Registration of Shipping Lines, Freight Forwarders and Non vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) under “Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009”; clarification about Public Notice No 158/2016-17, dated 25.11.2016; with a objective to reduce the dwell time for clearance of imported/export goods: reg.

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....toms Areas Regulations, 2009"; clarification about Public Notice No 158/2016-17, dated 25.11.2016; with a objective to reduce the dwell time for clearance of imported/export goods: reg. Attention of the Shipping Lines, Freight Forwarders and Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC), other members of Trade and Industry, including all persons responsible for receipt, storage, delivery, dispatch or otherwise handling of imported goods and export goods in any capacity in a Customs area is invited to the Public Notice No 158/2016-17, dated 25.11.2016 issued by JNCH in terms of Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009 as amended by Notification No. 96/2010 dated 12.11.2010. 2. Doubts have been raised by Shipping Lines, Freight Fo....

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....a bond binding him to pay the duty leviable in the event of failure to fulfill the condition of the notification. Therefore, requirement to furnish "Continuity Bond" with "Container Cell" of JNCH in accordance with condition of aforesaid exemption Notification No. 104/94-Cus. dated 16-3-1994 and cannot be treated as approval to act as a "Customs Cargo Service Provider" under "Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009". 4.1 Requirement for "approval" to act as a "customs cargo service provider" for custody of imported or export goods and for handling of such goods in a customs area in terms of under Regulation 10 of handling of cargo in customs areas regulations, 2009" has been already clarified in the aforesaid Public Notice No ....

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....lusive possession of such Shipping Lines, Freight Forwarders and Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC). They are also required to issue "Delivery Order" before importer can take delivery of imported goods. 5. Accordingly, all participants of the Logistic Supply chain such as Shipping Lines, Freight Forwarders and Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) fall under the aforementioned definition of "Customs Cargo Services provider" and are hereby required to get themselves approved as "Customs Cargo Services Provider" under Handling of Cargo in "Customs Area Regulations, 2009. 6. Therefore, it is again mandated that they shall comply with approval requirement immediately as prescribed vide this Public Notice No 158/2016-17, dated 2....