Clearance of in-transit motor vehicles meant for Nepal - reg. - Customs - 35/2015

Government of India Office of the Commissioner of Customs [Port] Custom House: Kolkata F. No. S186-01/99 A(N) Date: 01.09.2015 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 35/2015 Subject : Clearance of in-transit motor vehicles meant for Nepal - reg. Attention of the Importers, Exporters of Nepal and Customs Brokers is invited to the Public Notice No.12/2013-Cus dated 01.05.2013 on the above subject and subsequent notification thereof vide Public Notice No.21/2013- Cus dated 03.07.2013. In this regard, it is informed that an amendment to the Protocol to the Treaty of Transit between India and Nepal has since been effected to allow clearance of in-transit Motor Vehicles meant for Nepal on their own power vide Letter of Exchange No.3/20/2013-FT(SA) dated 29.04.2015 of the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, New Delhi. The Protocol has been amended by adding the following subparagraph (c1) after the sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 4 of Section (II) to the Protocol. (c1) : Movement of vehicles shall also be permitted on their own power subject to the following conditions:- (i) The procedure of examination applicable to such vehicles will be similar to that applicable to non-containerized cargo and cargo in open trucks at the port of import and at border Land Customs Stations (LCS) respectively. The Indian Customs Officials at the port of import and at the Land Customs Stations of exit shall examine the vehicles to check whether the goods are in accordance with the Customs Transit Declaration (CTD) and conform to the import license, wherever such license is issued, and the letter of credit. The vehicles will be approved for - onward transmission if they are found to be in accordance with the said license and or the said letter of credit and the Customs Transit Declaration and further, at the LCS of exit, if they conform to the description and the quantities of the vehicles and its parts, spares and accessories, as found at the port of import and record on the CTD. (ii) The vehicles transported on their own power shall be included in the list of sensitive goods under the Memorandum to the Protocol to the Treaty of Transit, and shall be covered by an insurance policy or bank guarantees at the option of the importer for an amount equal to the difference between the market value of the goods in India and their c.i.f value. The insurance policy or a bank guarantee shall be assigned to the Commissioner of the Customs Kolkata and the amount shall be become payable to the said Commissioner, in the event of the goods not reaching Nepal. (iii) The movement of vehicles on their own power to Nepal shall be allowed only through the border points (LCS) of Raxaul-Birgunj, Jogbani-Biratnagar Sonauli-Bhirahawa and Nepalgunj Road, Nepal. (iv) A consequential change is also made to sub-para (d) of para 4 of Section (II) of the Protocol which reads as follows: Goods other than those mentioned at sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (cl) of the Protocol shall be permitted transit by railway wagons or marine containers or pilfer-proof container trucks or any other trucks, capable of being sealed in a manner that will leave no visible trace of tampering at the option of the importer. Any difficulties arising in implementing this Public Notice may be brought to the notice of the undersigned. (Dr. N.K. Soren) Commissioner of Customs(Port) Custom House: Kolkata