to ICD (by road) 2. In the transshipment procedure, various processes are to be carried out at the service centre at the Gateway Air Site as well as at Primary Gateway Air Site. The following processes have to be carried out in the location of Service Centre at Gateway Air Site: Filing of Cargo Transfer Manifest (CTM) request by airline or consol agent Request for cancellation of Cargo Transfer Manifest (CTM) by airline Filing of Transshipment Permit (TP) request by Transshipment Agency (TA) The following processes have to be carried out in the location of the Primary Gateway Air Site: Approval of Cargo Transfer Manifest (CTM) by Customs, Approval of Cargo Transfer Manifest (CTM) cancellation by Customs. Approval of Transshipment Permit (TP) by Customs Approval of Transshipment Permit (TP) cancellation by Customs, Post-Transshipment Permit (TP) cargo. Loading and sealing and gating process at destination. Air/ICDs site Transshipment movement shall be through Road .....

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..... n the form to indicate this. However, if only a subset of the Houses under a particular Master Airway Bill is to be transshipped, then the House Airway Bill Numbers are to be individually specified. 4.3 After data entry at the Service Center, the Service Centre operator will provide a checklist and after confirmation, the request will be submitted. On submission, the system validates the furnished data with the IGM/Consol data already submitted by the importing Airline. In case of invalid or inconsistent IGM/MAWB/HAWB information or any other code mismatch, the CTM request will be rejected in full and a negative acknowledgement will be sent back to the Service Center. In case of successful submission, a positive acknowledgement will be sent. After submission of CTM, system will disallow submission of Bill of Entry against the specified lines in the CTM. 5.0 Cargo Transfer manifest (CTM) approval in ICES: 5.1 The submitted CTM request shall move to AC Transshipment (Role: ACT) for approval. After the approval of CTM, the system generates the CTM No. The approval shall be given only after the inward entry for the flight is granted. Approval will not be given for the li .....

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..... iginal Cargo Transfer Manifest filing agency will file Cargo Transfer Manifest (CTM) Cancellation request at the service centre of the concerned gateway air site, in the cancellation request form, the Cargo Transfer Manifest (CTM) number and date information is to be furnished, a check list will be generated and after confirmation, the request will be submitted in the service centre. On submission, system validates the furnished data with the Cargo Transfer Manifest (CTM) data in the ICES primarily and if a matching report is found and necessary pre-requisites are met, the cancellation request is accepted by the system and the admitted Cargo Transfer Manifest (CTM) request will show as pending in the queue of the AC/DC Transshipment. 7.0 Approval of Cargo Transfer Manifest (CTM) cancellation request in ICES; 7.1 Proper Officer, i.e., AC/DC Transshipment may select the request for cancellation and approve Cargo Transfer Manifest (CTM) cancellation request. On approval of the request, the Cargo Transfer Manifest stands cancelled. 7.2 Four pre-requisites must be in existence for approval of Cargo Transfer Manifest Cancellation request in ICES as follows: a. Cargo Trans .....

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..... tered a running PLA account for payment of TP fee. 8.2 Transshipment Agency shall file TP request for transshipment at the Service Center of this Commissionerate with the details on the letter head of Transshipment Agency as annexed in Annexure II to this PN. Processing Steps: 1. Transshipment Agency will file request for transshipment at the Service Center of the concerned Gateway Air Site. 2. In the Data Entry form, the following information will be captured: a. Type and Code of the Transshipment Agency (as stated in previous section). b. Destination Site Code: This is the 6-char UNLOCODE of the destination Air or ICD to which the cargo is marked (eg. INPPG6, INFBD6). c. Gateway Custodian Agency Code: This is the 10-char Custodian Agency Code registered with Customs. It refers to the custodian which is the current custodian of cargo at the Gateway Site. d. Transportation Details: i. Mode of Transport (A-Air, R-Road) ii. Transporter Code: If Mode of Transport is `Air', then 2-char IATA Code of the domestic airline is to be specified. If Mode of Transport is `Road', then 10-char Agency Code of the Transporter is to be specified. .....

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..... e of successful submission, a positive acknowledgement will be sent 9.2 The pre-requisites for filing Transshipment Permit (TP) are as follows: Transshipment Permit Request (TPR) filed already filed in service centre and successfully submitted to ICES. Transshipment Permit request is consistent with the corresponding IGM and CTM details. Inward entry has already been granted by IFO. Transshipment Agency (TA) must have Transshipment Permit (TP) with sufficient Bond and Bank Guarantee value to cover the current Transshipment request. Transshipment Agency also has to open a PLA account to pay for the Transshipment Permit Fee to Customs (TP). 9.3 System will find the registered Bond and PLA Account of the Applicant Agencies as registered with the system. System will calculate Bond/Bank Guarantee Value to be debited for the given request as per extant rules. The Bond / Bank Guarantee value will cover the consignment given in Transshipment Permit Request calculated on notional value of the cargo based on weight and specified rate. As per the existing practice, an International Nrm, bond rate of USD 20 per Kg of cargo will be applicable for bond value calcu .....

