Installation and commissioning of Customs AXIS X-ray scanner facility at Mumbai Port-reg. - Customs - 42/2015

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (IMPORT) NEW CUSTOM HOUSE, BALLARD ESTATE, MUMBAI 400001 F. No: S/43-175/2002 P XI Dated : 23-10-2015 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 42/2015 Sub: Installation and commissioning of Customs AXIS X-ray scanner facility at Mumbai Port-reg. Attention of all the Shipping Lines, Custodians of all CFSs of Mumbai Port and Mumbai Port Officials and other stakeholders concerned with the Port and Customs activities, is invited to the commissioning of Fixed X-ray Container Scanning facility recently installed at Mujawar Pakhadi Road, Wadi Bunder, near Frere Basin in Mumbai Port area. The effective date of commencement of Container Scanning facility will be intimated shortly. A Container Scanning Division (CSD) headed by Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Customs, CSD has been created for this purpose and is functional from the aforesaid Scanner location in Mumbai Port area. This facility is prominently marked as Container Scanning Division (CSD), Mumbai, where scanning of containers will be done. The public in general is cautioned that entry to this area is strictly prohibited without valid authority or permission from Customs. Procedures: 1. The containers for Scanning will be selected by IGM based Targeting Module of Risk Management Division (RMD) of Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange System (ICES). The intimation of selection will be communicated to the registered Shipping lines, Container Agents, Port Officials and other stake holders by automated emails. Hence all stakeholders are required to provide their authorized e-mail IDs (at least two) to the Indian Customs EDI system, Mumbai, as well as in the office of DC/CSD, Mumbai for receiving automated Scanning lists by e-mails. 2. At present the Import containers in Mumbai Port and its CFSs arrive from Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) either by Sea (by Barges) or by Road Transport under TP procedure. A few import containers arrive at Mumbai Port in vessels also. The procedure for bringing the Import containers selected for scanning, to the scanning site is as below: i. The Import Containers selected for Scanning and arriving by sea (both by Barges and Vessels) after leaving Port Gate shall first directly report to the CSD for Scanning. The MbPT Authorities shall make necessary arrangement to ensure that containers shall be moved from the port on the basis of copy of DOCKS DEPARTMENT CONTAINER GATE PASS. The Custodian i.e. MbPT and/or the Vessel Agent/Shipping line/Transporters will make necessary arrangement for bringing the containers at Scanning site for scanning. The containers should be released strictly on first come first serve basis. ii. The Import Containers selected for Scanning and arriving by Road Transport under TP Procedure and Equipment Interchange Report (EIR) copy from JNPT Port are also required to report directly to CSD for scanning. iii. The MbPT authorities shall make necessary arrangement for monitoring smooth flow of containers that are moving from Mumbai Port or JNPT Port by road to MbPT area upto the Scanner site, so that traffic as such will not be affected adversely. iv. Any container, once selected for scanning by IGM based Targeting Module will not be exempted from scanning. v. If a container is not selected in the first scanning list for a particular IGM but gets selected after reaching the concerned CFS, on the basis of any amendment subsequently filed for that particular IGM, such containers can be cleared through either of the two under mentioned procedures: a. The container can be brought back for Scanning to the Scanner with the seal intact, and prior to giving out of charge; OR b. NOC from Container Scanning Division (CSD) may be obtained. 3. When a container, selected for scanning, is brought to the Scanning site, the CSD officer manning the Check-in station will physically verify the container and its seal number with the container number printed on the Equipment Interchange Receipt (EIR) copy or DOCKS DEPARTMENT CONTAINER GATE PASS copy as the case may be, with the actual container number. Thereafter the driver of the vehicle carrying the container will be guided in the scanning tunnel by the Staff (CSD Marshalls) and once the container is parked on the Container Motion System (CMS), the driver and the cleaner, if any, will be guided out of the scanning tunnel by the Marshalls. The Scanning tunnel gates will then be closed by the Customs Control Room officer and the container will be scanned. 4. After the successful scanning, the scanned image will be analyzed by the Customs Image Analysis officer. If the Scanned image of the said container is reported CLEAN by the Image Analysing officer, the Check-in officer shall affix the stamp SCANNED-CLEAN Date ddmmyyyy in blue ink on the reverse of EIR copy or DOCKS DEPARTMENT CONTAINER GATE PASS copy, as the case may be. In case, the Image Analyzing officer reports that the image of the said scanned container is found to be suspicious, then the stamp SCANNED-SUSPICIOUS Date ddmmyyyy shall be affixed in red ink on the reverse of EIR copy or DOCKS DEPARTMENT CONTAINER GATE PASS copy. 5. All Odd-Dimensional Containers (ODC) shall directly report to the earmarked CFSs of Mumbai Port. The Customs Gate officer posted at such CFS will verify and endorse the EIR copy or DOCKS DEPARTMENT CONTAINER GATE PASS copy with remark VERIFIED, ODC CONTAINER . The said endorsed copy shall then be produced before the Customs Check-in officer at CSD Scanning site who will then enter the said container number in the system and thereafter affix the stamp NOT SCANNED DUE TO ODC/OVERWIEGHT. 