TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Implementation of Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) and simplified procedure for facilitating movement of traffic-in-transit of Nepal.
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.... road and rail and also GPS tracking of the movement of empty containers being returned for deposit to the respective shipping yards. During the course of the Pilot project, this facility will only be available on the routes specified below : • Kolkata/Haldia to Raxual and vice versa by Rail or Road • Kolkata/Haldia to Jogbani and vice versa by Road • Kolkata/Haldia to Jogbani / Bathnaha by Rail and then onwards by Road • Kolkata/Haldia to Sunauli and vice versa by Road 2. Under the Pilot project, the Asian Development Bank has, through a global tender, selected a Managed Service Provider ("MSP") to provide ECTS services to Nepal traders on payment of a transaction based fee. 2.1 In this connection, stakeholder consultation meetings have been held in Kolkata (6th February 2018) and in Kathmandu (27th February 2018). Based upon the feedback from the trade, study of extant systems for clearance of CTD and the bi-laterally agreed procedures under the Memorandum of Intent, the MSP has digitized the process of filing of electronic Customs Transit Declaration (e-CTD) through a web application and put in requisite infrastructure fo....
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....r or in case of non-containerized cargo, to the means of transport (such as tanker, closed body truck or open bodied truck or railway wagon). The One Time Lock (OTL) being affixed currently shall be replaced by the ECTS seal, wherever the e-CTD procedure is being followed. 5.4 In case where the "shipper's seal" affixed on the container arrived at the seaport in India is found broken or defective, the Indian Customs authorities shall make due verification of the goods to check whether the same are in accordance with the e-CTD, affix the ECTS seal and allow the container to transit to Nepal. 5.5 The proper officer shall endorse the ECTS seal number on the two copies of e-CTD. While one copy shall be retained at the docks, the other copy shall be handed over to the transporter for being carried along with the goods. This copy shall be surrendered at the LCS of exit. The details of the e-seal shall also be incorporated in the web application. 6. The trucks which are affixed with an ECTS e-seal shall be allowed to go through directly to the zero point at the India-Nepal border relating to Raxual / Jogbani / Sunauli LCSs, where at the nearest place practical for Customs offi....
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....upon visual examination of the seal and other risk parameters, a decision can be taken to allow transit without any further examination or in exceptional cases, undertake measures such as weighment or examination, as deemed necessary, to tally the goods with the declaration filed by the importer / Custom Broker on the website. 9. In the event of any diversion of transit cargo into India, the Commissioner of Customs, Kolkata, shall inform Director (ICD), CBIC with details of such cases and the Board shall take up the matter with the Government of Nepal to carry out enquiries and make all possible efforts to ensure that the concerned persons pay the duties of Customs and interest, fine and penalty due to the Government of India. This is without prejudice to the action that may be taken by the Commissioner of Customs, Kolkata against the Customs Broker or transporter or both under the Customs Act, 1962. Section B - Export Procedure 10. At the Indian Land Customs Station of entry, the Nepalese exporter or his authorized agent (hereinafter referred to as exporter) may, at his option, use the facility of ECTS for the transit of his cargo to Kolkata Port and present a Customs Tra....
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.... 11. In case of containerized cargo transiting by Rail through Raxaul, the ECTS seal shall be affixed at the border railway station. The copies of the e-CTD shall be handed over to CONCOR in such cases. 12. Any query regarding the above procedure may be directed to the following officers at the respective Land Customs Stations : Raxual: Sh. K. K. Pathak Superintendent of Customs [email protected] Jogbani: Sh. Quaiser Imam Superintendent of Customs [email protected] Sunauli: Sh. Anil Kumar Singh Superintendent of Customs [email protected] Tel: 05522-238100 3. Upon arrival of the goods at Kolkata Port, two printed copies of e-CTD bearing the ECTS seal number shall be presented to the Customs at the docks. The Customs officer shall before un-sealing, check the status of the seal using the web application via handheld device provided by M/s Transecur. If no alert of unauthorized un-sealing is found, the Customs officer shall remove the ECTS e-seal. He shall make an endorsement of unsealing on both copies of the e- CTD and while one copy shall be retained at the docks, the other (third) copy shall be handed over to Nepal Unit. ....
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....in PDF format: - Container detention receipt. 17.1 M/s Transecur shall affix a GPS tracking device for electronic tracking of the empty container moving on a truck or train to Kolkata. The device shall be affixed to the container at the zero point or at the nearest place practical for affixing the device. 17.2 M/s Transecur shall provide tracking facility in respect of the container as well as for the date/time of deposit at the shipping yard to be updated on the web enabled platform, for access by the Nepal importer or his agent. 17.3 As a result of consultations regarding the above modalities, Association of Shipping Interests of Calcutta (ASIC) has informed that the empty containers shall be deposited at the following yards and yard/shipping lines shall update the information as provided in the web application: a. Phonex Logistics Pvt. Ltd. b. Balmer & Lawrie & Co. Ltd. c. TNS Depot / Bengal Marine d. T Khan Depot e. Bengal Marine Service / AARPEE f. ICT Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. g. Bengal Marine & Industrial Service h. JJP CFS i. Bay Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd. j. Tara Ma....