Sale of books from shipping vessels in port

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....oard has been receiving requests on an annual basis from certain foreign shipping vessels for permission for sale of bools on broad the vessels while the same is docked at an Indian port. This permission has hitherto been given by the Board subject to the vessel obtaining the required no objection from the concerned authorities such as the Ministry of Surface Transport, Ministry of Home Affairs, R....

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....oard has decided that the grant of permission for sale of books on board foreign vessel in the port is a matter within the competence of jurisdictional  Collector of Customs. Hence, a reference to the Board is not required any more. This permission will however, be given by the Collector subject to the understanding that the master of the vessel obtains the requisite statutory clearances from....

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....ustoms and at the end of the sale period, before the vessel sails for the next destination, a consolidated Bill of entry will be filed for the sum total of the books sold during the period of stay of the vessel. This Bill of Entry will be assessed on merits keeping in mind the ITC formalities also. 6. Where it is proposed to obtain local books from India for sale on board the vessel, a similar ....