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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 20.09.2017-reg.
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....o:02836-271468/469, Fax No.02836-271467 F.No. S/20-07/AG/GST/17-18 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 58/2017 Dated:16/11/2017 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. Attention of all Exporters, Customs Brokers, Members of the Trade and Industry and other stakeholder is invited towards CBE & C's Circular No. 26/2017-Cus dated 01.07.2017, 36/2017-Cus dated 28.08.2017, 37/2017-Cus dated 20.09.2017 and 41/2017-Cus dated 30.10.2017 issued under F. No. 450/08/2015-Cus.IV on the above mentioned subject matter 2. With the introduction of se....
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.... have been dispatched to over 50 customs stations including JNCH, Mumbai, Mundra, Pipavav, Hazira etc. Commissioner of Customs, ICD, Patparganj and Kolkata have already had a familiarisation program for the officers. Scanned by CamScanner 4. Trade associations and field formations have queried about the procedures to be followed for export of goods under RFID self-sealing prescribed under the above circulars. The following clarifications are provided for the sake of uniformity and better understanding of the new procedure. 5. Circulars 26/2017 and 36/2017 have obligated following classes of exporters to adopt RFID e-sealing: (a) already enjoying the facility of self-sealing after havi....
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....red. 6.1 In case an RFID seal affixed on a self-sealed container is found tampered, the same shall be subject to examination as already prescribed under para 2(f) of Circular 36/2017-Cus dated 28th August 2017. However, after examination, the further movement of such a container shall not be under the RFID e-seal procedure. The existing system of using the traditional bottle seals by customs shall continue for such movements. 6.2 Full containers brought to Ports without RFID e-seals shall be taken to a CFS or allowed direct port entry, as the case may be, and will be subject to usual Scanned by CamScanner RMS treatment. Similarly, Full Containers Loads arriving at ICDs, but without RF....
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.... vendors shall provide an application on a desktop computer to be made available by field formations so that e-sealing data pushed to the destination customs port / ICD is searchable in terms of any of the data elements prescribed under para 4 (a) of circular 36/2017 customs. The said application may be made available in reasonable time but not exceeding 30 days from the date of this circular. In the meantime, the data elements shall be transmitted in excel format to risk management division (RMD) and the concerned field formation from where the cargo is to be exported. Field formations and RMD are advised to immediately communicate the email IDs for this purpose to vendors. 7.2 It is also re-iterated that data....
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....ble with Kandla Customs. 9. While the progress made in the coverage of reader network across ports and ICDs is well recognised, but factoring that it may take some time for the field formations to fully set up systems and procedures for handling RFID e-sealed containers as well as receipt of data, the Board has decided that mandatory e-sealing for different classes of exporters shall be brought in a phased manner as indicated below: 9.1 In respect of all exporters who have been permitted self-sealing facilities under erstwhile procedures and exporters who are AEOs, it would be mandatory to seal their export containers with prescribed RFID e-seal w.e.f 8th Nov. 2017. Any non-compliance will subject the con....