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..... tion site and lastly, the AC /DC Transshipment (ACT) has allowed the cancellation request on a plain paper application. 10.3 Various processing steps have to be followed while considering the request for cancellation of Transshipment Permit (TP). The Transshipment Agency (TA) (which had earlier applied for the TP) can file Transshipment Permit Cancellation Request at the service centre of the concerned Gateway Air Site. In the cancellation request Form, the Transshipment Permit number and date are to be furnished. A check list will be generated and after confirmation, the request will be submitted. There will be direct submission of the request from service centre to primary. On submission, System will validate the furnished data with the Transshipment Permit (TP) data in the ICEs primary and if a matching record is found and necessary pre-requisites are met, the cancellation request is accepted by the System. The submitted Cancellation of Transshipment Permit (TP) request will show as pending in the queue of the AC/DC Transshipment (ACT) 11. Approval of Transshipment Permit (TP) Cancellation request in ICES: 11.1 Proper Officer (ACT) i.e., AC /DC Transshipment will lo .....

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..... available through terminals provided at the premise of the Gateway custodian / Exit Gate of Customs where bonded trucks are loaded and sealed. This process is applicable only for the cargo being transported by truck or by Air. 12.2 The pre-requisites for Post Transshipment Permit (PTP) cargo loading report at Gateway Site are:- (1) Transshipment Permit (TP) has already been granted by ACT at the Gateway Air Site; and (ii) the Cargo has been physically loaded on bonded truck and sealed in presence of the Customs Preventive officer at the Gateway Air Site. No seal number or truck number is required for Air leg. 12.3 For post Transshipment Permit (TP) cargo loading report at Gateway Site, the following processing steps have to be followed: 1. A Customs Preventive Officer having role of PO will feed the Loading Report into the System. 2. When cargo for a particular TP has been loaded on to Custom Bonded Trucks, the PO will update the information on the system. When cargo for a particular TP has been loaded on a domestic flight, the PO Bill update the information on the system. 3. The pending queue of the PO will list the approved TPs moving out of the Air Site by Roa .....

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..... B/HAWB No.) [list of lines] f. No. of packets received for each line g. Condition of packets received (Intact/Damaged) for each line 3. A form will be provided to the Customs Gate-in Officer to feed the information (In both Air 8s ICD site). 4. On furnishing the TP Number and Date, System will show the list of lines along with no. of packets and other information. The Gate-in Officer will simply accept or disallow the line-wise number of packets arrived and condition thereof. 5. When the number of packets received for a line match with the number of packets transshipped, the line is marked so that BE submission/ regularization is now permissible. Otherwise the line is marked as error. 6. When the number of packets match but condition is `damaged', then BE submission/ regularization will be allowed but 100% pre-checking will be mandatory. 7. When the number of packets do not match, line is marked as error and BE cannot be filed or regularized if Prior BE is filed. 8. When all the lines of a TP are fully tallied, the TP is closed and the bond/13G at the gateway port is re-credited. 9. BE filed at the Destination Site must specify the IGM No. and Date a .....

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..... Domestic Flight No. and Date (in case of transportation by Air) iv. Bonded Truck No. and Seal No. #: (in case of transportation by Truck) f. CTM No. and Date: g. Consignment Value (in Rs.) h. Signature of Authorised Signatory Designation Affix Rubber Stamp # For a given TP request, there may be more than one trucks to be used for transportation of cargo. System will allow entry of multiple truck nos. along with seal nos. However, if the information is not readily available, the same may be provided later to concerned Customs Officer at the time of TP Approval or at the time of gate out entry. ** If Mode of Transport is 'Air', then 2-char IATA Code of the domestic airline is to be specified. If Mode of Transport is 'Road', then 10-char Agency Code of the Transporter is to be specified. $ Line-wise consignment value in INR may be provided. This field values will be used to calculate the bond value for the transshipment. ANNEXURE III GATE IN ENTRY APPLICATION (To be submitted at Gate of the Destination site where the goods are transshipped in the Transporting Agency Company Letter Pad) (Transshipment Agency inc .....

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