International Transhipment of FCL/LCL cargo from all Ports/Airports, in view of disruption in maritime routes due to closure of the Strait of Hormuz - Section 143AA of the Customs Act, 1962

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....ars No. 09/2026-Customs dated 08.03.2026, No. 10/2026-Customs dated 10.03.2026 and No. 12/2026- Customs dated 17.03.2026 issued by the Board in the context of severe disruption in maritime routes due to closure of the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in diversion/return of export cargo from international waters Indian Waters. Reference is also invited to Circular No. 14/2007-Customs dated 16.03.2007, which prescribes the procedure for international transhipment of cargo. Representations have been received from the trade and field formations seeking extension of the facility of international transhipment to both Full Container Load (FCL) and Less than full Container Load (LCL) cargo from all Customs stations, along with a simplified and uniform p....

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....ms Station (port/airport) for onward transhipment, the following procedure shall be followed: i. The Nodal Officer at the originating Customs station shall obtain prior consent through official email from the Nodal Officer of the concerned transit/destination Customs station; ii. The Nodal Officer of the transit/destination station shall convey consent through official email after verifying availability of sufficient, safe and secure storage space, adequate infrastructure and logistics support, and readiness to handle and supervise such transhipment cargo; iii. Upon receipt of such consent, the Nodal Officer of originating customs station shall ensure that the permission for international transhipment permission m....

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.... to the exporter or for re-routing, as appropriate, subject to compliance with the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962. There is no need to bring back the containers at originating ICD. Custodian at gateway port shall ensure proper accounting of such cargo. ii. Such requests shall be processed expeditiously, in coordination with the concerned ICD and gateway port, so as to mitigate congestion and facilitate trade. To streamline procedures and minimize delays, all communications and submissions may be carried out electronically through official email, with a copy marked to the concerned exporter and physical documentation be avoided to the extent possible. 9. Further, attention is also invited to the provision of SCMTR, 2018, whi....