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 trucksX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ustoms dated 02.11.2018 on the above mentioned subject is brought to notice. 2. References have been received by CBIC from trade and industry for permitting transit of export cargo from Petrapole to Kolkata Airport and Kolkata Port / Nhavasheva Ports for better cargo evacuation and to improve logistics efficiency of the region. 3. 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 Transhipment 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 from industry, so ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e 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 transhipped 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 Transhipment shall be presented in triplicate to the proper officer (Superintendent of Customs) for permission; (vi) While presenting the Bill of Transhipment, 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. The seal number shall be d ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... at ACC, the transference copy of Bill of Transhipment shall be submitted by the person-in-charge of the conveyance to the proper officer of Customs i.e. Superintendent (Transhipment) at ACC. The proper officer shall check the status of the seal integrity using the web application using handheld reader/device provided by M/s Transecur. If there is no alert regarding unauthorized unsealing, the ECTS seal shall be removed and returned to the person-in-charge of the conveyance. Proper officer shall make endorsement on Bill of Transhipment: and the cargo may be allowed entry in the area earmarked at the ACC for storage of such cargo If any relabeling is required, the same may be permitted by AC/DC, ACC. This will he under Customs supervision an ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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