TMI BlogStreamlined & simplified customs procedures for supply of fuel (bunkering), ship stores, provisions and fresh water to vessels at Cochin PortX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... moting Cochin Port as a Bunkering Port and as per request received from M/s BPCL and other stakeholders, following revised customs procedures are introduced with immediate effect at Cochin Port to streamline the procedures involved in the supply of fuel, ship stores, provisions and fresh water to vessels on foreign run. The new procedure shall be operative on 24x7 basis including holidays. 2. As per the new procedure, the Shipping Bills relating to Bunkers/Ship Stores/Provision Fresh Water shall be filed manually at the Customs Office at Ernakulam Wharf Gate. The Exporters/CHAs or their authorized representatives shall submit a written request to Deputy Commissioner/Assistant Commissioner (Prev.) for accepting the manual shipping bills ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e filed at Ernakulam Wharf Customs Gate Office. The running serial numbers shall be allotted on a monthly basis. Thereafter, the shipping bills and the other documents shall be presented to the concerned Supdt. (P) and Preventive Officer (Section Officer/On Board Officer/Officer deputed for this work) for further action such as for examination, let export order, allowed loading and thereafter, for endorsements. The services of such officers so deputed shall be subject to payment of applicable fees in terms of Customs (Fees for Rendering Services by Customs Officers) Regulations, 1998 wherever applicable. In the case of bunkering, the preventive officer shall endorse the shipping bill after verifying the acknowledgement received from the M ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n case, the bunkering is from a customs bonded tank, examination, let export order and allowed loading shall be given by Supdt. (P)/Preventive Officer in Bonds Section as per the existing practice and the endorsements, thereafter, shall be done by the concerned Preventive Officer. 7. Exporters can also avail the facility of supplying the bunker fuel from Central Excise Bonded Storage tanks/barges/vessels etc. subject to the concurrence of Central Excise Authorities. In such cases, the exporters shall have the option to supply to multiple vessels that are within Indian Customs Waters and are not necessarily berthed at the Port of Cochin. They shall produce necessary clearance documents from the jurisdictional Central Excise Authorities ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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