Examination norms

Examination norms govern export inspections: targeted checks, sealing and reporting rules, and restricted perishable cargo examinations.

The document prescribes operational examination norms for export consignments: risk-management and appraising-group instructions govern examination selection; post-presentation amendments to critical parameters are normally barred and, if sought, trigger examination to exclude malafide intent. Any consignment may be examined on intelligence, and periodic sampling of early or consecutive consignments tests trade compliance. Sealing and reporting requirements mandate bottle or lead seals where stuffing and sealing occur in Customs presence, with accompanying examination reports and specific sealing for bonded and ordinary transport. Routine examination of perishable cargo is discouraged and allowed only on credible intelligence with prior supervisory approval, and such cargo should be cleared the same day absent legal contraventions.