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Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018

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..... he context otherwise requires, (a) Act means the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) ; (b) arrival manifest means an integrated declaration required to be delivered by an authorised carrier on arrival of the vessel or train or truck carrying imported goods, export goods and coastal goods; (c) authorised carrier means an authorised sea carrier, authorised train operator, shipping line or a custodian registered under regulation 3; (d) authorised sea carrier means the master of the vessel carrying imported goods, export goods and coastal goods or his agent; (e) authorised train operator means the train operator carrying imported goods, export goods and coastal goods; (f) Coastal goods transited through a designated foreign route means: (i) coastal goods transported between an Indian port on east coast and another Indian port on west coast or vice versa, by a vessel through the territorial waters of Sri Lanka, whether or not calling any port in Sri Lanka in between and without change of vessel; (ii) coastal goods transported between an Indian port on east coast and a river port in India or vice versa, by a vessel through a route passing t .....

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..... lly in duplicate with the approval of the Commissioner of Customs. (2) The arrival manifest shall consist of, - (a) an application for entry inwards in Form-II (except in case of vessel carrying exclusive coastal goods); (b) a general declaration in Form-III; (c) vessel s stores list in Form- IV; (d) list of private property in the possession of the Master and crew, in Form- V (e) cargo declaration: - (i) for vessel arriving at an Indian port from a Foreign port in Form-VIA; or (ii) for vessel arriving at an Indian Port from another Indian Port directly or through designated foreign route in Form-VIB; (f) any other declaration which, under the provisions of the Customs Act or any other Act for the time being in force is required to be delivered to the proper officer on arrival of vessel. (3) The general declaration and cargo declaration shall be delivered before the departure of the vessel from last port of call and the rest of the arrival manifest shall be delivered before arrival of the vessel. 5. Delivery of a Departure Manifest . (1) An authorised sea carrier carrying imported goods, export goods, coastal goods or goods .....

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..... d or supplemented. 9. Conditions governing transhipment or transit through a designated foreign route. (1) The transhipment shall be allowed under the following conditions (a) the goods are mentioned in the arrival manifest or departure manifest, as the case may be, for transhipment to any customs station; (b) such transhipment is by, a vessel, train or a truck or by a combination of two or more of these modes of transport; (c) the authorised carrier executes a bond in Form-IX A or Form-IX B or Form-IX C or Form-IX D as applicable ,with or without bank guarantee or surety: Provided that where the transhipment of goods is directly between two sea ports, no bond and bank Guarantee shall be furnished; (d) in the case of imported goods meant for transhipment by land route, the proper officer nominated by the Commissioner of customs shall seal the containers before permitting such transhipment. (2) In case of coastal goods manifested for transit through a designated foreign territory, the authorised carrier shall execute a bond in Form-X A or Form-X B or Form-X C or Form-X D as applicable with or without bank guarantee or surety. 10. Responsibil .....

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..... tion of registration of an authorised carrier. - (1) The jurisdictional Commissioner of Customs may revoke the registration of the authorised carrier, for failure to comply with any provisions of the regulations. (2) The Commissioner of Customs of any customs station on reasonable belief that operations of such authorised carrier is detrimental to the interest of revenue, may suspend their operation in his jurisdiction by an order stating the grounds of suspension. (3) The Commissioner of Customs shall, within fifteen days from the date of such suspension order, shall give an opportunity of hearing to the person and pass such order within fifteen days from the date of the said hearing, as he deems fit, either revoking the suspension or continuing it for a further period not exceeding ninety days from the date of suspension, as the case may be. Provided that where the suspension against the authorised carrier has been continued, the Commissioner of Customs concerned shall intimate to the jurisdictional Commissioner of Customs, about the order within fifteen days from the date of issue of such order. 12. Procedure for revocation of registration. - (1) The jurisdic .....

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..... ier, pass such orders as he deems fit. 13. Imposition of Penalty. -An authorised carrier who contravenes any provision of these regulations shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to rupees fifty thousand. 14. Appeal- Any person aggrieved by any decision or order passed under this regulation, may appeal under section 129A of the Act to the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, established under sub-section (1) of section 129 of the Act. [F. No.450/58/2015- Cus IV] (Zubair Riaz) Director (Customs) FORM I [See Regulation 3 (1)] Application for Registration 1. Name of applicant with details of Permanent Account Number (PAN):- (In case the applicant is a firm or a company, the name of each of the partners of the firm or the directors of the company as the case may be) 2. Contact details: Phone number: Email address: 3. Full address of the applicant:- (In case the applicant is a firm or a company, the full address of each of the partners of the firm or the directors of the company as the case may be) 4. The name(s) and address of the authorized person:- (In case th .....

