TMI BlogProcedure for a Pilot on Transhipment of Export Cargo from Bangladesh to third countries through Land Customs Stations (LCSs) to Kolkata Port / Airport, in containers or closed bodied trucks – Reg.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d Customs Stations (LCSs) to Kolkata Port / Airport, in containers or closed bodied trucks Reg. References have been received from trade and industry for permitting transit of export cargo from Petrapole to Kolkata Port and Nhavasheva Ports / Kolkata Airport for better cargo evacuation and to improve logistics efficiency of the region. 2. The matter has been examined. Section 54 of the Customs Act, 1962 allows for transhipment of goods through India, for which the Board is empowered to prescribe a form - Bill of Transshipment and a procedure. Before prescribing the procedure by way of a Regulation, it has been decided that a Pilot Program will be initiated for a period of six months, to gain experience and obtain feedback fro ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ransshipment; (iv) The Import Report filed by the transporter (for goods moving by road or rail) shall specify the Port/ air cargo through which the cargo is meant to be transshipped and state the destination port or airport of discharge. No cargo meant for discharge in India is permitted to be brought in the same truck/container/wagon, carrying the transhipment cargo; (v) the Bill of Transshipment shall be presented in triplicate to the proper officer (Superintendent of Customs) for permission; (vi) While presenting the Bill of Transshipment, the authorised representative of the shipping line or Airline shall produce an Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) seal for sealing the closed body truck or container, as the case may be. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ubmitted by the person-in-charge of the conveyance to the proper officer of Customs; the proper officer shall check the ECTS web application for seal integrity and if there is no alert regarding unauthorized unsealing, the ECTS seal shall be removed and returned to the person-in-charge of the conveyance. (xii) The Proper Officer shall permit the goods to be loaded on board the aircraft or vessel, as the case may be, by recording his order on the Bill of Transshipment; (xiii) The details of the Sea or Air manifest (export manifest) shall be recorded on the Bill of Transshipment as well as uploaded on the ECTS web application upon which a Trip Report will be generated at the Port or Airport and LCS for record. The Transshipment Bond c ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... serial Nos. Description of Goods H.S code Quantity (in pcs) or weight, as relevant Gross weight CIF Value in INR I / We declare that the goods entered herein are for transit through India and shall not be diverted en-route to India or retained in India. I/We undertake to bear the cost of electronic cargo tracking system for the above trip. I / We further declare that all the entries made herein above are true and correct to the best of my / our knowledge. Signature of Shipping line/Airline or their Authorised represe ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our successors, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seal(s) this ________day of _______20_______ . WHERE As the obligors have been permitted by the proper officer to execute transhipment operation of Export Cargo from Bangladesh to third countries through specified Customs stations. AND WHEREAS the Assistant/ Deputy Commissioner of Customs have given permission to enter into a Bond for the purpose Section 54 of the Customs Act 1962 (hereinafter referred to as the Act ), in respect of such transhipment. NOW THE CONDITIONS of the above written bond is such that, if we: (1) comply with all the provisions ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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