Agreement on Trade, Commerce & Transit between the Government of The Republic of India and The Royal Government of Bhutan-Procedure of movement of goods in transit to and from Bhutan through India

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....House Agents and all other concerned that new agreement titled "Agreement on Trade, Commerce, and Transit between the Government of The Republic of India and The Royal Government of Bhutan" has come into force with effect from 12.11.2016, and shall remain in force for a period of 10 years. 2. The Article V of the said Agreement states that all exports and imports of Bhutan to and from countries other than India will be free from and not subject to Custom Duties and trade restrictions of the Government of Republic of India. The procedure for such exports and imports and the documentation are detailed in the Protocol to the Agreement. 3. Para (j) of the Import procedure of the Protocol to the Agreement on Trade Commerce and Transit prescrib....

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.... quintuplicate) of LOG shall be returned to the Importer. c) The details of the cargo which has been allowed to proceed towards Bhutan from Kolkata/ Haldia port shall be forwarded to the respective Superintendent of Customs at Docks/ CFS by Custom House, Kolkata (Bhutan Unit) by e-office in the following format. The column 9 of RFID Seal No. shall be left blank and is to be filed by the Superintendents at Docks/CFSs. Table 1 SI. No. Letter of Guarantee No. and date Bill of Lading No. and date Name of importer Brief Description of goods Quantity Container No. Land Customs Station of exit RFID Seal No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 d) The Importer shall procure the RFID seal from M/s Warner Industries, Kohli House, 6-D, Nesbit Road, ....

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....ate) of the Letter of Guarantee by Indian Customs. The triplicate & quadruplicate copy of LOG (in sealed envelope) and the duplicate &quintuplicate copy (without sealing) shall be handed over to the importer. The duplicate copy of LOG shall be used by Importer for taking delivery from the Custodian at docks/ CFS. The Custodian shall allow delivery of the container after retaining the duplicate copy of LOG. i) The triplicate& quadruplicate copy of LOG (in sealed envelope) and the quintuplicate copy (without sealing) shall be presented by the importer to the Indian Customs Officer at the exit point in India. Non- Containerized goods j) In case of non- containerized goods, Superintendent of Customs at Docks/CFS, after percentage check if ne....

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....e to be followed at LCS of exit to Bhutan a) On arrival of the goods at LCS on the Indo-Bhutan border, the Customs officer shall scan the RFID seal with the RFID seal reader/scanner provided by the Authorized RFID seal vendor. If the seal is found intact the container may be allowed to exit India and enter Bhutan. b) However, in case of tampering of seal is noticed, the goods may be subjected to further examination. If the cargo is in accordance with LOG and the data received by e-office from the Superintendents of Customs at Docks/CFS, Kolkata, the same shall be allowed to exit India and enter Bhutan. However, in case there is variance in quantity and description of the goods vis-a-vis relevant documents, the Indian Customs shall proceed....

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.... Government of the Republic of India. 8. Export Procedure: The import procedure detailed above shall apply mutatis mutandis for Bhutan Export to third countries transiting through India. (Rajesh Jindal) Principal Commissioner of Customs Port Commissionerate Custom House, Kolkata   ANNEXURE-I LETTER OF GUARANTEE Import No: .................... On behalf of the royal government of Bhutan. We confirm that the goods imported by M/s......................................With the following details are imports of Bhutan and shall not be diverted en route or remained in India. Vessel's name Rotation No. Line no. Country of Origin                 Route of transit via JANGAON CUST....