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..... 18. Ship Stores Declaration (Y/N) 19. Crew List Declaration (Y/N) 20. Passenger List Declaration (Y/N) 21. Crew Effect Declaration (Y/N) 22. Maritime Declaration (Y/N) 23. Terminal Operator Code Form III [See Regulations 4 (2) (b) and 5 (2) (a)] [General Declaration] Sl. No. Description (1) (2) (3) 1. Name of Shipping line, agent etc. 2. Authorized Sea Carrier Code 3. Name and description of ship 4. Port of arrival 5. Expected date and time of arrival .....

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..... t of private property in the possession of the Master and crew at the time of departure from the last port of call shall also be delivered upon arrival of the vessel. FORM VIA [See Regulations 4 (2) (e) (i) ] This form is applicable for the following categories of cargo, namely: - Goods to be landed: (i) Goods (including unaccompanied baggage) to be landed meant for home clearance; (ii) Goods (including unaccompanied baggage) to be landed meant for clearance at another Indian port (Domestic transhipment) (iii) Goods to be landed but destined for a foreign port (Foreign transhipment) Goods continue to be On-board: (i) Domestic transit goods (ii) Foreign transit goods Explanation 1: Goods meant for home clearance means the goods to be cleared for home consumption or for warehousing at the port of unloading. Explanation 2: Goods meant for clearance at another Indian port means the goods to be cleared for home clearance at the port other than port of unloading or at any Inland Container Depot. Explanation 3: Domestic transit goods means the goods destined for Indian port including ICD/SEZ and to remain onboard at th .....

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..... Bill of Lading and House Bill of Lading both are available] 20. Name of any other notified party 21. PAN of notified party 22. Address of notified party 23. Nature of cargo (Containerized/ Noncontainerised Packaged/ Liquid Bulk/Dry Bulk etc.) 24. Item Type (Govt. Cargo, Un-accompanied Baggage or Other Cargo) 25. Cargo Movement (Home Clearance, Domestic Transhipment, Foreign Transhipment, Domestic Transit, Foreign Transit) 26. Port of Entry Port of Entry means that port of unloading after which transhipment is to be done by a vehicle (including train) 27. Destination Port (Port/ICD/CFS/SEZ) 28. Mode of Transport (Between port of Entry destination Port) in sequence .....

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..... 8. ISO Code FORM- VIB [See Regulations 4 (2) (e) (ii) ] This Form is applicable for the following categories of cargo, namely: - Goods to be landed: (i) Imported goods: (a) Goods (including unaccompanied baggage) to be landed meant for home clearance; (b) Goods (including unaccompanied baggage) to be landed meant for clearance at another Indian port (Domestic transhipment) (c) Goods to be landed but destined for a foreign port (Foreign transhipment) (ii) Export goods (iii) Coastal goods (including such goods transiting through designated foreign route) (Goods continue to be On-board): (i) Imported Goods: (a) Domestic transit cargo (b) Foreign transit cargo (ii) Export goods (iii) Coastal goods (including such goods transiting through designated foreign route) Explanation 1: Goods meant for home clearance means the goods to be cleared for home consumption or for warehousing at the port of unloading. Explanation 2: Goods meant for clearance at another Indian port means the goods to be cleared for home clearance at the port other than port of unloading or at an .....

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..... f Lading both are available] 19. Consignor s Code 20. Consignor s Address [As provided in House Bill of Lading, where Master Bill of Lading and House Bill of Lading both are available] 21. Consignee s Name [As provided in House Bill of Lading, where Master Bill of Lading and House Bill of Lading both are available] 22. Consignee s Code (IEC/GSTIN etc.) 23. Consignee s Address [As provided in House Bill of Lading, where Master Bill of Lading and House Bill of Lading both are available] 24. Name of any other notified party 25. PAN of notified party 26. Address of notified party 27. Nature of cargo (Containerized/ Non-containerised Packaged/ Liquid Bulk/Dry Bulk etc.) 28. .....

