Shipping Lines Can Now Apply Online for Advance Port Clearance, Manual Process Continues Till Year-End.

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....The JNCH issued Public Notice No. 104/2024 detailing the procedure for issuing EDI Port Clearance/Advance Port Clearance. Key points are: Shipping Lines/Agents can submit a continuity bond for obtaining Advance Port Clearance, subject to submitting specified documents within 7 days of vessel sailing. The extant manual process will continue alongside the new online system till 31.12.2024, after which only the online mode will operate. The online system involves application submission, document verification at two levels, issuance of QR coded PCC, and provisions for extension, amendment and closure. Detailed guidelines are provided for stakeholders to transition to the new online platform.....