Minutes Of The Permanent Trade Facilitation Committee (Ptfc) Meeting Held On 15.04.2025 At 11.00 am.

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....ting: S. No. Name of the officer(Shri/Ms.) Designation 1 R V Pradhamesh Bhanu Addl. Commissioner 2 P M Yashwanth Joint Commissioner 3 Manoj Kumar Srivatsava Dy. Commissioner 4 D. Ravi Chandra Asst. Commissioner 5 P. Suresh Asst. Commissioner 6 L. Sai Sekhar Asst. Commissioner 7 C. Devayani Asst. Commissioner 9 L V R Sudhakar Asst. Commissioner The following representatives from PGA/Trade Members/Custodians participated in the members of trade. S. No. Name of the representative(Shri/Ms.) 1 M. Venugopal, President, VCBA 2 Rohit Kancharla, Secretary, VCBA 3 I. Venkateswar, VP, VCLA 4 A. Madhu, GM, VCTPL 5 JVV Prasad, SM, VCTPL 6 P. Ashok Kumar, AGM, Synergy Shipping Pvt. Ltd 7 PVG Viswanath, Secretar....

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.... significantly affected, as the majority of rice consignments are destined for West African countries. The Chairman further enquired about change of mode of transport of rice exports i.e, from containerized cargo to bulk cargo. The trade members explained that the shift is primarily due to the high freight charges associated with containerized shipping. They further informed that container-based rice exports have gradually resumed from Visakhapatnam Port. Additionally, the members noted that ongoing tensions between the USA and China have resulted in a redistribution of container freight business, which was previously concentrated in China. This shift towards other Asian countries may potentially lead to a reduction in freight charges in th....

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....hairman explained that the Custom House Laboratory has been upgraded and is now equipped with State of Art infrastructure and testing equipment which can give test result in few minutes. The Chairman appreciated the participation of the shipping liners in the meeting. Further the chairman directed the PQ officer to share his insights about the PQ regulations. The PQ Officer informed that some exporters are filing for Phytosanitary Certificates form PQ stations other than Visakhapatnam which are considered not valid as the PQ inspection has to be done after the packing of the materials. However, it has been observed that some other stations are issuing Phytosanitary Certificates prior to the packing process, which is not in compliance with ....

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.... relevant experience, is eligible to appear for the F-Card examination also they referred to the letter issued by Chennai Customs vide F. No. GEN/CB/PASS/1/2025-CBS dated 06.03.2025 regarding the lifetime validity of G-card and H-card. Shri P. M. Yaswanth, Joint Commissioner, further raised a concern regarding the lack of information with the Customs Department pertaining to a G-Card holder's change of employer. The trade representatives responded that it is the responsibility of the G-Card holder to inform the Customs authorities in the event of a change of employment and to apply for issuance of a new G-Card. The Chairman further enquired whether any security deposit is mandated for the issuance of a G- Card. The Assistant Commissio....