6. The Reefer (refrigerated) containers, shall be scanned on priority basis. The driver of the said vehicle may report to the Customs Check-in Officer out of turn for priority scanning. 7. Initially the Scanning operations will be conducted only during the office hours on weekdays i.e. between 10.30 am to 5.30 pm. 8. In case of breakdown/non-functioning of scanners for more than 4 hours, the Customs Superintendent manning the Scanner will release the containers without scanning (except those containing Scrap and the containers coming from Pakistan Ports) endorsing on the reverse of the EIR copy or DOCKS DEPARTMENT CONTAINER GATE PASS copy of each such container with stamp NOT SCANNED DUE TO . Each and every released container must be entered into the system by the CSD officer on duty so as to facilitate re-conciliation of containers. The containers will be released on first cum first basis as per the queue. All such containers shall be subjected to examination by the Docks Examining Officer under DC/Docks supervision. 9. After the Scanning, the container will be allowed to move to respective CFS. No container shall be examined/detained at the Scanning site without the permission of Additional Commissioner/CSD. 10. If the EIR copy or DOCKS DEPARTMENT CONTAINER GATE PASS copy of the container is stamped SCANNED-CLEAN Date ddmmyyyy by CSD, the CFSs shall follow the existing procedure of clearance under intimation to DC/Docks. In such cases, no NOC will be required from CSD. 11. If the EIR copy or DOCKS DEPARTMENT CONTAINER GATE PASS copy of the container is stamped SCANNED-SUSPICIOUS Date ddmmyyyy , the following procedure shall be followed: i. the said container will be put on CSD HOLD by the respective CFSs. Also, if one container from a Bill of Lading (B/L) is marked SUSPICIOUS, it is understood/implied that the B.E. itself is under the hold of Container Scanning Division and hence all the containers in the said Bill of Lading shall also be put on CSD HOLD by the respective CFS. ii. an email in this regard will be sent to the CFSs by CSD on their registered email IDs confirming the container numbers that are to be kept under CSD HOLD. The email will also have instructions as to whether the CSD hold container would be examined under DC/Docks supervision OR under CSD supervision. iii. the CFSs will not allow any seal cutting or clearance of such containers till the mail from CSD is received by them. iv. for all SUSPICIOUS marked containers the Importers/CHAs would first approach the concerned CFS, who will provide them a print out of the email received from AC or DC/CSD. v. In cases where the SUSPICIOUS marked container is selected for detailed examination either under DC/Docks or DC/CSD, the following procedure shall be followed: a. DC/Docks Examination-The Importers/CHA shall approach DC/Docks with a print out of the email and take necessary instructions from him regarding the examination of said container/s on the print out of the email. Only after his instructions the seal cutting of the container would be allowed. No NOC from CSD will be required in such cases. b. Examination under CSD supervision- The Importer/CHA shall approach CSD office at scanning site along with copy of print out of email provided by the CFS. The Superintendent i/c CSD will then depute an officer under whose supervision the container will be examined by the Docks officers. On examination, if the goods are found as per the declaration, the Docks Examining officer will write an examination report on hard copy of the Bill of Entry and the same will be countersigned by the CSD officer deputed for supervising the examination of the container. This will be treated as NOC for clearance from CSD. c. In case any discrepancy is found on SUSPICIOUS marked container/s during Docks or CSD examination, detailed examination report with discrepancy note will be prepared by the Docks Examining officers and will then be put up to DC/Docks who will then put up the file to ADC/Docks for necessary orders. After following procedures such as investigation and adjudication, (if any), the goods will be released or otherwise as per the orders therein. Before clearance, the file will be marked to DC/CSD for final NOC. 12. No requests for amendments in IGM would be allowed for CSD hold containers unless final NOC is given by CSD. 13. The CFSs shall have to provide the scanning status of each Import container to the respective docks examination/clearance officer by endorsing specific comments viz. NOT SELECTED FOR SCANNING/SCANNED CLEAN/SCANNED SUSPICIOUS etc. on the Seal cutting document of respective consignment. The officers posted at CFSs for examination/clearance of import cargo shall ensure that the Scanning status of each container, as above, is furnished to them before the examination/verification of seal (when examination is not prescribed) of each container/consignment. 14. Any difficulty encountered in the course of the implementation of this Public Notice may immediately be brought to the notice of the Additional Commissioner in charge of Container Scanning Division. --sd-- (SUVIR MISRA) Commissioner of Customs (Import) New Custom House. Mumbai.