Nodal Officers from CBIC Customs Zones / Formations for facilitating Customs Clearances amidst the Covid- 19 crisis

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....tate the Customs fraternity in Customs related matters. 2. Accordingly, Shri. J.M. Kishore, Joint Commissioner of Customs, Visakhapatnam Zone has been nominated as the Nodal Officer for Customs Trade facilitation in Visakhapatnam Zone, covering the entire State of Andhra Pradesh. The details of the Nodal officer and contact information are as under: Name Shri J.M. Kishore Designation Joint Commissioner Office Address O/o Chief Commissioner of Customs & Central Tax, GST Bhawan, Port Area, Visakhapatnam 530035 E-mail Id. [email protected] Office Phone 08912560408 Mobile Number 9963322322 3. Any person / Firm seeking details/ status of their import cargo needs to provide to the Nodal Officer , all the necessary details such as th....

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..... Role & Responsibility Importer/Customs Broker (CB) PROCEDURE FOR CLEARANCE OF IMPORTED GOODS STEP 1 Confirm the arrival of goods at the port of import and take delivery order from the port /CFS. It is important for the importer / Customs Broker (CB) to know the mode of shipment. In case of Visakhapatnam, it can be bulk Cargo mode by a Ship/Vessel which can be berthed at any berths located in Visakhapatnam port(INVTZ1), Gangavaram Port (INGGV1), or by packages mode in Visakhapatnam Air Cargo Complex (INVTZ4). In case of containerized cargo, the containers are unloaded at Visakhapatnam container Terminal (VCTPL) and the containers are moved to various CFS's located in and around Visakhaptanm for final clearance of the goods from ....

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.... the Bill online to Partner Government Agency (PGA) like Drug Controller (ADC) / Animal Quarantine (AQ) / Plant Quarantine (PQ) / Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). In case an NOC is required from any of these PGA"s for clearance of goods imported. Therefore it is very important for importer/Customs Broker to plan and understand in advance, the requirement of such NOC. Customs Brokers (CB) are usually aware about such requirement. When BOE is marked online to a specific PGA, NOC from applicable PGA is provided by the concerned PGA on line itself and there is no role of Customs in it. Role and Responsibility Respective PGAs and Importer/Customs Broker (CB) STEP 5 After Completion of the assessment the importer / Cu....

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....onsibility Customs STEP 8 Once the OOC is obtained by importer/Customs Broker, generation of Gate Pass and Delivery of goods by the Custodian Role and Responsibility Custodian and Importer / Customs Broker (CB) Transportation of Goods from the Port Role and Responsibility Importer/Customs Broker (CB) STEP 9 Document 3 Documents required for filing of a bill of entry 1. Commercial invoice 2. Packing list 3. Bill of Lading/Air way bill 4. IEC 5. Bank AD code 6. GST registration number 7. To fill a KYC form for first time importers (IEC code and GST number not required for imports for personal use, only PAN number is required) ** Additional documents required for filing / clearance of a Bill of Entry by importer/Customs B....