Implementation of the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations

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....o Board's Circular No. 12/2021-Customs dated 30.06.2021 read with Circular No. 43/2020- Customs dated 30th September 2020 on the subject mentioned above. 2. Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations (SCMTR), 2018, were notified vide Notification No.38/2018-Customs (N.T.) dated 11.05.2018. The SCMTR seek to bring about transparency, predictability of movement, advance collection of information for expeditious clearance and supersedes the earlier regulations viz. Import Manifest (Vessels) Regulations, 1971 and Export Manifest (Vessels) Regulation, 1976. The Regulations stipulate for advance notice by authorized carriers for goods arriving in or being exported out of India through gateway seaports and further movement between Customs ....

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....s under the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations (SCMTR) for different stakeholders such as Shipping Lines, Freight Forwarders, Transhippers etc, who are integral to the implementation of the said regulations. The guidelines can be found at the following link (https://www.icegate.gov.in/SeaManifestRegulation.html). Directorate General of Systems has organized several webinar sessions with authorised carriers/agents, custodians, freight forwarders, console agents and other notified carriers. These outreach sessions were aimed at sensitizing them towards message filing requirement under SCMTR as per guidance and the formats available in ICEGATE. 5. Upon review of the progress of the adoption of the new procedures/formats by stak....

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....stripped out of that container. Additionally, Custodians will also have to file notifications of actual time of arrival and departure of conveyance (ATE/ELR for Terminal Operators and AT/DT for other Custodians). The same has enabled on voluntary basis since March 2021 for migrating to the new procedure. 6.1. Further, to speed up the direct delivery process, The ATOs are required to electronically file the following details with Customs, namely i. Voyage Call Number (VCN), which is required to be the port on confirmation of voyage by the vessel in such port. ii. Actual Time of Arrival (ATE), which is required to be filed immediately on arrival at the current port of call. iii. Equipment Landed on Arrival (ELR),....