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Implementation of Express Cargo Clearance System (ECCS) at Ahmedabad Courier Terminal
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....o the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') and Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2010, as amended from time to time (hereinafter referred to as 'the Regulations'). 2. Consequent upon the issue of the Regulations and changes, as detailed below, the provisions of this Public Notice, in so far as they are with respect to automation of courier clearance for import and export, shall prevail over existing instructions. Further, the words used in this Public Notice shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act and the Regulations. 3. The Regulations apply to automated assessment and clearance of imported or export goods, other than those excluded vide the said Regulations, carried by an Authorized Courier by air on behalf of a consignee or consignor. CBIC, vide Notification No. 27/2018-Customs (N.T.) dated 28.03.2018 has appointed Ahmedabad Airport as International Courier Terminal (ICT). Thus, Express Cargo Clearance System (F,CCS) is planned to be rolled out at Ahmedabad ICT in a phased manner, as mentioned below. 4. The Import and Export of documents and non-docume....
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....Regulations specifies the goods not allowed for export. 8.3 Packaging of goods: The export goods shall be packed separately in identifiable courier company bags, with appropriate labels. in the following categories: (a) I Documents (b) Samples and free gifts (c) Commercial goods; and that each package shall bear declaration by sender regarding the content of package and value thereof. 8.4 FILING OF COURIER SHIPPING BILL Para 6 of the Regulations prescribes forms for three types of Shipping Bills i.e. CSB-III, CSB-IV and CSB-V. 1) CSB-III (Form G) is to be filed for documents that include any message, information or data recorded on paper, cards or photographs having no commercial value. and which do not attract any duty or subject to any prohibition/restriction on their export; 2) CSB-IV (Form Il)' is to be filed for other goods namely (a) Bonafide gifts or articles for personal use of a value not exceeding Rs. 25,000/- for a consignment in case of exports, which are not subject to any prohibition or restriction on their export and which do not involve transfer of foreign exchange and (b) any Bonafide comme....
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....ent can be examined by the Customs (even up to 100% examination), if there is any specific intelligence or there is doubt during X-ray in respect of the said consignment. 8.8 Clearance of goods covered under CSB Ill, IV & V: The clearance of export goods is subject to self- assessment in terms of Section 17 of the Customs Act, 1962. The trade is, therefore, required to exercise due care in making accurate and correct declarations. As the proposed Courier Clearance under the ECCS shall be governed by the Risk Management System (RMS), CSBs would be subjected to assessment and/or examination based on risk parameters. as may be determined by the Customs. The shipment/bag will pass through X-ray machine and if during X ray scanning, the Inspector does not find anything suspicious in the shipments, the shipments will be marked X Ray cleared and unless otherwise selected for examination will be forwarded to Superintendent and Superintendent will give LEO (Let export order). For the shipments, which are fully facilitated by RMS and X-Ray cleared, auto LEO will be given by ECCS. 8.9 PROCEDURE FOR SUSPICIOUS CONSIGNMENTS FOR GOODS COVERED UNDER CSB III, IV & V: ....
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....8.12 Courier Export Manifest (CEM-I) in Form F to the regulations: CEM-I filing is segregated as per flight number. After LEO of shipments, CEM-I is automatically generated in which list of HAW B with respect to CSB filed can be viewed by the courier user. The courier user will have the option to omit specific HAWB, which are not being exported through the mentioned carriers/ flight after recording the reason for the same. Once the same has been verified and updated. the CEM-I detail shall be submitted by the courier user. 8.13 Unclaimed cargo: Any export goods that have been brought into customs area for export purpose and have not been exported within seven days of arrival of such goods into such area or within such extended period as permitted by the proper officer in case of delay due to such reasons, which the proper officer considers to be beyond the control of the concerned Authorized courier and declared exporter, may be detained by the proper officer and sold or disposed by the person having custody thereof, after issuing notice to the concerned Authorized courier and declared exporter provided the charges payable, for storage and handling of suc....
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....either by entering details of each shipment separately or through ECCS bulk upload mode. During ECM-I filing, the Authorized Courier feeds the scheduled date and time of arrival of the flight. However, after arrival of the flight the IGM (Import General Manifest) number is given by the designated Customs Officials (offline process), to each of the Authorized Courier. Once the Authorized Courier gets the IGM number, the same is to be updated in the ECCS system with actual date and time of arrival of flight by using the feed IGNI number process. This is important as it is on the basis of this date and time the system re- computes duty liability wherever applicable (taking the time of importation as the time of arrival of the flight). Upon Submission of the ECM-I, ECM number which comprises of a Customs serial number along with the running financial year and port name is generated. An example of ECM number is, ECM_AMD_2020-2021_01. 9.3 Arrival Scan: This process, carried out by barcode scanners in case of shipments covered under CBE XII. XIII and XIV, is used by the Custodian to update the status of the shipment in ECM-I as 'arrived'. Arrival Scan is done only after I....
