Procedure for a Pilot on Transhipment of Export Cargo from Bangladesh to Third countries through Land Customs Stations (LCSs) to Kolkata Port/Airport, in containers or closed bodied trucks

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....oned subject is brought to notice. 2. References have been received by CBIC from trade and industry for permitting transit of export cargo from Petrapole to Kolkata Airport and Kolkata Port / Nhavasheva Ports for better cargo evacuation and to improve logistics efficiency of the region. 3. The matter has been examined. Section 54 of the Customs Act, 1962 allows for transhipment of goods through India, for which the Board is empowered to prescribe a form - "Bill of Transhipment" and a procedure. Before prescribing the procedure by way of a Regulation, it has been decided that a Pilot Program will be initiated for a period of six months, to gain experience and obtain feedback from industry, so as to build a Regulation which is facilitative ....

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....for discharge in India is permitted to be brought in the same truck/container/wagon, carrying the transhipment cargo; (v) The Bill of Transhipment shall be presented in triplicate to the proper officer (Superintendent of Customs) for permission; (vi) While presenting the Bill of Transhipment, the authorised representative of the shipping line or Airline shall produce an Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) seal for sealing the closed body truck or container, as the case may be. The seal number shall be declared on the Bill of Transhipment; (vii) The ECTS seal shall be procured by the shipping line or airline or the authorised customs broker at their own cost, Presently, the ECTS services are being offered by M/s Transecur Telematics P....

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....grity using the web application using handheld reader/device provided by M/s Transecur. If there is no alert regarding unauthorized unsealing, the ECTS seal shall be removed and returned to the person-in-charge of the conveyance. Proper officer shall make endorsement on Bill of Transhipment: and the cargo may be allowed entry in the area earmarked at the ACC for storage of such cargo If any relabeling is required, the same may be permitted by AC/DC, ACC. This will he under Customs supervision and in the area earmarked for this purpose in ACC itself. (xii) Once the ECTS seal checking and relabeling of cargo, if any, is completed, the proper officer shall permit the goods to be loaded on board the aircraft by recording his order on the Bill ....

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....ative) Name of shipping line/Airline filing the Bill of Transhipment Name and Address of exporter in Bangladesh Name, address & Country of Overseas Consignee Land Customs Station of entry into India Customs Station of exit from India Vehicle Number on which goods will transit India (if applicable) Name and Mobile number of the driver (if applicable) Container Number, if applicable Sl. No. Marks & serial Description of H.S code Goods Nos. Details of goods Quantity (in pcs) or weight, as relevant Gross weight CIF Value in INR 1/ We declare that the goods entered herein are for transit through India and shall not be diverted en-route to India or retained in India. I/We undertake to bear the cost of electronic cargo trac....