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Implementing Electronic Sealing for Containers by exporters under self-sealing procedure prescribed by circular 26/2017-Cus dated 1st July 2017, circular 36/2017 dated 28.8.2017 and 37/2017 dated 20.9.2017 – reg.
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....issioners/Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise Subject: Implementing Electronic Sealing for Containers by exporters under self-sealing procedure prescribed by circular 26/2017-Cus dated 1st July 2017, circular 36/2017 dated 28.8.2017 and 37/2017 dated 20.9.2017 - reg. Madam/Sir, With the introduction of self-sealing using RFID e-seals, the Board has sought to enhance export facilitation by dispensing the need for exporters seeking the presence of jurisdictional officer for the purposes of supervising stuffing of the cargo at approved premises. This measure is expected to reduce transaction costs of exporters since they do not have to incur MoT charges in respect of such supervision as well as improve their timeliness of their export....
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....the new procedure. 4. Circulars 26/2017 and 36/2017 have obligated following classes of exporters to adopt RFID e-sealing: (a) exporters already enjoying the facility of self-sealing after having been approved by jurisdictional formations under the erstwhile procedures; (b) exporters who have hitherto been availing of supervised sealing and have been automatically entitled to avail of self-sealing using RFID e-seals, without having to expressly seek any permission/approval of the jurisdictional commissioner for this purpose; (c) AEOs, regardless of whether they were self-sealing or undertaking supervised sealing, have also been entitled to avail of the new procedure; (d) Lastly, all exporters have been extended this facility subject to....
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....without RFID e-seals, will be subject to usual risk management parameters. 5.3 The procedure under the subject circulars does not apply to export of non-containerized cargo or Air cargo or for movement of cargo from CFSs to ICDs/Ports or cargo exported through Land Customs Stations. Extant practices in respect of such cargo shall continue. 6. The issue of the type of readers that vendor shall provide to customs has also been raised. The Board has permitted vendors to either provide fixed readers, in consultation with custodians at Ports and ICDs, or provide handheld Readers. Due to the flexibility provided by Handheld Readers, in as much as officers can use them to read seals at the point of entry or at the place of stacking or when conta....
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....b application shall capture the location where the RFID e-seal is read. 6.4 The vendors shall transmit the IEC details of such exporters who have purchased the RFID e-seals to RMD on a daily basis. The IEC number and the name of exporter shall be provided only when the vendor makes the first sale to the exporter; there is no need transmit the details of the exporter each time a sale is made. 6.5 The vendors shall make all efforts to serve the requirements of maximum number of exporters by providing the RFID e-seals. They shall also provide Readers to all the customs stations from where the client exporters are exporting their cargo. The department reserves its right to direct vendors to provide Readers at any particular port/ICD. 7. The ....
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....exporters who have newly applied to the jurisdictional customs authority for self-sealing permission under circular 26/2017-Cus dated 1st July 2017, they shall commence use of the facility subject to grant of permission and upon adoption of RFID e-sealing. 9. The applicable date for RFID e-sealing implies that exporters are required to use this procedure from the prescribed date. Any container sealed at the exporters premises before the prescribed date, shall not be required to be brought with RFID e-seal. 9.1 It is also clarified that those exporters who are in possession of RFID e-seals are at liberty to commence availing the facilitative procedures forthwith. It may be recalled that vide circular 37/2017-Cus, the e-sealing procedure ha....
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....ICD INDER6 22 CONCOR Dadri ICD INDER6 23 Jatipur Panipat ICD INDWN6 24 Ennore Port PORT INENR1 25 Balabgarh ICD INFBD6 26 Garhi Harsru ICD INGHR6 27 Adani Hazira Port PORT INHZA1 28 Pithampur Dhar MP ICD ININD6 29 Kandla Port PORT INIXY1 30 Jalandhar ICD INJUC6 31 Kattuapalli PORT INKAT1 32 Kanakpura Jaipur ICD INKKU6 33 JRY Kanpur ICD INKNU6 34 Krishnapatnam Port PORT INKRI1 35 Kota ICD INKTT6 36 Concor Ludhiana ICD INLDH6 37 Loni ICD INLON6 38 Chennai Port PORT INMAA1 39 Moradabad ICD INMBD6 40 Mandideep Bhopal ICD INMDD6 41 Mundra Port PORT INMUN1 42 Maliwada Aurangabad ICD INMWA6 43 Ajni Nagpur ICD INNGP6 44 Nagpur ICD INNGP6 45 JNPT Nava Shev....