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..... Export Goods 48. Exporter s Name 49. Exporter s Code (IEC/GSTIN etc.) 50. Exporter s Address 51. Consignee s Name 52. Consignee s Code 53. Consignee s Address 54. Master B/L No. 55. M aster B/L date 56. House B/L No 57. House B/L Date 58. Goods Description HS Code UNO Code IMDG Code 59. Nature of goods 60. Container Nos. .....

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..... Invoice Value of the consignment 90. Shipping Line Code 91. Shipping Line Bond No.(If Goods transiting through designated foreign route) Container details: 1. Arrival Manifest No. Auto generated 2. Arrival Manifest date. Auto generated 3. Container No. 4. Container Seal No 5. Container Agent Code 6. Container Status 7. Container weight 8. ISO Code FORM VIIA [See Regulations 5 (2) (d) (i) ] This form is applicable to the following categories of cargo, namely: - Goods loaded at the port: (i) Imported goods destined for a foreign port (ii) Export Goods .....

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..... 26. PAN of notified party 27. Address of notified party 28. Nature of cargo (Containerized/ Non-containerised Packaged/ Liquid Bulk/Dry Bulk etc.) 29. Destination Port 30. Goods Description HS Code UNO Code IMDG Code 31. Container Nos. 32. Previous Container No. (in case of LCL Consolidation at port) 33. Number of packages 34. Marks No. on packages 35. Types of packages 36. Gross Weight 37. Net Weight 38. Unit of Weight .....

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..... 67. Shipping Bill No. 68. Shipping Bill Date 69. Gateway Port 70. Destination Port 71 Destination country 72. Shipping Line Code Container Details: 1. Departure Manifest No. Auto generated 2. Departure Manifest date. Auto generated 3. Container No. 4. Container Seal No 5. Container Agent Code 6. Container Status 7. Container weight 8. ISO Code 9. Arrival Manifest No. by whic .....

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..... 12. Sub Line No. corresponding to Sl. No. 9 13. Master B/L No. 14. Master B/L date 15. House B/L No. 16. House B/L Date 17. Port of Loading 19. Consignor s Name 20. Consignor s Code 21. Consignor s Address 22. Consignee s Name 23. Consignee s Code (IEC/GSTIN etc.) 24. Consignee s Address 25. Name of any other notified party 26. PAN of notified party 27. Address of notified party .....

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..... 7. Shipping Line Code 48. Shipping Line Bond No. Export Goods 49. Arrival Manifest No. by which goods arrived at the port, if any 50. Arrival Manifest Date corresponding to Sl. No. 49 51. Line No. corresponding to Sl. No.49 52. Sub Line No. corresponding to Sl. No.49 53. Exporter s Name 54. Exporter s Code (IEC/GSTIN etc. ) 55. Exporter s Address 56. Consignee s Name 57. Consignee s Code 58. Consignee s Address 59. Maste .....

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..... . Goods Description HS code 87. No. of Packages 88. Marks No. on packages 89. Gross Weight 90. Net Weight 91. Unit of Weight 92. Gross Volume 93. Unit of Volume 94. Container Nos. 95. Container Seal No. 96. Bill Of Coastal Goods No. 97. Bill of Coastal Goods Date 98. Invoice Value of the consignment 99. Shipping Line Code 100. Shipping Line Bond No.(If Goods transiting through designated forei .....

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..... Train No./Truck No. Shipping Bill No(s) Date Previous Container No. (in case of LCL segregation or consolidation at ICD) (b) Arrival Manifest to be filed at port/ICD: Authorised Carrier Code: Bond No. of Authorised Carrier Customs Station: Arrival Manifest No. and Date: Auto generated Sl. No. Container No. Customs Seal No. Destination Gate In Time Date at the Port/ICD Train No./Truck No. Shipping Bill No. Date Previous Container No. (in case of LCL segregation or consolidation at ICD) Form- IX A [See Regulation 9 (1) (c) ] (Bond for Transhipment) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we............................... . .. through our .....

