Carriage of loaded/empty containers from one Indian Port to another gateway port in coastal vessels-reg. - Customs - 102/2018

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (NS-GENERAL) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE, AT PORT SHEVA, TALUKA: URAN, DIST. RAIGAD, MAHARASHTRA - 400 707. F. No. S/43-906/2017-18/PSO/JNCH Date: 25.06.2018 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 102/2018 Subject : Carriage of loaded/empty containers from one Indian Port to another gateway port in coastal vessels-reg. Attention of all Staff, Trade, Shipping lines etc. Stake holders and concerned Officers working in Parking Plazas, Boarding office, Port Terminal etc. is invited towards the need to follow uniform standard procedure in the cases of movements of domestic cargo containers/empty containers from one Indian port to another Indian port through exclusive coastal vessels. 2. Presently, domestic cargo to be transported from one Indian Port to another through coastal vessels are brought to different parking plazas / CFS s, which has created considerable confusion as to the practise being followed at different parking plazas. It has also made monitoring of movement of these goods difficult for regulatory agencies. 3. Therefore, it has been decided to simplify and streamline the procedure for clearance of coastal goods through exclusive coastal vessels as under: i. All coastal vessels exclusively carrying domestic goods in containers or also moving empty containers from JNPT port to any another Indian port shall make use of JNPT Parking Plaza gate for passing of its containers. JNPT Parking Plaza is hereby designated for movement of coastal goods. ii. Gate officers of JNPT Parking Plazas shall allow the domestic goods containers/empty containers to Gate-in on verification of agent seal as mentioned in the Bill of Coastal Goods (BCG) document prepared by the shipping agent, and the officer shall endorse the BCG document to that effect. iii. In the case of containers which were kept at CFS, as they had arrived before the stipulated time, these containers will be brought to the JNPT Parking Plaza and the endorsement of BCG will be given by the Preventive Officer and Supdt, of the JNPT parking plaza, and the entries will be made in the register maintained by JNPT parking plaza for this purpose. 4. A centralised register for entry of Bill of Coastal Goods (BCG) shall be maintained in JNPT Parking Plaza by the Preventive Officers posted at parking plaza. Preventive Officers posted in Parking Plaza for registration of shipping bills should ensure that entries are made in the register after the seal has been verified by the Gate officer and later endorse the BCG document along with Superintendent in charge of JNPT Parking Plaza. The following entries are to be made in the register for BCG document, which will be maintained at JNPT Parking Plaza :- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sr. No. Name of the Coastal Vessel Bill of Coastal goods (BCG)No./Dtd Container No. Size of the Container Port of discharge Description of goods 8 9 10 11 Invoice No. Supdt.i/c. signature Shipping Agent/ CHA Name No. Remarks 5. The gate officer of parking plaza shall give approval for the BCG form-13 in the Terminal Operating System (TOS) and maintain the hard copy of the BCG in its office. 6. The container carrying coastal goods shall be clearly marked with the words For Coastal Carriage Only on all sides to make it easily identifiable. 7. The Boarding office shall be pre-intimated about the arrival of the coastal vessel and movement of the domestic cargo containers/empty containers by the Shipping Agents in whichever form such as by sea, rail etc. and accordingly the boarding office shall maintain a register in the office. The movement of containers through rail shall be monitored by the boarding office on daily basis as per the daily report received in email id [email protected] of the boarding office by JNPT, GTI, NSICT/NSIGT BMCTPL. 8. The Coastal Cargo being discharged at JNPT should carry the BCG endorsed by the Customs from the Port of Loading. The copy of the endorsed BCG should be intimated to the boarding office along with the request letter for allowing to clear the same. The same procedure of submitting the copy of endorsed BCG from port of loading should be followed in case of bulk cargo. 9. The Preventive Officers with the approval of Additional Commissioner/Joint Commissioner(Prev.)General may from time to time carry out random checks so as to ensure that no export goods or imported goods are inadvertently or otherwise loaded onto such Coastal vessels. 10. Any difficulty in the implementation of this order may be brought to the notice of the undersigned. 11. This Public Notice should be considered as Standing Order for the purpose of officers and staff of JNCH. Sd/- (UTKAARSH R TIWAARI) Commissioner of Customs NS (Gen)