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....21_01_01. 9.8 CBE-XIII shall be used for low value Non-Document dutiable shipments. Authorized Courier shall file this Bill of Entry, only if the assessable value of the goods does not exceed rupees One Lakh (Rs.l,00.000/-) as prescribed in the Regulations. An example of CBE-XIII number is CBE-XIII_AVID_2020-2021_01_01. 9.9 CBE-XIV shall be filed by the Authorized Courier, only when the assessable value of the imported goods is exceeding rupees One Lakh (Rs. 1, 00,000/-) As an exception CBE-XIV will also be filed in case of import under 100% EOU scheme and in cases of import for repair and return consignments. An example of CBE-XIV number is CBE-XIV_AMD_2020-2021_01_01. 9.10 Import Clearance Process: The clearance of imported goods is subject to self-assessment in terms of Section 17 of the Customs Act, 1962. The trade is, therefore, required to exercise due care in making accurate and correct declarations and assessment of duty. As the proposed Courier Clearance under the ECCS shall be governed by the Risk Management System (RMS), CBEs would be subjected to assessment and/or examination based on risk parameters, as may be determined by the Customs. The C....
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....nformation from the Authorized Courier. The CBE in such cases will be send to DC/ AC of that ICT for approval. After the approval over raised query is provided by the DC/ AC, it will be transferred to the Authorized Courier for replying to the query. d) Detention: If required, the Assessing Officer may detain the imported goods and seek documents/information from the Authorized Courier. In such cases, a Detention Memo will be issued. The CBE shall be transferred to the Authorized Courier for replying to the Query Memo and Custodian for updating details in the warehouse register. e) Approval of Appraisal by DC/ AC: The CBE-XII which are marked to DC/ AC by Assessing Officer and all CBEs of Assessable Value more than Rs.l,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh) get allocated to IDC/ AC for approving appraisal. DC/ AC can either return such CBEs to the Assessing Officer or approve Appraisal. In cases, where CBEs are returned to Assessing Officers, the Assessing Officer shall take appropriate action. If the DC/ AC approves the appraisal, then the CBE shall move to the Authorized Courier for payment of Duty. f) Duty Payment by Authorized Courier: The payment module of ECCS....
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....emo/ Raise Query/ OOC: In cases, where the Inspector has identified suspicious shipments and has prepared an examination report, the Shed Superintendent/Appraiser can issue a detention memo, raise a query to call for additional information or clear the shipments by issuing an Out of Charge order. l) Re-Examination: In case of any suspicion/dispute, the Shed Superintendent/ Appraiser may request Re-examination and send the CBE back to Inspector (Examination) for examining the shipment again. After re-examination, the inspector shall send shipments meant to be cleared to the Shed Superintendent/ Appraiser for issuance of Out of Charge. 9.13 Payment of Customs duty and other Customs dues: The ECCS provides for online payment of Customs duty, interest etc. For this purpose, the user shall create a Challan in the ECCS by selecting CBE and the available port-wise authorized bank. Once the Challan is created, the application shall direct the user to the bank payment gateway for payment of duty. The bank shall process the transaction and shall debit the user account with the requisite amount mentioned in Challan. The bank application, after processing the transaction, sha....
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....payment of the amendment charges. 9.18 ECM-I Amendment: The ECM-I amendment process shall be used to amend/modify the details of Express Cargo Manifest (ECM-I) before the arrival scan is conducted for the flight. Authorized Courier can request for ECM-I amendment, whereby they shall be able to add new IÆAWB details in case of 'excess landing' and delete existing HAW B details in case of 'short shipment', with the approval of DC/ AC. ECM -I Amendment process however, has some constraints with regard to the modification of details. The set of details permitted to be modified shall depend upon the stage where the ECM-I is present at the time of amendment. The conditions can be summarized as follows: (i) Before IGM Feed: All details in the ECM-I can be modified. (ii) After IGM Feed but before arrival scan: Once IGM number is updated in the ECM-I, on board courier details and the Flight details will be non-editable and cannot be modified. (iii) After Arrival Scan: Once ECM-I is received by Custodian, the HAW B number and CRN details become non-editable. Any amendment in the ECM-I shall be done after due permission/adjudi....