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Customs procedure for export of cargo in closed containers from ICDs to Bangladesh using inland waterways
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....Customs procedure for export of cargo in closed containers from ICDs to Bangladesh using inland waterways- reg. Madam/Sir, References have been received from line Ministries as well as trade to allow export of goods in closed containers from an Inland Container Depot (ICD) to Bangladesh using inland waterways. It has been suggested that goods cleared at an ICD for export may be transported to the gateway port of Kolkata or Haldia by road or rail, and further from the gateway port to Bangladesh utilising the inland waterways route as agreed under the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT) between India and Bangladesh. Recently, in the 'Waterways Conclave 2022' organised by the Inland Waterways Auth....
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.... Haldia, from where the containers shall be loaded on a barge/vessel for further journey by riverine route to Bangladesh through Land Customs Station of Hemnagar. 3.1. This essentially entails two legs of journey: a) the first leg involves movement of customs cleared export cargo, after grant of the Let Export Order, from ICD to gateway port of Kolkata or Haldia by rail or road; and b) the second leg involves the unloading of cargo from train/truck and further loading on to a barge/vessel at the gateway port of Kolkata or Haldia for final exit/cross over to Bangladesh through LCS Hemnagar using the IBP route. For ensuring secure movement, e-seals shall be used on the containers through the entire journey. Further mod....
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....this purpose, the authorised carrier shall also enter into a trans-shipment bond with the jurisdictional Pr. Commissioner of Customs / Commissioner of Customs of the ICD for an amount and in the manner as prescribed by the said Pr. Commissioner or Commissioner. v) The above steps outlined, and any further procedure prescribed, for the movement of such export cargo from an ICD to the ports of Kolkata or Haldia, shall necessarily also follow the extant procedure prescribed for transhipment of export consignments from ICDs to gateway ports. 3.3 Second leg of the movement from gateway port to Bangladesh through LCS using IBP route: vi) At the gate....
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....rge/Vessel. The Customs officer shall read the RFID e-seal on each container before allowing loading onto the Barge/Vessel, for verifying that each container is properly sealed and that the RFID e-seal corresponds to the details captured on the Shipping Bill. The placement of the containers shall be ensured by the Master of Barge/Vessel in such a manner that the sealed side, to the extent possible, is kept accessible for ease of checking at LCS Hemnagar by Customs. The Customs officer at Kolkata/Haldia port shall ensure that placement plan is tamper proof and only limited containers (if any) are inaccessible on account of the design/infrastructure limitation of a hold. ix) Where possible after loading, each hold of the Barge/Vessel....
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....a port, the Customs officer at Hemnagar shall verify integrity of RFID e-seals on all such containers that are accessible for checking, and of the ECTS seal. xiii) If everything is found in order, the ECTS seals shall be removed and cross border movement of the barge for export to Bangladesh shall be allowed at LCS Hemnagar. The Customs Officer at LCS Hemnagar shall record border crossing report with sailing date and communicate the same through e-office to the Customs officer at the concerned gateway port (Kolkata/Haldia). However, if the seals are found tampered with or the consignment does not conform to the description in any manner, the Customs officer at Hemnagar shall promptly notify the concerned Customs officer at Kolkata ....