Sea cargo manifest reporting requires standardised cargo movement, transhipment, transit, bill of lading and container particulars for customs compliance.

Customs Form VIB prescribes arrival-manifest reporting for landed and on-board import, export and coastal cargo. It covers home clearance, domestic and foreign transhipment, and domestic and foreign transit cargo. Required information includes vessel and manifest identifiers, bills of lading, consignor, consignee and notified-party particulars, cargo movement, ports, transport sequence, goods classification, container data, package details, measurements, invoice value and shipping-line particulars. Separate requirements apply to export and coastal goods, while container reporting includes manifest references, container and seal numbers, agent code, status, weight and ISO code.

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