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..... that may be due from me/us under this Bond may be recovered in the manner laid down in sub-section (i) of Section 142 of the Customs Act, 1962. SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO Signed by the authorised carrier In the presence of Witnesses. Signature of the authorised carrier. Form- IX B [See Regulation 9 (1) (c) ] (Continuity Bond for Transhipment) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we............................... . .. through our . (hereinafter called authorised carrier which expression shall include his heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives) are held and firmly bound to the President of India (hereinafter called the Government which expression shall include his successors and assigns) to the sum of Rs .................................. for payment whereof we hereby bind ourselves and each of us bind himself and our heirs, executive and administration firmly by these presents. WHEREAS THE said authorised carrier applied to the Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be at ............................................port / ICD/CFS/ SEZ for permission from .....

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..... h expression shall include his heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives) are held and firmly bound, jointly and severally, to the President of India (hereinafter called the Government which expression shall include his successors and assigns) in the sum of Rs ..................................(Rupees ..) of lawful money to be paid to the Government for which payment to be well and truly made we the authorised carrier and the surety jointly and severally bind ourselves. WHEREAS THE said authorised carrier applied to the Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be at ............................................port / ICD/CFS/ SEZ to permit the transhipment of the goods fully described and specified in the Arrival/ Departure Manifest for transhipment from the ______ to________. AND WHEREAS the said Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be has granted permission to the said authorised carrier on condition that the said authorised carrier and the surety executing such bond as above written agreed to execute the said bond with such conditions as hereunder written. Now the con .....

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..... s) are held and firmly bound, jointly and severally, to the President of India (hereinafter called the Government which expression shall include his successors and assigns) in the sum of Rs ..................................(Rupees ..) of lawful money to be paid to the Government for which payment to be well and truly made we the authorised carrier and the surety jointly and severally bind ourselves. WHEREAS THE said authorised carrier applied to the Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be at ............................................port / ICD/CFS/ SEZ for permission from time to time to tranship the goods fully described and specified in the Arrival/ Departure Manifest for transhipment from the ______ to________. AND WHEREAS the said Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be has granted permission from time to time to the said authorised carrier on condition that the said authorised carrier and the surety executing such bond as above written agreed to execute the said bond with such conditions as hereunder written. Now the condition of the above written Bond is that, if the sa .....

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..... ereof we hereby bind ourselves and each of us bind himself and our heirs, executive and administration firmly by these presents. WHEREAS THE said authorised carrier applied to the Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be at ............................................port to permit the transit of the coastal goods from ________to _______ through ________fully described and specified in the Departure Manifest. AND WHEREAS the said Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be has granted permission for the transit of the said coastal goods from ______to______ through ________on the condition that the said authorised carrier agreed to execute the said bond with such conditions as hereunder written. Now the condition of the above-written Bond is such that in case, (a) the containers brought back to the destination port after transit differ from the description given in the said Departure Manifest or (b) the contents thereof have been wrongly described in the said Departure Manifest; or (c) goods mentioned in the said Departure Manifest are not accounted to the satisfaction of the Prin .....

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..... estination port after transit differ from the description given in the said Departure Manifest or (b) the contents thereof have been wrongly described in the said Departure Manifest; or (c) goods mentioned in the said Departure Manifest are not accounted to the satisfaction of the Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, or in case the said goods or any part thereof being subject to export duty or any restrictions under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) or any other Act or otherwise, have been lost while in transit over any foreign territory. I/We agree to pay on demand to the President of India the amount of value of the said goods, and also such amount of penalty as may be adjudged or imposed by the proper officer on me/us under the Customs Act, 1962. lt is hereby agreed that any amount that may be due from me/us under this Bond may be recovered in the manner laid down in sub-section (i) of Section 142 of the Customs Act, 1962. SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO Signed by the authorised carrier In the presence of Witnesses. Signature of the authorised carrier. FORM- X .....

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..... , and also such amount of penalty as may be adjudged or imposed by the proper officer on me/us under the Customs Act, 1962. lt is hereby agreed that any amount that may be due from me/us under this Bond may be recovered in the manner laid down in sub-section (i) of Section 142 of the Customs Act, 1962. And it is hereby declared that any forbearance on the part of the said President of India or any Principal Commissioner or Commissioner or any other officer shall not in any way release the said surety, his heirs and representatives from his or their liability under the above written bond SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO Signed by the authorised carrier In the presence of Witnesses. Signature of the authorised carrier. Signed by the surety In the presence of Witnesses. Signature of the surety. FORM- X D [See Regulation 9 (2)] ( Continuity Surety Bond for transit through foreign territory) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we............................... . ...of . (hereinafter called authorised carrier which expression shall include his heirs, executors, administrators and legal .....

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