Simplification of Customs Procedures in respect of vessels carrying Coastal Cargo exclusively -reg.

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....98-Cus. (NT) dated 27.2.98 read with Circular No. 16/98-Cus. dated 11.3.98, vessels carrying coastal goods exclusively are not  required to file IGM/EGM. It has been decided that henceforth, vessels carrying coastal goods exclusively will not be required to file IGM/EGM. Further, in terms of notification 15/98-Cus. (NT) dated 27.2.98, the vessels carrying exclusively coastal goods are also exempted from the delivery of Advice Book on arrival at each port of call to the proper officer of Customs at the port as required under section 95(1) and 95 (2) of Customs Act, 1962. However, the master of each vessel shall carry the Advice Book on board the vessel, and the proper officer of customs may, whenever he deems necessary, call for the ....

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....inwards endorsement shall be presented before the Preventive Officer at ICTT Import Gate. The Preventive Officer at ICTT Import Gate shall endorse the stamp "Passed out of Customs Control" in the concerned Bill of Coastal Goods (BCG), whenever a container passes through the said gate while also entering the BCG No. and the date of removal shall be entered in the concerned column of duplicate copy of Form I.  After all the containers are removed out of customs area, the gate officer shall forward the duplicate copy of Form I with required entries to Preventive Section and from there it will be sent to Statistics section. Quadruplicate Copy of Form I shall be retained by the Shipping lines for their record. 5. In respect of vessels ar....